Method for executing menu in mobile terminal and mobile terminal using the same

• US 10,001,905 B2
• Filed: 11/24/2015
• Issued: 06/19/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Jeong, Ji Won, Yi, So Hoon, Ryu, Eun Jeong, Jang, Ha Rim
• Primary Examiner(s): Lu, Kuen S
• Application Number:
  US14/951,233
• Publication Number:
  US 20160147389A1
• Time in Patent Office: 938 Days
• Field of Search: 707758, 715835
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

The present disclosure is related to a method for executing a menu in a mobile terminal, the method including displaying a data in a display unit of the mobile terminal; selecting at least a portion of the data which is displayed on the display unit through a user input unit; searching whether a data included in a first category data exists in the selected portion of the data; and setting up a first category execution item which is related to the first category data, if the first category data is searched in the selected portion of the data, and a mobile terminal using the same.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a touch screen configured to receive a touch input; and

a controller configured to cause the touch screen to;

display a page including a plurality of data comprising at least a number data or an address data, the number data determined by the controller as a phone number based on predetermined criteria and the address data determined by the controller as an address based on predetermined criteria;

display a key in response to a first input for selecting a portion of the displayed page received via the touch screen, the first input received while the page is displayed, the selected portion of the page including at least the number data or the address data, and the key additionally displayed on the touch screen on which the page is displayed; and

display a plurality of icons related to at least one of the number data or the address data in response to a second input received via the key,

wherein icons related to the number data include at least an icon for executing a call function, an icon for executing a text message function, or an icon for executing a contact list function,

wherein icons related to the address data include at least an icon for executing an area search function, and

wherein the number data is displayed to have a different color compared to other data among the plurality of data when the number data has been searched from the page, and wherein the address data is displayed to have a different color compared to other data among the plurality of data when the address data has been searched from the page.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the page displayed on the touch screen comprises at least one of e-book data, image data, text data, or web page data.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the selected portion of the page is:

an area selected by two points on the touch screen that are touched by a user within a predetermined time such that the touched two points become two corners of the selected area;

or

an area selected by a drag and drop gesture on the touch screen.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the touch screen to display a call screen in response to selection of the icon for executing the call function, wherein the number data is automatically input as a phone number into a receiver block of the call screen.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the touch screen to display a text message draft screen in response to selection of the icon for executing the text message function, wherein the number data is automatically input as a phone number into a receiver block of the text message draft screen.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein in response to selection of the icon for executing the contact list function, the controller is configured to:

cause the touch screen to display a contact list storing screen;

cause the number data to be automatically input as a phone number into a phone number input block of the contact list storing screen; and

cause a memory to store the phone number displayed in the phone number input block.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the touch screen to display a contact list draft screen in response to selection of the icon for executing the contact list function, wherein the address data is automatically input as an address into an address block of the contact list draft screen.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the touch screen to display a map image in response to selection of the icon for executing the area search function, wherein the address data is automatically indicated by a specific icon on the map image.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the touch screen to display both the icons related to the number data and the icons related to the address data together.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the touch screen to:

display the key while the page is displayed; and

not display the page when the plurality of icons are displayed,

wherein the second input is received while both the page and the key are displayed together on the touch screen.

11. A method for controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying, on a touch screen, a page including a plurality of data comprising at least a number data or an address data, the number data determined as a phone number based on predetermined criteria and the address data determined as an address based on predetermined criteria;

displaying, on the touch screen, a key in response to a first input for selecting a portion of the displayed page received via the touch screen, the first input received while the page is displayed, the selected portion of the page including at least the number data or the address data, and the key additionally displayed on the touch screen on which the page is displayed; and

displaying, on the touch screen, a plurality of icons related to at least one of the number data or the address data in response to a second input received via the key,

wherein icons related to the number data include at least an icon for executing a call function, an icon for executing a text message function, or an icon for executing a contact list function,

wherein icons related to the address data include at least an icon for executing an area search function, and

wherein the number data is displayed to have a different color compared to other data among the plurality of data when the number data has been searched from the page, and wherein the address data is displayed to have a different color compared to other data among the plurality of data when the address data has been searched from the page.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the page displayed on the touch screen comprises at least one of e-book data, image data, text data, or web page data.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the selected portion of the page is:

an area selected by two points on the touch screen that are touched by a user within a predetermined time such that the touched two points become two corners of the selected area;

or

an area selected by a drag and drop gesture on the touch screen.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising displaying, on the touch screen, a call screen in response to selection of the icon for executing the call function, wherein the number data is automatically input as a phone number into a receiver block of the call screen.

15. The method of claim 11, comprising displaying, on the touch screen, a text message draft screen in response to selection of the icon for executing the text message function, wherein the number data is automatically input as a phone number into a receiver block of the text message draft screen.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising in response to selection of the icon for executing the contact list function:

displaying, on the touch screen, a contact list storing screen;

causing the number data to be automatically input as a phone number into a phone number input block of the contact list storing screen; and

storing, in a memory, the phone number displayed in the phone number input block.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising displaying, on the touch screen, a contact list draft screen in response to selection of the icon for executing the contact list function, wherein the address data is automatically input as an address into an address block of the contact list draft screen.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising displaying, on the touch screen, a map image in response to selection of the icon for executing the area search function, wherein the address data is automatically indicated by a specific icon on the map image.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein both the icons related to the number data and the icons related to the address data are displayed together.

20. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying the key while the page is displayed; and

not displaying the page when the plurality of icons are displayed,

wherein the second input is received while both the page and the key are displayed together on the touch screen.