Mobile terminal and control method for linking information with a memo

• US 10,025,405 B2
• Filed: 10/30/2013
• Issued: 07/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Taeho
• Primary Examiner(s): Eisen, Alexander
• Assistant Examiner(s): LAM, NELSON C
• Application Number:
  US14/067,781
• Publication Number:
  US 20140132535A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,721 Days
• Field of Search: 345173-179
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are provided. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention generates a memo corresponding to a captured image in a memo mode, displays an item group including at least one item on a touchscreen in a memo mode, links at least one item of the item group with a generated memo and stores the item linked with the memo. Accordingly, utilization of a memo is improved by linking the memo with an item executable in the mobile terminal.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a touchscreen;

a memory; and

a controller configured to;

receive a handwriting input via the touchscreen in a memo mode;

generate a memo including the received handwriting input and cause the touchscreen to display the generated memo;

cause the touchscreen to display a plurality of application group icons in response to a first touch input, wherein each of the plurality of application group icons correspond to one or more applications that are linkable with the generated memo;

cause the touchscreen to display a first plurality of application icons in a first region of the touchscreen in response to an input to a first displayed application group icon of the plurality of application icons, wherein the first displayed application group icon corresponds to the first plurality of application icons;

link the generated memo with a selected application in response to a touch drag input dragging a displayed selected application icon from the first region to a drag termination location in a second region where the generated memo is displayed;

cause the touchscreen to display the generated memo along with display of the selected application icon at the drag termination location in the second region;

cause the memory to store the generated memo to be linked with the selected application;

execute the selected application in response to an input for selecting the displayed selected application icon while the generated memo is displayed; and

cause the touchscreen to display a memo icon corresponding to the stored memo, the memo icon comprising a visual indicator indicating a link with the selected application;

execute the stored memo in response to a selection of a displayed memo icon;

cause the touchscreen to display the generated memo and the selected application icon at the drag termination location in the second region; and

execute the selected application in response to an input for selecting the displayed selected application icon while the generated memo is displayed.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the at least one application icon comprises icons corresponding to a call application, a message application icon, or an e-mail application.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein:

the selected application icon corresponds to the call application, the message application, or the e-mail application; and

information of the generated memo is used to enter a phone number in the executed call application, enter a message content of the executed message application, or enter an e-mail message content of the executed e-mail application.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the touchscreen to display:

at least one handwriting function object each corresponding to a respective function to alter a characteristic of the received handwriting input; and

the received handwriting input with an altered characteristic in response to a touch input selecting one of the at least one handwriting function object.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the plurality of application group icons comprise icons corresponding to:

a first application added by a user and downloaded from an external server and stored in the memory;

a second application pre-stored in the memory of the mobile terminal;

or

a third application for controlling operations of the mobile terminal.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the generated memo comprises web link information and the selected application corresponds to a network settings menu for changing a setting of a wireless network connection.

7. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

receiving a handwriting input via a touchscreen of the mobile terminal in a memo mode;

generating a memo including the received handwriting touch input and displaying the generated memo;

displaying a plurality of application group icons in response to a first touch input, wherein each of the plurality of application group icons correspond to one or more applications that are linkable with the generated memo;

displaying a first plurality of application icons in a first region of the touchscreen in response to an input to a first displayed application group icon of the plurality of application icons, wherein the first displayed application group icon corresponds to the first plurality of application icons;

linking the generated memo with a selected application in response to a touch drag input dragging a displayed selected application icon from the first region to a drag termination location in a second region where the generated memo is displayed;

displaying the generated memo along with display of the selected application icon at the drag termination location in the second region;

storing the generated memo to be linked with the selected application;

executing the selected application in response to an input for selecting the displayed selected application icon while the generated memo is displayed;

displaying a memo icon corresponding to the stored memo, the memo icon comprising a visual indicator indicating a link with the selected application;

executing the stored memo in response to a selection of a displayed memo icon;

displaying the generated memo and the selected application icon at the drag termination location in the second region; and

executing the selected application in response to an input for selecting the displayed selected application icon while the generated memo is displayed.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of application group icons comprise icons corresponding to:

a first application added by a user and downloaded from an external server and stored in the memory;

a second application pre-stored in the memory of the mobile terminal;

or

a third application for controlling operations of the mobile terminal.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising displaying at least one handwriting function object each corresponding to a respective function to alter a characteristic of the received handwriting input.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one application icon comprises icons corresponding to a call application icon, a message application icon, or an e-mail application.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the generated memo comprises web link information and the selected application corresponds to a network settings menu for changing a setting of a wireless network connection.