Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a microphone;
a wireless communication unit;
a display comprising a first region, a second region, and a third region; and
a controller configured to;
cause the display to display a list of search engines for web search in the first region in response to a first input, wherein the first input is touching, by a pointer, a first position on the display and dragging the pointer from the touched first position to the first region;
activate the microphone in response to a second input received after a first search engine is selected from the list of search engines, wherein the second input is dragging the pointer that is in contact with the first region without being released from the first region after the first input is received from the first region to the second region;
cause the display to display a first text in the second region, the first text generated by converting voice input received via the activated microphone; and
cause the wireless communication unit to communicate with the selected first search engine to perform web search using the displayed first text in response to a third input, wherein the third input is releasing the pointer that is in contact with the second region from the second region to which the pointer was dragged to activate the microphone.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a mobile terminal of which a process of selecting a search engine for web search and a process of inputting a keyword are simplified. The mobile terminal according to this application may include a microphone, a wireless communication unit, a display unit and a controller configured to select a search engine usable for the web search set a keyword based on a voice inputted via the microphone perform a web search using the text.
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a microphone; a wireless communication unit; a display comprising a first region, a second region, and a third region; and a controller configured to; cause the display to display a list of search engines for web search in the first region in response to a first input, wherein the first input is touching, by a pointer, a first position on the display and dragging the pointer from the touched first position to the first region; activate the microphone in response to a second input received after a first search engine is selected from the list of search engines, wherein the second input is dragging the pointer that is in contact with the first region without being released from the first region after the first input is received from the first region to the second region; cause the display to display a first text in the second region, the first text generated by converting voice input received via the activated microphone; and cause the wireless communication unit to communicate with the selected first search engine to perform web search using the displayed first text in response to a third input, wherein the third input is releasing the pointer that is in contact with the second region from the second region to which the pointer was dragged to activate the microphone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for controlling a mobile terminal comprising a microphone, a wireless communication unit, and a display, the display comprising a first region and a second region, wherein the method comprises:
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displaying, in the first region of the display, a list of search engines for web search in response to a first input, wherein the first input is touching, by a pointer, a first position on the display and dragging the pointer from the touched first position to the first region; activating the microphone in response to a second input received after a search engine is selected from the list of search engines, wherein the second input is dragging the pointer that is in contact with the first region without being released from the first region after the first input is received from the first region to the second region; displaying, in the second region of the display, a text generated by converting voice input received via the activated microphone; and communicating with the selected search engine via the wireless communication unit to perform web search using the displayed text in response to a third input, wherein the third input is releasing the pointer that is in contact with the second region from the second region to which the pointer was dragged to activate the microphone.
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