Mobile terminal and display control method thereof
First Claim
1. A mobile terminal comprising:
- a tilt sensor for detecting the tilt of the mobile terminal; and
a controller for controlling the moving speed of a pointer on the display screen of the mobile terminal toward the direction of the tilt according to the degree of the tilt.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal in which the user can manipulate the pointer easily without keystrokes or any pointing device. When the select button of an input unit is depressed, a tilt sensor provided with an accelerometer detects the tilt of a mobile terminal from a reference angle. Based on the tilt of the mobile terminal, a processor calculates the moving direction and speed of the pointer to move the pointer on a display. If the degree of the tilt increases, the pointer movement is accelerated. On the other hand, if the degree of the tilt decreases, the pointer movement is deaccelerated. When the pointer reaches an activate button to activate a desired application program, the pointer movement stops by returning the tilt of the mobile terminal to the reference angle. Upon release of the button, the application program is executed. That is, the pointer movement on the display screed can be controlled in such a manner that a marble is rolled on a plate according to the degree of the tilt of the plate.
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19 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a tilt sensor for detecting the tilt of the mobile terminal; and
a controller for controlling the moving speed of a pointer on the display screen of the mobile terminal toward the direction of the tilt according to the degree of the tilt. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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2. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a tilt sensor for detecting the tilt of the mobile terminal; and
a controller for changing the moving speed of a pointer on the display screen of the mobile terminal when the tilt sensor has detected a change in the tilt of the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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3. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a tilt sensor for detecting the tilt of the mobile terminal; and
a controller for changing the moving speed or the moving position of a pointer on the display screen of the mobile terminal toward the direction of the tilt when the tilt sensor has detected a change in the tilt of the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 8, 9)
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10. A display control method applied to a mobile terminal comprising the steps of
detecting the tilt of the mobile terminal; - and
controlling the moving speed of a pointer on the display screen of the mobile terminal toward the direction of the tilt according to the degree of the tilt.
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11. A display control method applied to a mobile terminal comprising the steps of
detecting the tilt of the mobile terminal; - and
changing the moving speed of a pointer on the display screen of the mobile terminal when a change in the tilt of the mobile terminal has been detected.
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12. A display control method applied to a mobile terminal having a display and a tilt sensor, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting the tilt of the mobile terminal; and
changing the moving speed or the moving position of a pointer displayed on the screen of the display toward the direction of the tilt when the tilt sensor has detected a change in the tilt of the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A display control method applied to a mobile terminal having a display and a tilt sensor, the method comprising the steps of
displaying icons each corresponding to a specific operation including specific application software on the screen of the display; -
displaying a pointer on the screen of the display;
changing the moving speed or the moving position of the pointer toward the direction of the tilt when the tilt sensor has detected a change in the tilt of the mobile terminal;
when the pointer has moved to reside on the icon on the screen of the display, activating a specific operation including specific application software corresponding to the icon; and
after the activation, deleting the icons from the screen of the display. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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