MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING MULTI-FUNCTION EXECUTING CAPABILITY AND EXECUTING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20090093277A1
• Filed: 10/06/2008
• Published: 04/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Eun-Young, Jeong, Kye-Sook, Shin, Hye-Eun, Cho, Hye-Youn
• Granted Patent: US 8,812,058 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• 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: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2747 Scrolling on a display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A mobile terminal having a touch function is provided. The mobile terminal includes a display module and a controller. The display module displays content lists in a content list screen. The controller is configured to divide a predetermined region of the content list screen into a first region and a second region and to execute different functions according to whether a content list in the content list screen is dragged to the first region or to the second region.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal having a touch function, the mobile terminal comprising:

a display module for displaying content lists in a content list screen; and

a controller configured to divide a predetermined region of the content list screen into a first region and a second region and to execute different functions according to whether a content list in the content list screen is dragged to the first region or to the second region.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller executes a first function when the content list is dragged to the first region, and executes a second function when the content list is dragged to the second region through the first region.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the first function displays a selection window for each content list in the content list screen and the second function displays a trash box icon.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein when the content list is dragged, other content lists are simultaneously moved.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein when the content list is dragged through the first region and the second region, the controller deletes the content list.

6. A mobile terminal having a touch function, the mobile terminal comprising:

a display module for displaying content lists in a content list screen; and

a controller configured to display a selection window for each content list in the content list screen when a content list is dragged to a first region and to display a trash box icon when the content list is dragged to a second region through the first region.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein when the content list is dragged through the trash box icon, the controller deletes the content list.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein when the content list is dragged to the first region, other content lists are simultaneously moved.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein once the content list passes through the first region, said other content lists are restored to their original positions.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the trash box icon is displayed at a side of the content list screen when the content list approaches said side of the content list screen.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein if the content list is not deleted after passing through the trash box icon before a predetermined time period lapses, the content list is restored to its original position.

12. A method for executing a multi-function of a mobile terminal having a touch function, the method comprising:

displaying at least one content list on a content list screen; and

executing different functions when a content list of said at least one content list is sequentially dragged to a first region and to a second region.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein when the content list is dragged to the first region, a selection window is displayed for each content list in said at least one content list, and when the content list is dragged to the second region through the first region, a trash box icon is displayed.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising deleting the content list when dragged through the second region.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein when the content list is dragged to the first region, other content lists of said at least one content list are simultaneously moved.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein once the content list passes through the first region, said other content lists are restored to their original positions.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the trash box icon is displayed at a side of the content list screen when the content list approaches said side of the content list screen.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein if the content list is not deleted after passing through the trash box icon before a predetermined time period lapses, the content list is restored to its original position.