MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION LIST THEREOF

• US 20100023858A1
• Filed: 06/17/2009
• Published: 01/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Ryu, Hye-Jin, Kim, Moon-Ju, Moon, Joo-Sun, Choi, Mee-Yeon, Lee, Byoung-Nam
• Granted Patent: US 9,176,620 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• 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 including a display unit including a touch screen, a memory unit configured to store data, a receiving unit configured to receive an input command to view requested stored data on the display unit of the mobile terminal, and a controller configured to classify the requested stored data into at least first and second categories of data, each category of data including a common type of data, to control the display unit to display the at least first and second categories of data in lists that are parallel with each other, and to individually and separately control the lists of the first and second categories of data based on a touching action performed on one of lists of the first and second categories of data.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display unit including a touch screen;

a memory unit configured to store data;

a receiving unit configured to receive an input command to view requested stored data on the display unit of the mobile terminal; and

a controller configured to classify the requested stored data into at least first and second categories of data, each category of data including a common type of data, to control the display unit to display said at least first and second categories of data in lists that are parallel with each other, and to individually and separately control the lists of the first and second categories of data based on a touching action performed on one of lists of the first and second categories of data.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the requested stored data includes at least two groups of music files, video files, picture files, and menu options available on the mobile terminal.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the receiving unit is further configured to receive a scrolling command requesting the list of the first category of data be scrolled, and

wherein the scrolling command includes one of a touch-flicking operation, a touch-and-drag operation and a proximity touch operation performed on the touch screen of the display unit.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein when the receiving unit receives the scrolling command, the controller is further configured to control the display unit to separately roll the list of the first category of data and not to roll the list of the second category of data.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to roll the list of the first category of data in a certain direction and a certain amount to correspond with at least one of a direction and speed of the received scrolling command.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the receiving unit is further configured to receive a selection signal indicating a selection of one of the data including in the list of the first category, and the control unit is further configured to control the display unit to display the selected one of the data in one of 1) a pop-up or overlaying manner on the lists of the first and second categories of data, and 2) as a full-size image on an entire screen of the display unit.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display unit to first display the selection one of the data in the pop-up or overlaying manner, and then to display the selected one of the data as the full-size image on the entire screen of the display unit when the mobile terminal is rotated from a first orientation to a second orientation.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a sensing unit configured to detect an orientation of the mobile terminal,

wherein the controller is further configured to relocate and realign the lists of the first and second categories of data based on the detected orientation of the mobile terminal.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein when the detected orientation changes from a first orientation to a second orientation, the controller is further configured to add at least another list of a third category of data that is parallel to the list of first and second categories of data.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein said another list of the third category of data includes subcategories of data included in the first or second categories of data.

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

receiving an input command to view requested stored data on the display unit of the mobile terminal;

classifying, via a controller, the requested stored data into at least first and second categories of data, each category of data including a common type of data;

displaying, on a display unit including a touch screen, said at least first and second categories of data in lists that are parallel with each other; and

individually and separately controlling the lists of the first and second categories of data based on a touching action performed on one of lists of the first and second categories of data.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the requested stored data includes at least two groups of music files, video files, picture files, and menu options available on the mobile terminal.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a scrolling command requesting the list of the first category of data be scrolled,

wherein the scrolling command includes one of a touch-flicking operation, a touch-and-drag operation and a proximity touch operation performed on the touch screen of the display unit.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein when the receiving step receives the scrolling command, the controlling step controls the display unit to separately roll the list of the first category of data and not to roll the list of the second category of data.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the controlling step controls the display unit roll the list of the first category of data in a certain direction and a certain amount to correspond with at least one of a direction and speed of the received scrolling command.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a selection signal indicating a selection of one of the data including in the list of the first category; and

displaying the selected one of the data in one of

     1) a pop-up or overlaying manner on the lists of the first and second categories of data, and

     2) as a full-size image on an entire screen of the display unit.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the controlling step controls the display unit to first display the selection one of the data in the pop-up or overlaying manner, and then to display the selected one of the data as the full-size image on the entire screen of the display unit when the mobile terminal is rotated from a first orientation to a second orientation.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

detecting an orientation of the mobile terminal,

wherein the controlling step relocates and realigns the lists of the first and second categories of data based on the detected orientation of the mobile terminal.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein when the detected orientation changes from a first orientation to a second orientation, the controlling step adds at least another list of a third category of data that is parallel to the list of first and second categories of data.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein said another list of the third category of data includes subcategories of data included in the first or second categories of data.