MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF COMBINING CONTENTS

• US 20100058182A1
• Filed: 06/10/2009
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: JUNG, Joo-Young
• Granted Patent: US 8,392,849 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A mobile terminal and method for combing contents is provided. The mobile terminal includes a memory, a display configured to display a plurality of icons, each icon representing separate content stored in the memory, an input unit configured to sense a user touch input, and a controller configured to select at least two of the plurality of icons in response to the user touch input causing the at least two of the plurality of icons to be at least partially overlapped, and to combine the content represented by the at least two of the plurality of icons according to a specified order to generate a new icon representing the combined contents.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a memory;

a display configured to display a plurality of icons, each icon representing separate content stored in the memory;

an input unit configured to sense a user touch input; and

a controller configured to select at least two of the plurality of icons in response to the user touch input causing the at least two of the plurality of icons to be at least partially overlapped, and to combine the contents represented by the at least two of the plurality of icons according to a specified order to generate a new icon representing the combined contents.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the user touch input is one of a contact touch-and-drag operation, a proximity touch-and-drag operation, and a key drag operation.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the specified order corresponds to a drag order of the at least two of the plurality of icons.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein each of the contents is one of an image, a music, a photo, a video, a document, and a slide show.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to display a combining method selection screen image to receive a combining method and combine the selected contents according to the combining method.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to detect a wobbling of the mobile terminal after the at least two of the plurality of icons have been selected, determine a combining method based on the detected wobbling, and combine the contents corresponding to the at least two of the plurality of icons according to the combining method.

7. A method for combining contents in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of icons, each icon representing previously stored separate content;

sensing a user touch input;

selecting at least two of the plurality of icons in response to the user touch input causing the at least two of the plurality of icons to be at least partially overlapped; and

combining the contents represented by the at least two of the plurality of icons according to a specified order to generate a new icon representing the combined contents.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the user touch input is one of a contact touch-and-drag operation, a proximity touch-and-drag operation, and a key drag operation.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the specified order corresponds to a drag order of the at least two of the plurality of icons.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein each of the contents is one of an image, a music, a photo, a video, a document, and a slide show.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the combining the contents comprises:

displaying a combining method selection screen image for selecting a combining method when the selecting the at least two of the plurality of icons is completed; and

combining the selected contents according to the selected combining method.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the combining the contents comprises:

detecting a wobbling of the mobile terminal after the selecting the at least two of the plurality of icons is completed;

determining a combining method based on the detected wobbling; and

combining the contents corresponding to the at least two of the plurality of icons according to the combining method.

13. A method for combining contents in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of icons, each icon representing previously stored separate content;

sensing a user touch input;

selecting at least two of the plurality of icons in response to the user touch input; and

combining the contents represented by the at least two of the plurality of icons according to a specified order to generate a new icon representing the combined contents.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the selecting the at least two of the plurality of icons comprises:

moving a first icon among the plurality of icons via a first touch and drag operation to a second icon; and

selecting the first and second icons when the first icon at least partially overlaps the second icon upon completion of the first touch and drag operation.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the selecting the at least two of the plurality of icons comprises:

moving a third icon among the plurality of icons via a second touch and drag operation to the second icon; and

selecting the third icon when the third icon at least partially overlaps the second icon upon completion the second touch and drag operation.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the combining the contents comprises combining at least one file comprising text with at least one file comprising an image to produce the combined contents comprising the text and image.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the combining the contents comprises combining an audio file with an image file.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the combining the contents comprises:

displaying a combining method selection screen image for receiving a combining method when the selecting the at least two of the plurality of icons is completed; and

combining the selected contents according to the selected combining method.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the combining the content comprises:

detecting a wobbling of the mobile terminal after the selecting the at least two of the plurality of icons is completed;

determining a combining method based on the detected wobbling; and

combining the contents corresponding to the at least two of the plurality of icons according to the combining method.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the combining method is determined based on the detected wobbling time and strength of the mobile terminal.