MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20100245267A1
• Filed: 11/02/2009
• Published: 09/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Cho, Seongyoon, MIN, Byungman, Kim, Hoichul
• Granted Patent: US 8,922,494 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1692 the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

A mobile terminal includes a first interface, a second interface that is separate from the first interface, and a controller. The first interface is configured to display first data and to receive a first input responsive to a first user touch relative to the first interface. The second interface is configured to receive a second input responsive to a second user touch relative to the second interface. The controller is configured to cause the first data to be displayed on the first interface responsive to the second user touch, while the first user touch relative to the first interface is maintained, and to cease the displaying of the first data responsive to a ceasing of the first user touch relative to the first interface.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a first interface configured to display first data and to receive a first input responsive to a first user touch relative to the first interface;

a second interface separate from the first interface, the second interface being configured to receive a second input responsive to a second user touch relative to the second interface; and

a controller configured to;

cause the first data to be displayed on the first interface responsive to the second user touch, while the first user touch relative to the first interface is maintained; and

cease the displaying of the first data responsive to a ceasing of the first user touch relative to the first interface.

2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein:

the first interface comprises a touchscreen; and

the second interface comprises input keys.

3. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first body configured to include the first interface; and

a second body slidably coupled to the first body, the second body configured to include the second interface.

4. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

cease the displaying of the first data responsive to a ceasing of the second user touch relative to the second interface.

5. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

perform the causing of the first data to be displayed on the first interface based upon the second user touch meeting a defined direction relative to the second interface.

6. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

cause displaying of second data on the first interface; and

cease the displaying of the second data on the first interface to permit the first data to be displayed on the first interface responsive to the second user touch.

7. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a speaker configured to produce audio according to a user-controllable audio function, wherein the second data relates to the user-controllable audio function,

wherein the controller is further configured to;

permit control of the audio function responsive to further user input to either of the first user interface or the second user interface.

8. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

cause displaying of second data on the first interface, the second data comprising an image and the first data comprising an enlarged portion of the image; and

cease the displaying of the second data on the first interface to permit the first data to be displayed on the first interface responsive to the second user touch.

9. The mobile terminal according to claim 8, wherein the controller is further configured to:

permit control of an amount of enlargement of the enlarged portion of the image responsive to distance along which the second user touch occurs relative to the second interface.

10. The mobile terminal according to claim 8, wherein the enlarged portion of the image relates to a location of the first interface at which the first user touch occurs.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

cause displaying of second data on the first interface, the second data comprising an enlarged portion of an image and the first data comprises the image; and

cease the displaying of the second data on the first interface to permit the first data to be displayed on the first interface, responsive to the second user touch occurring in a defined generalized direction relative to the second interface.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein:

the first data is a portion of a webpage comprising a plurality of data; and

the controller is further configured to;

cause displaying of second data on the first interface, the second data being a second portion of the webpage.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to:

cause the displaying of the second data in response to a scrolling of the webpage.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the first data occupies a portion of the first interface; and

the controller is further configured to;

cause displaying of second data on the first interface, the second data occupying a different portion of the first interface than the first data.

15. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

cause displaying of second data on the first interface, the second data comprising a menu for adjusting the first data; and

cease the displaying of the second data on the first interface to permit the first data to be displayed on the first interface responsive to the second user touch.

16. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein:

the first data is a portion of a motion picture comprising a plurality of data; and

the controller is further configured to;

cause displaying of second data on the first interface, the second data being a second portion of the motion picture.

17. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a first interface configured to display first data and to receive a first input responsive to a first user touch relative to the first interface;

a second interface separate from the first interface, the second interface being configured to receive a second input responsive to a second user touch relative to the second interface, the second user touch being one of a point touch or a track touch; and

a controller configured to;

cause second data to be displayed on the first interface responsive to the second user touch, when the second user touch is a point touch, while the first user touch relative to the first interface is maintained;

cause third data to be displayed on the first interface responsive to the second user touch, when the second user touch is a track touch, while the first user touch relative to the first interface is maintained; and

cease the displaying of the first data responsive to a ceasing of the first user touch relative to the first interface.

18. The mobile terminal according to claim 17, wherein when the second user touch is a touch input, the controller is further configured to:

determine the second data to be displayed according to a region of the second interface in which the touch input is performed.

19. The mobile terminal according to claim 17, wherein when the second user touch is a touch input, the controller is further configured to:

determine the third data to be displayed according to a direction in which the track touch is performed on the second interface.

20. The mobile terminal according to claim 17, wherein the controller is further configured to:

cease the displaying of the first data responsive to a ceasing of the second user touch relative to the second interface.

21. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, comprising:

displaying first data on a first interface;

receiving a first input responsive to a first touch relative to the first interface;

receiving a second input responsive to a second touch relative to a second interface, the second interface being separate from the first interface;

causing the first data to be displayed on the first interface responsive to the second touch via a controller, while the first touch relative to the first interface is maintained; and

ceasing the displaying of the first data via the controller responsive to a ceasing of the first touch relative to the first interface.

22. The method according to claim 21, further comprising:

ceasing of the second touch relative to the second interface; and

ceasing the displaying of the first data responsive to the ceasing of the second touch.

23. The method according to claim 21, wherein:

performing the causing of the first data to be displayed on the first interface via the controller is based upon the second touch meeting a defined direction relative to the second interface.

24. The method according to claim 21, further comprising:

displaying second data on the first interface; and

ceasing the displaying of the second data on the first interface to permit the first data to be displayed on the first interface responsive to the second touch.