METHOD FOR EDITING DATA IN MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL USING THE SAME

• US 20100313158A1
• Filed: 05/04/2010
• Published: 12/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Min Jin, Kim, Jae Yeon, Sohn, Seong Ki, Kim, Il Kook, Kim, Hyoung Mi, Lee, Young Hoon, Chang, Jin A., Choi, Hyun Bo
• Application Number:
  US12/773,774
• Publication Number:
  US 20100313158A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method for editing data in a mobile terminal configured to conveniently change a symbol and a mobile terminal using the method for editing data are disclosed, wherein the method includes displaying an inputted data on a touch screen, displaying on the touch screen a progress bar including a handler if a progress bar display signal is inputted, generating an undo signal or a redo signal based on a drag direction by touching the handler, and deleting the data in response to the undo signal, or reinstate the data in response to the redo signal.

Claims

1. A method of editing data in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying the data on a display module of the mobile terminal;

displaying a user input unit to manipulate the displayed data when a display signal is detected, wherein the user input unit corresponds to a specific amount of displayed data;

generating a first signal to delete at least a portion of the displayed data when the user input unit is manipulated in a first direction; and

generating a second signal to reinstate the deleted at least a portion of the displayed data when the user input unit is manipulated in a second direction.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input unit is a progress bar including a handler.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the progress bar is manipulated in a linear direction using the handler.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the progress bar is manipulated in a circular direction using the handler.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the progress bar is manipulated in a zigzag direction using the handler.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the deleted at least a portion of displayed data is stored in a memory unit of the mobile terminal.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first signal is configured to delete the at least a portion of the displayed data sequentially.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second signal is configured to reinstate the deleted at least a portion of the displayed data sequentially.

9. A method of editing data in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying the data received from a user input unit on a touch screen of the mobile terminal;

displaying a progress bar including a handler on the touch screen when a progress bar display signal is detected;

generating an undo signal to delete a specific portion of the displayed data in response to manipulation of the handler in a first direction; and

generating a redo signal to reinstate the deleted specific portion of the displayed data in response to manipulation of the handler in a second direction.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the displayed data comprises characters, figures or symbols input by a keypad or a soft key.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the undo signal is a sequential signal generated by a touch and drag input using the handler in a leftward direction.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the redo signal is a sequential signal generated by a touch and drag input using the handler in a rightward direction.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the undo signal is a sequential signal generated by a touch and drag input using the handler in a counterclockwise direction.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the redo signal is a sequential signal generated by a touch and drag input using the handler in a clockwise direction.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

sequentially deleting the specific portion of the displayed data in response to the undo signal sequentially generated according to a displaced distance of the handler in relation to the progress bar.

16. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

sequentially reinstating the deleted specific portion of the displayed data in response to the redo signal sequentially generated according to a displaced distance of the handler in relation to the progress bar.

17. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

removing the displayed progress bar; and

changing a current mode of the mobile terminal to a data input mode configured to receive additional data if a data input mode entry signal is detected.

18. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

deleting the specific portion of the displayed data based on a data input time sequence or a data position sequence in response to the generated undo signal.

19. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

reinstating the deleted specific portion of the displayed data based on a data input time sequence or a data position sequence in response to the generated redo signal.

20. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a touch screen configured to display data; and

a controller configured to display a progress bar including a handler on the touch screen when a progress bar display signal is detected, and sequentially delete the displayed data when an undo signal is sequentially generated, or sequentially reinstate the deleted displayed data when a redo signal is sequentially generated.

21. A method of editing data in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

receiving data relating to a drawing on a touch screen;

displaying the received data on the touch screen;

generating a sequential undo signal to manipulate the displayed data; and

sequentially deleting the displayed data in response to the sequential undo signal.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

generating a sequential redo signal to manipulate the deleted data; and

sequentially reinstating the deleted data in response to the sequential redo signal.

23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

displaying a wheel-shaped input media on the touch screen; and

generating the sequential undo or redo signal in response to touching and dragging the wheel-shaped input media.

24. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

generating the sequential undo or redo signal in response to a gesture input on the touch screen.

25. A mobile terminal for editing data, the mobile terminal comprising:

a touch screen configured to display a drawing related to data received from a user input unit; and

a controller configured to sequentially delete or reinstate the displayed drawing in response to a sequentially generated undo or redo signal when the drawing is displayed on the touch screen.

26. The mobile terminal of claim 25, wherein the sequentially generated undo or redo signal is generated when a wheel-shaped input media displayed on the touch screen is touched and dragged in a specific direction.

27. The mobile terminal of claim 25, wherein the sequentially generated undo or redo signal is generated in response to a gesture input provided on the touch screen.