MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20110219334A1
• Filed: 10/29/2010
• Published: 09/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: PARK, Seungyong
• Granted Patent: US 9,232,044 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/808
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• 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 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• 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 and a control method thereof are provided. The method according to an embodiment includes displaying, on a screen of a display unit of the mobile terminal, a first image including a plurality of items; receiving a selection of at least one item among the plurality of the displayed items; indicating, on the first image, the at least one selected item as selected; while the at least one selected item is indicated as selected, when an event of changing the displayed first image to a second image occurs, executing an application for processing the event, the event being initiated by the mobile terminal; and after the application is executed, re-displaying, on the screen, the first image having one or more of the at least one selected item as still selected.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal including a display unit, the method comprising:

displaying, on a screen of the display unit, a first image including a plurality of items;

receiving a selection of at least one item among the plurality of the displayed items;

indicating, on the first image, the at least one selected item as selected;

while the at least one selected item is indicated as selected, when an event of changing the displayed first image to a second image occurs, executing an application for processing the event, the event being initiated by the mobile terminal; and

after the application is executed, re-displaying, on the screen, the first image having one or more of the at least one selected item as still selected.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the event initiated by the mobile terminal occurs without a user input.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the re-displaying step includes maintaining the selection of the at least one item while the application is being executed.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the executing step includes:

loading the application to a memory of the mobile terminal, and

converting the application from an inactive state to an active state or changing a background operation of the application to a foreground operation.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

linking a specific function to one of the at least one selected item, and

performing the linked function according to a user input.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the re-displaying step displays the first image having:

the one item whose linked function has been performed, as unselected, and

any other selected item without any linked function, as still selected.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the re-displaying step displays the first image having all of the at least one selected item, as still selected.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the linking step includes:

displaying a pop-up window identifying one or more functions that can be performed for the one of the at least one selected item, and

linking the specific function selected among the identified one or more functions through the pop-up window, to the one of the at least one selected item.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein the linked function includes at least one of the following:

a function of copying contents of the at least one selected item,

a function of affixing contents of the at least one selected item to an e-mail,

a function of searching for data associated with the at least one selected item, and

a function of translating contents associated with the at least one selected item.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the event initiated by the mobile terminal includes one of the following:

receiving a call by the mobile terminal,

generating an alarm by the mobile terminal,

automatically searching for a network, service or other terminal by the mobile terminal, or

entering a sleep mode by the mobile terminal.

11. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display unit including a screen; and

a controller configured to control the display unit, and configured to;

display, on the screen, a first image including a plurality of items;

receive a selection of at least one item among the plurality of the displayed items;

indicate, on the first image, the at least one selected item as selected;

while the at least one selected item is indicated as selected, when an event of changing the displayed first image to a second image occurs, execute an application for processing the event, the event being initiated by the mobile terminal; and

after the application is executed, re-display, on the screen, the first image having one or more of the at least one selected item as still selected.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the event initiated by the mobile terminal occurs without a user input.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the re-displaying of the first image by the controller includes maintaining the selection of the at least one item while the application is being executed.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the executing of the application by the controller includes:

loading the application to a memory of the mobile terminal, and

converting the application from an inactive state to an active state or changing a background operation of the application to a foreground operation.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 11, the controller further configured to:

link a specific function to one of the at least one selected item, and

perform the linked function according to a user input.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the controller re-displays the first image having:

the one item whose linked function has been performed, as unselected, and

any other selected item without any linked function, as still selected.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the controller re-displays the first image having all of the at least one selected item, as still selected.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the linking of the specific function performed by the controller includes displaying a pop-up window identifying one or more functions that can be performed for the one of the at least one selected item, and linking the specific function selected among the identified one or more functions through the pop-up window, to the one of the at least one selected item.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the linked function includes at least one of the following:

a function of copying contents of the at least one selected item,

a function of affixing contents of the at least one selected item to an e-mail,

a function of searching for data associated with the at least one selected item, and

a function of translating contents associated with the at least one selected item.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the event initiated by the mobile terminal includes one of the following:

receiving a call by the mobile terminal,

generating an alarm by the mobile terminal,

automatically searching for a network, service or other terminal by the mobile terminal, or

entering a sleep mode by the mobile terminal.