MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A mobile terminal comprising:
- a display unit displaying at least one executed application;
a user input unit configured to receive a user input; and
a controller configured to control display of the at least one executed application,wherein the user input unit receives a first input for selecting a first region on a screen of the display unit while the first application being executed in foreground is displayed on the display unit, and the controller displays a menu list on the first region in response to the first input, andwherein the user input unit receives a second input for selecting a second application from the menu list, and the controller displays the second application being executed in background on the first region or a second region on the screen of the display unit in response to the second input, the second region being different from the first region.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a selection and/or execution of an application can be designated using a list of applications currently executed in a multitasking environment. The present invention includes a display unit, a user input unit configured to receive an input of a command from a user, and a controller, when a plurality of applications are being executed, if there is a first input via the user input unit, controlling a list of a plurality of the currently executed applications to be displayed on a first region, the controller, if one of at least one or more applications running in the background in the list is selected by a second input via the user input unit, controlling the selected application to be displayed on a second region of the display unit by having a prescribed visual effect applied thereto.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a display unit displaying at least one executed application; a user input unit configured to receive a user input; and a controller configured to control display of the at least one executed application, wherein the user input unit receives a first input for selecting a first region on a screen of the display unit while the first application being executed in foreground is displayed on the display unit, and the controller displays a menu list on the first region in response to the first input, and wherein the user input unit receives a second input for selecting a second application from the menu list, and the controller displays the second application being executed in background on the first region or a second region on the screen of the display unit in response to the second input, the second region being different from the first region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a display unit displaying a first application being executed and an event indicator, the display unit comprising a touchscreen; a user input unit comprising the touch screen and configured to receive a user input; and a controller configured to display the event indicator on a first region of the touch screen upon detecting a specific event, the event indicator including at least a type or content of the specific event, wherein the controller is further configured to display a second application related to the specific event on a second region of the touchscreen when the user input unit receives an input for selecting the second region. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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