MOTION BASED SCREEN CONTROL METHOD IN A MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR THE SAME
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1. A mobile terminal for a motion based screen control, the mobile terminal comprising:
- a touch interface for displaying an image on a screen and detecting a touch input according to a touch by a user input means on the screen;
a sensor unit for detecting a motion of the mobile terminal; and
a controller for determining whether to enlarge or reduce the image according to the touch input and for controlling, when the motion is detected through the sensor unit in a state where the touch input is maintained, to enlarge or reduce the image corresponding to the motion.
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Abstract
A motion based screen control method which can easily enlarge or reduce an image of a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes determining whether to enlarge or reduce an image within an image viewer screen by detecting a double tap touch input from a user when an image viewer function is performed; and controlling to gradually enlarge or reduce the image according to a degree of a motion of the mobile terminal or a direction of the motion while a touch input is maintained. Thus, the user may control the screen to enlarge or reduce the image to a desired size while the user holds the mobile terminal in one hand.
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1. A mobile terminal for a motion based screen control, the mobile terminal comprising:
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a touch interface for displaying an image on a screen and detecting a touch input according to a touch by a user input means on the screen; a sensor unit for detecting a motion of the mobile terminal; and a controller for determining whether to enlarge or reduce the image according to the touch input and for controlling, when the motion is detected through the sensor unit in a state where the touch input is maintained, to enlarge or reduce the image corresponding to the motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A motion based screen control method in a mobile terminal, the motion based screen control method comprising:
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displaying an image on a screen; detecting a touch input according to a touch by a user input means on the screen; determining whether a motion of the mobile terminal exists in a state where the touch input is maintained; and enlarging or reducing the image to be displayed corresponding to the motion. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine readable storage medium which records thereon a program for executing the motion based screen control method, the method comprising.
displaying an image on a screen; -
detecting a touch input according to a touch by a user input means on the screen; determining whether a motion of the mobile terminal exists in a state where the touch input is maintained; and enlarging or reducing the image to be displayed corresponding to the motion.
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