MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20140237419A1
• Filed: 02/10/2014
• Published: 08/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: RYU, Hosun
• Granted Patent: US 10,031,658 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/787
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• 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 including a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication; a touchscreen configured to display content; and a controller configured to display a scroll bar on the touchscreen for adjusting an output location of the content, display at least one marker on the scroll bar to indicate a specific output location of the content, receive a selection signal indicating a pointer touches a first point of the scroll bar and moves in a prescribed direction, and change the output location of the content into the prescribed direction from the first point.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication;

a touchscreen configured to display content; and

a controller configured to;

display a scroll bar on the touchscreen for adjusting an output location of the content,

display at least one marker on the scroll bar to indicate a specific output location of the content,

receive a selection signal indicating a pointer touches a first point of the scroll bar and moves in a prescribed direction, and

change the output location of the content into an output location indicated by a corresponding marker located closest to the first point in the prescribed direction from the first point.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the prescribed direction is parallel with the scroll bar.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive a selection signal indicating the content currently displayed on the touchscreen is touched, and

display a marker, which indicates an output location of the content when the currently displayed content is touched, on the scroll bar.

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

receive a selection signal indicating a touching of the scroll bar and a dragging in a first direction perpendicular to the scroll bar, and

display a marker at a point on the scroll bar corresponding to the touching of the scroll bar.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive a selection signal indicating a touching of a marker displayed on the scroll bar and a dragging in a second direction perpendicular to the scroll bar, and delete the touched marker.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to change at least one of a color and a shape of the marker.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to selectively display the marker corresponding to a specific shape or a specific color based on a predetermined input.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to display the marker on the scroll bar in unit intervals.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the displayed marker indicates a point at which a memo was added to the content.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein if the content includes a plurality of chapters, the controller is further configured to display a marker at a start point of each chapter on the scroll bar.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein if the pointer touching the first point is released from a contact without moving in any direction, the controller is further configured to change the output location of the content to the first point.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein if the pointer touching the first point is released from a contact without moving in any direction, the controller is further configured to change the output location of the content to an output location indicated by the marker located closest to the first point.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to provide feedback indicating the output location of the content is changed into the output location indicated by the marker.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the feedback includes at least one of vibration, sound and LED lightning.

15. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying, via a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, content;

displaying, via a controller of the mobile terminal, a scroll bar on the touchscreen for adjusting an output location of the content;

displaying, via the controller, at least one marker on the scroll bar to indicate a specific output location of the content;

receiving, via the controller, a selection signal indicating a pointer touches a first point of the scroll bar and moves in a prescribed direction; and

changing, via the controller, the output location of the content into an output location indicated by a corresponding marker located closest to the first point in the prescribed direction from the first point.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the prescribed direction is parallel with the scroll bar.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving a selection signal indicating the content currently displayed on the touchscreen is touched; and

displaying a marker, which indicates an output location of the content when the currently displayed content is touched, on the scroll bar.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving a selection signal indicating a touching of the scroll bar and a dragging in a first direction perpendicular to the scroll bar; and

displaying a marker at a point on the scroll bar corresponding to the touching of the scroll bar.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

receiving a selection signal indicating a touching of a marker displayed on the scroll bar and a dragging in a second direction perpendicular to the scroll bar; and

deleting the touched marker.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

changing at least one of a color and a shape of the marker; and

selectively displaying the marker corresponding to a specific shape or a specific color based on a predetermined input.