MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20140359443A1
• Filed: 05/30/2014
• Published: 12/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: HWANG, Myunghee
• Granted Patent: US 9,678,648 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/716
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• 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 controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which transparency and output location of a video can be automatically adjusted. In performing multitasking for processing an additional task while playing a video, the present invention includes displaying a play window for outputting the video by overlaying the play window on a task window for processing the additional task, receiving a user input for scrolling the task window, and automatically adjusting at least one of a transparency of the play window and a display location of the play window while scrolling the task window in response to the user input.

Claims

1. In performing multitasking for processing an additional task while playing a video, a mobile terminal comprising:

a display unit configured to display a play window for outputting the video by overlaying the play window on a task window for processing the additional task; and

a controller, if a user input for scrolling the task window is received, scrolling the task window in response to the user input and automatically adjusting at least one of a transparency of the play window and a display location of the play window.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein when the play window is slanted in a first direction of the display unit, if the task window is scrolled to move in the first direction, the controller controls the transparency of the play window to be increased.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller adjusts a transparency increase level of the play window in proportion to a scroll moving distance of the task window.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein when the play window is slanted in the first direction of the display unit, if the task window is scrolled to move in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the controller controls the transparency of the play window to be maintained or decreased.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein when the play window is slanted in a first direction of the display unit, if the task window is scrolled to move to an end portion of the first direction, the controller controls the transparency of the play window to be increased.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein as the task window is scrolled to move to the end portion of the first direction, when the transparency of the play window is increased, if a user input for scrolling the task window in a second direction opposite to the first direction is received, the controller controls the transparency of the play window to return to a previous transparency.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein when the play window is slanted in a first direction of the display unit, if the task window is scrolled to move in the first direction, the controller controls a display location of the play window to move along a second direction opposite to the first direction.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the controller adjusts a moving extent of the display location of the play window in proportion to a scroll moving distance of the task window.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein when the play window is slanted in the first direction of the display unit, if the task window is scrolled to move in the second direction opposite to the first direction, the controller fixes the display location of the play window.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein if the play window blocks an object displayed on the task window, the controller controls the transparency of the play window to be increased.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein if a control priority is given not to the play window but to the task window, the controller controls the transparency of the play window to be increased.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein if an event occurs through the task window, the controller 180 sets a bookmark to a play timing point of the video at that time of the event occurrence.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller displays a graphic object for displaying the bookmark visually on the play window and attaches a label for identifying a type of the event to the graphic object.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein if a user input for selecting the bookmark is received, the controller changes the play timing point of the video into a play timing point indicated by the bookmark.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein if an event occurs through the task window, the controller pauses a play of the video.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein if an event occurs through the play window, the controller records the video.

17. In performing multitasking for processing an additional task while playing a video, a method of controlling a mobile terminal, comprising the steps of:

displaying a play window for outputting the video by overlaying the play window on a task window for processing the additional task;

receiving a user input for scrolling the task window; and

automatically adjusting at least one of a transparency of the play window and a display location of the play window while scrolling the task window in response to the user input.