MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20150020036A1
• Filed: 09/29/2014
• Published: 01/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: KIM, Moonkyung, HAM, Jihye, JANG, Harim, PARK, Minsoo, KIM, Hyoungmi
• Granted Patent: US 10,001,917 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/863
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• 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: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a touchscreen; a wireless communication unit; a memory configured to store a specific application; and a controller configured to display a first object related to the specific application, the first object having a first size, in which the specific application can be executed in response to a first touch gesture on the first object, in response to a second touch gesture with respect to the displayed first object, display an object indicator indicating that the first object can be changed into a second object related to the specific application, the second object having a second size, and in response to a third touch gesture with respect to the object indicator, change the displayed first object into the second object such that the first object is visually transformed into the second object.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a touchscreen;

a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal;

a memory configured to store a specific application; and

a controller configured to;

control the touchscreen to display a first object related to the specific application, the first object having a first size, wherein the specific application can be executed in response to a first touch gesture on the first object,

in response to a second touch gesture with respect to the displayed first object, control the touchscreen to display an object indicator indicating that the first object can be changed into a second object related to the specific application, the second object having a second size, and

in response to a third touch gesture with respect to the object indicator, change the displayed first object into the second object such that the first object having the first size is visually transformed into the second object having the second size.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the second size is bigger than the first size.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein when the third touch gesture or a fourth touch gesture is performed with respect to the second object, the controller is further configured to control the touchscreen to visually change the second object into a third object related to the specific application, the third object having a third size.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the third size is bigger than the second size.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein when the third touch gesture or a fourth touch gesture is performed with respect to the second object, the controller is further configured to control the touchscreen to change the second object into the first object.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein when the third touch gesture or the fourth touch gesture is performed on the third object, the controller is further configured to control the touchscreen to visually change the third object into the second object.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein when the third touch gesture or the fourth touch gesture is performed on the third object, the controller is further configured to control the touchscreen to visually change the third object into the first object.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control the touchscreen to display the object indicator as being overlapped on the first object or near the first object.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the object indicator is displayed at a lower right corner of the first object.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to rearrange other display objects displayed on the touchscreen when the displayed first object is changed into the second object.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the first object is an application icon related to the specific application, and the second object is a first widget related to the specific application, and

wherein the first widget displays first information thereon, the first information being a part of second information displayed according to the executed specific application.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the third object is a second widget related to the specific application.

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

storing a specific application in a memory associated with the mobile terminal;

displaying, via a touchscreen associated with the mobile terminal, a first object related to the specific application, the first object having a first size, wherein the specific application can be executed in response to a first touch gesture on the first object;

in response to a second touch gesture with respect to the displayed first object, displaying, via the touchscreen, an object indicator indicating that the first object can be changed into a second object related to the specific application, the second object having a second size; and

in response to a third touch gesture with respect to the object indicator, changing the displayed first object into the second object such that the first object having the first size is visually transformed into the second object having the second size.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the second size is bigger than the first size.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising visually changing the second object into a third object related to the specific application, the third object having a third size, when the third touch gesture or a fourth touch gesture is performed with respect to the second object.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the third size is bigger than the second size.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising changing the second object into the first object when the third touch gesture or a fourth touch gesture is performed with respect to second object.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising visually changing the third object into the second object when the third touch gesture or the fourth touch gesture is performed on the third object.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising visually changing the third object into the first object wherein when the third touch gesture or the fourth touch gesture is performed on the third object.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the object indicator is displayed as being overlapped on the first object or near the first object.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the object indicator is displayed at a lower right corner of the first object.

22. The method of claim 13, further comprising rearranging other display objects displayed on the touchscreen when the displayed first object is changed into the second object.

23. The method of claim 15, wherein the first object is an application icon related to the specific application, and the second object is a first widget related to the specific application, and

wherein the first widget displays first information thereon, the first information being a part of second information displayed according to the executed specific application.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the third object is a second widget related to the specific application.

25. A mobile terminal comprising:

a touchscreen;

a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal;

a memory configured to store a plurality of objects including a widget related to a specific application; and

a controller configured to;

control the touchscreen to display the plurality of objects,

in response to a first touch gesture performed with respect to the widget, control the touchscreen to display an indicator on the widget, wherein the indicator indicates that the widget can be resized,

in response to a second touch gesture performed with respect to the indicator, control the touchscreen to resize the widget based on a drag distance of the second touch gesture, and

control the touchscreen to rearrange a rest of the plurality of objects in accordance with the resized widget.

26. The mobile terminal of claim 25, wherein the second touch gesture includes an outward or inward direction drag touch gesture for the widget.

27. The mobile terminal of claim 26, wherein the controller is further configured to control the touchscreen to display the indicator as being overlapped on the widget or near the widget.

28. The mobile terminal of claim 27, wherein the object indicator is displayed at a lower right corner of the widget.

29. The mobile terminal of claim 27, wherein the outward direction drag touch gesture for the first object starts from the indicator of the widget.

30. The mobile terminal of claim 25, wherein at least one of the rest of the plurality of objects move such that the rearranged rest of the plurality of objects are prevented from being overlapped on the resized widget.

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

storing a plurality of objects including a widget related to a specific application in a memory associated with the mobile terminal;

displaying, via a touchscreen associated with the mobile terminal, the plurality of objects;

in response to a first touch gesture performed with respect to the widget, displaying, via the touchscreen, an indicator on the widget, wherein the indicator indicates that the widget can be resized;

in response to a second touch gesture performed with respect to the indicator, resizing the widget based on a drag distance of the second touch gesture; and

rearranging a rest of the plurality of objects in accordance with the resized widget.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the second touch gesture includes an outward or inward direction drag touch gesture for the widget.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the indicator is displayed as being overlapped on the widget or near the widget.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the object indicator is displayed at a lower right corner of the widget.

35. The method of claim 33, wherein the outward direction drag touch gesture for the first object starts from the indicator of the widget.

36. The method of claim 31, wherein at least one of the rest of the plurality of objects move such that the rearranged rest of the plurality of objects are prevented from being overlapped on the resized widget.

37. A mobile terminal comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal;

a touchscreen;

a memory configured to store a specific application; and

a controller configured to;

control the touchscreen to display an application icon related to the specific application, wherein the specific application can be executed in response to a first touch gesture on the application icon;

control the touchscreen to display a widget indicator in response to a second touch gesture on the application icon, the widget indicator indicating the displayed application icon can be changed into a first widget related to the specific application on the touchscreen; and

when receiving a third touch gesture with respect to the widget indicator, change the displayed application icon into the first widget having a first size on the touchscreen such that the application icon is visually transformed into the first widget having the first size,

wherein the first widget displays first information thereon, the first information being a part of second information displayed according to the executed specific application.

38. The mobile terminal of claim 37, wherein the controller is further configured to rearrange other display objects displayed on the touchscreen when the displayed application icon is changed into the first widget.

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

storing a specific application in a memory associated with the mobile terminal;

displaying, via a touchscreen associated with the mobile terminal, an application icon related to the specific application, wherein the specific application can be executed in response to a first touch gesture on the application icon;

displaying, via the touchscreen, a widget indicator in response to a second touch gesture on the application icon, the widget indicator indicating the displayed application icon can be changed into a first widget related to the specific application on the touchscreen; and

when receiving a third touch gesture with respect to the widget indicator, changing the displayed application icon into the first widget having a first size on the touchscreen such that the application icon is visually transformed into the first widget having the first size,

wherein the first widget displays first information thereon, the first information being a part of second information displayed according to the executed specific application.

40. The method of claim 39, further comprising rearranging other display objects displayed on the touchscreen when the displayed application icon is changed into the first widget.