MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20150094120A1
• Filed: 09/26/2014
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: YOO, Hyejong, KIM, Jongsup, SUH, Meeohk
• Granted Patent: US 9,946,446 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• 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 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a touch screen; and a controller configured to receive a touch input on a peripheral region of the touch screen, display at least one display item from among a plurality of display items on the touch screen in response to the received touch input, in which the at least one display item identifies a foreground panel among a plurality of available foreground panels, receive a dragging touch input in which the touch input is dragged and dropped at the at least one display item, and display a foreground panel corresponding to the at least one item by overlapping the foreground panel on at least part of the touch screen.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication;

a touch screen; and

a controller configured to;

receive a touch input on a peripheral region of the touch screen,

display at least one display item from among a plurality of display items on the touch screen in response to the received touch input, said at least one display item identifying a foreground panel among a plurality of available foreground panels,

receive a dragging touch input in which the touch input is dragged and dropped at the at least one display item, and

display a foreground panel corresponding to the at least one item by overlapping the foreground panel on at least part of the touch screen.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the peripheral region touch screen is a notification bar display region.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to slidably expand the corresponding foreground panel to overlap at least part of the touch screen.

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

select the at least one display item based on an operation state of the mobile terminal, and

display the selected at least one display item in response to the received touch input.

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

display the foreground panel to include at least one sub-item that is selected based on the operation state of the mobile terminal.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the operation state of the mobile terminal includes at least one of an event occurred on the mobile terminal, an application currently under execution, an execution state of the application currently under execution, a usage pattern of a user using the mobile terminal, a usage pattern of the user with respect to an application currently under execution, and a usage pattern of the user in an execution state of the application currently under execution.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the displayed foreground panel includes a notification foreground panel, and

wherein the controller is further configured to:

if a touch input of a first style is received on a sub-item in the notification foreground panel notifying an occurrence of an event related to a particular application, display an execution screen of a particular application taking into account the occurred event on the touch screen, and

if a touch input of a second style is received on the sub-item in the notification foreground panel, display a user interface dedicated to performing a particular function of the particular application predetermined in accordance with the occurred event by overlapping the user interface on at least part of the touch screen.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the sub-item in the notification foreground panel corresponds to a message reception event, the execution screen is for a messaging application, and the user interface is dedicated to performing a response message corresponding to the message reception event by overlapping the user interface.

9. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication;

a touch screen including a notification bar in a peripheral region; and

a controller configured to;

receive a touch input on the notification bar and dragged in a first or second direction on the touch screen, and

display a first foreground panel among a plurality of available foreground panels when the received touch input is in the first direction and display a second foreground panel different than the first foreground panel when the received touch input is in the second direction.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein, when the received touch input on the notification bar lasts more than a predetermined period of time, the controller is further configured to:

display at least first and second display items among a plurality of display items on the touch screen in the first and second directions, respectively, said at least first and second display items identifying the first and second foreground panels.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to:

select the first and second display items based on an operation state of the mobile terminal, and

display the first and second display items in response to the received touch input.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to:

display the first and second foreground panels to include at least one sub-item that is selected based on the operation state of the mobile terminal.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the operation state of the mobile terminal includes at least one of an event occurred on the mobile terminal, an application currently under execution, an execution state of the application currently under execution, a usage pattern of a user using the mobile terminal, a usage pattern of the user with respect to an application currently under execution, and a usage pattern of the user in an execution state of the application currently under execution.

14. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication;

a touch screen including a notification bar in a peripheral region; and

a controller configured to;

receive a touch input on the notification bar that is dragged and dropped at a position on the touch screen, and

display a foreground panel corresponding to a region of the touch screen including the position of the dropped touch input from among a plurality of available foreground panels by overlapping the foreground panel on at least part of the touch screen.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein, when the received touch input on the notification bar lasts more than a predetermined period of time, the controller is further configured to:

display at least first and second display items among a plurality of display items on the touch screen in first and second regions, respectively, said at least first and second display items identifying at least first and second foreground panels.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the controller is further configured to:

select the first and second display items based on an operation state of the mobile terminal, and

display the first and second display items in response to the received touch input.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the controller is further configured to:

display the first and second foreground panels to include at least one sub-item that is selected based on the operation state of the mobile terminal.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the operation state of the mobile terminal includes at least one of an event occurred on the mobile terminal, an application currently under execution, an execution state of the application currently under execution, a usage pattern of a user using the mobile terminal, a usage pattern of the user with respect to an application currently under execution, and a usage pattern of the user in an execution state of the application currently under execution.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the controller is further configured to:

change a type of foreground panel that can be selected and foreground panel related information of at least one foreground panel based on the position of the dropped touch input and based on an operating state of the mobile terminal.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the controller is further configured to:

change a type of foreground panel that can be selected and foreground panel related information of the foreground panel based on the position of the dropped touch input and based on a usage pattern of a user using the mobile terminal.