MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION THEREIN

• US 20150123918A1
• Filed: 10/07/2014
• Published: 05/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: KIM, Jong Hwan
• Granted Patent: US 9,939,990 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04108 Touchless 2D- digitiser, i.e. digitiser detecting the X/Y position of the input means, finger or stylus, also when it does not touch, but is proximate to the digitiser's interaction surface without distance measurement in the Z direction
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• 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 is presented. The mobile terminal includes a display including a touchscreen, and a controller for performing an editing operation on information displayed on the touchscreen according to a state of an object in near-proximity to the displayed information.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a memory;

a touchscreen configured to receive a touch input and a proximity touch input; and

a controller configured to control an executable action list to be displayed on the touchscreen when the proximity touch input is received and highlight a selected menu in the executable action list selected by the proximity touch input;

wherein if the touch input on a specific menu in the executable action list is received, the controller is configured to control a portion of an image displayed on the touchscreen to be extracted and then be saved in the memory.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control a specific region represents the portion of the to be displayed on the image.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the location of the specific region is changed in response to the touch input.

4. A method for controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying an image a touchscreen;

displaying an executable action list on the touchscreen when a proximity touch input is received through the touchscreen;

highlighting a selected menu in the executable action list selected by the proximity touch input;

extracting a portion of the image when a touch input on a specific menu in the executable action list is received; and

saving the extracted portion of the image in a memory.