Mobile terminal and method of controlling operation of the same
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1. A method of controlling an operation of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying contents on a webpage screen in response to a selection of an Internet access menu or contents on a file viewer screen in response to a selection of a file viewer menu;
receiving at least one letter input from a user while the contents are displayed;
retrieving an entry window including the received at least one letter;
additionally receiving remaining letters input from the user through the entry window; and
executing one of Access of Internet, Search through Internet Access and Search within a file based on a text input in the entry window,wherein the execution of one of the Search through Internet Access and the Search within a file is decided in response to a long key entry in which a numeric enter key is pressed for more than a predetermined time, and the execution of an other of the Search through Internet Access and the Search within a file is decided in response to a short key entry in which the numeric enter key is pressed for less than the predetermined time.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method of controlling an operation of the same. The method of controlling an operation of a mobile terminal includes driving a web browser and access a specific website, displaying a web page provided by the specific website, and when any one of numeric enter keys is pressed, displaying an entry window for inputting a website address. Accordingly, a user interface of an intuitive and natural control fashion can be provided to a user.
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1. A method of controlling an operation of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying contents on a webpage screen in response to a selection of an Internet access menu or contents on a file viewer screen in response to a selection of a file viewer menu; receiving at least one letter input from a user while the contents are displayed; retrieving an entry window including the received at least one letter; additionally receiving remaining letters input from the user through the entry window; and executing one of Access of Internet, Search through Internet Access and Search within a file based on a text input in the entry window, wherein the execution of one of the Search through Internet Access and the Search within a file is decided in response to a long key entry in which a numeric enter key is pressed for more than a predetermined time, and the execution of an other of the Search through Internet Access and the Search within a file is decided in response to a short key entry in which the numeric enter key is pressed for less than the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a wireless communication unit configured to provide an interface for web access; one or more numeric enter keys configured to input a letter; a display unit configured to display contents on a webpage screen in response to a selection of an Internet access menu or contents on a file viewer screen in response to a selection of a file viewer menu; and a controller configured to receive at least one letter input through the one or more numeric enter key while the contents is displayed on the display unit, to retrieve an entry window including the received at least one letter, to receive remaining letters input through the entry window additionally, and to execute one of Access of Internet, Search through Internet Access and Search within a file based on a text input in the entry window, wherein the controller is further configured to decide the execution of one of the Search through Internet Access and the Search within a file in response to a long key entry in which a numeric enter key is pressed for more than a predetermined time, and decide the execution of an other of the Search through Internet Access and the Search within a file in response to a short key entry in which the numeric enter key is pressed for less than the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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