Mobile terminal and corresponding method for assigning user-drawn input gestures to functions
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1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying, via a controller, at least one first function icon on a standby screen on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal;
entering a touch gesture setting mode configured to allow a user to input a user-drawn first input gesture that is to be associated with the first function icon;
assigning, via the controller, the user-drawn first input gesture to the first function icon displayed on the standby screen such that a first function corresponding to the first function icon is to be executed when the user-drawn first input gesture is performed on the standby screen after assigning the user-drawn first input gesture to the first function icon;
removing, via the controller, the first function icon from the standby screen in response to assigning the user-drawn first input gesture to the first function icon;
receiving, via the controller, an input gesture on the standby screen;
executing the first function if the received input gesture on the standby screen matches the user-drawn first input gesture;
receiving, via an input unit, a canceling signal indicating the cancelation of the assignment of the user-drawn first input gesture to the first function icon;
canceling the assignment of the user-drawn first input gesture to the first function icon; and
re-displaying the first function icon on the standby screen in response to the cancelation of the gesture assignment,wherein the first function icon is selectively displayed on the touch screen based on whether or not the user-drawn first input gesture is assigned to the first function icon.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method including displaying, via a controller, at least one first function icon on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, assigning, via the controller, a first input gesture to the displayed first function icon such that a first function corresponding to the first function icon is executed when the first input gesture is performed on the mobile terminal, and removing, via the controller, the first function icon from the touchscreen of the mobile terminal after the first gesture has been assigned to the first function icon.
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1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying, via a controller, at least one first function icon on a standby screen on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal; entering a touch gesture setting mode configured to allow a user to input a user-drawn first input gesture that is to be associated with the first function icon; assigning, via the controller, the user-drawn first input gesture to the first function icon displayed on the standby screen such that a first function corresponding to the first function icon is to be executed when the user-drawn first input gesture is performed on the standby screen after assigning the user-drawn first input gesture to the first function icon; removing, via the controller, the first function icon from the standby screen in response to assigning the user-drawn first input gesture to the first function icon; receiving, via the controller, an input gesture on the standby screen; executing the first function if the received input gesture on the standby screen matches the user-drawn first input gesture; receiving, via an input unit, a canceling signal indicating the cancelation of the assignment of the user-drawn first input gesture to the first function icon; canceling the assignment of the user-drawn first input gesture to the first function icon; and re-displaying the first function icon on the standby screen in response to the cancelation of the gesture assignment, wherein the first function icon is selectively displayed on the touch screen based on whether or not the user-drawn first input gesture is assigned to the first function icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a housing forming an exterior of the mobile terminal; an input unit equipped on the housing; a touch screen equipped on the housing and configured to display at least one first function icon on a standby screen and receive a user-drawn first input gesture performed on the standby screen; and a controller equipped within the housing and configured to control the touch screen and the input unit, wherein the controller is further configured to; enter a touch gesture setting mode to allow a user to input the user-drawn first input gesture to be associated with the at least one first function icon, assign the user-drawn first input gesture to the first function icon displayed on the standby screen such that a first function corresponding to the first function icon is to be executed when the user-drawn first input gesture is performed on the standby screen after assigning the user-drawn first input gesture to the first function icon, remove the first function icon from the standby screen in response to assigning the user-drawn first input gesture to the first function icon, receive an input gesture on the standby screen, execute the first function if the received input gesture on the standby screen matches the user-drawn first input gesture, receive a canceling signal indicating the cancelation of the assignment of the user-drawn first input gesture to the first function icon, cancel the assignment of the user-drawn first input gesture to the first function icon, and re-display the first function icon on the standby screen in response to the cancelation of the gesture assignment, wherein the first function icon is selectively displayed on the touch screen based on whether or not the user-drawn first input gesture is assigned to the first function icon. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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