Mobile terminal capable of providing multiplayer game and method of controlling operation of the mobile terminal
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1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- allowing, via a wireless communication unit of the mobile terminal, wireless communication with at least one other terminal;
displaying, via a touch screen display unit of the mobile terminal, an idle screen having predefined first and second display portions in which a multi-touch input simultaneously in both the first and second display portions is defined as a multi-site multi-touch input and a multi-touch input simultaneously only in one of the first and second predefined display portions is defined as a single-site multi-touch input, the predefined first and second display portions being left and right halves of the touch screen display unit;
receiving, via a controller of the mobile terminal, the multi-site multi-touch input in both of the first and second display portions;
executing, via the controller, a first function based on the received multi-site multi-touch input, said first function displaying a first menu screen that includes a plurality of applications executable on the mobile terminal;
receiving, via the controller, the single-site multi-touch input; and
executing, via the controller, a second function different from the first function based on the received single-site multi-touch input.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a mobile terminal and which includes allowing, via a wireless communication of the mobile terminal, wireless communication with at least one other terminal; displaying, via a touch screen display unit of the mobile terminal, a display screen; receiving, via a controller of the mobile terminal, a first touch input on the display screen and a second touch input on the display screen while the first touch input is touching the display screen; and executing, via the controller, a preset function based on the received first and second touch inputs.
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1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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allowing, via a wireless communication unit of the mobile terminal, wireless communication with at least one other terminal; displaying, via a touch screen display unit of the mobile terminal, an idle screen having predefined first and second display portions in which a multi-touch input simultaneously in both the first and second display portions is defined as a multi-site multi-touch input and a multi-touch input simultaneously only in one of the first and second predefined display portions is defined as a single-site multi-touch input, the predefined first and second display portions being left and right halves of the touch screen display unit; receiving, via a controller of the mobile terminal, the multi-site multi-touch input in both of the first and second display portions; executing, via the controller, a first function based on the received multi-site multi-touch input, said first function displaying a first menu screen that includes a plurality of applications executable on the mobile terminal; receiving, via the controller, the single-site multi-touch input; and executing, via the controller, a second function different from the first function based on the received single-site multi-touch input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a wireless communication unit configured to allow wireless communication with at least one other terminal; a touch screen display unit configured to display an idle screen having predefined first and second display portions in which a multi-touch input simultaneously in both the first and second display portions is defined as a multi-site multi-touch input and a multi-touch input simultaneously only in one of the first and second predefined display portions is defined as a single-site multi-touch input, the predefined first and second display portions being left and right halves of the touch screen display unit; and a controller configured to; receive the multi-site multi-touch input in both of the first and second display portions, execute a first function based on the received multi-site multi-touch input, said first function displaying a first menu screen that includes a plurality of applications executable on the mobile terminal, receive the single-site multi-touch input, and execute a second function different from the first function based on the received single-site multi-touch input. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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