Mobile terminal and method of controlling the same
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying an operation screen on a display module of the mobile terminal;
receiving a fingerprint-touch input through a user input unit of the mobile terminal, the user input unit being configured to identify a fingerprint, the user input unit including first keys for entering a character and second keys for entering different control commands;
if fingerprint information of a fingerprint-touch input received through one of the first keys corresponds to a first of a plurality of previously-stored fingerprint information, displaying on the operation screen a character corresponding to a combination of a detected location of the fingerprint-touch input received through one of the first keys and the first of the plurality of previously-stored fingerprint information; and
if fingerprint information of a fingerprint-touch input received through one of the second keys corresponds to a second of the plurality of previously-stored fingerprint information, performing a control operation at a first predefined speed and if the fingerprint information of the fingerprint-touch input received through said one of the second keys corresponds to a third of the plurality of previously-stored fingerprint information, performing the control operation at a second predefined speed different than the first predefined speed.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes displaying an operation screen on a display module; receiving a fingerprint-touch input through a user input unit capable of identifying a fingerprint; and if fingerprint information of the received fingerprint-touch input matches any one of a plurality of pieces of previously-stored fingerprint information, displaying a character corresponding to the combination of a location of the detection of the received fingerprint-touch input and the previously-stored fingerprint information that matches the fingerprint information of the received fingerprint-touch input on the operation screen. Therefore, it is possible to enter different characters or symbols by generating different fingerprint-touch inputs using different fingers.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying an operation screen on a display module of the mobile terminal; receiving a fingerprint-touch input through a user input unit of the mobile terminal, the user input unit being configured to identify a fingerprint, the user input unit including first keys for entering a character and second keys for entering different control commands; if fingerprint information of a fingerprint-touch input received through one of the first keys corresponds to a first of a plurality of previously-stored fingerprint information, displaying on the operation screen a character corresponding to a combination of a detected location of the fingerprint-touch input received through one of the first keys and the first of the plurality of previously-stored fingerprint information; and if fingerprint information of a fingerprint-touch input received through one of the second keys corresponds to a second of the plurality of previously-stored fingerprint information, performing a control operation at a first predefined speed and if the fingerprint information of the fingerprint-touch input received through said one of the second keys corresponds to a third of the plurality of previously-stored fingerprint information, performing the control operation at a second predefined speed different than the first predefined speed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a display module configured to display an operation screen thereon; a user input unit configured to identify a fingerprint, the user input unit including first keys for entering a character and second keys for entering different control commands; a memory configured to store a plurality of fingerprint information therein; and a controller configured to; receive a fingerprint-touch input through the user input unit, if fingerprint information of fingerprint-touch input received through one of the first keys corresponds to a first of the previously stored plurality of fingerprint information, display on the operation screen a character corresponding to a combination of a detected location of the fingerprint-touch input received through one of the first keys and the first of the stored plurality of fingerprint information, and if fingerprint information of fingerprint-touch input received through one of the second keys corresponds to second of the plurality of previously-stored fingerprint information, perform a control operation at a first predefined speed corresponding to the fingerprint-touch input received through one of the second keys and if the fingerprint information of the fingerprint-touch input received through said one of the second keys corresponds to a third of the plurality of previously-stored fingerprint information, perform the control operation at a second predefined speed different than the first predefined speed. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying an operation screen on a display module of the mobile terminal, the operation screen including an indicator region for displaying a number of indicators corresponding to a state of the mobile terminal, the display module configured to identify a fingerprint, the number of indicators being classified into a predefined number of indicator groups according to a user command; detecting, by the display module, a fingerprint-touch input to the indicator region; and if fingerprint information of the detected fingerprint-touch input corresponds to a first one of a plurality of previously-stored fingerprint information, displaying in a display area on the operation screen a first indicator group including at least one indicator corresponding to the first one of the plurality of previously-stored fingerprint information, and if the fingerprint information of the detected fingerprint-touch input corresponds to a second one of the plurality of previously-stored fingerprint information, displaying in the display area a second indicator group including at least one indicator corresponding to the second one of the plurality of previously-stored fingerprint information, wherein the second indicator group includes different indicators than the first indicator group. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a display module configured to identify a fingerprint and display an operation screen including an indicator region for displaying a number of indicators corresponding to a state of the mobile terminal, the number of indicators being classified into a predefined number of indicator groups according to a user command; a memory configured to store a plurality of fingerprint information therein; and a controller configured to; detect a fingerprint-touch input to the indicator region, and if fingerprint information of the detected fingerprint-touch input corresponds to one of the plurality of previously-stored fingerprint information, display in a display area on the operation screen a first indicator group including at least one indicator corresponding to the first one of the plurality of previously-stored fingerprint information, and if the fingerprint information of the detected fingerprint-touch input corresponds to a second one of the plurality of previously-stored fingerprint information, display in the display area a second indicator group including at least one indicator corresponding to the second one of the plurality of previously-stored fingerprint information, wherein the second indicator group includes different indicators than the first indicator group. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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