Mobile terminal and method of controlling operation of the mobile terminal

• US 8,935,627 B2
• Filed: 04/15/2011
• Issued: 01/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Miyoung, Han, Seungheon, Yun, Yeerang, Kim, Youngjun, Ryu, Hyejin
• Primary Examiner(s): Bashore, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): HUYNH, LINDA TANG
• Application Number:
  US13/088,183
• Publication Number:
  US 20110296334A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,369 Days
• Field of Search: 715776-777, 715/863, 345/156, 345/173, 345/901
• US Class Current: 715/776
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/0291 for reading, e.g. e-books constructional details of portable computers G06F1/1613
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 345/901 Electronic book with display

Abstract

A mobile terminal includes a display module displaying an electronic document screen showing at least one full page among a plurality of pages of an electronic document, and the display module receives a first input for setting a number of pages to be turned among the plurality of pages. The mobile terminal further includes a controller which sets the number of pages in response to the first input, turns the set number of pages in response to a second input received proximate to the electronic document screen, and displays a subsequent page following the set number of pages turned on the electronic document screen.

Claims

1. A method of controlling display of an electronic document in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying an electronic document screen showing one page among a plurality of pages of the electronic document on a display of the mobile terminal;

receiving a first input for setting a number of pages to be turned among the plurality of pages via the electronic document screen, the first input causing display of a first indicator or second indicator according to a user setting comprising a first setting and a second setting;

displaying the first indicator representing the number of pages to be turned at a portion of the electronic document screen according to the first setting, wherein the number of pages indicated by the first indicator increases at an accelerated speed when duration of the first touch input is equal to or greater than a threshold period of time and the user setting is set to the first setting;

displaying the second indicator representing a single chapter of the electronic document at a portion of the electronic document screen according to the second setting when the user setting is set to the second setting, the single chapter indicated by the second indicator sequentially changing in order until the first input is completed;

setting the number of pages according to the number of pages indicated by the first indicator or the chapter indicated by the second indicator based on the duration of the first input, the number of pages increasing as the duration increases;

flipping through the set number of pages in response to a second input, the second input comprising a flicking input, wherein the set number of pages are flipped backward or forward according to a direction of the flicking input;

rotating the electronic document screen on the display in response to rotation of the mobile terminal, the rotation initiated while the one page is displayed, such that a one-page layout view of the electronic document screen is changed to a two-page layout view when the electronic document screen is rotated;

displaying the electronic document as an open book-like image in response to a first predefined gesture input that is received while the electronic document screen is in the two-page layout view, the open book-like image providing a graphical representation of all pages of the electronic document, a thickness of the graphical representation varying based on a total number of the pages of the electronic document;

displaying a magnified view of a portion of the graphical representation corresponding to the thickness at a middle portion of the open book-like image in response to a first touch input that is received at the portion of the graphical representation corresponding to the thickness;

displaying a page corresponding to a point in the graphical representation corresponding to the thickness in response to a second touch input for selecting the point that is received while the magnified view is displayed; and

making the open book-like image disappear from the electronic document screen in response to a second predefined gesture input that is received while the electronic document is displayed as the open book-like image.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a third input; and

displaying an image of a book corresponding to the electronic document in response to the third input,

wherein the image of the book is displayed with a thickness representative of a total number of pages of the book.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the book is displayed with indexes on at least some of the pages of the book.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the third input comprises rotating the mobile terminal about an axis that meets a threshold degree of rotation.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the flicking input is initiated from a first point of the electronic document screen on which the first input was received.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a page of a chapter that was displayed last by the second indicator in response to the second input.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an input for setting the user setting to the first setting or the second setting prior to receiving the first input.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first input is receivable at a portion of the electronic document screen on which content of the electronic document is displayed.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first input is followed by the second input to turn the set number of pages; and

the set number of pages are not turned if the first input is not followed by the second input.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first indicator is displayed prior to receiving the second input.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a subsequent page following the set number of pages flipped through on the electronic document screen.

12. A method of controlling display of an electronic document in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying an electronic document screen showing one page among a plurality of pages of the electronic document on a display of the mobile terminal;

receiving a first input comprising a first drag input in a first direction on the electronic document screen, the first drag input starting from a first point and ending at a second point on the electronic document screen;

displaying the electronic document screen showing N number of pages in response to the first input, wherein N is determined based on a distance between the first point and the second point, and the N number of pages are visually pulled or lifted up in real time while the first input is received such that the N number of pages are displayed in a virtual stack, each of the N number of pages being displayed individually in the virtual stack;

receiving a second input comprising a second drag input or a first flicking input in the first direction on the electronic document screen, the second drag input or the first flicking input starting from the second point;

flipping through the N number of pages in response to the second input, wherein the pulled N number of pages sequentially return to their original position in the absence of the second input;

displaying a subsequent page following the N number of pages flipped through on the electronic document screen;

rotating the electronic document screen on the display in response to rotation of the mobile terminal, the rotation initiated while the one page is displayed, such that a one-page layout view of the electronic document screen is changed to a two-page layout view when the electronic document screen is rotated;

displaying the electronic document as an open book-like image in response to a first predefined gesture input that is received while the electronic document screen is in the two-page layout view, the open book-like image providing a graphical representation of all pages of the electronic document, a thickness of the graphical representation varying based on a total number of the pages of the electronic document;

displaying a magnified view of a portion of the graphical representation corresponding to the thickness at a middle portion of the open book-like image in response to a first touch input that is received at the portion of the graphical representation corresponding to the thickness;

displaying a page corresponding to a point in the graphical representation corresponding to the thickness in response to a second touch input for selecting the point that is received while the magnified view is displayed; and

making the open book-like image disappear from the electronic document screen in response to a second predefined gesture input that is received while the electronic document is displayed as the open book-like image.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a second flicking input via the electronic document screen;

flipping through a single page from a currently displayed page in response to the second flicking input; and

displaying a previous or next page relative to the currently displayed page based on a direction of the second flicking input.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a third flicking input, wherein the third flicking input comprises a plurality of flicking inputs and a first one of the plurality of flicking inputs is initiated subsequent to the multiple touch input from the fourth point while the first touch input remains at the third point during the third flicking input;

flipping pages sequentially in response to the third flicking input; and

displaying a page number of each of the flipped pages on a portion of each of the flipped pages, the page number changing sequentially as more pages are flipped through.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying an indicator including the N number at a portion of the electronic document screen.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising;

displaying an indicator including a page number of a page that will be displayed after the N number of pages are turned; and

displaying the page number on the subsequent page displayed on the electronic document screen.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a third input comprising a drag input in a second direction subsequent to the first input; and

returning to displaying the electronic document screen showing the at least one full page in response to the third input, stopping displaying the electronic document screen showing the N number of pages.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a multiple touch input, including a third touch input at a third point and a fourth touch input at a fourth point, on the electronic document screen, wherein the third and fourth touch inputs are received together on the electronic document screen; and

displaying a corner portion of a page currently being displayed on the electronic document screen and its subsequent pages as being folded in response to the multiple touch input.

19. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display module comprising a touchscreen and configured to;

display an electronic document screen showing one page among a plurality of pages of an electronic document;

receive a first input for setting a number of pages to be turned among the plurality of pages via the electronic document screen, the first input causing display of a first indicator or second indicator according to a user setting comprising a first setting and a second setting; and

receive a second input for flipping through the set number of pages via the electronic document screen, the second input comprising a flicking input; and

a controller configured to;

control the display module to display the first indicator representing the number of pages to be turned at a portion of the electronic document screen, the number of pages indicated by the first indicator increasing at an accelerated speed when duration of the first input is equal to or greater than a threshold period of time;

control the display module to display the second indicator representing a single chapter of the electronic document at a portion of the electronic document screen according to the second setting when the user setting is set to the second setting, the single chapter indicated by the second indicator sequentially changing in order until the first input is completed;

set the number of pages according to the number of pages indicated by the first indicator or the chapter indicated by the second indicator depending on the user setting based on the duration of the first input, the number of pages increasing as the duration increases;

flip through the set number of pages in response to the second input;

rotate the electronic document screen on the touchscreen in response to rotation of the mobile terminal, the rotation initiated while the one page is displayed, such that a one-page layout view of the electronic document screen is changed to a two-page layout view when the electronic document screen is rotated;

control the display module to display the electronic document as an open book-like image in response to a first predefined gesture input that is received while the electronic document screen is in the two-page layout view, the open book-like image providing a graphical representation of all pages of the electronic document, a thickness of the graphical representation varying based on a total number of the pages of the electronic document;

control the display module to display a magnified view of a portion of the graphical representation corresponding to the thickness at a middle portion of the open book-like image in response to a first touch input that is received at the portion of the graphical representation corresponding to the thickness;

control the display module to display a page corresponding to a point in the graphical representation corresponding to the thickness in response to a second touch input for selecting the point that is received while the magnified view is displayed; and

control the display module to make the open book-like image disappear from the electronic document screen in response to a second predefined gesture input that is received while the electronic document is displayed as the open book-like image.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein the second input comprises a flicking or drag input that begins from a first point of the electronic document screen on which the first input was received.

21. The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein the display module is further configured to receive a drag input, the drag input starting from a first point and ending at a second point on the electronic document screen, wherein the number of pages is determined based on a distance between the first point and the second point, and wherein the set number of pages are visually pulled or lifted up in real time while the drag input is received such that the set number of pages are displayed in a virtual stack, each of the set number of pages being displayed individually in the virtual stack.

22. The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein the display module is further configured to:

receive a multiple touch input, which comprises a first touch input at a first point and a second touch input at a second point on the electronic document screen; and

receive a plurality of flicking inputs, wherein a first one of the plurality of flicking inputs is initiated subsequent to the multiple touch input from the second point while the first touch input remains at the first point during the plurality of flicking inputs, and

wherein the controller is further configured to control the display module to;

flip pages sequentially in response to the plurality of flicking inputs; and

display a page number of each of the flipped pages on a portion of each of the flipped pages, the page number changing sequentially as more pages are flipped through.

23. The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein the controller is configured to control the display module to display a subsequent page following the set number of pages flipped through on the electronic document screen.