Mobile terminal and operation control method thereof
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a touch screen configured to display visual information;
a camera unit configured to detect a user'"'"'s gaze information; and
a controller configured to;
execute an application in response to a user input, wherein an execution screen of the application is displayed on the touch screen,detect the user'"'"'s gaze information, andstop displaying the execution screen of the application based on an elapsed time from when the user'"'"'s gaze information is not detected,wherein the elapsed time is varied based on a type of the application, the elapsed time is a first time when the application is a first application, and the elapsed time is a second time when the application is a second application, andwherein the first application is a content-based application including a video player and the second application is another application different from the content-based application including the video player.
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Abstract
Discussed is a mobile terminal, including a touch screen configured to display visual information, a camera unit configured to detect user'"'"'s gaze information and a controller configured to execute an application in response to a user input, wherein an execution screen of the application is displayed on the touch screen, detect the user'"'"'s gaze information, and stop displaying the execution screen of the application based on an elapsed time from when the user'"'"'s gaze information is not detected, wherein the elapsed time is varied based on a type of the application.
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a touch screen configured to display visual information; a camera unit configured to detect a user'"'"'s gaze information; and a controller configured to; execute an application in response to a user input, wherein an execution screen of the application is displayed on the touch screen, detect the user'"'"'s gaze information, and stop displaying the execution screen of the application based on an elapsed time from when the user'"'"'s gaze information is not detected, wherein the elapsed time is varied based on a type of the application, the elapsed time is a first time when the application is a first application, and the elapsed time is a second time when the application is a second application, and wherein the first application is a content-based application including a video player and the second application is another application different from the content-based application including the video player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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executing an application in response to a user input; displaying an execution screen of the application on a touch screen; detecting, through a camera unit, a user'"'"'s gaze information; and stopping a display of the execution screen of the application based on an elapsed time from when the user'"'"'s gaze information is not detected, wherein the elapsed time is varied based on a type of the application, the elapsed time is a first time when the application is a first application, and the elapsed time is a second time when the application is a second application, and wherein the first application is a content-based application including a video player and the second application is another application different from the content-based application including the video player. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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