Mobile terminal and screen displaying method thereof
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a touchscreen configured to display a content in a content display area, anda controller configured to;
cause the touchscreen to display a first graphic element in response to sensing an object in proximity to a first edge region of the content display area, wherein the first graphic element indicates a first scroll direction;
cause the touchscreen to display a second graphic element in response to sensing the object in proximity to a second edge region of the content display area, wherein the first edge region and the second edge region are located within the content display area and at opposing sides of the content display area, and wherein the second graphic element indicates a second scroll direction;
cause the touchscreen to scroll the content in the content display area in the first scroll direction in response to sensing that the object maintains proximity to the first edge region; and
cause the touchscreen to scroll the content in the content display area in the second scroll direction in response to sensing that the object maintains proximity to the second edge region.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a mobile terminal. Specifically to a mobile terminal including a display including a touchscreen, a sensing unit for sensing an object contacting the touchscreen and the object in near-proximity to the touchscreen, and a controller for controlling information appearing on the display according to the object contacting the touchscreen and movement of the object relative to the touchscreen.
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a touchscreen configured to display a content in a content display area, and a controller configured to; cause the touchscreen to display a first graphic element in response to sensing an object in proximity to a first edge region of the content display area, wherein the first graphic element indicates a first scroll direction; cause the touchscreen to display a second graphic element in response to sensing the object in proximity to a second edge region of the content display area, wherein the first edge region and the second edge region are located within the content display area and at opposing sides of the content display area, and wherein the second graphic element indicates a second scroll direction; cause the touchscreen to scroll the content in the content display area in the first scroll direction in response to sensing that the object maintains proximity to the first edge region; and cause the touchscreen to scroll the content in the content display area in the second scroll direction in response to sensing that the object maintains proximity to the second edge region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of scrolling at a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying a content in a content display area on a touchscreen, and displaying, on the touchscreen, a first graphic element in response to sensing the object in proximity to a first edge region of the content display area, wherein the first graphic element indicates a first scroll direction; displaying, on the touchscreen, a second graphic element in response to sensing the object in proximity to a second edge region of the content display area, wherein the first edge region and the second edge region are located within the content display area and at opposing sides of the content display area, and wherein the second graphic element indicates a second scroll direction; scrolling the content in the content display area in the first scroll direction in response to sensing that the object maintains proximity to the first edge region; and scrolling the content in the content display area in the second scroll direction in response to sensing that the object maintains proximity to the second edge region. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of scrolling for a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying a content on a touchscreen, and displaying, on the touchscreen, a first graphic element in response to sensing the object in proximity to a first edge region of a currently viewable portion of the displayed content, wherein the first graphic element indicates a first scroll direction; displaying, on the touchscreen, a second graphic element in response to sensing the object in proximity to a second edge region of the currently viewable portion of the displayed content, wherein the first edge region and the second edge region are located within the currently viewable portion of the content display area and at opposing sides of the currently viewable portion of the displayed content, and wherein the second graphic element indicates a second scroll direction; scrolling the content in the first scroll direction in response to sensing that the object maintains proximity to the first edge region; and scrolling the content in the second scroll direction in response to sensing that the object maintains proximity to the second edge region. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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