Mobile terminal and method for displaying information list thereof

• US 9,176,620 B2
• Filed: 06/17/2009
• Issued: 11/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Ryu, Hye-Jin, Lee, Byoung-Nam, Choi, Mee-Yeon, Moon, Joo-Sun, Kim, Moon-Ju
• Primary Examiner(s): Levy, Amy M
• Application Number:
  US12/486,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20100023858A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,330 Days
• Field of Search: 715/864
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a display unit including a touch screen, a memory unit configured to store data, a receiving unit configured to receive an input command to view requested stored data on the display unit of the mobile terminal, and a controller configured to classify the requested stored data into at least first and second categories of data, each category of data including a common type of data, to control the display unit to display the at least first and second categories of data in lists that are parallel with each other, and to individually and separately control the lists of the first and second categories of data based on a touching action performed on one of lists of the first and second categories of data.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a memory unit configured to store data;

a display unit including a touch screen and configured to display the stored data;

a sensing unit configured to detect an orientation of the mobile terminal; and

a controller configured to;

classify the stored data into at least a first category of data and a second category of data, the first category of data further classified into at least two subcategories of data and the second category of data not further classified into multiple subcategories of data;

control the display unit to display the first category of data in a first list parallel to the second category of data in a second list when the mobile terminal is in a first orientation;

control the first list and the second list based on a touching action performed on the first list and the second list; and

when the detected orientation changes from the first orientation to a second orientation, control the display unit to display the at least two subcategories of data in a first subcategory list and a second subcategory list parallel to the first subcategory list in place of the first category of data in the first list and display the second category of data in the second list parallel to the first and second subcategory lists,

wherein first subcategory data included in the first category of data is moved and aligned into the first subcategory list and second subcategory data included in the first category of data is moved and aligned into the second subcategory list, when the detected orientation changes from the first orientation to the second orientation.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the stored data includes at least two groups of music files, video files, picture files, and menu options available on the mobile terminal.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to receive a scrolling command requesting the list of the first category of data be scrolled, and

wherein the scrolling command includes one of a touch-flicking operation, a touch-and-drag operation and a proximity touch operation performed on the touch screen of the display unit.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display unit to roll the list of the first category of data based on the received scrolling command.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to roll the list of the first category of data in a certain direction and a certain amount to correspond with at least one of a direction and speed of the received scrolling command.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive a selection signal indicating a selection of one of the data including in the list of the first category, and

control the display unit to display the selected one of the data as a full-size image on an entire screen of the display unit.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display unit to first display the selection one of the data in the pop-up or overlaying manner, and then to display the selected one of the data as the full-size image on the entire screen of the display unit when the mobile terminal is rotated from the first orientation to the second orientation.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the data are files and displayed as thumbnail images.

9. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying, via a display unit including a touch screen, data stored in a memory associated with the mobile terminal;

classifying, via a controller of the mobile terminal, the requested stored data into at least a first category of data and a second category of data, the first category of data further classified into at least two subcategories of data and the second category of data not further classified into multiple subcategories of data;

displaying, on the display unit, the first category of data in a first list parallel to the second category of data in a second list when the mobile terminal is in a first orientation;

controlling the first list and the second list based on a touching action performed on the first list and the second list; and

when an orientation of the mobile terminal detected by a sensing unit of the mobile terminal changes from the first orientation to a second orientation, displaying the at least two subcategories of data in a first subcategory list and a second subcategory list parallel to the first subcategory list in place of the first category of data in the first list and display the second category of data in the second list parallel to the first and second subcategory lists,

wherein first subcategory data included in the first category of data is moved and aligned into the first subcategory list and second subcategory data included in the first category of data is moved and aligned into the second subcategory list, when the detected orientation changes from the first orientation to the second orientation.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the stored data includes at least two groups of music files, video files, picture files, and menu options available on the mobile terminal.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving a scrolling command requesting the list be scrolled,

wherein the scrolling command includes one of a touch-flicking operation, a touch-and-drag operation and a proximity touch operation performed on the touch screen of the display unit.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein when the receiving step receives the scrolling command, the controlling step controls the display unit to separately roll the list.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the controlling step controls the display unit roll the list in a certain direction and a certain amount to correspond with at least one of a direction and speed of the received scrolling command.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the data are files, and further comprising displaying the files as thumbnail images.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving a selection signal indicating a selection of one of the data including in the list; and

displaying the selected one of the data as a full-size image on an entire screen of the display unit.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the controlling step controls the display unit to first display the selection one of the data in the pop-up or overlaying manner, and then to display the selected one of the data as the full-size image on the entire screen of the display unit when the mobile terminal is rotated from the first orientation to the second orientation.