Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof using a blowing action
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal;
a touchscreen configured to display an unlock object and a plurality of display objects when the touchscreen is locked;
a first sensor configured to detect a blowing action on the mobile terminal;
a second sensor configured to detect an input action of a user including a touch action on the unlock object; and
a controller configured to;
execute a prescribed function on the mobile terminal when detecting the blowing action on the mobile terminal while the input action of the user is detected,wherein the prescribed function includes;
removing or changing at least a portion of the display objects based on the blowing action while the input action is being performed on the unlock object; and
unlocking the touchscreen when a number of the removed or changed display objects equals a predetermined set number.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; a first sensor configured to detect a blowing action on the mobile terminal; a second sensor configured to detect an input action of a user; and a controller configured to execute a prescribed function on the mobile terminal when detecting the input of the user, detecting the blowing action on the mobile terminal, and detecting a release of the input action.
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; a touchscreen configured to display an unlock object and a plurality of display objects when the touchscreen is locked; a first sensor configured to detect a blowing action on the mobile terminal; a second sensor configured to detect an input action of a user including a touch action on the unlock object; and a controller configured to; execute a prescribed function on the mobile terminal when detecting the blowing action on the mobile terminal while the input action of the user is detected, wherein the prescribed function includes; removing or changing at least a portion of the display objects based on the blowing action while the input action is being performed on the unlock object; and unlocking the touchscreen when a number of the removed or changed display objects equals a predetermined set number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying an unlock object and a plurality of display objects when the touchscreen is locked on a touch screen; detecting, via a first sensor of the mobile terminal, a blowing action on the mobile terminal; detecting, via a second sensor of the mobile terminal, an input action of a user including a touch action on the unlock object; executing, via a controller of the mobile terminal, a prescribed function on the mobile terminal when detecting the blowing action on the mobile terminal while the input action of the user is detected, wherein the prescribed function includes; removing or changing at least a portion of the display objects based on the blowing action while the input action is being performed on the unlock object; and unlocking the touchscreen when a number of the removed or changed display objects equals a predetermined set number. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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