Mobile terminal and method for controlling chat content based on different touch actions for a specific key
First Claim
1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a touchscreen configured to display a keypad including keys for inputting and sending a chat content to at least one chat counterpart and an input window for displaying the chat content input via the keys;
a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate the chat content with the at least one chat counterpart; and
a controller configured to;
receive a touch action on a specific key of the keypad,determine if the touch action corresponds to a preset touch manner that is different than a single short touch action on the specific key,send or input the chat content if the touch action is the single short touch action on the specific key, andprovide an editing function of the chat content rather than sending or inputting the chat content if the touch action corresponds to the preset touch manner that is different than the single short touch action,wherein the editing function comprises a list function including a list with at least one popular phrase, and the controller is further configured to display a popular phrase selected from the list on the input window,wherein the controller is further configured to continuously display the editing function as long as the preset touch manner is continuously maintained on the specific key,wherein the popular phrase is selected via an input different than the preset touch manner maintained on the specific key,wherein the controller is further configured to send the edited chat content to the at least one chat counterpart in response to the continuously maintained preset touch manner being released from the specific key, andwherein the specific key is a send key for sending the chat content to the at least one chat counterpart when the touch action is the single short touch action.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal including a touchscreen configured to display a keypad including keys for inputting and sending a chat content to at least one chat counterpart; a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate the chat content with the at least one chat counterpart; and a controller configured to receive a touch action on a specific key of the keypad, determine if the touch action corresponds to a preset touch manner that is different than a single short touch action on the specific key, send or input the chat content if the touch action is the single short touch action on the specific key, and provide an editing function of the chat content rather than sending or inputting the chat content if the touch action corresponds to the preset touch manner that is different than the single short touch action.
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7 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a touchscreen configured to display a keypad including keys for inputting and sending a chat content to at least one chat counterpart and an input window for displaying the chat content input via the keys; a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate the chat content with the at least one chat counterpart; and a controller configured to; receive a touch action on a specific key of the keypad, determine if the touch action corresponds to a preset touch manner that is different than a single short touch action on the specific key, send or input the chat content if the touch action is the single short touch action on the specific key, and provide an editing function of the chat content rather than sending or inputting the chat content if the touch action corresponds to the preset touch manner that is different than the single short touch action, wherein the editing function comprises a list function including a list with at least one popular phrase, and the controller is further configured to display a popular phrase selected from the list on the input window, wherein the controller is further configured to continuously display the editing function as long as the preset touch manner is continuously maintained on the specific key, wherein the popular phrase is selected via an input different than the preset touch manner maintained on the specific key, wherein the controller is further configured to send the edited chat content to the at least one chat counterpart in response to the continuously maintained preset touch manner being released from the specific key, and wherein the specific key is a send key for sending the chat content to the at least one chat counterpart when the touch action is the single short touch action. - 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, via a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, a keypad including keys for inputting and sending a chat content to at least one chat counterpart and an input window for displaying the chat content input via the keys; wirelessly communicating, via a wireless communication unit of the mobile terminal, the chat content with the at least one chat counterpart; receiving, via a controller of the mobile terminal, a touch action on a specific key of the keypad; determining, via the controller, if the touch action corresponds to a preset touch manner that is different than a single short touch action on the specific key; sending or inputting, via the controller, the chat content if the touch action is the single short touch action on the specific key; and providing, via the controller, an editing function of the chat content rather than sending or inputting the chat content if the touch action corresponds to the preset touch manner that is different than the single short touch action, wherein the editing function comprises a list function including a list with at least one popular phrase, and the method further comprises displaying a popular phrase selected from the list on the input window, wherein the method further comprises continuously displaying the editing function as long as the preset touch manner is continuously maintained on the specific key, wherein the popular phrase is selected via an input different than the preset touch manner maintained on the specific key, wherein the method further comprises sending the edited chat content to the at least one chat counterpart in response to the continuously maintained preset touch manner being released from the specific key, and wherein the specific key is a send key for sending the chat content to the at least one chat counterpart when the touch action is the single short touch action.
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