Mobile terminal and method of controlling the same
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1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying, on a display module of the mobile terminal, an operation screen on which a plurality of icons are arranged;
displaying at least one pocket area on one side of the operation screen;
receiving, on the display module, a dragging input for dragging a first icon of the plurality of icons into the at least one pocket area, wherein the first icon disappears into the at least one pocket area in response to the dragging input while the operation screen is displayed;
generating a new icon in the at least one pocket area and making the new icon appear from the at least one pocket area in response to the dragging input, wherein the new icon corresponds to a folder icon representing a folder including the disappeared first icon;
automatically moving the new icon from the at least one pocket area to a location where the disappeared first icon was originally displayed without a further dragging input;
displaying the new icon at the location where the disappeared first icon was originally displayed; and
displaying the disappeared first icon included in the new icon on the operation screen as a thought balloon or a popup window upon receiving a command to select the new icon.
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A method of controlling a mobile terminal includes displaying, on a display module of the mobile terminal, an operation screen on which a plurality of icons including a first icon and a second icon are arranged, displaying at least one pocket area on one side of the operation screen, receiving, on the display module, a dragging input for dragging the first icon into the at least one pocket area, wherein the first icon disappears into the pocket area as a result of the dragging input, and displaying the second icon at a location where the disappeared first icon was originally displayed.
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1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying, on a display module of the mobile terminal, an operation screen on which a plurality of icons are arranged; displaying at least one pocket area on one side of the operation screen; receiving, on the display module, a dragging input for dragging a first icon of the plurality of icons into the at least one pocket area, wherein the first icon disappears into the at least one pocket area in response to the dragging input while the operation screen is displayed; generating a new icon in the at least one pocket area and making the new icon appear from the at least one pocket area in response to the dragging input, wherein the new icon corresponds to a folder icon representing a folder including the disappeared first icon; automatically moving the new icon from the at least one pocket area to a location where the disappeared first icon was originally displayed without a further dragging input; displaying the new icon at the location where the disappeared first icon was originally displayed; and displaying the disappeared first icon included in the new icon on the operation screen as a thought balloon or a popup window upon receiving a command to select the new icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a display module configured to display an operation screen on which a plurality of icons are arranged; and a controller configured to; control the display module to display at least one pocket area on one side of the operation screen, make a first icon of the plurality of icons disappear into the at least one pocket area while the operation screen is displayed when a dragging input for dragging the first icon into the at least one pocket area is received, generate a new icon in the at least one pocket area and make the new icon appear from the at least one pocket area in response to the dragging input, wherein the new icon corresponds to a folder icon representing a folder including the disappeared first icon, automatically move the new icon from the at least one pocket area to a location where the disappeared first icon was originally displayed without a further dragging input, control the display module to display the new icon at the location where the disappeared first icon was originally displayed, and control the display module to display the disappeared first icon included in the new icon on the operation screen as a thought balloon or a popup window upon receiving a command to select the new icon. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying, on a display module of the mobile terminal, an operation screen on which a plurality of objects are arranged; displaying a first pocket area for creating a new folder on one side of the operation screen and a second pocket area for performing a predefined function on another side of the operation screen when any one of the plurality of objects is touched for more than a predefined amount of time; receiving, on the display module, a first dragging input for dragging a first object of the plurality of objects into the first pocket area; in response to the received first dragging input, making the first object disappear into the first pocket area, and generating a new folder in the first pocket area, and automatically moving the new folder from the first pocket area to a location where the disappeared first object was originally displayed without a further dragging input, the new folder including the disappeared first object; receiving, on the display module, a second dragging input for dragging a second object of the plurality of objects into the second pocket area; and in response to the received second dragging input, making the second object disappear into the second pocket area and saving the disappeared second object in a folder for performing the predefined function. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a display module configured to display an operation screen on which a plurality of objects are arranged; and a controller configured to; control the display module to display a first pocket area on one side of the operation screen and a second pocket area for performing a predefined function on another side of the operation screen when any one of the plurality of objects is touched for more than a predefined amount of time, detect a first dragging input for dragging a first object of the plurality of objects into the first pocket area from the display module, in response to the detected first dragging input, make the first object disappear into the first pocket area, and generate a new folder in the first pocket area, and automatically move the new folder from the first pocket area to a location where the disappeared first object was originally displayed without a further dragging input, the new folder including the disappeared first object, detect a second dragging input for dragging a second object of the plurality of objects into the second pocket area from the display module, and in response to the detected second dragging input, make the second object disappear into the second pocket area and save the disappeared second object in a folder for performing the predefined function. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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