Mobile terminal having multi-function executing capability and executing method thereof

• US 9,535,592 B2
• Filed: 07/11/2014
• Issued: 01/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Eun-Young, Jeong, Kye-Sook, Cho, Hye-Youn, Shin, Hye-Eun
• Primary Examiner(s): Miah, Liton
• Application Number:
  US14/329,300
• Publication Number:
  US 20140325416A1
• Time in Patent Office: 907 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2747 Scrolling on a display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

A mobile terminal having a touch function is provided. The mobile terminal includes a display module and a controller. The display module displays content lists in a content list screen. The controller is configured to divide a predetermined region of the content list screen into a first region and a second region and to execute different functions according to whether a content list in the content list screen is dragged to the first region or to the second region.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a touchscreen; and

a controller configured to;

cause the touchscreen to display a list including a plurality of items, wherein each of the plurality items is displayed within an associated region;

cause the touchscreen to display a first icon within a first region associated with a first item, among the plurality of items, in response to a touch drag that is received on the first item within the first region, wherein the first item is moved by the touch drag, and the first icon is aligned with the first item linearly in the first region; and

delete the first item from the list in response to a drag input that extends linearly from the touch drag and that is received on the first item within the first region, wherein the touch drag and the drag input is a single continuous contact with the touchscreen.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the first region includes a first sub region and a second sub region, and

wherein the touch drag is applied toward the first sub region, and the drag input is applied toward the second sub region through the first sub region.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the second sub region is aligned with the first sub region linearly.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the first icon disappears when the first item is dragged to the second sub region.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein a portion of the first item disappears from the list while the first item is dragged to the second sub region.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the touchscreen to display a second icon when the first item is dragged to the second sub region.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the first icon is associated with a first function that is related to selection of the first item.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the list is related to a short message service (SMS) application or a music application.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the drag input is linear within the first region.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to scroll the plurality of items vertically in response to an input, and wherein the drag input is horizontal relative to the vertical scrolling of the plurality of items.