Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same

• US 9,563,350 B2
• Filed: 07/19/2010
• Issued: 02/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Jong Hwan
• Primary Examiner(s): Ng, Amy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wong, William
• Application Number:
  US12/838,807
• Publication Number:
  US 20110041102A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,395 Days
• Field of Search: 715/863
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• 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

Abstract

A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same are provided, which facilitate diverse functions thereof to be registered in a touch gesture and functions, information and menu icons registered in the touch gesture to be arranged and displayed adjacent to the input touch gesture, when the touch gesture is input on the touchscreen. Further, a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same are provided, which facilitate a terminal to be used in further consideration of a user'"'"'s convenience.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a touchscreen that displays a locked screen including an item that indicates a usage lock state of contact information of a specific counterpart when a screen of the touchscreen is locked, wherein the contact information includes an image of the specific counterpart, and wherein the image is displayed as a background image of the displayed item; and

a hardware controller that;

when a specific touch gesture is input on the item, unlocks the locked screen and the usage lock state of the contact information corresponding to the item;

executes a specific function having a name associated with a shape of a pattern of the input specific touch gesture; and

controls the touchscreen to display a screen of the executed specific function, wherein the hardware controller further;

controls the touchscreen to display a touch gesture setting window to set the specific touch gesture;

examines an amount of pixels and pattern variation of the specific touch gesture input via the touch gesture setting window;

when the amount of pixels and the pattern variation of the specific touch gesture are lower than predetermined pixel amount and a predetermined pattern variation, determines that the specific touch gesture input via the touch gesture setting window has a simple pattern; and

controls the touchscreen to display a warning window including notification information, wherein the notification information indicates that the specific touch gesture input via the touch gesture setting window has a simple pattern and the specific touch gesture is to be re-input at the touch gesture setting window.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the specific function does not execute while the screen of the touchscreen is locked.

3. A method for controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying, on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, a locked screen including an item that indicates a usage lock state of contact information of a specific counterpart when a screen of the touchscreen is locked, wherein the contact information includes an image of the specific counterpart, and wherein the image is displayed as a background image of the displayed item;

when a specific touch gesture is input on the item, unlocking the locked screen and the usage lock state of the contact information corresponding to the item;

executing a specific function having a name associated with a shape of a pattern of the input specific touch gesture;

displaying a screen of the executed specific function;

displaying a touch gesture setting window for setting the specific touch gesture;

examining an amount of pixels and pattern variation of the specific touch gesture input via the touch gesture setting window;

when the amount of pixels and pattern variation of the specific touch gesture are lower than a predetermined pixel amount and a predetermined pattern variation, determining that the specific touch gesture input via the touch gesture setting window has a simple pattern; and

displaying a warning window including notification information, wherein the notification information indicates that the specific touch gesture input via the touch gesture setting window has a simple pattern and the specific touch gesture is to be re-input at the touch gesture setting window.