Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof
First Claim
1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a touch screen configured to receive a touch input command from a user; and
a controller configured to;
display a first icon together with a second icon on a home screen of the touch screen, the first icon being an attribute-giving icon, and the second icon being an application icon or a widget, such that the first icon is generated on the home screen after the second icon is displayed on the home screen,display an attribute icon on or with the second icon to indicate that an attribute of the first icon displayed on the home screen is applied to the second icon displayed on the home screen, in response to a first touch input received via the touch screen, wherein the first touch input is to bring the first icon and the second icon into contact with each other, anddetermine whether or not the first icon disappears after the attribute of the first icon is applied to the second icon in response to the first touch input, depending on a duration of the contact between the first icon and the second icon,wherein the controller is further configured to;
in response to transferring a plurality of attributes to the second icon, display the second icon together with relevant attribute icons corresponding to the plurality of attributes, andin response to a single predetermined touch input received via the touch screen, remove all of the plurality of attributes from the second icon such that the second icon is displayed without the relevant attribute icons corresponding to the plurality of attributes,wherein the attribute applied to the second icon relates to executing an application associated with the second icon, andwherein whether or not the first icon disappears is determined such that the first icon disappears after the attribute of the first icon is applied to the second icon if the duration of the contact between the first icon and the second icon is less than a predetermined time, and the first icon does not disappear after the attribute of the first icon is applied to the second icon if the duration of the contact between the first icon and the second icon is equal to or longer than the predetermined time.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a user interface facilitating a setting of an additional function on an icon can be provided. One embodiment of the present invention includes a display unit, a user input unit configured to receive an input of a command from a user, and a controller generating a first attribute-giving icon corresponding to a first attribute on the display unit in accordance with a first input via the user input unit, the controller, if a distance between the first attribute-giving icon and a second icon displayed on the display unit is changed into a prescribed range in accordance with a second input via the user input unit, controlling the first attribute to be given to the second icon.
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22 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a touch screen configured to receive a touch input command from a user; and a controller configured to; display a first icon together with a second icon on a home screen of the touch screen, the first icon being an attribute-giving icon, and the second icon being an application icon or a widget, such that the first icon is generated on the home screen after the second icon is displayed on the home screen, display an attribute icon on or with the second icon to indicate that an attribute of the first icon displayed on the home screen is applied to the second icon displayed on the home screen, in response to a first touch input received via the touch screen, wherein the first touch input is to bring the first icon and the second icon into contact with each other, and determine whether or not the first icon disappears after the attribute of the first icon is applied to the second icon in response to the first touch input, depending on a duration of the contact between the first icon and the second icon, wherein the controller is further configured to; in response to transferring a plurality of attributes to the second icon, display the second icon together with relevant attribute icons corresponding to the plurality of attributes, and in response to a single predetermined touch input received via the touch screen, remove all of the plurality of attributes from the second icon such that the second icon is displayed without the relevant attribute icons corresponding to the plurality of attributes, wherein the attribute applied to the second icon relates to executing an application associated with the second icon, and wherein whether or not the first icon disappears is determined such that the first icon disappears after the attribute of the first icon is applied to the second icon if the duration of the contact between the first icon and the second icon is less than a predetermined time, and the first icon does not disappear after the attribute of the first icon is applied to the second icon if the duration of the contact between the first icon and the second icon is equal to or longer than the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling a display of a mobile terminal having a touch screen and a controller, the method comprising:
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displaying a first icon together with a second icon on a home screen of the touch screen, the first icon being an attribute-giving icon, and the second icon being an application icon or a widget, such that the first icon is generated on the home screen after the second icon is displayed on the home screen; displaying an attribute icon on or with the second icon to indicate that an attribute of the first icon displayed on the home screen is applied to the second icon displayed on the home screen in response to a first touch input received via the touch screen, wherein the first touch input is to bring the first icon and the second icon into contact with each other; and determining whether or not the first icon disappears after the attribute of the first icon is applied to the second icon in response to the first touch input, depending on a duration of the contact between the first icon and the second icon, wherein the method further comprises; in response to transferring a plurality of attributes to the second icon, displaying the second icon together with relevant attribute icons corresponding to the plurality of attributes; and in response to a single predetermined touch input received via the touch screen, removing all of the plurality of attributes from the second icon such that the second icon is displayed without the relevant attribute icons corresponding to the plurality of attributes, wherein the attribute applied to the second icon relates to executing an application associated with the second icon, and wherein whether or not the first icon disappears is determined such that the first icon disappears after the attribute of the first icon is applied to the second icon if the duration of the contact between the first icon and the second icon is less than a predetermined time, and the first icon does not disappear after the attribute of the first icon is applied to the second icon if the duration of the contact between the first icon and the second icon is equal to or longer than the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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