Mobile terminal and controlling method to display memo content

• US 9,792,036 B2
• Filed: 12/07/2011
• Issued: 10/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Kijun
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Sang H
• Application Number:
  US13/313,224
• Publication Number:
  US 20130021270A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,141 Days
• Field of Search: 715230, 715716, 715727, 715728, 715863, 4554121, 455466, 455413, 379 8826, 379 8822, 379 671, 34833302
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/68 with means for recording information, e.g. telephone number during a conversation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/70 methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation

Abstract

A mobile terminal and method may be provided. A memo application function may be quickly provided through a single user action only. A touch screen may receive first user action for executing a memo application, and may receive second user action for receiving an input for a memo while the memo application is executing. A controller may execute the memo application in accordance with the first user action, and analyze the second user action and produce memo content according to the analyzed second user action. The controller may execute the memo application in response to initiation of the first user action, the controller may end execution of the memo application when the first user action is terminated, and the controller may control the memo content to be saved in memory in response to ending execution of the memo application.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a touch screen to display a plurality of icons including a memo icon related to a memo application, to receive a first user action at the memo icon for executing the memo application, and to receive a second user action for receiving an input for a memo while the memo application is executing; and

a controller to execute the memo application while the first user action is maintained, and to analyze the second user action and produce a memo content according to the analyzed second user action,

wherein when the first user action for executing the memo application and the second user action for selecting a specific image in a specific internet site exist, a memo window for the selected specific image is displayed,

when the memo content is inputted via the memo window, the memo content is to correspond to the selected specific image,

in response to receiving the memo content, while the first user action is maintained, at least one application related to the memo content is displayed within the memo window and can be selected, and in response to selecting the at least one application, automatically forwarding the memo content to the selected application; and

when the first user action is terminated, the memo content corresponding to the selected specific image is displayed adjacent to the selected specific image,

wherein the second user action includes a touch action to select the specific image displayed on the touch screen, and wherein the controller;

to save the memo content for the specific image selected by the second user action in accordance with the execution of the memo application, and

to display an indication window adjacent to the specific image when the first user action is terminated, wherein the indication window indicates that the memo content has been written for the specific image.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the touch screen displays the produced memo content after producing the memo content.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the touch screen displays the memo icon related to the memo application, and wherein the first user action includes a touch action on the memo icon.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the first user action includes a touch action on a specific position of a display region of the touch screen.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller controls a memo window to receive the input of the memo to be displayed on the touch screen by executing the memo application, and wherein the second user action includes a touch action on the memo window.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller controls the memo content to be saved in a memory as at least one of a text file, an image file or an audio file.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a substance of the memo content, and the controller executes at least one specific application using the determined substance of the memo content.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the at least one specific application includes at least one of an internet search application, a call application, a message sending application or a word processor application.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the second user action includes a touch action to select a specific content displayed on the touch screen, and wherein the controller controls the memo content to be saved for the specific content selected by the second user action in accordance with the execution of the memo application, and

wherein the controller displays a window indicating that the memo content has been written for the specific content.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the memo icon to shift on the touch screen based on a user'"'"'s touch.

11. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, comprising:

executing a memo application when a first user action is maintained at a memo icon, the memo icon corresponding to a memo application;

receiving a second user action to receive information of a memo via a touch screen while the first user action is maintained and the memo application is executed;

analyzing the received second user action;

producing a memo content according to the analyzed second user action; and

in response to release of the first user action from the memo icon, ending the memo application, wherein when the first user action for executing the memo application and the second user action for selecting a specific image in a specific internet site exist, a memo window for the selected specific image is displayed,

when the memo content is inputted via the memo window, the memo content is to correspond to the selected specific image,

in response to receiving the memo content, while the first user action is maintained, at least one application related to the memo content is displayed within the memo window and can be selected, and in response to selecting the at least one application, automatically forwarding the memo content to the selected application; and

when the first user action is terminated, the memo content corresponding to the selected specific image is displayed adjacent to the selected specific image,

wherein the second user action includes a touch action to select the specific image displayed on the touch screen, and wherein the method further comprises;

saving the memo content for the specific image selected by the second user action in accordance with the execution of the memo application, and

displaying an indication window adjacent to the specific image when the first user action is terminated, wherein the indication window indicates that the memo content has been written for the specific image.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying the produced memo content after producing the memo content.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first user action is based on a touch action on the memo icon displayed on the touch screen.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the second user action includes a touch action on the memo window.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the analyzed memo content is saved as at least one of a text file, an image file or an audio file.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising executing at least one specific application using the memo content.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the memo icon to shift on the touch screen based on a user'"'"'s touch.