Mobile terminal and control method for the mobile terminal

• US 9,836,182 B2
• Filed: 10/09/2014
• Issued: 12/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Mihyun, Han, Dongsu, Shin, Woohyoung, Kim, Seonghyok, Woo, Sungho
• Primary Examiner(s): HAILU, TADESSE
• Application Number:
  US14/510,964
• Publication Number:
  US 20150350414A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,153 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• 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: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• 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 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication; a display unit configured to display an icon corresponding to an application; and a controller configured to display a first graphic object on the display unit along with the icon indicating first information about an event that has occurred with respect to the application, and display a second graphic object on the display unit including second information about the event that has occurred in which the second information includes more detailed information than the first information.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication;

a display unit configured to display a home screen and an icon corresponding to an application on the home screen; and

a controller configured to;

display a first graphic object on the home screen along with the icon indicating first information about an event that has occurred with respect to the application,

display a second graphic object on the icon including second information about the event that has occurred in which the second information includes more detailed information than the first information,

receive a dragging touch input applied to the second graphic object,

display a popup window for the second graphic object on the home screen without executing the application corresponding to the second graphic object, the popup window including at least one event item comprising additional information associated with the second information, and

perform different control commands on the popup window according to an extent to which the dragging touch input applied the second graphic object is dragged,

wherein the popup window disappears from the home screen when a touch up event occurs while the dragged extent does not leave a preset range, and

wherein the popup window is fixed to a position in which the dragging is released when the touch up event occurs while the dragged extent leaves the preset range.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to display the second graphic object on at least one of the icon and the first graphic object, and to change the second graphic object when the first graphic object is changed.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the first information of the first graphic object notifies a non-response to a call incoming event, and the second information of the second graphic object notifies caller information corresponding to the non-response call incoming event.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to display additional second information at a preset time interval.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the second information is displayed as a dynamic image on the icon in a preset direction.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive a preset touch gesture input with respect to the icon while the second information is displayed on at least one of the icon and the first graphic object, and

execute the application corresponding to the icon.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein, when the second information includes multiple pieces of additional information corresponding to the event, the controller is further configured to display a plurality of second graphic objects corresponding to the multiple pieces of additional information on a plurality of areas adjacent to the icon or a plurality of distinguishable areas in the icon.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

display an execution icon of at least one application corresponding to each event item included in the popup window,

receive a selection of the execution icon, and

execute an application corresponding to the selected execution icon.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive a touch input to an area of the popup window other than an area in which the execution icon is displayed, and

stop displaying the popup window on the display unit and execute an application corresponding to the popup window.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive a touch input on the icon,

display a first screen including a breakdown of information corresponding to the first and second graphic objects,

receive a first type of touch input for selecting an item included in the breakdown of information, and display an execution screen for an application corresponding to the selected item included in the breakdown of information based on the received first type of touch input, and

receive a second type of touch input of an item included in the breakdown of information, and display a menu including a pinning operation for not updating the first and second information indicated by the first and second graphic objects, respectively, based on the selected item and executed application.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to:

update the first information indicated by the first graphic object and update the second information indicated by the second graphic object based on the selected item and executed application, and

redisplay the first and second graphic objects.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

display the first graphic object on a status display area including status information associated with a current status of the mobile terminal,

display the second graphic object on the first graphic object, and

display a plurality of event items associated with the first and second information.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the icon is displayed as a folder image including a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of applications, and

wherein the first graphic object is displayed adjacent to the folder image and the second graphic object is displayed on a corresponding icon image for the event.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to change an arrangement of the plurality of icons included in the folder image based on a corresponding event that has occurred for a corresponding application.

15. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying, via a display unit of the mobile terminal, a home screen and an icon corresponding to an application on the home screen;

displaying a first graphic object on the home screen along with the icon indicating first information about an event that has occurred with respect to the application;

displaying a second graphic object on the icon including second information about the event that has occurred in which the second information includes more detailed information than the first information;

receiving a dragging touch input applied to the second graphic object;

displaying a popup window for the second graphic object on the home screen without executing the application corresponding the second graphic object, the popup window including at least one event item comprising additional information associated with the second information; and

performing different control commands on the popup window according to an extent to which the dragging touch input applied the second graphic object is dragged,

wherein the popup window disappears from the home screen when a touch up event occurs while the dragged extent does not leave a preset range, and

wherein the popup window is fixed to a position in which the dragging is released when the touch up event occurs while the dragged extent leaves a preset range.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

displaying the second graphic object on at least one of the icon and the first graphic object; and

changing the second graphic object when the first graphic object is changed.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the first information of the first graphic object notifies a non-response to a call incoming event, and the second information of the second graphic object notifies caller information corresponding to the non-response call incoming event.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

displaying additional second information at a preset time interval.