Mobile terminal and method for gesture input controlling an individual application setting

• US 10,031,659 B2
• Filed: 05/23/2014
• Issued: 07/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Chun, Woochang
• Primary Examiner(s): Sax, Steven
• Application Number:
  US14/285,796
• Publication Number:
  US 20150052466A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,523 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• 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 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which facilitates a terminal to be used in further consideration of user'"'"'s convenience. The present invention includes a touchscreen and a controller controlling a system setting based on a user'"'"'s system setting input, the controller, if receiving an application individual setting input corresponding to a prescribed application, controlling the application individual setting to be applied in case of activation of the prescribed application only. Accordingly, a setting for an overall system and a setting for an individual application are performed discriminately, whereby a convenience enhanced user environment can be provided. And, in performing a setting for an overall system and a setting for an individual application discriminately, a user interface (UI) for facilitating the settings can be provided.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a touchscreen; and

a controller configured to;

display, via the touchscreen, a system setting screen including at least one setting icon, in response to a first touch gesture, and to display a plurality of applications, in response to receiving selecting input of a first setting icon in an inactive state, via the touchscreen, change the first setting icon into a second setting icon in an overall system active state, and display the second setting icon, wherein in the inactive state, the first setting icon is not activated, and in the overall system active state, the first setting icon is active for all of the plurality of applications,

in response to receiving selecting input of the second setting icon in the overall system active state, via the touchscreen, change the second setting icon into a third setting icon in an individual application active state, and display the third setting icon, wherein in the individual application active state, the setting icon is active only for a prescribed individual application,

in response to receiving selecting input of the third setting icon in the individual application active state, via the touch screen, change the third setting icon into the first setting icon in the inactive state again, and display the first setting icon,

wherein, if receiving an application individual setting input corresponding to the prescribed individual application, via the touchscreen, control the application individual setting to be applied in case of activation of the prescribed application only,

display an overall setting screen,

in response to receiving selecting input of a setting icon, activate a function corresponding to the setting icon in an overall system,

display a first popup window indicating that the function is activated in the overall system,

display an individual setting screen and a specific indicator identifying an individual application,

in response to receiving selecting input of a setting icon, activate a function corresponding to the setting icon in the individual application, and

display a second popup window indicating that the function is activated in the individual application,

wherein the at least one setting icon corresponds to a setting for the overall system and a setting for the prescribed individual application,

wherein the at least one setting icon is one of a Wi-Fi setting icon, a Global Positioning System (GPS) setting icon, a sound setting icon, an auto-rotation setting icon, a Bluetooth setting icon, a data network setting icon and a power saving mode setting icon,

wherein the first touch gesture comprises an input applied in a manner of touching a first side edge in a first region generated from partitioning the touchscreen into two parts and then dragging, and

wherein a second touch gesture comprises one of;

an input applied in a manner of touching the first side edge in a second region generated from partitioning the touchscreen into the two parts of the touchscreen and then dragging; and

an input applied in a manner of two sequential taps of one finger over a duration of time touching the first side edge of the touchscreen and then dragging.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control the system setting based on the received application individual setting input if the prescribed application is executed.

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

displaying, via the touchscreen, a system setting screen including at least one setting icon, in response to a first touch gesture, and displaying a plurality of applications;

in response to receiving selecting input of a first setting icon in an inactive state, via the touchscreen, changing the first setting icon into a second setting icon in an overall system active state, and displaying the second setting icon, wherein in the inactive state, the first setting icon is not activated, and in the overall system active state, the first setting icon is active for all of the plurality of applications;

in response to receiving selecting input of the second setting icon in the overall system active state, via the touchscreen, changing the second setting icon into a third setting icon in an individual application active state, and displaying the third setting icon, wherein in the individual application active state, the setting icon is active only for a prescribed individual application;

in response to receiving selecting input of the third setting icon in the individual application active state, via the touch screen, changing the third setting icon into the first setting icon in the inactive state again, and displaying the first setting icon;

if receiving an application individual setting input corresponding to the prescribed individual application, via the touchscreen, controlling the application individual setting to be applied in case of activation of the prescribed application only;

displaying an overall setting screen;

in response to receiving selecting input of a setting icon, activating a function corresponding to the setting icon in an overall system;

displaying a first popup window indicating that the function is activated in the overall system;

displaying an individual setting screen and a specific indicator identifying an individual application;

in response to receiving selecting input of a setting icon, activating a function corresponding to the setting icon in the individual application; and

displaying a second popup window indicating that the function is activated in the individual application,

wherein the at least one setting icon corresponds to a setting for the overall system and a setting for the prescribed individual application,

wherein the at least one setting icon is one of a Wi-Fi setting icon, a Global Positioning System (GPS) setting icon, a sound setting icon, an auto-rotation setting icon, a Bluetooth setting icon, a data network setting icon and a power saving mode setting icon,

wherein the first touch gesture comprises an input applied in a manner of touching a first side edge in a first region generated from partitioning the touchscreen into two parts and then dragging, and

wherein a second touch gesture comprises one of;

an input applied in a manner of touching the first side edge in a second region generated from partitioning the touchscreen into the two parts of the touchscreen and then dragging; and

an input applied in a manner of two sequential taps of one finger over a duration of time touching the first side edge of the touchscreen and then dragging.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising controlling the system setting based on the received application individual setting input in case of the activation of the prescribed application.