MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
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1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- detecting a first touch on the mobile terminal for a predetermined time when the mobile terminal is in a locked state;
simultaneously displaying a locking icon and an unlocking icon in response to the detected first touch; and
detecting a second touch on the locking icon or the unlocking icon,wherein touching the locking icon for a predetermined time will partially unlock the mobile terminal, andwherein touching and dragging the unlocking icon to the locking icon will fully unlock the mobile terminal.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a mobile terminal is presented. The method includes detecting a first touch on the mobile terminal for a predetermined time when the mobile terminal is in a locked state, simultaneously displaying a locking icon and an unlocking icon in response to the detected first touch, and detecting a second touch on the locking icon or the unlocking icon, wherein touching the locking icon for a predetermined time will partially unlock the mobile terminal, and wherein touching and dragging the unlocking icon to the locking icon will fully unlock the mobile terminal.
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1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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detecting a first touch on the mobile terminal for a predetermined time when the mobile terminal is in a locked state; simultaneously displaying a locking icon and an unlocking icon in response to the detected first touch; and detecting a second touch on the locking icon or the unlocking icon, wherein touching the locking icon for a predetermined time will partially unlock the mobile terminal, and wherein touching and dragging the unlocking icon to the locking icon will fully unlock the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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detecting a first touch on the mobile terminal for a predetermined time when the mobile terminal is in a locked state; displaying a locking icon in response to the detected first touch; detecting a second touch on the locking icon for a predetermined time; displaying an unlocking icon and a plurality of locked items in response to the second detected touch; and detecting a third touch on the unlocking icon or the locking icon, wherein the mobile terminal will fully unlock in response to the detected third touch on the unlocking icon for a predetermined time, and wherein one of the plurality of locked items will unlock in response to the detected third touch and a drag of the unlocking icon to the one of the plurality of locked items. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying a locking icon while the mobile terminal is in a locked state; detecting a first touch on the locking icon for a predetermined time, such that a plurality of locked menu items are displayed in response to the detected first touch; detecting a second touch on the locking icon, wherein one of the plurality of locked menu items will be unlocked in response to the detected second touch and a drag of the locking icon to the one of the plurality of locked menu items, and wherein the mobile terminal is unlocked if a duration of the detected second touch is greater than the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising:
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a first sensor for detecting a first touch on the mobile terminal for a predetermined time when the mobile terminal is in a locked state; a display for displaying content; and a controller for controlling the display in response to instructions from the first sensor, wherein a locking icon, an unlocking icon, and a plurality of locked items are displayed on the display in response to the detected first touch, wherein a second sensor detects a second touch on the locking icon or the unlocking icon, such that the mobile terminal will fully unlock in response to the detected second touch on the unlocking icon for a predetermined time, and one of the plurality of locked items will unlock in response to the detected second touch on the locking icon and a drag of the locking icon to the one of the plurality of locked items. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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