MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20110037710A1
• Filed: 05/04/2010
• Published: 02/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Jeong, Kye Sook, Cho, Jung Ok, Cho, Hee Young, Yang, Seung Hyun
• Granted Patent: US 8,823,654 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/025 'Virtual' control panels, e.g. Graphical User Interface [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which facilitates a terminal to be used in further consideration of user'"'"'s convenience. According to at least one of embodiments of the present invention, while a first function is being executed in a mobile terminal, if a second function different from the first function is executed, a first function icon having execution progress status information of the first function at a timing point of stopping the execution of the first function can be generated. If the first function is re-executed by selecting the first function icon later, it is advantageous in that the first function can be executed in a manner of being continuous with an execution progress status at the execution stop timing point.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a touchscreen configured to display information; and

a controller configured to;

execute a first function and control the touchscreen to display a first function window; and

upon newly executing a second function while executing the first function, automatically stop the execution of the first function at a first execution stop timing point and control the touchscreen to no longer display the first function window and to display a first function icon indicating execution progress status information related to the first function at the first execution stop timing point.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control the touchscreen to display a second function window upon newly executing the second function.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to re-execute the first function upon selection of the first function icon such that execution of the first function is continuous with the execution progress status at the first execution stop timing point.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the controller is further configured to control the touchscreen to display the first function window again and no longer display the first function icon when the first function is re-executed.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to control the touchscreen to display a polyhedron including a first facet and a second facet and to display the first function window on the first facet and the second function window on the second facet.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to automatically stop the execution of the second function at a second execution stop timing point upon execution of a third function and control the touchscreen to no longer display the second function window and to display a second function icon indicating second function execution progress status information at the second execution stop timing point

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

control the touchscreen to display the first function icon adjacent to the second function icon if the first function and the second function are related to the same function category; and

control the touchscreen to display the first function icon spaced apart from the second function icon if the first function and the second function are related to different function categories.

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

control the touchscreen to display a plurality of function icons including the first function icon, each of the plurality of function icons having a corresponding function category; and

arrange the plurality of function icons according to the corresponding function category of each of the plurality of function icons.

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

control the touchscreen to display a plurality of function icons including the first function icon; and

arrange the plurality of icons to be adjacent to each other when a specific touch gesture is received on the touchscreen.

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

control the touchscreen to display a plurality of function icons including the first function icon; and

arrange the plurality of icons to be adjacent to each other if a number of the plurality of function icons more than a specific number.

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

executing a first function and displaying a first function window on a touchscreen;

newly executing a second function while executing the first function;

automatically stopping the execution of the first function at a first execution stop timing point; and

no longer displaying the first function window on the touchscreen and displaying a first function icon on the touchscreen indicating execution progress status information related to the first function at the first execution stop timing point.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising displaying a second function window on the touchscreen upon newly executing the second function.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising re-executing the first function upon selection of the first function icon such that execution of the first function is continuous with the execution progress status at the first execution stop timing point.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising displaying the first function window again and no longer displaying the first function icon when the first function is re-executed.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

displaying a polyhedron including a first facet and a second facet; and

displaying the first function window on the first facet and the second function window on the second facet.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

automatically stopping the execution of the second function at a second execution stop timing point upon execution of a third function; and

no longer displaying the second function window on the touchscreen and displaying a second function icon on the touchscreen indicating second function execution progress status information at the second execution stop timing point

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

displaying the first function icon adjacent to the second function icon if the first function and the second function are related to the same function category; and

displaying the first function icon spaced apart from the second function icon if the first function and the second function are related to different function categories.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying a plurality of function icons including the first function icon, each of the plurality of function icons having a corresponding function category; and

arranging the plurality of function icons according to the corresponding function category of each of the plurality of function icons.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying a plurality of function icons including the first function icon; and

arranging the plurality of icons to be adjacent to each other when a specific touch gesture is received on the touchscreen.

20. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying a plurality of function icons including the first function icon; and

arranging the plurality of icons to be adjacent to each other if a number of the plurality of function icons more than a specific number.