MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20120306780A1
• Filed: 09/23/2011
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Ohe, Heejung
• Application Number:
  US13/244,265
• Publication Number:
  US 20120306780A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• 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

Abstract

A mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a sensing unit configured to detect motion, a touchscreen configured to display a plurality of icons and a controller configured to control at least one function corresponding to at least one first motion of a plurality of different motions to be set in a first application corresponding to at least a first icon of the plurality of icons when the at least a first icon is selected by a touch on the touchscreen having a first pattern and the at least one first motion is detected via the sensing unit, wherein one or more functions correspond to each of the plurality of different motions.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a sensing unit configured to detect motion;

a touchscreen configured to display a plurality of icons; and

a controller configured to control at least one function corresponding to at least one first motion of a plurality of different motions to be set in a first application corresponding to at least a first icon of the plurality of icons when the at least a first icon is selected by a touch on the touchscreen having a first pattern and the at least one first motion is detected via the sensing unit,

wherein one or more functions correspond to each of the plurality of different motions.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein a plurality of first icons are selected by the touch on the touchscreen having the first pattern.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control a plurality of functions to be set in the first application, each of the plurality of functions corresponding to one of a plurality of first motions that exist.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control the set at least one function to be canceled if the at least a first icon is subsequently selected by a touch on the touchscreen having a second pattern.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control the at least one function corresponding to the at least one first motion to be set in a plurality of applications that correspond to a plurality of the icons if a second icon of the plurality of icons is selected by a touch on the touchscreen having the first pattern and the at least one first motion is detected via the sensing unit.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the controller is further configured to control the set at least one function to be canceled if the second icon is subsequently selected by a touch on the touchscreen having a second pattern.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control the touchscreen to display a first visual effect on a prescribed area of the touchscreen when the at least a first icon is selected by the touch on the touchscreen having the first pattern, the first visual effect indicating the one or more functions that correspond to each of the plurality of different motions.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the controller is further configured to control the touchscreen to display the first visual effect such that one or more function previously set in the first application is differentiated from the other of the one or more functions that correspond to each of the plurality of different motions.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the touch on the touchscreen having the first pattern comprises a long touch input, a proximity touch input, a long-proximity touch input or a double touch input.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the controller is further configured to control the touchscreen to display a menu on a prescribed area on the touchscreen; and

the menu is either for changing the one or more functions that correspond to each of the plurality of different motions or for adding at least one second motion to which the at least one function corresponds.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the at least one function comprises at least a lock function, a notification function, a setting menu entry function or a location service function.

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

displaying a plurality of icons on a touchscreen;

detecting a touch on the touchscreen having a first pattern to select at least a first icon from the plurality of icons displayed on the touchscreen;

detecting at least one first motion of a plurality of different motions via a sensing unit; and

setting a function corresponding to the detected at least one first motion in a first application corresponding to the selected at least a first icon,

wherein one or more functions correspond to each of the plurality of different motions.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising selecting a plurality of first icons in response to the touch on the touchscreen having the first pattern.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising setting a plurality of functions in the first application, each of the plurality of functions corresponding to one of a plurality of first motions that exist.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

detecting a touch on the touchscreen having a second pattern to select the at least a first icon; and

cancelling the set at least one function in response to the detected touch having the second pattern.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

detecting a touch on the touchscreen having the first pattern to select a second icon;

detecting the at least one first motion of a plurality of different motions via the sensing unit; and

setting the at least one function corresponding to the detected at least one first motion in a plurality of applications that correspond to a plurality of the icons.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

detecting a touch on the touchscreen having a second pattern to select the second icon; and

cancelling the set at least one function in response to the detected touch having the second pattern.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprising controlling the touchscreen to display a first visual effect on a prescribed area of the touchscreen when the at least a first icon is selected by the touch on the touchscreen having the first pattern, the first visual effect indicating the one or more functions that correspond to each of the plurality of different motions.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising controlling the touchscreen to display the first visual effect such that one or more function previously set in the first application is differentiated from the other of the one or more functions that correspond to each of the plurality of different motions.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the touch on the touchscreen having the first pattern comprises a long touch input, a proximity touch input, a long-proximity touch input or a double touch input.

21. The method of claim 12, further comprising controlling the touchscreen to display a menu on a prescribed area on the touchscreen, wherein the menu is either for changing the one or more functions that correspond to each of the plurality of different motions or for adding at least one second motion to which the at least one function corresponds.

22. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one function comprises at least a lock function, a notification function, a setting menu entry function or a location service function.