MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20150052466A1
• Filed: 05/23/2014
• Published: 02/19/2015
• 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
• Granted Patent: US 10,031,659 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/769
• 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 control a system setting based on a user'"'"'s system setting input,

wherein the controller, if receiving an application individual setting input corresponding to a prescribed application, controls the application individual setting to be applied in case of activation of the prescribed application only.

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

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1,

wherein if a first touch gesture is received through the touchscreen, the controller further configured to output a system setting screen for receiving the system setting input, and if a second touch gesture is received through the touchscreen, to output an individual setting screen for receiving the application individual setting input.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3,

wherein the touchscreen has a quadrangular shape having 4 sides,

wherein the first touch gesture comprises an input applied in a manner of touching a first side edge of the touchscreen and then dragging, and

wherein the second touch gesture comprises an input applied in a manner of touching a second side edge of the touchscreen and then dragging.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 3,

wherein the touchscreen has a quadrangular shape having 4 sides,

wherein the first touch gesture comprises an input applied in a manner of touching a first side edge of the touchscreen and then dragging, and

wherein the second touch gesture comprises an input applied in a manner of double touching the first side edge of the touchscreen and then dragging.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 3,

wherein the touchscreen has a quadrangular shape having 4 sides,

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 the second touch gesture comprises 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.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1,

wherein the controller further configured to output a system setting screen capable of receiving a system setting input and at least one setting icon capable of activating/deactivating a prescribed function on the system setting screen through the touchscreen,

wherein if a first touch gesture is inputted to a prescribed one of the at least one setting icon, the controller further configured to control the system setting to activate/deactivate the prescribed function corresponding to the prescribed setting icon, and if a second touch gesture is inputted to the prescribed setting icon, to control the activation/deactivation of the prescribed function to be applied in case of the activation of the prescribed application only.

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

output a system setting screen capable of receiving a system setting input, at least one setting icon capable of activating/deactivating a prescribed function on the system setting screen, and at least one application icon through the touchscreen,

receive an input of selecting at least one of the outputted at least one application icon, and

if a prescribed icon is selected from the at least one setting icon, control activation/deactivation of the prescribed function to be applied in case of activation of the selected at least one application icon only.

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

controlling a system setting based on a user'"'"'s system setting input; and

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.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of controlling the system setting based on the received application individual setting input in case of the activation of the prescribed application.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

if a first touch gesture is received through the touchscreen, outputting a system setting screen capable of receiving the system setting input; and

if a second touch gesture is received through the touchscreen, outputting an individual setting screen capable of the application individual setting input.

12. The method of claim 11,

wherein the touchscreen has a quadrangular shape having 4 sides,

wherein the first touch gesture comprises an input applied in a manner of touching a first side edge of the touchscreen and then dragging, and

wherein the second touch gesture comprises an input applied in a manner of touching a second side edge of the touchscreen and then dragging.

13. The method of claim 11,

wherein the touchscreen has a quadrangular shape having 4 sides,

wherein the first touch gesture comprises an input applied in a manner of touching a first side edge of the touchscreen and then dragging, and

wherein the second touch gesture comprises an input applied in a manner of double touching the first side edge of the touchscreen and then dragging.

14. The method of claim 11,

wherein the touchscreen has a quadrangular shape having 4 sides,

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 the second touch gesture comprises 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.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

outputting a system setting screen capable of receiving a system setting input and at least one setting icon capable of activating/deactivating a prescribed function on the system setting screen through the touchscreen;

if a first touch gesture is inputted to a prescribed one of the at least one setting icon, controlling the system setting to activate/deactivate the prescribed function corresponding to the prescribed setting icon; and

if a second touch gesture is inputted to the prescribed setting icon, controlling the activation/deactivation of the prescribed function to be applied in case of the activation of the prescribed application only.

16. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

outputting a system setting screen capable of receiving a system setting input, at least one setting icon capable of activating/deactivating a prescribed function on the system setting screen, and at least one application icon through a touchscreen;

receiving an input of selecting at least one of the outputted at least one application icon; and

if a prescribed icon is selected from the at least one setting icon, controlling activation/deactivation of the prescribed function to be applied in case of activation of the selected at least one application icon only.