MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20170131869A1
• Filed: 09/13/2016
• Published: 05/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: JUNG, Jong Cheol, KIM, Hong Joo, YUN, Jae Woong
• Granted Patent: US 10,423,297 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0354 with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• 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 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• 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 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a selection and/or execution of an application can be designated using a list of applications currently executed in a multitasking environment. The present invention includes a display unit, a user input unit configured to receive an input of a command from a user, and a controller, when a plurality of applications are being executed, if there is a first input via the user input unit, controlling a list of a plurality of the currently executed applications to be displayed on a first region, the controller, if one of at least one or more applications running in the background in the list is selected by a second input via the user input unit, controlling the selected application to be displayed on a second region of the display unit by having a prescribed visual effect applied thereto.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a touchscreen configured to display at least one executed application and to receive a user input; and

a controller configured to control display of the at least one executed application,

wherein the touchscreen receives a first input for displaying a menu on a first region, wherein the touchscreen further receives a second input for selecting a second application from the menu, and

the controller further displays an execution screen of the second application in the first region, and

wherein the first input includes a touch pattern.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the menu includes a list or icons of applications.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1,

wherein the menu is displayed within the first region, and

wherein the execution screen of the second application is displayed within the first region.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1,

wherein the first application is latterly executed on a whole screen of the touchscreen and the menu is displayed in the first region over at least a portion of the touchscreen, and

wherein the execution screen of the second application is displayed at the first region over the at least a portion of the touchscreen.

5. The mobile terminal of any one of claims 1, wherein the menu is displayed in the first region as a new window.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein a scroll bar is displayed in the new window for scrolling the menu to provide at least another one of the application icons.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the touch pattern comprises a drag input for specifying the position of the first region, and wherein a size of the first region is based on the drag input.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the menu is displayed in the first region after the drag input is released.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1,

wherein the user input receivable by the touchscreen further comprise an input for initiating designation of the first region via an indicator displayed on the touchscreen,

wherein the input for initiating designation of the first region is received by touchscreen before the first input designating the first region.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the first region has a rectangular shape.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the touchscreen comprises a proximity sensor unit configured to receive a proximate touch.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the touchscreen is further configured to receive the user inputs via a stylus pen.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control the touchscreen to display a visual indicator for indicating an outline of the touch pattern as the first input is received.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the visual indicator is displayed in real time.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the first region is enlarged to be displayed on the whole screen in response to a user input.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the menu includes text.