Mobile terminal and method of moving an icon from a page displayed on the mobile terminal to another page

• US 9,395,900 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2011
• Issued: 07/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Bae, Donghee
• Primary Examiner(s): LOWENBERGER, AARON J
• Application Number:
  US13/029,513
• Publication Number:
  US 20120084692A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,979 Days
• Field of Search: 715/769, 715/835, 715/837, 715/865, 715/810
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• 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

Abstract

A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal may include a touch screen configured to display a specific page a plurality of pages including at least one icon and a controller configured to move a specific icon displayed on the specific page to a page corresponding to a specific indicator a plurality of indicators when a predetermined user manipulation for selecting the specific indicator is detected, the plurality of pages having indicators corresponding the pages respectively.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a touchscreen; and

a controller configured to;

cause displaying on the touchscreen of a first page of a plurality of pages, the displayed first page including at least one icon and a plurality of page indicators including a first indicator and a second indicator, the first indicator corresponding to a second page of the plurality of pages that is not currently displayed, and the second indicator corresponding to the first page;

in response to receiving a touch input applied on a first icon of the at least one icon, initiate an icon reconfiguration mode and cause enlarging of the plurality of page indicators, wherein each of the plurality of page indicators is enlarged and the second indicator is displayed distinguishably from others among the plurality of enlarged page indicators while the first page is displayed;

in response to dragging of the first icon following the touch input, cause further enlarging of the enlarged first indicator when the dragged first icon overlaps a portion of the enlarged first indicator such that a size of the further enlarged first indicator is greatest among the plurality of page indicators; and

cause displaying on the touchscreen of page information of the second page that corresponds to the first indicator within the displayed further enlarged first indicator, wherein the page information is not displayed within the first indicator prior to the initiation of the icon reconfiguration mode, and wherein the page information represents a number of icons included in the second page.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the further enlarged size first indicator includes a defined boundary that is displayed on the touchscreen during the icon reconfiguration mode; and

the defined boundary defines an area within which the page information is displayed.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a haptic device, and wherein the controller is further configured to cause the haptic device to provide vibration to indicate operation in the icon reconfiguration mode.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein an animation results in the further enlarged size first indicator.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

an audio output unit, wherein the controller is further configured to control the audio output unit to output a specific sound corresponding to the displaying of the further enlarged size first indicator.

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

cause the touchscreen to terminate displaying of the first page; and

cause the touchscreen to display the second page which corresponds to the first indicator,

wherein the second page includes the first icon, which has been moved from the first page.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the touch input comprises a long touch, a double tap touch, or a proximity touch.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of page indicators includes at least page identification icons, folders including preview information about icons included in the corresponding page, or graphical objects related to the corresponding page.

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

cause the touchscreen to further display a preview image of the second page corresponding to the first indicator in addition to the page information when the dragged first icon overlaps with the portion of the first indicator.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein a degree of the enlargement of the first indicator is proportional to an area of the overlapped portion of the first indicator such that the further enlarged size of the first indicator varies based on a size of the area of the overlapped portion.

11. A method performed at a mobile terminal having a touchscreen, the method comprising:

displaying on the touchscreen a first page of a plurality of pages, the displayed first page including at least one icon;

displaying on the touchscreen a plurality of page indicators including a first indicator and a second indicator, the first indicator corresponding to a second page of the plurality of pages that is not currently displayed, and the second indicator corresponding to the first page currently displayed;

in response to receiving a touch input applied on a first icon of the at least one icon, initiating an icon reconfiguration mode and causing enlarging of the plurality of page indicators, wherein each of the plurality of page indicators is enlarged and the second indicator is displayed distinguishably from others among the plurality of enlarged page indicators while the first page is displayed;

in response to dragging of the first icon following the touch input, causing further enlarging of the enlarged first indicator when the dragged first icon overlaps a portion of the enlarged first indicator such that a size of the further enlarged first indicator is greatest among the plurality of page indicators; and

displaying on the touchscreen page information of the second page that corresponds to the first indicator within the displayed further enlarged first indicator, wherein the page information is not displayed within the first indicator prior to the initiation of the icon reconfiguration mode, and wherein the page information represents a number of icons included in the second page.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein:

the further enlarged size first indicator includes a defined boundary that is displayed on the display during the icon reconfiguration mode; and

the defined boundary defines an area within which the page information is displayed.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

providing vibration to indicate operation in the icon reconfiguration mode.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein an animation results in the further enlarged size first indicator.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

outputting a specific sound corresponding to the displaying of the further enlarged size first indicator.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

terminating the displaying of the first page; and

displaying the page which corresponds to the first indicator,

wherein the second page which corresponds to the first indicator includes the first icon, which has been moved from the first page.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the touch input comprises a long touch, a double tap touch, or a proximity touch.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of page indicators includes at least page identification icons, folders including preview information about icons included in the corresponding page, or graphical objects related to the corresponding page.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying a preview image corresponding to the first indicator in addition to the page information when the dragged first icon overlaps with the portion of the first indicator.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein a degree of the enlargement of the first indicator is proportional to an area of the overlapped portion of the first indicator such that the further enlarged size of the first indicator varies based on a size of the area of the overlapped portion.