Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a memory configured to store image data;

a touchscreen; and

a controller configured to:

cause the touchscreen to display a plurality thumbnail images of a thumbnail image list based on the stored image data, wherein the plurality of thumbnail images are displayed at a first scale;

scrolling the plurality of thumbnail images when a scroll input is applied to the thumbnail image list at the touchscreen;

changing the displayed scale of the plurality of thumbnail images from the first scale to a second scale when the scroll input applied to the thumbnail image list meets a scale change condition; and

assigning the plurality of thumbnail images to at least one group and changing the displayed thumbnail image list to a grouping type list when the changed scale of the plurality of thumbnail images meets a threshold scale,

wherein the grouping type list includes at least one group having the plurality of thumbnail images, and

wherein when changing the displayed thumbnail image list to a grouping type list, a camera is activated and the displayed thumbnail image list is changed into the grouping type list based on a user face recognized through the activated camera.

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

cause the touchscreen to terminate the displaying of the plurality of thumbnail images and display a group of prescribed image data in response to a touch gesture received at the touchscreen.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein the touch gesture comprises a touch input received at a displayed location of one image of the plurality of thumbnail images and a drag input that extends from the touch input in a right-left direction.

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

cause the touchscreen to display a preview of at least one image assigned to the at least one group of the grouping type list on a path of a drag input which is applied to the at least one group of the grouping type list.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the scale change condition comprises at least one of the scroll input received for a number of times that is equal to or greater than a prescribed number of times or the scroll input having a speed that is equal to or greater than a prescribed speed.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1 ,

wherein the controller is further configured to:

activate the camera when the displayed scale of the plurality of thumbnail images is changed from the first scale to the second scale.

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

a microphone, wherein the controller is further configured to:

search for a tag information of the stored image data based on a recognized voice that is received via the microphone; and

cause the touchscreen to display image data related to image data found according to the search for the tag information.

8. A method performed by a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying, on a touchscreen, a plurality thumbnail images of a thumbnail image list based on stored image data, wherein the plurality of thumbnail images are displayed at a first scale;

scrolling the plurality of thumbnail images when a scroll input is applied to the thumbnail image list at the touchscreen;

changing the displayed scale of the plurality of thumbnail images from the first scale to a second scale when the scroll input applied to the thumbnail image list meets a scale change condition; and

assigning the plurality of thumbnail images to at least one group and changing the displayed thumbnail image list to a grouping type list when the changed scale of the plurality of thumbnail images meets a threshold scale,

wherein the grouping type list includes at least one group having the plurality of thumbnail images, and

wherein when changing the displayed thumbnail image list to a grouping type list, a camera is activated and the displayed thumbnail image list is changed into the grouping type list based on a user face recognized through the activated camera.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

terminating the displaying of the plurality of thumbnail images and displaying a group of prescribed image data in response to a touch gesture received at the touchscreen.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the touch gesture comprises a touch input received at a displayed location of one image of the plurality of thumbnail images and a drag input that extends from the touch input in a right-left direction.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

displaying, on the touchscreen, a preview of at least one image assigned to the at least one group of the grouping type list on a path of a drag input which is applied to the at least one group of the grouping type list.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the scale change condition comprises at least one of the scroll input received for a number of times that is equal to or greater than a prescribed number of times or the scroll input having a speed that is equal to or greater than a prescribed speed.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

activating the camera when the displayed scale of the plurality of thumbnail images is changed from the first scale to the second scale.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

searching for a tag information of the stored image data based on a recognized voice that is received via a microphone; and

displaying, on the touchscreen, image data related to image data found according to the search for the tag information.