IP Library Granted Patent US 10,664,075
Granted Patent B2
US 10,664,075 · App. 16/008,568 · Granted May 26, 2020

Watch type mobile terminal and method for controlling the same

Inventors: Yung Kim (Seoul, KR); Jonghwan Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,664,075
App. No.
16/008,568
Granted
May 26, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of controlling a watch-type mobile terminal including a bezel, the method includes executing a contact application stored in a memory; outputting a contact list on a display unit when the contact application is executed; sensing a touch input signal on the display unit, wherein the touch input signal is a drag touch input on the display unit in a first direction; scrolling the contact list to search for a specific contact regardless of the drag touch input's speed; sensing a rotation input on the bezel, wherein the rotation input is an input for rotating the bezel with a speed in a second direction, further the first direction is different from the second direction; and controlling a scroll pop-up for searching for the specific contact to be output on the contact list of the contact application if the speed of the rotation input is faster than a first predetermined speed.

Claims (25)

1. A method of controlling a watch-type mobile terminal, the method comprising:

performing communication with an external device via a wireless communication unit;

executing a contact application stored in a memory;

displaying a contact list on a display unit when the contact application is executed;

sensing a drag touch input on the display unit;

scrolling the contact list contact-by-contact to search for a specific contact in response to the sensed drag touch input;

displaying a first set of contacts on the display unit among contacts included in the contact list in response to the scrolled contact list;

sensing a rotation input on a bezel of the watch-type mobile terminal after the first set of contacts is displayed on the display unit;

in response to a speed of the sensed rotation input on the bezel being faster than a predetermined speed, displaying a quick scroll pop-up screen on the display unit overlaid onto a second set of contacts displayed on the display unit; and

in response to a speed of the sensed rotation input on the bezel being slower than the predetermined speed, displaying a different screen on the display unit that is different than a screen where the quick scroll pop-screen and the contact list are displayed.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bezel comprises a ring shaped member.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the bezel is configured to hold a separate glass or crystal member for protecting the display unit.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the different screen comprises a favorite list displaying favorite contacts among the contacts in the contact list.

5. A watch-type mobile terminal for communicating with an external device, the watch-type mobile terminal comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to perform communication with the external device;

a display unit configured to display a contact list when the contact application is executed, and

a controller configured to:

sense a drag touch input on the display unit;

scroll the contact list contact-by-contact to search for a specific contact in response to the sensed drag touch input;

display a first set of contacts on the display unit among contacts included in the contact list in response to the scrolled contact list;

sense a rotation input on a bezel of the watch-type mobile terminal after the first set of contacts is displayed on the display unit;

in response to a speed of the sensed rotation input on the bezel being faster than a predetermined speed, displaying a quick scroll pop-up screen on the display unit overlaid onto a second set of contacts displayed on the display unit; and

in response to a speed of the sensed rotation input on the bezel being slower than the predetermined speed, displaying a different screen on the display unit that is different than a screen where the quick scroll pop-screen and the contact list are displayed.

6. The watch-type mobile terminal of claim 5 , wherein the bezel comprises a ring shaped member.

7. The watch-type mobile terminal of claim 6 , wherein the bezel is configured to hold a separate glass or crystal member for protecting the display unit.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0067018 · May 31, 2016 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15340464 · Nov 1, 2016
Provisional Application 62309434 · Mar 16, 2016
Related Publication 20180299973A1 · Oct 18, 2018