IP Library Granted Patent US 10,963,156
Granted Patent B2
US 10,963,156 · App. 16/853,075 · Granted Mar 30, 2021

Mobile terminal and control method thereof

Inventors: Kiseok Han (Seoul, KR); Kyoungchul Oh (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
G06F3/0488G06F3/013G06F3/0482
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,963,156
App. No.
16/853,075
Granted
Mar 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile terminal includes a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a touch screen configured to display an execution screen; and a controller. The controller is configured to receive a touch input to one end of the touch screen that continuously moves in a direction toward the other end of the touch screen, if a start point of the touch input is a first end edge of the touch screen, display a first control screen on the touch screen, and if a start point of the touch input is a second end edge of the touch screen, display a second control screen on the touch screen. Further, the first control screen is a different control screen for controlling the mobile terminal than the second control screen, and the second control screen comprises a control center screen include control settings for controlling the mobile terminal.

Claims (31)

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication;

a touch screen configured to display an execution screen; and

a controller configured to:

receive a touch input to one end of the touch screen that continuously moves in a direction toward the other end of the touch screen, and

display different control screens on a part of the touch screen displaying the execution screen according to a start point of the touch input when the touch input is received,

wherein the controller is further configured to:

if the start point of the touch input is a first end edge of the touch screen, display a first control screen on the touch screen, and

if the start point of the touch input is a second end edge of the touch screen, display a second control screen on the touch screen,

wherein,

the first control screen is a different control screen for controlling the mobile terminal than the second control screen, and

the second control screen comprises a control center screen include control settings for controlling the mobile terminal.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first end edge of the touch screen is one portion of a top end edge of the touch screen, and the second end edge of the touch screen is another portion of the top end edge of the touch screen.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first end edge of the touch screen is one portion of a bottom end edge of the touch screen, and the second end edge of the touch screen is another portion of the bottom end edge of the touch screen.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first control screen and the second control screen are expanded on the touch screen in accordance with the continuously moving touch input.

5. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication;

a touch screen configured to display an execution screen; and

a controller configured to:

receive a touch input to one end of the touch screen that continuously moves in a direction toward the other end of the touch screen, and

display different control screens on the touch screen displaying the execution screen according to a start point of the touch input when the touch input is received,

wherein the controller is further configured to:

if the start point of the touch input is a first end edge of the touch screen, display a first control screen on the touch screen, and

if the start point of the touch input is a second end edge of the touch screen, display a second control screen on the touch screen,

wherein,

the first control screen is a different control screen for controlling the mobile terminal than the second control screen,

the first control screen and the second control screen include any of a notification panel including notifications about events occurred on the mobile terminal, a quick setting panel, a control center for changing a setting value of the mobile terminal, and a control menu for controlling an application of the executing screen, and

the first control screen or the second control screen are displayed as a full screen.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5 , wherein the first end edge of the touch screen is one portion of a top end edge of the touch screen, and the second end edge of the touch screen is another portion of the top end edge of the touch screen.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 5 , wherein the first end edge of the touch screen is one portion of a bottom end edge of the touch screen, and the second end edge of the touch screen is another portion of the bottom end edge of the touch screen.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 5 , wherein the first control screen and the second control screen comprise pop-up screens overlaid onto the execution screen.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2013-0112040 · Sep 17, 2013 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15925286 · Mar 19, 2018
Continuation 14488051 · Sep 16, 2014
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