Method and mobile terminal for displaying fixed objects independent of shifting background images on a touchscreen

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a touchscreen configured to display a plurality of objects and display a first background image as a background of the plurality of objects, wherein each of the plurality of objects is moveable in the touchscreen; and

a controller configured to:

in response to a touch input for user selection of a specific object among the plurality of objects after an object edit mode is entered, control the specific object to be set to an independent type object and control another object of the plurality of objects to be set to a first dependent type object, wherein the specific object is displayed at a specific position on the touchscreen upon the user selection of the specific object, and

in response to a first touch drag in a first direction performed with respect to the first background image after the touch input for the user selection of the specific object is released, control the first background image and the first dependent type object to be shifted on the touchscreen while controlling the independent type object to remain fixedly displayed at the same specific position on the touchscreen irrespective of the shift of the first background image and the first dependent type object,

wherein the touchscreen is configured to display a three dimensional (3D) user interface, and

wherein the controller is further configured to:

display each of the plurality of objects at a different 3D depth according to whether it is a dependent type object or an independent type object,

display both the specific object and the another object at a same first 3D depth before the user selection, and

display the first dependent type object and the independent type object at the first 3D depth and a second 3D depth, respectively, after the user selection without any additional user input after the user selection.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control a second background image to appear on the touchscreen as being shifted relative to the touchscreen as the first background image is shifted to disappear from the touchscreen.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein, as the first background image is shifted to disappear from the touchscreen, the controller is configured to control the first dependent type object to disappear together with the first background image, and

wherein, as a second background image is shifted to appear on the touchscreen, the controller is configured to control a second dependent type object to appear together with the second background image.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3 , wherein, as the second dependent type object appears together with the second background image, the controller is configured to control both the independent type object and the second dependent type object to be displayed together on the second background image.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the first dependent type object and the independent type object to be displayed so as to be visually distinguished from each other.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control one of the first dependent type object and the independent type object to be displayed in a manner of being visually brought into contact with the first background image, and to control the other of the independent type object and the first dependent type object to be displayed in a manner of being visually spaced apart from the first background image.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6 ,

wherein, in response to a second touch and drag performed in a second direction with respect to the first background image, the controller is configured to control both the first dependent type object and the independent type object to be shifted together with the first background image.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control a third one of the plurality of objects that is an object mandatorily displayed on the touchscreen to be set to an independent type object irrespective of the user selection.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control a second background image to appear on the touchscreen as being shifted relative to the touchscreen as the first background image is shifted to disappear from the touchscreen,

wherein, as the first background image is shifted to disappear from the touchscreen, the controller is configured to control the first dependent type object to disappear together with the first background image, and

wherein, as the second background image is shifted to appear on the touchscreen, the controller is configured to control a second dependent type object to appear together with the second background image such that the second dependent type object at the first 3D depth is displayed together with the independent type object at the second 3D depth on the second background image.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the touchscreen is configured to provide a monoscopic or stereoscopic 3D image.

11. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying, on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, a plurality of objects and displaying a background image as a background of the plurality of objects, wherein each of the plurality of objects is moveable in the touchscreen;

in response to a touch input for user selection of a specific object among the plurality of objects after an object edit mode is entered, controlling the specific object to be set to an independent type object and controlling another object of the plurality of objects to be set to a dependent type object, wherein the specific object is displayed at a specific position on the touchscreen upon the user selection of the specific object; and

in response to a touch drag in a specific direction performed with respect to the background image after the touch input for the user selection of the specific object is released, controlling the background image and the dependent type object to be shifted on the touchscreen while controlling the independent type object to remain fixedly displayed at the same specific position on the touchscreen irrespective of the shift of the background image and the dependent type object,

wherein the touchscreen is configured to display a three dimensional (3D) user interface,

wherein each of the plurality of objects is displayed at a different 3D depth according to whether it is a dependent type object or an independent type object,

wherein both the specific object and the another object are displayed at a same first 3D depth before the user selection, and

wherein the first dependent type object and the independent type object are displayed at

the first 3D depth and a second 3D depth, respectively, after the user selection without any additional user input after the user selection.