Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSookyeong Lee, Jeongyun Heo
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and controlling method thereof, suitable for making offline payment conveniently without a complicated procedure according to a use mode of the mobile terminal. The present invention includes a touchscreen, a fingerprint sensing unit, a wireless communication unit, and a controller configured to, if sensing a first fingerprint input through the fingerprint sensing unit, control a different function to be executed according to a use mode of the mobile terminal at a timing of sensing the first fingerprint input.
Claims20
A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a touchscreen;
- a sensor;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- execute a first function in response to a first fingerprint input received from the sensor when the mobile terminal is in a first mode at a time when the first fingerprint input is recognized by the controller;
- execute a second function in response to the first fingerprint input when the mobile terminal is in a second mode at the time when the first fingerprint input is recognized;
- enter an unlock mode and launch a payment application in response to the first fingerprint input when the first fingerprint input is recognized while the mobile terminal is in a lock mode;
- and
- launch the payment application in response to the first fingerprint input when the first fingerprint input is recognized while a home screen is displayed via the touchscreen.
A method for controlling a mobile terminal, comprising:
- recognizing a fingerprint input received from a sensor of the mobile terminal;
- executing a first function in response to the fingerprint input when the mobile terminal is in a first mode at a time when the fingerprint input is recognized;
- executing a second function in response to the fingerprint input when the mobile terminal is in a second mode at the time when the fingerprint input is recognized;
- entering an unlock mode and launching a payment application in response to the fingerprint input when the fingerprint input is recognized while the mobile terminal is in a lock mode;
- and
- launching the payment application in response to the fingerprint input when the fingerprint input is recognized while a home screen is displayed via a touchscreen of the mobile terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.