Method for operating execution icon of mobile terminal
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorSang-Won KIM
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Abstract
Functional applications (e.g., widgets) in the form of an icon are implemented to be merged or demerged, and a method for displaying, operating, and managing the widgets in a mobile terminal is disclosed. The concept of UI-wise merging and demerging is applied to the simple widget functions to update the widget functions. Also, widgets can be effectively managed through various scenarios of widget operations. The mobile terminal including: an input unit configured to detect an external input; a display unit configured to display a plurality of widgets; and a controller configured to merge or demerge widgets or execute an integrated function based on merged widgets according to an external input.
Claims17
A mobile terminal comprising:
- an input unit configured to detect an external input;
- a display unit configured to display a plurality of widgets;
- and
- a controller configured to merge/demerge the plurality of widgets and execute an integrated function based on an integrated widget.
A method for operating a widget of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- coupling two or more widgets according to a user selection;
- displaying an integrated widget according to the merged widgets;
- and
- selectively executing one of functions of the integrated widget according to a user input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.