Mobile terminal and method of controlling the mobile terminal
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsHeummo GU, Sanghoon Shin, Jindoo Seol
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes locking the mobile terminal; if a communication event occurs, displaying communication event alert information on a display module; and if a predefined gesture input is received in connection with the communication event alert information, unlocking the mobile terminal and entering an operating mode corresponding to the communication event. Therefore, it is possible to readily unlock the mobile terminal and place the mobile terminal in any operating mode in response to a gesture input.
Claims22
A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- placing the mobile terminal in a lock state;
- if a communication event occurs, displaying communication event alert information on a display module;
- and
- if a predefined gesture input is received in connection with the communication event alert information, releasing the mobile terminal from the lock state and entering an operating mode corresponding to the communication event.
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a display module;
- and
- a controller configured to display communication event alert information on a display module if a communication event occurs when the mobile terminal is placed in a lock state, wherein, if a predefined gesture input is received in connection with the communication event alert information, the controller releases the mobile terminal from the lock state and enters an operating mode corresponding to the communication event.
A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying an operation screen on a display module;
- receiving a multi-gesture input including first and second gesture inputs;
- and
- if there are one or more characters represented by the multi-gesture input, displaying a menu or an item list whose name includes the characters represented by the multi-gesture input on the display module.
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a display module configured to display an operation screen;
- and
- a controller configured to receive a multi-gesture input including first and second gesture inputs, wherein, if there are one or more characters represented by the multi-gesture input, the controller displays a menu or an item list whose name includes the characters represented by the multi-gesture input on the display module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.