Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJongchul KIM, Sunghee JO, Kibong SONG
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a mobile terminal of which a process of selecting a search engine for web search and a process of inputting a keyword are simplified. The mobile terminal according to this application may include a microphone, a wireless communication unit, a display unit and a controller configured to select a search engine usable for the web search set a keyword based on a voice inputted via the microphone perform a web search using the text.
Claims20
A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a microphone;
- a wireless communication unit;
- a display comprising a first region, a second region, and a third region;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- cause the display to display a list of search engines for web search in the first region in response to a first input, the first input comprising touching, by a pointer, a first position on the display and dragging the pointer from the touched first position to the first region;
- activate the microphone in response to a second input received after a first search engine is selected from the list of search engines, the second input comprising dragging the pointer from the first region to the second region;
- cause the display to display a first text in the second region, the first text generated by converting voice input received via the activated microphone;
- and
- cause the wireless communication unit to communicate with the selected first search engine to perform web search using the displayed first text in response to a third input, the third input comprising releasing the pointer that is in contact with the second region from the second region.
A method for controlling a mobile terminal comprising a microphone, a wireless communication unit, and a display, the display comprising a first region and a second region, wherein the method comprises:
- displaying, in the first region of the display, a list of search engines for web search in response to a first input, the first input comprising touching, by a pointer, a first position on the display and dragging the pointer from the touched first position to the first region;
- activating the microphone in response to a second input received after a search engine is selected from the list of search engines, the second input comprising dragging the pointer from the first region to the second region;
- displaying, in the second region of the display, a text generated by converting voice input received via the activated microphone;
- and
- communicating with the selected search engine via the wireless communication unit to perform web search using the displayed text in response to a third input, the third input comprising releasing the pointer that is in contact with the second region from the second region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.