US 8,078,134 B2 · Mobile terminal and method of controlling operation of the mobile terminal

Abstract

A mobile terminal is provided including a display module, an acceleration sensor, and a controller. The display module is for displaying first content and second content. The acceleration sensor is for providing measurement data on a direction of gravitational acceleration. The controller is configured to display the first content and the second content in line vertically and to rotate the first content and the second content when the measurement data indicate that the mobile terminal has been rotated to a first position while uniformly maintaining a display direction of the display module. The controller is further configured to display the first content and the second content in line horizontally and to rotate the first content and the second content when the measurement data indicate that the mobile terminal has been rotated to a second position while uniformly maintaining the display direction of the display module.

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Dependent claims

A method of controlling the operation of a mobile terminal including a display module for displaying first content and second content and an acceleration sensor for providing measurement data on a direction of gravitational acceleration, the method comprising:

displaying the first content and the second content on the display module;
displaying the first content and the second content in line vertically and rotating the first content and the second content when the measurement data indicate that the mobile terminal has been rotated to a first position while uniformly maintaining a display direction of the display module;
and
displaying the first content and the second content in line horizontally and rotating the first content and the second content when the measurement data indicate that the mobile terminal has been rotated to a second position while uniformly maintaining the display direction of the display module.

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A method of controlling the operation of a mobile terminal including a display module having a first display region and a second display region and including an acceleration sensor for providing measurement data on a direction of gravitational acceleration, the method comprising:

displaying first content and second content in a first display region and a second display region;
and
scaling up one of the first content or the second content and displaying the scaled-up content in a combined area of the first display region and the second display region, if the measurement data indicates the mobile terminal has been rotated while uniformly maintaining the display direction of the display module.

A mobile terminal comprising:

a display module having a first display region and a second display region;
an acceleration sensor for providing measurement data on a direction of gravitational acceleration of the mobile terminal;
and
a controller configured to display first content and second content in the first display region and the second display region,
wherein the controller is configured to scale up either the first content or the second content and to display the scaled-up content in a combined area of the first display region and the second display region while uniformly maintaining the display direction of the display module, if the measurement data indicates the mobile terminal has been rotated.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Mobile terminal and method of controlling operation of the mobile terminal

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Abstract

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