Mobile terminal and method of controlling the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSungkyun Park, Hangyu Oh
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the same are provided. The method includes receiving a touch input from a side area on a touch screen for more than a predefined amount of time; setting a touch-lock area on the touch screen based on an area of the detection of the touch input; and displaying the touch-lock area differently from the rest of the touch screen so as to be easily distinguishable. Therefore, it is possible to effectively set a touch-lock area on the touch screen and thus to prevent the mobile terminal from performing an operation against the will of a user.
Claims19
A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- setting a first touch-lock area corresponding to a first operating mode of the mobile terminal on a touchscreen, wherein no icons relating to the first operating mode are displayed within the first touch-lock area of the touchscreen;
- setting a second touch-lock area on the touchscreen when a touch input is received at a side area of the touchscreen for more than a threshold length of time, wherein the second touch-lock area includes an area of the touchscreen that corresponds to the touch input and an additional area of the touchscreen;
- modifying a size of the second touch-lock area of the touchscreen when the mobile terminal is changed from the first operating mode to a second operating mode;
- and
- causing all displayed icons associated with the second operating mode to be displayed outside of the modified size of the second touch-lock area and within a touch-unlock area of the touchscreen after the mobile terminal is changed from the first operating mode to the second operating mode.
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a touchscreen;
- a memory configured to store information;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- set a first touch-lock area corresponding to a first operating mode of the mobile terminal on the touchscreen, wherein no icons relating to the first operating mode are displayed within the first touch-lock area of the touchscreen;
- set a second touch-lock area on the touchscreen when a touch input is received at a side area of the touchscreen for more than a threshold length of time, wherein the second touch-lock area includes an area of the touchscreen that corresponds to the touch input and an additional area of the touchscreen;
- modify a size of the second touch-lock area of the touchscreen when the mobile terminal is changed from the first operating mode to a second operating mode;
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- cause all displayed icons associated with the second operating mode to be displayed outside of the modified size of the second touch-lock area and within a touch-unlock area of the touchscreen after the mobile terminal is changed from the first operating mode to the second operating mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.