Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof using a blowing action
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsMihyun Park, Hyejin Eum, Saeyoung Ahn, Hongjo Shim, Seonghyok Kim
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Abstract
A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; a first sensor configured to detect a blowing action on the mobile terminal; a second sensor configured to detect an input action of a user; and a controller configured to execute a prescribed function on the mobile terminal when detecting the input of the user, detecting the blowing action on the mobile terminal, and detecting a release of the input action.
Claims12
A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal;
- a touchscreen configured to display an unlock object and a plurality of display objects when the touchscreen is locked;
- a first sensor configured to detect a blowing action on the mobile terminal;
- a second sensor configured to detect an input action of a user including a touch action on the unlock object;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- execute a prescribed function on the mobile terminal when detecting the blowing action on the mobile terminal while the input action of the user is detected,
- wherein the prescribed function includes:
- removing or changing at least a portion of the display objects based on the blowing action while the input action is being performed on the unlock object;
- and
- unlocking the touchscreen when a number of the removed or changed display objects equals a predetermined set number.
A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying an unlock object and a plurality of display objects when the touchscreen is locked on a touch screen;
- detecting, via a first sensor of the mobile terminal, a blowing action on the mobile terminal;
- detecting, via a second sensor of the mobile terminal, an input action of a user including a touch action on the unlock object;
- executing, via a controller of the mobile terminal, a prescribed function on the mobile terminal when detecting the blowing action on the mobile terminal while the input action of the user is detected,
- wherein the prescribed function includes:
- removing or changing at least a portion of the display objects based on the blowing action while the input action is being performed on the unlock object;
- and
- unlocking the touchscreen when a number of the removed or changed display objects equals a predetermined set number.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.