Mobile terminal and controlling method for displaying information of a wearable device
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSanghyun Eim, Jumin Chi, Gukchan Lim
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which various convenient functions including application management in association with such a wearable external device as a watch type mobile terminal and the like can be provided. The present invention includes a wireless communication unit, a touchscreen, and a controller, when the touchscreen is turned off, if a 1st touch is inputted to the touchscreen and a 2nd touch is then inputted to the touchscreen by maintaining the 1st touch, turning on the touchscreen and controlling information of at least one wearable device currently connected through the wireless communication unit to be displayed on the touchscreen.
Claims20
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with at least one wearable device;
- a touchscreen configured to display information and to receive touch inputs;
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- a controller configured to, in response to a first touch input, which is received via the touchscreen while the touchscreen is in a turned-off status, and a second touch input that is received via the touchscreen while the first touch input is maintained on the touchscreen, turn on the touchscreen and cause the touchscreen to display information of the at least one wearable device, the wearable device being wirelessly connected with the mobile terminal via the wireless communication unit.
A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising a touchscreen, the method comprising:
- communicating with at least one wearable device;
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- in response to a first touch input, which is received via the touchscreen while the touchscreen is in a turned-off status, and a second touch input that is received via the touchscreen while the first touch input is maintained on the touchscreen, turning on the touchscreen and displaying information of the at least one wearable device, the wearable device being wirelessly connected with the mobile terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.