Lg Electronics Inc.

Jin A Chang

Kye Sook Jeong

Yoo Mee Song

Kyung Lack Kim

Zee Young Min

A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method including displaying, via a controller, at least one first function icon on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, assigning, via the controller, a first input gesture to the displayed first function icon such that a first function corresponding to the first function icon is executed when the first input gesture is performed on the mobile terminal, and removing, via the controller, the first function icon from the touchscreen of the mobile terminal after the first gesture has been assigned to the first function icon.

Mobile terminal and corresponding method for assigning user-drawn input gestures to functions

An object search method, computer program product, and a terminal having an object search function are disclosed. The object search method includes: displaying a list of a plurality of objects including a first object and a second object in a first screen area, and displaying a touch input window for touch input in a second screen area; touching a first position on the touch input window with a pointer and then dragging the pointer to a second position on the touch input window; and moving an object indicator from the first object to the second object on the list as the pointer is dragged from the first position to the second position. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently search for an object.

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Seoul, South Korea

Jin A Chang