Lg Electronics Inc.

Jinok Park

Seonggoo Kang

Disclosed are a mobile terminal having a display unit for outputting screen information and capable of enhancing a user's convenience related to the screen information, and a method for controlling the same. The mobile terminal includes: a touch screen configured to display screen information, and a controller configured to select a region of the touch screen based on first and second touch inputs when the first and second touch inputs applied to different points of the touch screen are maintained for a reference amount of time without being released, and configured to execute a function related to the selected region when a touch input corresponding to a preset condition is applied to the touch screen while the first and second touch inputs are maintained without being released.

Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same

Disclosed are a mobile terminal having a display unit for outputting screen information, and capable of enhancing a user's convenience related to the screen information, and a method for controlling the same. The mobile terminal includes: a touch screen configured to display screen information; and a controller configured to set a partial region among an entire region of the touch screen based on first and second touch inputs, if the first and second touch inputs applied to different points of the touch screen are maintained for a reference time without being released, and configured to execute a function related to the set partial region, if a touch input corresponding to a preset condition is applied to the touch screen while the first and second touch inputs are maintained without being released.

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Seoul, South Korea

Jinok Park