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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2010
Jong Hwan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Seung Hwan Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Doo Hwan Kim, Seoul, KR;
MI Jung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Soo Chul Lim, Seoul, KR;
Young Sun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Eun Sang Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jong Hwan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Seung Hwan Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Doo Hwan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Mi Jung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Soo Chul Lim, Seoul, KR;
Young Sun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Eun Sang Lee, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes displaying, on a touch screen display of the mobile terminal, an operation screen corresponding to a current operating mode executing on the mobile terminal; detecting, via a detecting device, a touch input on the touch screen display of the mobile terminal; determining, via a controller on the mobile terminal, a first finger characteristic describing a finger touching the touch screen display and a second finger characteristic describing the finger touching the touch screen display that is different than the first finger characteristic; performing, via the controller, a first operation relevant to the current operating mode based on the determined first finger characteristic; and performing, via the controller, a second operation relevant to the current operating mode based on the determined second finger characteristic.