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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2010
Hye Youn Cho, Seoul, KR;
Yea Eun Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Hye Youn Cho, Seoul, KR;
Yea Eun Kwon, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the operation of the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes operating a camera provided in a main body of the mobile terminal in a first camera mode, and displaying a screen corresponding to an operation selected during the first camera mode on a display module; and if a 360-degree rotation of the main body about a predetermined axial direction is detected, operating the camera in a second camera mode and displaying a screen corresponding to an operation selected during the second camera mode on the display module. Therefore, it is possible to easily switch the mobile terminal from one camera mode to another camera mode in accordance with the movement of the main body of the mobile terminal.