The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2011
Cheegook Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jungwhan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Haengchul Kwak, Seoul, KR;
Gukchan Lim, Seoul, KR;
Cheegook Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jungwhan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Haengchul Kwak, Seoul, KR;
Gukchan Lim, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A mobile terminal and a method for operating the mobile terminal are provided. The method senses touch of the mobile terminal in a predetermined mode and senses movement of the mobile terminal upon determining that the mobile terminal has been gripped based on the touch and then changes the mode of the mobile terminal according to the predetermined mode and the movement of the mobile terminal. This method enhances user convenience since it is possible to change the mode of the mobile terminal through movement of the mobile terminal while the mobile terminal is gripped.