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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2016
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of sensing force of a touch and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to one embodiment includes a touch screen capable of outputting screen information corresponding to a specific function, and a controller capable of controlling the touch screen to output a function key for controlling an output state of the screen information when it is detected that force of a touch applied to the touch screen is more than a preset first force, and capable of controlling the touch screen to change the function key to a function icon for executing a different function from the specific function when it is detected that the force of the touch is changed to a second force or more while the function key is output, the second force being stronger than the first force.