Patent ID: 8818468
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: G06F,H04M,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A mobile terminal comprising: a first housing comprising a touch panel; a second housing, wherein the first housing and the second housing are connected to each in a slidable manner and capable of being positioned in a plurality of positions relative to each other, including a closed position in which a surface of the second housing is covered by the first housing and an open position in which the surface of the second housing is exposed; at least one central processing unit; and one or more executable modules that are configured to, when executed by the at least one central processing unit, of said first housing relative to said second housing, switch between an unlocked input mode in which signal output from said touch panel is accepted and a locked input mode in which signal output from said touch panel is not accepted, during a transition between a start position, comprising either the closed position or the open position, and an end position, comprising the other one of the closed position and the open position, operate in said locked input mode, when a signal output from said touch panel is accepted during at least a portion of the transition, switch to the unlocked input mode after the transition to the end position, and, when a signal output is not accepted during the at least a portion of the transition, maintain the locked input mode after the transition to the end position.