Patent ID: 9182911
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A mobile terminal, comprising: a display unit; and a controller configured to: display on the display unit a portion of a menu structure comprising four menu groups of an equal size and a handler disposed at an intersection of the four menu groups, wherein each of the four menu groups includes at least one icon representing an executable application, and wherein the portion of the menu structure represents at least two of the four menu groups; move the menu structure presented on the display unit in response to a touch and drag operation performed on the handler, wherein a different portion of the menu structure is displayed on the display unit in accordance with the touch and drag operation; and display only one of the four menu groups on the display unit upon a release of the handler from the touch and drag operation if the one of the four menu groups occupies the largest area of the display unit than any of remaining ones of the four menu groups upon the release of the handler from the touch and drag operation, wherein the controller is further configured to activate or deactivate the handler based on a predetermined condition, and when the handler is deactivated, the controller is further configured to traverse through the four menu groups based on a touching input operation performed on the display unit, and wherein the controller is further configured to replace the one of the four menu groups currently displayed on the display unit with another menu group that is next to the one of the four menu groups based on a direction of the touching input operation if a distance travelled by the touching input operation is greater than a set threshold value.