Patent ID: 8185098
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling a mobile terminal, comprising: setting a variable menu icon to represent a first operating mode of the mobile terminal and to represent a second operating mode of the mobile terminal; simultaneously displaying a plurality of icons and the variable menu icon in a fixed display area of the mobile terminal during the first operating mode of the mobile terminal, each of the plurality of icons corresponding to a different function of the mobile terminal; and receiving a selection of the displayed variable menu icon while the mobile terminal is in the first operating mode; in response to receiving the selection of the variable menu icon, changing the display of the variable menu icon from a first image at a specific position in the fixed display area to a second image at the specific position in the fixed display area, changing a function of the variable menu icon to a new function different from a previous function of the variable menu icon, and controlling the plurality of icons displayed in the fixed display area to maintain previous functions of the plurality of icons while the mobile terminal is in the second operating mode.