Patent ID: 8957921
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: G01C,G06F,G09B

Abstract:
1. A map searching method for a mobile terminal, the method comprising: executing a map function of the mobile terminal; displaying map data on a touch screen of the mobile terminal; detecting receipt of a first flicking input on the touch screen, wherein the first flicking input, which is received on the touch screen with a movement in a specific direction, is distinguishable from a touch input that is received on the touch screen displaying the map data without any movement; controlling the touch screen to move the map data according to the specific direction of the first flicking input without zooming-out the map data in response to the first flicking input when the first flicking input is not followed by further flicking inputs, wherein the map data is not moved in response to the touch input; activating a move and zoom-out function of the mobile terminal when receipt of at least one consecutive flicking input is detected following the first flicking input such that a preset number of consecutive flicking inputs are detected within a first preset time period, the first preset time period starting when the first flicking input is detected, wherein the displayed map data is not moved and not zoomed-out when the move and zoom-out function is activated until a further flicking input is received while the move and zoom-out function is activated; detecting receipt of a single flicking input on the touch screen after the move and zoom-out function is activated; controlling the touch screen to move the map data in a direction corresponding to a flicking direction of the single flicking input and at the same time to zoom-out the map data to a preset scale in response to the single flicking input, wherein the map data is not moved and the zoom-out of the map data is not performed when the move and zoom-out function has been activated until the receipt of the single flicking input is detected.