Patent ID: 8707175
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising: displaying, on a touchscreen, a locking icon; displaying, on the touchscreen, a plurality of application icons in response to a touch input received with regard to the locking icon, wherein the plurality of application icons are not displayed until after the touch input is received, wherein each of the displayed plurality of application icons is in a locked state, and wherein each of the plurality of application icons is associated with an application executable at the mobile terminal; changing displayed appearance of the locking icon; changing a displayed location of the changed appearance locking icon corresponding to a drag input, wherein the drag input is a touch that occurs over a distance that extends from the touch input, and wherein the displayed location of the changed appearance locking icon generally corresponds to the location of the touchscreen at which the drag input is currently received, and wherein change in location at which the drag input is currently received causes a corresponding change in the displayed location of the changed appearance locking icon; executing the application of a selected icon of the plurality of application icons, wherein the selected icon is selected according to an ending location of the drag input occurring proximate to the selected icon, and wherein after receiving the drag input, only the state of the selected icon is unlocked to permit the executing of the application of the selected icon, while remaining icons of the plurality of application icons remain in the locked state.