Patent ID: 8427432
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A mobile terminal comprising: a touchscreen for displaying content on the mobile terminal; a zoom adjuster for providing one or more zoom-related functions; and a control unit for controlling zooming on the content displayed on the touchscreen in response to a user selecting one of the one or more zoom-related functions provided by the zoom adjuster, wherein the displayed content is zoomed selectively toward a zooming point on the touchscreen such that the zooming point becomes a center of the zooming, the zooming point comprising any one of a center of the touchscreen or a user-touched point, wherein the displayed content is zoomed selectively toward the center of the touchscreen or the user-touched point in response to user input, and wherein the center of the touchscreen is selected as the zooming point by manipulating the zoom adjuster without touching the touchscreen and the user-touched point is selected as the zooming point by touching the touchscreen.