Patent ID: 9130893
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: G06F,G09G,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A mobile terminal comprising: a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of devices; a display configured to display information; and a controller configured to: cause the display to display a first window for displaying a plurality of messages communicated with the plurality of devices, the plurality of messages comprising a first message, and each of the plurality of messages displayed in a corresponding one of a plurality of first areas within the first window; cause the display to display a second window for displaying at least one message communicated only with a first device among the plurality of devices; recognize an input for displaying a second area including the at least one message within the first window while the plurality of messages are displayed in the plurality of first areas; cause the display to display the second area within the first window in response to the recognized input such that the second area is displayed visually distinguishably from the plurality of first areas and sequentially following a last one of the plurality of first areas, at least a portion of the plurality of messages and at least a portion of the at least one message displayed together in the first window, the last one of the plurality of first areas including a last message communicated with one of the plurality of devices prior to receiving the input; cause the display to display a second message sequentially following the second area such that the second area is located between the first message and the second message that are displayed in a corresponding one of the plurality of first areas within the first window, the second message received from one of the plurality of devices while the second area is displayed within the first window; and cause the display to display a third message within the second area sequentially following a last one of the at least one message such that the first message, the second message, and the second area are displayed within the first window, the third message received from the first device while the second area is displayed within the first window, wherein the plurality of messages are displayable at all of the plurality of devices.