Patent ID: 8207832
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising: controlling a touch screen of the mobile terminal, via a controller of the mobile terminal, to display at least one object, wherein each of the at least one object is divided into a plurality of haptic regions; receiving an initial touch input, via the touch screen, of one haptic region of the plurality of haptic regions of one of the at least one object; outputting a control signal, via the controller, for controlling a haptic module of the mobile terminal to generate a haptic effect based on the received initial touch input; generating the haptic effect, via the haptic module, in response to the output control signal, the generated haptic effect corresponding to the one haptic region that received the initial touch input; receiving another touch input, via the touch screen, during generation of the haptic effect, wherein the another touch input is received away from the one of the at least one object that includes the one haptic region that received the initial touch input; and ceasing the generation of the haptic effect based on receipt of the another touch input, wherein the plurality of haptic regions of each of the at least one object includes at least a first haptic region and a second haptic region, wherein the output control signal controls the haptic module to generate the haptic effect corresponding to the first haptic region of the one of the at least one object when the initial touch input is received at the first haptic region of the one of the at least one object, wherein the output control signal controls the haptic module to generate the haptic effect corresponding to the second haptic region of the one of the at least one object when the initial touch input is received at the second haptic region of the one of the at least one object, and wherein the haptic effect corresponding to the first haptic region of the one of the at least one object is different from the haptic effect corresponding to the second haptic region of the one of the at least one object.