Patent ID: 8462122

Claim:
A mobile device controlled by a touch input of a user, comprising: a sensor including a plurality of touch-sensitive switches separated from each other by a certain distance and sensing a touch of the user on the plurality of touch-sensitive switches for generating touch information; a database storing the touch information that includes a touch location and a time lapse from a last touch for each of the plurality of touch-sensitive switches; a control information generating unit generating control information for controlling the mobile device based on the touch information; a control unit controlling an operation of the mobile device according to the generated control information, the operation of the mobile device including a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation; a feedback information generating unit generating feedback information including a first feedback and a second feedback based on the touch information; and a plurality of light-emitting devices visually displaying the first feedback when the mobile device is in the first mode of operation and the second feedback when the mobile device is in the second mode of operation to the user corresponding to the plurality of the touch-sensitive switches, wherein each of the plurality of light-emitting devices surrounds the corresponding one of the plurality of touch-sensitive switches and is separate from the screen of the mobile device.