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Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof

US9547392B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 10, 2014
Grant dateJan 17, 2017
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/3273
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes entering, via a controller controlling a camera of the mobile terminal, a camera photograph mode; determining, via the controller of the mobile terminal, a position of a first pointer contacting a touchscreen in the camera photograph mode and whether the first pointer is in a first state or a second state when the first pointer is located in a preset region on the touchscreen; ignoring a touch input through the pointer, when the first pointer is determined as being in the first state; and performing a function corresponding to the touch input through the pointer, when the first pointer is determined as being in the second state.

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