US 12,386,479 B2
Mobile terminal and control method for aligning and re-aligning a plurality of application layout icons
Wonkwang Choi, Seoul (KR); Hyungjin Kim, Seoul (KR); Jinsool Lee, Seoul (KR); and Heejin Jun, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 18/026,524
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Sep. 22, 2020, PCT No. PCT/KR2020/012776
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 15, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/065529, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 31, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0333706 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/04815 (2022.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/04817 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04815 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04803 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile terminal comprising:
a body;
an input device for receiving an input of a user;
a display coupled to the body such that a display region, visible from a front surface of the body, varies the display is switched from a reduced display mode to an enlarged display mode; and
a controller comprising a processor,
wherein the controller is configured to:
based on the display being switched from the reduced display mode to the enlarged display mode, display a plurality of application layout icons amongst a full screen application layout icon and a plurality of split screen application layout icons on the display;
align the plurality of application layout icons amongst the full screen layout icon and the plurality of split screen application layout icons based on a first predetermined criterion of a plurality of predetermined criteria; and
in response to first user input for selecting a first application layout icon among the plurality of application layout icons, display an application on the display based on the selected first application layout icon,
wherein the controller is further configured to:
display a plurality of alignment icons, each of the plurality of alignment icons corresponding to one of the plurality of predetermined criteria other than the first predetermined criteria; and
re-align the plurality of application layout icons amongst the full screen application layout icon and the plurality of split screen application layout icons in response to a user input to one of the display plurality of alignment icons, and
wherein the plurality of predetermined criteria includes at least three criteria of a set of criteria, the set of criteria comprising:
a number of split screens of the plurality of split screen application layout icons,
a day of use of the mobile terminal,
a frequency of use of applications corresponding to the application layout icons,
a location of the mobile terminal, and
a theme of applications corresponding to the application layout icons.