Mobile terminal and icon control method for the same

摘要

A mobile terminal and an icon control method for the same are provided. The icon control method includes detecting a selection event in relation to displayed icons, determining, when the selection event is detected, a number of icons mapped to a zone in which the selection event is detected, and changing, when the number of icons mapped to the zone is greater than one, an order of the multiple icons mapped to the zone for successive icon display according to a time during which contact is maintained after the selection event. When multiple displayed icons overlap each other on a display screen, a user can easily select a desired one of the overlapping icons without having to move any of the icons.

主权项

1. An icon control method for selecting an overlapped application icon without changing a coordinate position of the application icon on a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
displaying at least two or more overlapping application icons on the mobile terminal screen; detecting a first input signal with respect to an application icon; determining whether the first input signal lasts for a preset time; determining, when the first input signal lasts for the preset time, whether the application icon is overlapped with at least one other application icon; changing, when the application icon is overlapped with at least one other application icon, an order of the application icon and at least one other application icon by positioning a second topmost application icon at a topmost position and a first topmost application icon at a bottommost position; continuing to rearrange the sequence of overlapping icons according to the duration of time for which contact is maintained; detecting a second input signal on an application icon at the topmost position; and executing, when the second input signal is detected, an application corresponding to the application icon at the topmost position.