MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

摘要

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are provided. If a screen of a touchscreen is locked, at least communication-connectable external device is automatically found and the found external device is displayed on the locked screen. Accordingly, both of the unlocking of the locked screen and the communication connection to the found external device can be simultaneously performed in response to a user's touch gesture.

主权项

1. A mobile terminal comprising:
a wireless communication unit configured to communicate wirelessly; a touchscreen configured to display images and to sense touch; and a controller configured to:
control the touchscreen to display a locked screen;control the wireless communication unit to search for one or more external devices capable of wireless communication with the wireless communication unit;control the touchscreen to display an item on the locked screen, the item indicating an external device resulting from the search;determine a touch input via the touchscreen while the item is displayed on the locked screen; andcontrol the mobile terminal to perform an operation in response to the touch input, wherein the operation includes unlocking the locked screen and establishing a wireless communication connection with the external device.