Method and apparatus for providing user interface in portable terminal
First Claim
1. A method for providing a user interface in a portable terminal, the method comprising:
- outputting one of a plurality of menu pages, each menu page including a plurality of icons respectively linked to a specific function and arranged in multiple columns and rows;
determining whether a key signal requesting movement is input;
determining whether the input key signal exceeds a preset reference value when the key signal is input; and
moving to another of the plurality of menu pages when the input key signal exceeds the preset reference value, and moving a focus on the output menu page when the input key signal does not exceed the preset reference value.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for providing a user interface in a portable terminal without a touch screen are provided. The method includes outputting one of a plurality of menu pages, each menu page including a plurality of icons respectively linked to a specific function and arranged in multiple columns and rows, determining whether a key signal requesting movement is input, determining whether the input key signal exceeds a preset reference value when the key signal is input, and moving another of the plurality of menu pages when the input key signal exceeds the preset reference value, and moving a focus on the output menu page when the input key signal does not exceed the preset reference value.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for providing a user interface in a portable terminal, the method comprising:
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outputting one of a plurality of menu pages, each menu page including a plurality of icons respectively linked to a specific function and arranged in multiple columns and rows; determining whether a key signal requesting movement is input; determining whether the input key signal exceeds a preset reference value when the key signal is input; and moving to another of the plurality of menu pages when the input key signal exceeds the preset reference value, and moving a focus on the output menu page when the input key signal does not exceed the preset reference value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for providing a user interface in a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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a display unit configured to output one of a plurality of menu pages, each menu page including a plurality of icons respectively linked to a specific function and arranged in multiple columns and rows; an input unit configured to input a key signal requesting movement; and a controller configured to; determine whether the input key signal exceeds a preset reference value when the key signal is input from the input unit, move, to another of the plurality of menu pages, when the input key signal exceeds the preset reference value, and move a focus on the output menu page when the input key signal does not exceed the preset reference value. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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