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Method and apparatus for providing idle screen service

  • US 10,545,637 B2
  • Filed: 02/03/2014
  • Issued: 01/28/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile communication terminal comprising:

  • a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions for processing a plurality of data units to generate result information, the instructions causes a computing system to;

    receive, in a channel type, via a background screen application executed on the mobile communication terminal, a plurality of contents from a plurality of content providing servers through a mobile communication system;

    operate the mobile communication terminal and run the background screen application, which when executed, causes the mobile communication terminal to allocate each of the plurality of contents received from a respective content providing server from among the plurality of content providing servers into a respective individual layer, select contents which are to be provided to an idle screen of the mobile communication terminal from among the received contents, objectify the selected contents to form a plurality of objects, and synthesize at least two of the plurality of objects into an idle screen layer;

    in response to the mobile communication terminal being in an idle mode, provide the idle screen layer to the idle screen of the mobile communication terminal in response;

    wherein a size and a position of a selected object of the plurality of objects is changed by interactions with a user, the interactions including;

    altering from the idle mode to a first mode based on a first user input,in response to the first user input, displaying a menu containing representations of the plurality of objects,in response to a second user input, cycling through the representations of the plurality of objects presented via the menu in order to select an object for configuration,presenting a menu for selection of options for changing the size and for changing the position of the selected object,receiving a third user input indicating a selection of an option for changing the size or for changing the position of the selected object,wherein, when the third user input selects the option for change the position of the selected object, changing the position of the selected object based on a fourth user input while displaying a preview which shows the selected object in a changed position;

    wherein, when the third user input selects the option for change the size of the selected object, changing the size of the selected object based on a fifth user input while displaying a preview which shows the selected object in a changed size; and

    returning from the first mode to the idle mode based on a sixth user input, in the returned idle mode the selected object in the changed size or position being displayed.

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