Method and apparatus for controlling and applying resource of idle screen on mobile

• US 20060156256A1
• Filed: 04/20/2004
• Published: 07/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Insprit Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Insprit Company Limited
• Inventors: Lee, Changseok
• Granted Patent: US 7,561,899 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/857
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and method of driving the same, and an idle screen service system and method using the same. According to the present invention, the method includes the steps of (a) allowing a user to set content information; (b) allowing a service-providing server to classify the content information and to allocate a stack; (c) allowing idle screen information corresponding to the content information to be pushed; (d) allowing the user to request detailed content information and to receive the requested content information; and (e) allowing the content information to be displayed according to a predetermined screen configuration of a mobile communication terminal, wherein the content information of step (c) is displayed according to a given template configuration.

Claims

2. (canceled)

3. (canceled)

4. A method of controlling and operating resources of an idle screen for a mobile communication terminal in a system for providing content information to the mobile communication terminal, comprising:

allowing a user to join a service to receive content information through the mobile communication terminal, and to set or select the content information;

allowing a service server to operate cooperatively with a content information provider, to classify multimedia information received from the content information provider based on the content information within the service server, and to allocate a channel and a stack;

allowing idle screen information corresponding to the content information set or selected by the user to be pushed from the service server, and the pushed information to be displayed on an idle screen, the display of the content information being based on a given template configuration;

allowing the user to pull detailed content information from pushed content information on the idle screen displayed on an initial screen, and to receive the pulled contents information; and

allowing the received content information to be read from a memory and a storage unit of the mobile communication terminal, and the content information to be displayed according to a predetermined screen configuration of the mobile communication terminal.

1. A method of controlling and operating an idle screen of a mobile communication terminal in a system for providing contents information to the mobile communication terminal comprising:

allowing a user to join a service to receive content information through the mobile communication terminal, and to set or select the content information;

allowing a service server to operate cooperatively with a content information provider, to classify multimedia information received from the content information provider based on the content information within the service server, and to allocate a channel and a stack;

allowing idle screen information corresponding to the content information being set or selected by the user to be pushed from the service server, and the pushed information to be displayed on an idle screen, the display of the content information being based on a given template configuration;

allowing the user to pull detailed contents information among pushed content information on the idle screen displayed on an initial screen, and to receive the pulled contents information; and

allowing the received content information to be read from a memory and a storage unit of the mobile communication terminal, and the content information to be displayed according to a predetermined screen configuration of the mobile communication terminal.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the idle screen includes screens divided into a first region and a second region,

the first region is displayed as divided screens, and each of the divided screens has a display mode in which corresponding content information is displayed in the form of multimedia, and

the second region includes a menu corresponding to the content information displayed in the first region, or a quick launch executing resources within a portable mobile communication device or a virtual machine (VM) application and configured to access to a wireless Internet web site provided in the form of an icon.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the idle screen includes screens divided into a first region and a second region,

the first region includes a display mode in which the content information is displayed as a sliding text or image in a list of a table form, and

the second region includes a menu corresponding to the content information displayed on the first region, or a quick launch capable of executing resources within a portable mobile communication device or an virtual machine (VM) application and having access to an wireless Internet web site provided in the form of an icon.

7. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the idle screen includes screens divided into a first region and a second region,

the first region includes a display mode in which a sliding text or image is displayed,

the second region is displayed as divided screens, and each of the divided screens has a display mode in which corresponding content information is displayed in the form of multimedia, and

the third region includes a menu corresponding to the content information displayed in the first region and the second region, or a quick launch configured to execute resources within a portable mobile communication device or an virtual machine (VM) application and having access to an wireless Internet web site provided in the form of an icon.

8. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the idle screen includes screens divided into a first region, a second region, a third region and a fourth region,

the first region includes a display mode in which a sliding text or image is displayed,

the second region includes a channel switch display mode in which respective contents information is channeled,

the third region is displayed as divided screens, and each of the divided screens has a display mode in which corresponding contents information is displayed in multimedia form, and

the fourth region includes a menu corresponding to the content information displayed in the first region, the second region, and the third region, or a quick launch configured to execute resources within a portable mobile communication device or an virtual machine (VM) application and having access to an wireless Internet web site is provided in the form of an icon.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the divided screens in multimedia form of the third region display a title having the content information built in.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the screens of the first region and the third region display channeled contents information, and the channels are divided and displayed.

11. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the screens of the first region and the third region are of text information, text information and image information, table information, chart or graphic information, and motion picture information containing audio information or audio information.

12. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein each of the icon forms is configured to be added, omitted, and changed in order, and to be selectively displayed according to the input of a given key and a given status of a terminal.

13. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the screens in multimedia form of the third region of claim 8 are provided in the form of an icon, and

detailed information is displayed on the whole screen, the whole display window, the whole of each of the regions or some of each of the regions in the idle screen corresponding to each content information by clicking on the divided content information icon.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the icon form displays multimedia information that replaces information to be represented, or multimedia information of a look-ahead form, which is reduced from information to be represented.

15. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the screen of the first region are formed in the icon form, and

content information corresponding to a multimedia icon is displayed in detail on the whole screen, the whole display window, the whole of each of the regions or some of each of the regions by selecting the icon form or inputting a key for confirming selection.

17. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein multimedia information is displayed that replaces information to be represented, or multimedia information of a look-ahead form, which is reduced from information to be represented.

19. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the divided screens in multimedia form of the second region display a title having the content information built in.

20. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the divided screens in multimedia form of the first region display a title having the content information built in.

21. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the screens of the first region and the second region, display channeled contents information, and the channels are divided and displayed.

22. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the screens of the first region of claim 6 display channeled contents information, and the channels are divided and displayed.

23. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the screens of the first region of claim 5 display channeled contents information, and the channels are divided and displayed.

24. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the screens of the first region and the second region, are of text information, text information and image information, table information, chart or graphic information, and motion picture information containing audio information or audio information.

25. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the screens of the first region are of text information, text information and image information, table information, chart or graphic information, and motion picture information containing audio information or audio information.

26. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the screens of the first region are of text information, text information and image information, table information, chart or graphic information, and motion picture information containing audio information or audio information.

27. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of the icon forms is configured to be added, omitted, and changed in order, and to be selectively displayed according to the input of a given key and a given status of a terminal.

28. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein each of the icon forms is configured to be added, omitted, and changed in order, and to be selectively displayed according to the input of a given key and a given status of a terminal.

29. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein each of the icon forms is configured to be added, omitted, and changed in order, and to be selectively displayed according to the input of a given key and a given status of a terminal.

30. The method as claimed in claim 7 wherein the screens in multimedia form of the second region of claim 7 are provided in the form of an icon, and

detailed information is displayed on the whole screen, the whole display window, the whole of each of the regions or some of each of the regions in the idle screen corresponding to each content information by clicking on the divided content information icon.

31. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the screens in multimedia form of the first region of claim 5 are provided in the form of an icon, and

detailed information is displayed on the whole screen, the whole display window, the whole of each of the regions or some of each of the regions in the idle screen corresponding to each content information by clicking on the divided content information icon.

32. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the screens of the first region are formed in the icon form, and

content information corresponding to a multimedia icon is displayed in detail on the whole screen, the whole display window, the whole of each of the regions or some of each of the regions by selecting the icon form or inputting a key for confirming selection.

33. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the screens of the first region, are formed in the icon form, and

content information corresponding to a multimedia icon is displayed in detail on the whole screen, the whole display window, the whole of each of the regions or some of each of the regions by selecting the icon form or inputting a key for confirming selection.

34. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein multimedia information is displayed that replaces information to be represented, or multimedia information of a look-ahead form, which is reduced from information to be represented.

35. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein multimedia information is displayed that replaces information to be represented, or multimedia information of a look-ahead form, which is reduced from information to be represented.

36. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein multimedia information is displayed that replaces information to be represented, or multimedia information of a look-ahead form, which is reduced from information to be represented.

16. (canceled)

18. (canceled)

36-1. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein multimedia information is displayed that replaces information to be represented, or multimedia information of a look-ahead form, which is reduced from information to be represented.