Method for setting basic display screen in mobile terminal

• US 20070018957A1
• Filed: 07/24/2006
• Published: 01/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Seo, Jin-Gyu
• Granted Patent: US 7,800,633 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/12 Adjustable supports, e.g. extensible
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for setting a basic display screen in a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal stores a plurality of indicator images corresponding to each of a plurality of status indicators, and a plurality of images which can be used as background elements. A user can set a basic display screen by selecting desired display images of respective status indicators and various background element images. The indicator images changing with the change of status or according to the user'"'"'s selection are easily readable and give pleasure to the user.

Claims

1. A method for setting a basic display screen in a mobile terminal, comprising:

a first step of selecting a display image for each of a plurality of status indicators from a plurality of previously stored display images corresponding to associated status indicators;

a second step of selecting a display image from a plurality of images previously stored as background elements of the basic display screen; and

a third step of setting locations of the selected images on the basic display screen.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a fourth step of displaying the basic display screen according to display image setting information.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of status indicators include a signal strength indicator, an incoming call alert mode indicator, an alarm indicator, a text message arrival indicator, a missed call indicator, a current function indicator, a current date/time indicator and a battery level indicator.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein display images corresponding to said text message arrival indicator include a detachable note paper image.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising detecting arrival of a new text message after setting the detachable note paper image as a display image of the text message arrival indicator, and displaying the detachable note paper image with an indication of new text message arrival at a previously set location.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said background elements include wallpapers, furniture, decorative articles, characters and picture frames.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein a picture frame image is displayed with insertion of a picture selected by a user therein on the basic display screen when the picture frame image is selected by the user among the background elements.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said first step includes:

displaying a list of status indicators previously stored in the mobile terminal;

when a user selects one of the listed status indicators, displaying a plurality of indicator images stored in relation to the selected status indicator; and

when the user selects one of the displayed indicator images, setting the selected image as a display image of the selected status indicator.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said second step includes:

displaying a list of background elements previously stored to compose a background of the basic display screen;

when a user selects one of the listed background elements, displaying a plurality of images stored in relation to the selected background element; and

when the user selects one of the displayed images, setting the selected image as a display image of the selected background element.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said third step includes:

displaying the selected images according to a default setting if the user does not designate display locations of the images.

11. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

determining whether a display image of a status indicator corresponding to an event should be changed, and changing the display image of the status indicator according to an event processing result.