MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION

• US 20070046561A1
• Filed: 08/23/2006
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Cheon, Jee, Lee, Sang, Park, Yeon
• Application Number:
  US11/466,732
• Publication Number:
  US 20070046561A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/1.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1431 using a single graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/145 related to small screens
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit

Abstract

The present invention is related to a mobile communication terminal capable of displaying information. The mobile communication includes a first display unit, a second display unit, a memory unit for storing displayable main information, and a control unit for controlling first sub-information of the main information displayable on the first display unit and controlling second sub-information of the main information displayable on the second display unit, wherein the first sub-information and the second sub-information are continually varied and correlated to each other for providing continuity of information between the first display unit and the second display unit.

Claims

1. A mobile communication terminal capable of displaying information, the mobile communication terminal comprising:

a first display unit for displaying information;

a second display unit for displaying information;

a memory unit for storing displayable main information; and

a control unit for controlling first sub-information of the main information displayable on the first display unit and controlling second sub-information of the main information displayable on the second display unit, wherein the first sub-information and the second sub-information are continually varied and correlated to each other for providing continuity of information between the first display unit and the second display unit.

2. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the control unit configures a virtual space for displaying the main information therein, maps the first and second display units to the virtual space, and decides which areas of the main information comprise first and second sub-information by discerning how the mapped first and second display units are respectively overlapped with the main information.

3. The mobile communication terminal of claim 2, further comprising a position detecting unit for detecting a relative position between the first and second display units, wherein the control unit updates the first sub-information and the second sub-information by reflecting a variation of the relative position between the first and second display units on the virtual space.

4. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second display units comprises a touch screen.

5. The mobile communication terminal of claim 4, wherein if a specific point of the touch screen is pressed, the first sub-information and the second sub-information are updated to center on the pressed point.

6. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the first sub-information and the second sub-information are updated to center on a randomly moving point on the first and second display units.

7. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the main information comprises at least one of a still picture, a moving picture and animation.

8. A method for displaying information in a mobile communication terminal having at least two display units, the method comprising:

extracting at least two sets of sub-information from displayable main information; and

displaying the at least two sets of sub-information on the at least two display units, respectively, wherein the at least two sets of sub-information are continually varied and correlated to each other for providing continuity of information between the at least two display units.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the main information comprises at least one of a still picture, a moving picture and animation.

10. A method for displaying information in a mobile communication terminal having a first display unit and a second display unit, the method comprising:

configuring a virtual space for displaying main information therein;

mapping the first and second display units to the virtual space;

deciding which areas of the main information comprise first and second sub-information by discerning how the mapped first and second display units are respectively overlapped with the main information; and

displaying the first and second sub-information on the first and second display units, respectively.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first and second sub-information are continually varied and correlated to each other for providing continuity of information between the first and second display units.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein if a relative position between the first and second display units is varied, the steps of mapping, deciding and displaying are repeated.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the main information comprises at least one of a still picture, a moving picture and animation.

14. A mobile communication terminal capable of displaying information, the mobile communication terminal comprising:

a first display unit for displaying information;

a second display unit for displaying information;

a slope obtaining unit for obtaining slopes of the first and second display units with respect to a ground surface, respectively; and

a control unit for controlling a specific object to be displayed by moving the specific object according to the obtained slopes, wherein the specific object is moved across the first and second display units and within the first or second display units.

15. The mobile communication terminal of claim 14, wherein the obtained slopes comprise at least one of first and second roll angles of the first and second display units with respect to the ground surface in a roll axis direction and first and second yaw angles of the first and second display units with respect to the ground surface in a yaw axis direction.

16. The mobile communication terminal of claim 15, wherein the control unit controls at least one of a moving direction and speed of the specific object using the obtained slopes to display the specific object moving across the first and second display units according to gravity.

17. The mobile communication terminal of claim 16, further comprising a memory for storing a speed table in which the moving speed is matched to at least one of a roll and yaw angle, wherein the control unit controls the moving speed of the specific object with reference to the speed table.

18. The mobile communication terminal of claim 16, wherein the control unit updates a display of the specific object on the first and second display units according to variations of the obtained slopes.

19. The mobile communication terminal of claim 14, wherein the slope obtaining unit obtains slopes using at least one a gravity detecting sensor, a terrestrial magnetism sensor and an acceleration sensor.

20. The mobile communication terminal of claim 14, wherein the first and second display units are provided on separate bodies, respectively.

21. The mobile communication terminal of claim 14, wherein the first and second display units are provided on one body.

22. A method for displaying an object in a mobile communication terminal having a first display unit and a second display unit, the method comprising:

obtaining slopes of the first and second display units with respect to a ground surface, respectively; and

controlling the object by moving the specific object according to the obtained slopes, wherein the specific object is moved across the first and second display units and within the first or second display units.

23. A mobile communication terminal capable of displaying information, the mobile communication terminal comprising:

a display unit for displaying information;

a memory for storing a plurality of homogeneous or heterogeneous displayable contents; and

a control unit for detecting an occurrence of an event for a status change of the mobile communication terminal, wherein the control unit controls a plurality of the contents to be displayed as a wall paper on the display unit in a random or predetermined sequence each time the occurrence of the event is detected.

24. The mobile communication terminal of claim 23, wherein the event corresponds to the display unit entering an active status from an inactive status.

25. The mobile communication terminal of claim 23, wherein the event corresponds to an input signal received via an input unit provided on the mobile communication terminal.

26. The mobile communication terminal of claim 23, wherein the event corresponds to a radio signal received from a mobile communication network via a mobile communication module provided on the mobile communication terminal.

27. The mobile communication terminal of claim 23, wherein the event corresponds to a strength of a radio signal received from a mobile communication network via a mobile communication module provided on the mobile communication terminal reaching a prescribed level.

28. The mobile communication terminal of claim 23, wherein the event corresponds to a strength of power supplied from a power supply unit provided on the mobile communication terminal reaching a prescribed level.

29. The mobile communication terminal of claim 23, wherein the control unit varies a display sequence of a plurality of the contents or a type of the contents displayed according to a time of the detected occurrence of the event.

30. The mobile communication terminal of claim 23, wherein the control unit controls a whole or partial portion of a specific one of a plurality of contents (contents A) and a whole or partial portion of a next one of a plurality of contents (contents B) to be simultaneously displayed during a prescribed time.

31. The mobile communication terminal of claim 30, wherein during the prescribed time, the control unit controls the contents A to become dimmer to disappear and the contents B to become clearer from a dim status.

32. The mobile communication terminal of claim 23, wherein the contents include at least one of:

a message received/sent by a short message service (SMS);

a message received/sent by a multimedia messaging service (MMS);

text;

a still picture;

a moving picture; and

animation.

33. The mobile communication terminal of claim 23, further comprising an audio output unit, wherein the memory stores at least one audio content and the control unit controls the at least one audio content to be outputted via the audio output unit according to a detection of the event.

34. A method for displaying a wall paper in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

detecting an occurrence of an event for a status change of the mobile communication terminal; and

controlling a plurality of contents to be displayed as a wall paper on a display unit provided on the mobile communication terminal in a random or predetermined sequence each time the occurrence of the event is detected.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the event corresponds a radio signal received from a mobile communication network via a mobile communication module provided on the mobile communication terminal.

36. The method of claim 34, wherein in the controlling step, a display sequence of a plurality of contents is varied according to a time of the detected occurrence of the event.

37. The method of claim 34, wherein in the controlling step, a whole or partial portion of a specific one of a plurality of contents (contents A) and a whole or partial portion of a next one of a plurality of contents (contents B) are simultaneously displayed during a prescribed time.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein in the controlling step, during the prescribed time, the contents A becomes dimmer to disappear and the contents B becomes clearer from a dim status.

39. The method of claim 34, wherein the contents include at least one of:

a message received/sent by a short message service (SMS);

a message received/sent by a multimedia messaging service (MMS);

text;

a still picture;

a moving picture; and

animation.

40. The method of claim 341 further comprising playing audio contents according to the detected event.

41. A method for changing a background of an initial image in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

entering the initial image of the mobile communication terminal; and

changing background information of the initial image each time the initial image is entered, wherein the background information comprises at least one of still pictures, a plurality of moving pictures, a plurality of texts and a plurality of background music.