Method of displaying information bar in a mobile communication terminal

• US 20070077970A1
• Filed: 08/31/2006
• Published: 04/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Hwang, Byeong-Cheol, Oh, Jung-Yeob, Um, Tae-Won, Kim, Kyu-Sung
• Application Number:
  US11/513,855
• Publication Number:
  US 20070077970A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

An information bar displaying method in a mobile communication terminal is provided. Upon detection of activating of the mobile communication terminal, an information bar representing a user-preset initial information group is displayed on an idle mode screen. Upon detection of input of a first key for movement between information groups, another information group corresponding to the first key is displayed in the information bar. Upon detection of input of a second key for movement to a menu item, at least one menu item within the displayed information group is displayed in the information bar. Upon detection of input of a third key for information selection, a program corresponding to the third key is activated.

Claims

1. An information bar displaying method in a mobile communication terminal, comprising the steps of:

displaying an information bar representing a user-preset initial information group on a screen, upon detection of the activating of the mobile communication terminal; and

activating, upon detection of input of a key for selecting information within the displayed information group, a program corresponding to the key.

2. The information bar displaying method of claim 1, further comprising, after the step of displaying an information bar, the step of

displaying in the information bar, upon detection of input of a second key for movement between information groups, another information group corresponding to the second key;

and

displaying in the information bar, upon detection of input of a third key for movement to a menu item, at least one menu item within the displayed information group.

3. The information bar displaying method of claim 2, wherein the at least one menu is displayed in a pop-up window.

4. The information bar displaying method of claim 2, wherein the second key is one of up, down, left and right keys and third key is one of up, down, left and right keys.

5. The information bar displaying method of claim 1, wherein the key is an OK key.

6. An information bar displaying method in a mobile communication terminal, comprising the steps of:

displaying an information bar representing a user-preset initial information group on a screen, upon detection of the activating of a mobile communication terminal;

displaying, upon detection of input of a first key for movement between information groups, a pop-up window with a list of the other information groups on the screen and moving to another information group corresponding to the first key;

activating, upon detection of input of a second key for information selection, a program corresponding to the third key.

7. The information bar displaying method of claim 6, after the step of moving to another information group, further comprising the step of moving, upon detection of input of a third key for movement to a menu item, to the menu item within the displayed information group.

8. The information bar displaying method of claim 6, wherein the first key is one of up, down, left and right keys and third key is one of up, down, left and right keys

9. The information bar displaying method of claim 6, further comprising terminating the displaying of the pop-up window, when moving to the initial information group.

10. A mobile communication terminal for displaying an information bar, comprising:

a memory for storing information groups;

a controller for detecting the activating of the mobile communication terminal, outputting an information bar representing a user-preset initial information group on a screen, detecting an input of a key for selecting information within the displayed information group and activating a program for the selected information; and

displaying means for displaying the information bar and the information group.

11. The mobile communication terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller further performs, after the step of outputting an information bar, the step of

detecting of input of a second key for movement between information groups;

outputting another information group corresponding to the second key in the information bar;

detecting of input of a third key for movement to a menu item; and

outputting in the information bar at least one menu item within the outputted information group.

12. The mobile communication terminal of claim 11, wherein the at least one menu is displayed in a pop-up window.

13. The mobile communication terminal of claim 11, wherein the second key is one of up, down, left and right keys and third key is one of up, down, left and right keys.

14. The mobile communication terminal claim 10, wherein the key is an OK key.

15. A mobile communication terminal for displaying an information bar, comprising:

a memory for storing information groups;

a controller for detecting the activating of the mobile communication terminal, outputting an information bar representing a user-preset initial information group on a screen, detecting an input of a key for movement between information groups, a pop-up window with a list of the other information groups on a screen, moving to another information group corresponding to the key, detecting input of a second key for information selection and activating a program corresponding to the second key; and

displaying means for displaying the information bar and the information group.

16. The mobile communication terminal of claim 15, wherein the controller further performs, after the step of moving to another information group, the step of moving, upon detection of input of a third key for movement to a menu item, to the menu item within the outputted information group.

17. The mobile communication terminal of claim 16, wherein the key is one of up, down, left and right keys and the third key is one of up, down, left and right keys.

18. The mobile communication terminal of claim 15, wherein the controller further performs the step of terminating the displaying of the pop-up window, when moving to the initial information group.