EVENT DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD

• US 20070237032A1
• Filed: 03/06/2007
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Rhee, Young-ho, Lee, Chul-hwan, Kim, Jae-hwan
• Granted Patent: US 8,103,974 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 368/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications

Abstract

An event display apparatus includes a configuration unit to configure a screen to include a time region, which is divided by time intervals along a first axis into a plurality of sub-time regions, and an event region, which is divided by event into a plurality of sub-event regions, in parallel to the first axis; and an output unit to output time slots, which has been allocated according to one or more zones, in the respective sub-time regions along the first axis, and to output sub-event regions comprising event information of different types, which correspond to the set time slots, in parallel to the first axis.

Claims

1. An event display apparatus comprising:

a configuration unit to configure a screen to include a time region, which is divided by time intervals along a first axis into a plurality of sub-time regions, and an event region, which is divided by event into a plurality of sub-event regions, in parallel to the first axis; and

an output unit to output time slots, which have been allocated according to one or more zones, in the respective sub-time regions along the first axis, and to output sub-event regions comprising event information of different types, which correspond to the output time slots, in parallel to the first axis.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein sub-time regions without corresponding event information among the output sub-time regions are deactivated and output as a deactivated time.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein sub-event regions corresponding to time slots unselected by a user are deactivated and output as a deactivated event.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the event information that corresponds to one of the time slots selected by the user is arranged in the form of a list in the event region.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the corresponding event information in the event region is enlarged and displayed.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the enlarged and displayed corresponding event information comprises a thumbnail image.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein, if the event information includes a plurality of identical information, the plurality of identical information is bundled and output as one event information.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, if one of the zones is changed the output unit outputs corresponding time slots allocated to a changed zone instead of the time slots of the one zone.

9. An event display method comprising:

configuring a screen to include a time region, which is divided by time intervals along a first axis into a plurality of subtime regions, and an event region, which is divided by event into a plurality of sub-event regions, in parallel to the first axis;

outputting time slots, which have been allocated according to one or more zones, in the respective sub-time regions along the first axis; and

outputting sub-event regions comprising event information of different types, which correspond to the output time slots, in parallel to the first axis.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising deactivating and outputting sub-time regions without event information among the output sub-time regions as a deactivated time.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising deactivating and outputting sub-event regions comprising event information, which corresponds to time slots unselected by a user as a deactivated event.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising arranging the event information that corresponds to one of the time slots selected by the user in the form of a list in the event region.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising enlarging and displaying the corresponding event information in the event region.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the enlarged and displayed corresponding event information comprises a thumbnail image.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising bundling and outputting the identical information as one event information if the event information includes a plurality of identical information.

16. The method of claim 9, further comprising outputting corresponding time slots allocated to a changed zone instead of the time slots of the one zone if one of the zones is changed.

17. A method of displaying one or more events on a display, comprising:

arranging one or more events of different types according to at least one predetermined time slot that corresponds to a time when the one or more events occurred; and

displaying the one or more events of different types in an event slot that corresponds to the at least one predetermined time slot.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the event occurs when the event is generated, received, and/or sent.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the one or more events are at least one of a text message, information regarding a micro-payment, photographic information, schedule management, telephone number, video, audio, calls, and/or an address.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one predetermined time slot corresponds to one of the hours of a day.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein the displaying of the one or more events includes enlarging the event slot.

22. The method of claim 17, wherein the displaying of the one or more events includes displaying a representation of the event information.

23. The method of claim 17, wherein any same type events of the one or more events are bundled.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the same type of events include text messages, emails, and/or calls.

25. An apparatus to display one or more events on a display, comprising:

an arranging unit to arrange one or more events of different types according to at least one predetermined time slot that corresponds to a time when the one or more events occurred; and

a displaying unit to display the one or more events of different types in an event slot that corresponds to the at least one predetermined time slot.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the event occurs when the event is generated, received, and/or sent.

27. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the one or more events are at least one of a text message, information regarding a micro-payment, photographic information, schedule management, telephone number, video, audio, calls, and/or an address.

28. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the at least one predetermined time slot corresponds to one of the hours of a day.

29. The apparatus of claim 25, further including a representation of the event information displayed in the event slot.

30. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein any same type events of the one or more events are bundled.

31. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the same type of events include text messages, emails, and/or calls.

32. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the apparatus is a handheld device.