Mobile terminal and menu display method thereof
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
- one or more bodies;
an input unit provided at one of the bodies; and
a display unit that is adapted to display a menu list having a plurality of menus, and adapted to display the menu list in a rotating manner by a signal generated by the input unit.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and a menu display method thereof, comprising: one or more bodies; an input unit provided at one of the bodies; and a display unit that displays a menu list having a plurality of menus and rotates the menu list by a signal generated by the input unit, in which a menu selection for using a function stored in the mobile terminal and its use can be facilitated.
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56 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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one or more bodies; an input unit provided at one of the bodies; and a display unit that is adapted to display a menu list having a plurality of menus, and adapted to display the menu list in a rotating manner by a signal generated by the input unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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one or more bodies; an input unit provided at one of the bodies; and a display unit that is adapted to display a menu list having a plurality of menus, adapted to display a cursor or an activated-state displaying portion on the menu list so as to select one menu from the menu list, and adapted to rotate the cursor or the activated-state displaying portion along the menu list by a signal generated by the input unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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one or more bodies; an input unit provided at one of the bodies; and a display unit that outputs information, wherein the display unit comprises a first menu display area that is adapted to arrange first menus, and adapted to rotate the first menus by a signal generated by the input unit so as to select one of the first menus; and
a second menu display area that is adapted to display the second menus associated with the selected menu among the first menus, and adapted to rotate the second menus by a signal generated by the input unit so as to select one of the second menus. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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one or more bodies; an input unit provided at one of the bodies; and a display unit that outputs information, wherein the display unit comprises a first menu display area that is adapted to arrange first menus, adapted to display a cursor or an activated-state displaying portion on the first menus so as to select one of the first menus, and adapted to rotate the cursor or the activated-state displaying portion along the first menus by a signal generated by the input unit; and
a second menu display area that is adapted to display the second menus associated with the menu selected among the first menus, adapted to display the cursor or the activated-state displaying portion on the first menus so as to select one of the second menus, and adapted to rotate the cursor or the activated-state displaying portion along the second menus by a signal generated by the input unit. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A menu display method of a mobile terminal, comprising:
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operating a mode for a menu selection by rotating a menu list based on an input signal generated by an input unit; selecting a menu from the menu list; displaying information about the selected menu on a selected menu display area; and executing the selected menu. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A menu display method of a mobile terminal, comprising:
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operating a mode for a menu selection by rotating a cursor or an activated-state displaying portion along a menu list based on an input signal generated by an input unit; selecting a menu from the menu list; displaying information about the selected menu on a selected menu display area; and executing the selected menu. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A menu display method of a mobile terminal, comprising:
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selecting one of first menus by rotating the first menus based on an input signal generated by an input unit; executing the selected menu; selecting one of second menus by rotating the second menus, as submenus associated with the executed first menu; and executing the selected second menu. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. A menu display method of a mobile terminal, comprising:
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selecting one of first menus by rotating a cursor or an activated-state displaying portion along the first menus based on an input signal generated by an input unit; executing the selected first menu; selecting one of second menus by rotating the cursor or the activated-state displaying portion along the second menus as submenus associated with the selected first menu; and executing the selected second menu. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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42. A mobile phone comprising:
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a screen to display information; a rotary input device to receive user inputs; a controller adapted to cooperate with the screen and the rotary input device to display multiple menu items on the screen in a circular layout with a central region to display information related to at least one of the menu items. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A graphical user interface comprising:
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at least one annular region to display a plurality of menu items; and a central region within an innermost annular region to display information related to at least one of the menu items. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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