Method for providing idle screen layer endowed with visual effect and method for providing idle screen by using the same

• US 20070275736A1
• Filed: 04/24/2007
• Published: 11/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Jin-Yong, Choi, Hee-Woong, Jeon, Hee-Kyung, Baek, Sung-Hwan, Jong, In-Won, Yoon, Kyoung-Sik
• Application Number:
  US11/789,424
• Publication Number:
  US 20070275736A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/457
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location

Abstract

A method for displaying an idle screen, which is varied depending on a specific condition of a mobile communication terminal, for better graphic impressions. When the user of the mobile communication terminal travels between countries, when a border crossing is detected, a landmark image of a corresponding country is displayed on the idle screen. In addition, an animation effect is displayed on the idle screen so as to inform of the occurrence of the corresponding event. Accordingly, a novel graphic effect is provided to the user via a user interface having enhanced entertaining features.

Claims

1. A method for providing layers of an idle screen endowed with a visual effect in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a first layer for displaying a background image corresponding to a time zone based on a current location of the mobile communication terminal;

providing a second layer for displaying a landmark image on the idle screen, while being superimposed upon the background image displayed by the first layer, the landmark image corresponding to locational information; and

providing a third layer for displaying a predetermined animation effect when an event has occurred in the mobile communication terminal, the animation effect being superimposed upon the idle screen so as to inform of the event.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising providing a time icon layer for displaying a watch icon informing of time based on the current location of the mobile communication terminal.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising providing an operator icon layer for displaying an operator landmark image based on a mobile network code within the locational information when an operator network has been changed, the operator landmark image corresponding to a new operator network.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the watch icon and the operator landmark image are superimposed on the idle screen so as to be recognized visually.

5. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the watch icon and the operator landmark image are superimposed on the idle screen so as to be recognized visually.

6. A method for providing an idle screen endowed with a visual effect in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising the steps of:

determining whether locational information is received when the mobile communication terminal moves;

displaying an idle screen with a landmark image superimposed upon a background image when it is determined that the locational information has been received, the landmark image corresponding to the locational information, the background image corresponding to a time zone at a current location of the mobile communication terminal;

monitoring occurrence of an event in the mobile communication terminal while the idle screen is displayed; and

displaying a predetermined animation effect when an event has occurred, the animation effect being superimposed upon the idle screen so as to inform of the event.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, further comprising displaying a watch icon superimposed upon the idle screen so as to inform of time at the current location of the mobile communication terminal.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6, further comprising:

determining whether an operation network has changed based on a mobile network code within the locational information while the idle screen is displayed; and

displaying an operator landmark image superimposed upon the idle screen when it is determined that the operator network has changed, the operator landmark image corresponding to a new operator network.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the locational information is a mobile communication network identification code comprising a mobile network code and a mobile country code received from a corresponding network when the mobile communication terminal moves between countries.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the step of displaying the idle screen comprises:

identifying the mobile country code within the locational information; and

loading a landmark image of a country corresponding to the mobile country code so as to display the landmark image on the idle screen.