MOBILE TERMINAL EQUIPPED WITH MULTI-VIEW DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20100293502A1
• Filed: 05/13/2010
• Published: 11/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Jinbaek, KANG, Yunhwan, Yi, Woojoon, Cho, Seonhwi, Shin, Duckmoon
• Application Number:
  US12/779,817
• Publication Number:
  US 20100293502A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/803
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/003 to produce spatial visual effects
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/221 using the relative movement between cameras and objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/31 using parallax barriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/376 for tracking left-right translational head movements, i.e. lateral movements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2013/403 the images being monoscopic

Abstract

A display method for a terminal includes displaying simultaneously, on a single display, a plurality of screens in a corresponding plurality of spatially different directions. The method further includes displaying an item on a first screen of the plurality of screens, receiving user input at the terminal with regard to the item, and displaying item information on a second screen of the plurality of screens responsive to the receiving of the user input, such that the item information includes information relating to the item.

Claims

1. A display method for a terminal, the method comprising:

displaying simultaneously, on a single display, a plurality of screens in a corresponding plurality of spatially different directions;

displaying an item on a first screen of the plurality of screens;

receiving user input at the terminal with regard to the item; and

displaying item information on a second screen of the plurality of screens responsive to the receiving of the user input, wherein the item information comprises information relating to the item.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the display comprises a touch screen display configured to receive the user input, the method further comprising:

receiving the user input at the touch screen display.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the terminal comprises an input key configured to receive the user input, the method further comprising:

selecting the item responsive to receiving the user input to the input key; and

performing the displaying the item information after the selecting.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the item is one of a calendar date, a thumbnail image, or a menu item.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the item information is one of schedule information for a date of a calendar, a full view image of a thumbnail image, or a tutorial for a menu item.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

detecting rotation of the terminal relative to an initial position;

displaying a preview image, which is the item information, on the second screen of the plurality of screens when an amount of the rotation meets a first threshold and the rotation is in a first direction; and

displaying a preview image, which is the item information, on a third screen of the plurality of screens when an amount of the rotation meets a second threshold and the rotation is in a second direction.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of screens comprise a separate viewing direction, and wherein at least a portion of the viewing direction of each of the plurality of screens does not permit viewing of other screens of the plurality of screens.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of screens comprises the first screen, a second screen, and a third screen, the method further comprising:

displaying the item on the first screen using a first application;

displaying a second item on the second screen using a second application; and

displaying a third item on the third screen using a third application.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the first application, the second application, and the third application are different applications.

10. A terminal, comprising:

a display configured to simultaneously display a plurality of screens in a corresponding plurality of spatially different directions;

a user interface configured to receive user input; and

a processor configured to;

cause displaying of an item on a first screen of the plurality of screens;

receiving user input from the user interface with regard to the item; and

cause displaying of item information on a second screen of the plurality of screens responsive to the receiving of the user input, wherein the item information comprises information relating to the item.

11. The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the display is structured as a touch screen display comprising the user interface.

12. The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the user interface is structured to include an input key configured to receive the user input, and wherein the controller is further configured to:

select the item responsive to receiving the user input to the input key; and

cause the displaying of the item information after the item is selected.

13. The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the item is one of a calendar date, a thumbnail image, or a menu item.

14. The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the item information is one of schedule information for a date of a calendar, a full view image of a thumbnail image, or a tutorial for a menu item.

15. The terminal according to claim 10, further comprising:

a sensor configured to permit detecting of rotation of the terminal relative to an initial position, and where the processor is further configured to;

cause displaying a preview image, which is the item information, on the second screen of the plurality of screens when an amount of the rotation meets a first threshold and the rotation is in a first direction; and

cause displaying a preview image, which is the item information, on a third screen of the plurality of screens when an amount of the rotation meets a second threshold and the rotation is in a second direction.

16. The terminal according to claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of screens comprise a separate viewing direction, and wherein at least a portion of the viewing direction of each of the plurality of screens does not permit viewing of other screens of the plurality of screens.

17. The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the plurality of screens comprises the first screen, a second screen, and a third screen, and wherein the processor is further configured to:

cause displaying of the item on the first screen using a first application;

cause displaying of a second item on the second screen using a second application; and

cause displaying of a third item on the third screen using a third application.

18. The terminal according to claim 17, wherein the first application, the second application, and the third application are different applications.

19. A display method for a terminal, the method comprising:

displaying simultaneously, on a single touch screen display, a plurality of screens in a corresponding plurality of spatially different directions, wherein each of the plurality of screens comprise a separate viewing direction, and wherein at least a portion of the viewing direction of each of the plurality of screens does not permit viewing of other screens of the plurality of screens;

displaying an item on a first screen of the plurality of screens using a first application;

receiving user input at the touch screen display with regard to the item;

displaying item information on a second screen of the plurality of screens using a second application, the displaying of the item information being responsive to the receiving of the user input, and wherein the item information comprises information relating to the item; and

displaying a third item on the third screen using a third application, wherein the first application, the second application, and the third application are different applications.

20. The method according to claim 19, further comprising:

detecting rotation of the terminal relative to an initial position;

displaying a preview image, which is the item information, on the second screen of the plurality of screens when an amount of the rotation meets a first threshold and the rotation is in a first direction; and

displaying a preview image, which is the item information, on a third screen of the plurality of screens when an amount of the rotation meets a second threshold and the rotation is in a second direction.