MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EDITING PAGES USED FOR A HOME SCREEN

• US 20100295789A1
• Filed: 05/06/2010
• Published: 11/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: SHIN, Seung Woo, LEE, Bong Won
• Granted Patent: US 8,988,353 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/168
• 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 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• 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 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

Provided are a method and related mobile device for editing, in an integrated, convenient and quick manner, various menu pages selectively used for a home screen. In response to a given input signal, the mobile device outputs a page edit screen including a specific page displayed on the home screen. Then, in response to subsequent input signals, the mobile device may add a new page, delete a selected page, change a title of a selected page, move or remove a selected icon in a page, change a background image of a selected page, or change a positional order of pages.

Claims

1. A method, operable in a controller, for editing pages used for a home screen of a mobile device, the method comprising:

displaying a specific page on the home screen;

receiving an input signal for a page edit; and

outputting a page edit screen in response to the input signal, the page edit screen containing at least one page including the displayed specific page.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the input signal includes at least one of:

a key input signal from an input unit;

a touch event from a touch screen; and

a motion signal from a sensor unit.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the motion signal includes:

detecting a first variation of gradient caused by a change of the mode, wherein the mode changes from a lengthwise mode to a widthwise mode; and

generating the motion signal depending on the first variation of gradient.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

detecting a second variation of gradient caused by a change of the mode, wherein the mode changes from the widthwise mode to the lengthwise mode; and

returning to the home screen from the page edit screen in response to the second variation of gradient.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

returning to the home screen in response to a page return input signal; and

outputting a location bar in the specific page on the home screen, the location bar indicating a relative location of the specific page.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

outputting a title of the specific page near the location bar in the specific page on the home screen.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the outputting of the page edit screen includes:

disposing the specific page at the center of the page edit screen; and

disposing at least one other page near the specific page.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the returning to the home screen includes outputting the specific page on the home screen, the specific page being disposed at the center of the page edit screen.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting a location bar on the page edit screen, the location bar indicating a relative location of the at least one page contained in the page edit screen.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving one of a page addition and a page deletion input signal for; and

adding a new page to the page edit screen in response to the page addition input signal and deleting one of the pages from the page edit screen in response to the page deletion input signal.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting a location bar on the page edit screen, the location bar indicating a relative location of the at least one page contained in the page edit screen.

receiving an input signal for one of a page addition and page deletion;

adding a new page to the page edit screen in response to the page addition input signal and deleting one of the pages from the page edit screen in response to the page deletion input signal; and

adjusting an indication of a number of pages shown on the location bar in response to the page addition and deletion input signals.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting a title of each page;

outputting a key map in response to a title edit input signal; and

setting the title depending on keys selected in the key map.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a background image change input signal for a change in a background image of the page;

outputting a window containing at least one background image;

receiving a selection of a specific one of the at least one background images; and

applying the selected specific background image to at least one of the pages outputted in the page edit screen.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting a plurality of pages in the page edit screen;

selecting one of the pages in response to a first input signal;

moving the selected page to a boundary between specific pages in response to a second input signal; and

disposing the selected page between the specific pages in response to a third input signal.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting a page in the page edit screen, the page containing at least one icon;

receiving a given input signal for an icon deletion; and

deleting a selected icon from the page.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting a plurality of pages in the page edit screen, each of the pages containing at least one icon;

receiving at least one of an icon deletion and an icon transfer input signal; and

deleting, in response to the received input signal a selected icon from the page or transferring a selected icon from one page to other page.

17. A mobile device having a home screen, the mobile device comprising:

a memory unit configured to store at least one page displayed on the home screen;

a display unit configured to display the at least one page;

an input signal creation module configured to create at least one of an input signal selected from the groups consisting of;

outputting a page edit screen, adding a new page, deleting a selected page, changing a title of a selected page, moving a selected icon in a page, removing a selected icon in a page, changing a background image of a selected page, and for changing a positional order of pages; and

a control unit configured to;

receive the at least one input signal from the input signal creation module and,

perform a function corresponding to the received input signal.

18. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein the input signal creation module includes at least one of:

an input unit configured to create a particular key input signal;

a touch screen configured to create a particular touch event; and

a sensor unit configured to create a particular motion signal.

19. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein the control unit is further configured to:

output the page edit screen containing the at least one page displayed in the display unit when a mode of the mobile device is changed from a lengthwise mode to a widthwise mode, and

return to the home screen from the page edit screen when the mode of the mobile device is changed from the widthwise mode to the lengthwise mode.

20. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein the control unit is further configured to output at least one of:

a location bar indicating a relative location of a page displayed on the home screen or contained in the page edit screen, the location bar being modified by an increase or decrease of a page caused by a page addition or deletion;

a title of the page displayed on the home screen or contained in the page edit screen;

a window containing background images to be applied to the page displayed on the home screen or contained in the page edit screen; and

at least one icon contained in the page displayed on the home screen or contained in the page edit screen.