MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN MOBILE TERMINAL
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:
- a memory configured to store a plurality of items, each of the plurality of items corresponding to one of a plurality of item groups, each of the plurality of item groups having a corresponding group identifier;
a display having an information region configured to display at least one of the plurality of item groups with its corresponding group identifier; and
a controller configured to scroll the displayed at least one of the plurality of item groups and its corresponding group identifier in the information region of the display in response to an input received by the mobile terminal,wherein a corresponding group identifier of a first of the plurality of item groups is a first group identifier,wherein the controller is further configured to fix a position of the first group identifier at a predetermined first position in the information region of the display during scrolling in a first direction upon the first group identifier and a first item of the first of the plurality of item groups reaching the first position in the information region, andwherein the controller is further configured to maintain the first group identifier at the first position in the information region during continued scrolling in the first direction until a last item of the first of the plurality item groups scrolls past the first position in the information region.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and a method of displaying information in the mobile terminal are provided. The mobile terminal conveniently provides a plurality of item groups which respectively include at least one item and respectively have different group identifiers to a user. For example, a specific group identifier can remain on a screen when the screen is scrolled, and thus the user is easily aware of properties or categories of items currently displayed on the screen.
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a memory configured to store a plurality of items, each of the plurality of items corresponding to one of a plurality of item groups, each of the plurality of item groups having a corresponding group identifier; a display having an information region configured to display at least one of the plurality of item groups with its corresponding group identifier; and a controller configured to scroll the displayed at least one of the plurality of item groups and its corresponding group identifier in the information region of the display in response to an input received by the mobile terminal, wherein a corresponding group identifier of a first of the plurality of item groups is a first group identifier, wherein the controller is further configured to fix a position of the first group identifier at a predetermined first position in the information region of the display during scrolling in a first direction upon the first group identifier and a first item of the first of the plurality of item groups reaching the first position in the information region, and wherein the controller is further configured to maintain the first group identifier at the first position in the information region during continued scrolling in the first direction until a last item of the first of the plurality item groups scrolls past the first position in the information region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of displaying information in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying an information region on a display, the information region being configured to display a plurality of items, each of the plurality of items corresponding to one of a plurality of item groups, each of the plurality of item groups having a corresponding group identifier; displaying at least one of the plurality of item groups in the information region with its corresponding group identifier; and scrolling via a controller the displayed at least one of the plurality of item groups and the corresponding group identifier in a first direction in the information region in response to an input received by the mobile terminal, wherein a corresponding group identifier of a first of the plurality of item groups is a first group identifier, wherein scrolling the displayed at least one of the plurality of item groups in the first direction comprises; fixing a position of the first group identifier at a predetermined first position in the information region upon the first group identifier and a first item of the first of the plurality of item groups reaching the first position in the information region, and maintaining the first group identifier at the first position in the information region until a last item of the first of the plurality of item groups scrolls past the first position in the information region. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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