Apparatus and method for providing list in portable terminal

• US 20110107255A1
• Filed: 10/21/2010
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Jeong Hoon
• Application Number:
  US12/925,439
• Publication Number:
  US 20110107255A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/786
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

A portable terminal can support a pop-up function capable of providing output information of an object focused on a list screen according to navigation execution. The portable terminal can output a list screen composed of a plurality of objects, extract output information of a specific object focused among the objects, and display the output information of the focused specific object on a pop-up window of the list screen.

Claims

1. A list providing method, comprising:

outputting a list screen composed of a plurality of objects;

extracting output information of a specific object focused among the objects; and

displaying the output information of the focused specific object on a pop-up window of the list screen.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein extracting output information comprises determining a pop-up area of the pop-up window to output the extracted output information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein determining a pop-up area determines one of an upper area, a lower area, a left area, and a right area neighboring the focused specific object according to a location of the specific focused object.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein displaying the output information comprises:

outputting the pop-up window in the determined pop-up area; and

outputting the output information on the output pop-up window.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein outputting the pop-up window outputs the pop-up window with a size corresponding to that of the output information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein extracting output information comprises:

analyzing a type of the focused specific object; and

extracting the output information when the type of the focused specific object is a given type of an object.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

moving the focusing in response to a moving request of the focusing;

determining output information extraction and a pop-up area of an object focused by the focusing movement;

outputting a pop-up window in the determined pop-up area; and

outputting the output information through the pop-up window.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising providing a scroll bar for scroll of the output information upon outputting the pop-up window.

9. A portable terminal comprising:

a display unit configured to display a list comprising a plurality of objects, a focusing state of a specific object in the list, and output information of a focused object through a pop-up window; and

a controller configured to focus an object in the list, determine extraction of the output information of the focused object and a pop-up area of the pop-up window, and control an output of the pop-up window with the output information to the determined pop-up area.

10. The portable terminal of claim 9, wherein the controller is configured to control output of the pop-up window with a size corresponding to that of the output information.

11. The portable terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to determine one of an upper area, a lower area, a left area, and a right area neighboring the focused specific object according to a location of the focused specific object.

12. The portable terminal of claim 10, wherein the pop-up window comprises a scroll bar for scroll of the output information.

13. The portable terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to control simultaneous display of the plurality of objects and the output information on the list screen.

14. The portable terminal of claim 9, wherein the controller is configured to analyze a type of the focused object, and determine extraction of the output information and a pop-up area when the type of the focused object is a given type of an object.

15. The portable terminal of claim 9, wherein the portable terminal comprises:

at least one of;

an input unit and a touch screen generating a focusing movement input signal and an object selection input signal; and

a controller configured to focus movement according to the focusing movement input signal, a pop-up function of output information with respect to an object focused according to the focusing movement, and selection item display of an object selected according to the object selection input signal.

16. A controller for use in a portable terminal, the controller configured to:

cause a display unit to display a list comprising a plurality of objects, a focusing state of a specific object in the list, and output information of a focused object through a pop-up window; and

focus an object in the list, determine extraction of the output information of the focused object and a pop-up area of the pop-up window, and control an output of the pop-up window with the output information to the determined pop-up area.

17. The controller of claim 16, wherein the controller is configured to control output of the pop-up window with a size corresponding to that of the output information, wherein the pop-up window comprises a scroll bar for scroll of the output information.

18. The controller of claim 17, wherein the controller is configured to control simultaneous display of the plurality of objects and the output information on the list screen.

19. The controller of claim 16, wherein the controller is configured to analyze a type of the focused object, and determine extraction of the output information and a pop-up area when the type of the focused object is a given type of an object.

20. The controller of claim 16, wherein the controller is configured to receive an input via an input unit, wherein the input unit comprises:

at least one of;

an input unit and a touch screen generating a focusing movement input signal and an object selection input signal; and

wherein a controller configured to focus movement according to the focusing movement input signal, a pop-up function of output information with respect to an object focused according to the focusing movement, and selection item display of an object selected according to the object selection input signal.