METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HISTORY OF INFORMATION ASSOCIATED TO TIME INFORMATION

• US 20110193878A1
• Filed: 02/11/2011
• Published: 08/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: SHIN, Seung Woo, SEO, Ae Jung, KIM, Hyo Young
• Application Number:
  US13/025,734
• Publication Number:
  US 20110193878A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/619
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/00 Visual time or date indication means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/14 Time supervision arrangements, e.g. real time clock
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for providing a history of information associated with time information capable of displaying internal or external associated information associated with time information as one information item and capable of intuitively providing a history of information associated with a corresponding time by controlling time information are provided. The method for providing information in a mobile terminal includes, displaying an information item including a combination of time information and associated information, updating and displaying the associated information as time information goes by, extracting associated information corresponding to changed time information when the time information changes according to a control event, and displaying a history of associated information corresponding to the changed time information.

Claims

1. A method for providing information in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying an information item including a combination of time information and associated information;

updating and displaying the associated information as time information goes by;

extracting associated information corresponding to changed time information when the time information changes according to a control event; and

displaying a history of associated information corresponding to the changed time information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the control event comprises a gesture input of rotating at least one of an hour hand and a minute hand of the information item.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the displaying of the associated information visualizes and displays the extracted associated information on an information area of the information item.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining whether a reset event is input after displaying the associated information;

initializing changed time information and associated information according to the control event when the reset event is input; and

displaying current time information of the mobile terminal and information associated with the current time information;

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the reset event comprises an input for initializing time information and associated information changed according to the control event as the current time information of the mobile terminal and the information associated with the current time information.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining whether a toggle event is input after the displaying of the associated information; and

displaying another information item selected according to the toggle event when the toggle event is input.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising initializing time information and associated information of the information item changed according to the control event when the toggle event is input.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the toggle event comprises an input for converting a currently displayed information item into at least one other information item.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the information item comprises an associated information selection menu for selecting a detailed function of corresponding information associated with time information.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the menu comprises at least one sub-menu for option setting and execution of a user specific application.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the associated information comprises at least one of weather information, schedule information, and stock information of a corresponding time period according to a time information variation.

12. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display unit for displaying at least one information item including a combination of time information and associated information;

a storage unit for storing associated information corresponding to the time information; and

a controller for controlling display of at least one information item including a combination of time information and associated information of the mobile terminal, and for controlling display of an associated information history corresponding to changed time information.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller controls an update of the time information and the associated information according to a control event for rotating at least one of an hour hand and a minute hand of the information item when the control event is input.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the controller displays changed time information through an information item according to the control event, and extracts and displays information associated with the changed time information on an information area of the information item.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the controller initializes changed time information and information associated with the changed time information according to the control event when a reset event is input, and displays current time information of the mobile terminal and information associated with the current time information.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the controller initializes the changed time information of the information item and information associated with the changed time information according to the control event when a toggle event is input, and controls display of another information item selected according to the toggle event.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the display unit displays a toggle area for toggling between information items on an idle screen.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the display unit further comprises an associated information selection menu for selecting a detailed function of associated information.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein the menu comprises at least one sub-menu for option setting and execution of a user specific application.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the associated information comprises at least one of weather information, schedule information, and stock information of a corresponding time period according to a time information variation.