METHOD FOR PROVIDING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AND MOBILE DEVICE ADAPTED THERETO
First Claim
1. A method for providing a Graphic User Interface (GUI) in a mobile device, comprising:
- determining whether there is an additional item to be displayed by a display unit, other than at least one item currently arranged in an item display allocation area; and
displaying, when there is an item to be displayed, an indicator comprising an image object, shaped as a certain shape, at a boundary of the item display allocation area at which the item to be displayed is created.
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Abstract
A method for providing a Graphic User Interface (GUI) and a touch screen-based mobile device adapted thereto permit the user to be notified that additional items are available for display. The method preferably includes: determining whether there is an item to be displayed, other than at least one item arranged in an item display allocation area; and displaying, when there is an item to be displayed, an image object, shaped as a certain shape, at a boundary portion of the item display allocation area at which the item to be displayed is created. The intensity, color, pattern, etc. of the image at the boundary can be varied in accordance with the number and urgency of non-displayed items.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for providing a Graphic User Interface (GUI) in a mobile device, comprising:
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determining whether there is an additional item to be displayed by a display unit, other than at least one item currently arranged in an item display allocation area; and displaying, when there is an item to be displayed, an indicator comprising an image object, shaped as a certain shape, at a boundary of the item display allocation area at which the item to be displayed is created. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing a Graphic User Interface (GUI) in a mobile device, comprising:
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determining, while at least one application including a first application is being executed, whether a command to execute a second application has been input; displaying a graphic object shaped as predetermined shape on a specific region of an execution screen of the second application; sensing whether a touch gesture has been input to the graphic object; and displaying a screen related to the first application according to the sensed touch gesture. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A mobile device comprising:
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a display unit for displaying screens; and a controller for controlling the display unit to arrange and display at least one item on an item display allocation area, determining whether there is an item to be displayed other than said at least one item, wherein the controller further controls, when there is an item to be displayed, the display unit 132 to display an indicator comprising an image object, shaped as a predetermined shape, at a boundary of the item display allocation area at which the item to be displayed is created. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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