METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE IN USER EQUIPMENT
First Claim
1. A method for providing a user interface in a user equipment, the method comprising;
- forming at least one background screen of the user interface from at least one image, wherein each of the at least one background screen is associated with a respective one of applications of the user equipment and each image of the at least one image represents a respective content associated with the respective application;
receiving at least one input selected from a predetermined gesture input and a predetermined key input from a user;
displaying a main menu which allows the user to select a desired application to be executed over a current display screen;
receiving a selection input for selecting the desired application from the displayed main menu; and
displaying the user interface having the background screen formed from the at least one image corresponding to the selected desired application.
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Abstract
Apparatus and/or method for providing a user interface in a user equipment. At least one background screen of the user interface may be formed from at least one image. Each of the at least one background screen may be associated with a respective application of the user equipment, and each image of the at least one image may represent a respective content associated with the respective application. Then, when a user input at least one of a predetermined gesture input and a predetermined key input, a main menu which allows the user to select a desired application to be executed may be displayed over a current display screen. When a selection input for selecting the desired application is received from the displayed main menu, the user interface having the background screen formed from the at least one image corresponding to the selected desired application may be displayed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing a user interface in a user equipment, the method comprising;
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forming at least one background screen of the user interface from at least one image, wherein each of the at least one background screen is associated with a respective one of applications of the user equipment and each image of the at least one image represents a respective content associated with the respective application; receiving at least one input selected from a predetermined gesture input and a predetermined key input from a user; displaying a main menu which allows the user to select a desired application to be executed over a current display screen; receiving a selection input for selecting the desired application from the displayed main menu; and displaying the user interface having the background screen formed from the at least one image corresponding to the selected desired application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for providing a user interface in a user equipment, the apparatus comprising;
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a communication unit configured to retrieve content associated with at least one application of the user equipment; a formation unit configured to form at least one background screen of the user interface from at least one image, wherein each of the at least one background screen is associated with a respective one of the at least one application, and each image of the at least one image represents a respective content associated with the respective application; an input unit configured to receive an input from a user; and a display unit configured to display the user interface having the at least one background screen formed from the at least one image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product embodied on a computer-readable storage medium, which when executed by a computer of a user equipment, the computer program product causes the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
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forming at least one background screen of the user interface from at least one image, wherein each of the at least one background screen is associated with a respective one of applications of the user equipment, and each image of the at least one image represents a respective content associated with the respective application; receiving at least one input selected from a predetermined gesture input and a predetermined key input from a user; displaying a main menu which allows the user to select a desired application to be executed over a current display screen; receiving a selection input for selecting the desired application from the displayed main menu; and displaying the user interface having the background screen formed from the at least one image corresponding to the selected desired application.
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