METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING HOME SCREEN IN MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20120309433A1
• Filed: 06/04/2012
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Jin, Kim, Min-Ji, Jeong, Yong-Soo
• Granted Patent: US 9,042,942 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/457
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72472 wherein the items are sorted according to specific criteria, e.g. frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver

Abstract

A method for displaying a home screen in a mobile terminal includes determining a location of the mobile terminal, determining a screen associated with the determined location among multiple screens; and setting the screen associated with the determined location as a home screen.

Claims

1. A method for displaying a home screen in a mobile terminal, comprising:

determining a location of the mobile terminal, and determining a screen associated with the determined location among multiple screens; and

setting the screen associated with the determined location as a home screen.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the set home screen upon receiving a request for displaying a home screen.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one icon of an application, placed by a user, is displayed on the displayed home screen.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one icon of an application having been run in the determined location at least a set number of times, is displayed on the displayed home screen.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising changing a display order of screens to be displayed following the set home screen.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the display order of screens is changed depending on a moving path of the mobile terminal.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein an associated set value for the home screen associated with the determined location, is received from an external device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein an associated set value for the home screen associated with the determined location, is set by a user and stored in the mobile terminal.

9. A mobile terminal for displaying a home screen, comprising:

a display;

a Global Positioning System (GPS) module for determining a location of the mobile terminal; and

a controller for determining a screen associated with the determined location among multiple screens, and setting the screen associated with the determined location as a home screen.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the controller controls to display the set home screen upon receiving a request for displaying the home screen on the display.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein at least one icon of an application, placed by a user, is displayed on the displayed home screen.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein at least one icon of an application having been run in the determined location at least a set number of times, is displayed on the displayed home screen.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the controller controls to change a display order of screens to be displayed following the set home screen.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the display order of screens is changed depending on a moving path of the mobile terminal.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein an associated set value for the home screen associated with the determined location, is received from an external device.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein an associated set value for the home screen associated with the determined location, is set by a user and stored in the memory of the mobile terminal.