APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF INFORMATION

• US 20120320035A1
• Filed: 09/22/2011
• Published: 12/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: KIM, Jonghwan
• Application Number:
  US13/239,646
• Publication Number:
  US 20120320035A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/128 Adjusting depth or disparity
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/178 Metadata, e.g. disparity information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/398 Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof

Abstract

A terminal includes a storage area to store a reference value, a screen to display a plurality of objects, and a controller to assign values to the objects based on the reference value and to control display of the objects on the screen using a three-dimensional (3D) effect. The objects are displayed in 3D differently based on the assigned values, and an area adjacent at least one of the objects on the screen is not displayed in 3D.

Claims

1. A terminal comprising:

a storage area to store a reference value;

a screen to display a plurality of objects; and

a controller to assign values to the objects based on the reference value and to control display of the objects on the screen using a three-dimensional (3D) effect, wherein the objects are displayed in 3D differently based on the assigned values and wherein an area adjacent at least one of the objects on the screen is not displayed in 3D.

2. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the objects are displayed in different 3D depths based on the assigned values.

3. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the objects are displayed in different sizes based on the assigned values.

4. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the assigned values provide an indication of a different priority or order of relevance with respect to the reference value.

5. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the screen displays a window to receive information indicating a type of the objects to be displayed using the 3D effect.

6. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the screen displays a window to allow for input of the reference value.

7. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the screen displays an area which allows for input of a signal indicating a manner in which the objects are to be displayed in 3D.

8. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the screen displays:

a first option to display the objects in 3D based on a manual input, and a second option to automatically display the objects in 3D.

9. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller controls the display of at least one control features to allow for editing of the 3D display of at least one of the objects in the screen.

10. The terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the screen is a home screen, and

the objects are different applications available for execution by the terminal.

11. The terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the screen includes a map, and

the objects correspond to different target objects in the map.

12. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the terminal is a mobile terminal.

18. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the screen displays a window to allow for input of the reference value.

19. The terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the screen is a home screen, and

the objects are different applications available for execution by the terminal.

13. A method for controlling a terminal, comprising:

receiving information indicative of a reference value;

assigning values for a plurality of objects based on the reference value; and

displaying the objects on a screen using a three-dimensional (3D) effect,

wherein the objects are displayed in 3D differently based on the assigned values and wherein an area adjacent at least one of the objects on the screen is not displayed in 3D.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the objects are displayed in different 3D depths based on the weight values.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the objects are displayed in different sizes based on the weight values.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the assigned values provide an indication of a different priority or order of relevance with respect to the reference value.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the screen displays a window to receive information indicating a type of the objects to be displayed using the 3D effect.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the terminal is a mobile terminal.