USER TERMINAL DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF

• US 20140082563A1
• Filed: 09/19/2013
• Published: 03/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Sin-ae, KANG, Nam-wook, KIM, Young-sun, RYU, Jong-hyun, CHOI, Seung-eok
• Granted Patent: US 10,146,402 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/835
• 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 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

A user terminal device including a screen processor which creates home screen divided into a plurality of spaces provided with different features from each other, a storage which stores data and programs that can be matched with at least one space, a display which displays one space from among the plurality of spaces, and a controller which controls the display to convert the space displayed on the display to another space according to a user'"'"'s manipulation is provided. The controller controls the screen processor to constitute the plurality of spaces by using data and programs matched with the plurality of spaces, respectively.

Claims

1. A user terminal device, the device comprising:

a screen processor configured to generate a home screen divided into a plurality of spaces provided with different features from each other;

a storage configured to store data and programs that can be matched with at least one of the spaces;

a display configured to display a space from among the plurality of spaces; and

a controller configured to control the display so that the displayed space is converted into another space according to a user'"'"'s manipulation,

wherein the controller controls the screen processor to constitute the plurality of spaces using data and programs that can be matched in each space among the plurality of spaces.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller divides and independently manages setting values and data, which are established regarding programs corresponding to features of the plurality of spaces, according to features of each space.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the space comprises an implementing screen page and an icon display page,

wherein the implementing screen page comprises at least one panel area indicating a widget of at least one program corresponding to the space features or an implementing result screen, and

wherein the icon display page displays an icon of at least one program.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein, when an icon is selected on the icon display pages, the controller adds a new panel area to the implementing screen page by implementing a program corresponding to the selected icon.

5. The device of claim 3, wherein the implementing screen page and the icon display page each comprise a page converting menu to convert pages, and

wherein the controller mutually converts the implementing screen page and the icon display page when the converting menu is selected.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein at least one page among the implementing screen page and the icon display page comprises a screen converting menu to convert into an icon screen indicating whole icons corresponding to all the programs respectively, and

wherein the controller controls the screen processor to complete the home screen, to generate the icon screen, and to provide to the display, when the screen converting menu is selected.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein, when an icon is selected within the icon screen and a user manipulation to match the icon with a space selected from among the plurality of spaces is made, the controller displays the icon on an icon display page within the selected space.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein, when a program is commonly matched with the plurality of spaces, the controller independently manages implementing records of the program per each space, and independently manages an implementing screen of each program per each space.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the features comprise at least one of a personal property associated with a particular user of the device, a social property associated with at least two users, and a manager property which is managed by a designated manager.

10. The device of claim 3, wherein the features comprise at least one of a personal property associated with a particular user of the device, a social property associated with at least two users, and a manager property which is managed by a designated manager,

wherein the controller displays an implementing screen of a program, among programs of the device, that is matched with the space provided with the social property, and an implementing screen of a program that is provided from at least one other users on an implementing screen page of the space provided with the social property, and

wherein the controller displays an icon of a program matched with the space provided with the social property among the programs of the device, and an icon of a program provided from at least one other user on icon display pages of the space given with the social property.

11. A display method of a user terminal device, the method comprising:

creating a home screen divided into a plurality of spaces provided with different features from each other;

displaying one space from among the plurality of spaces; and

converting the displayed space into another space according to a user'"'"'s manipulation,

wherein the plurality of spaces comprise matched data and programs per each space.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein setting values and data established regarding programs corresponding to the plurality of spaces are divided according to the features of each space and independently managed.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the space comprises an implementing screen page and an icon display page,

wherein the implementing screen page displays at least one panel area indicating a widget of at least one program corresponding to the space features or an implementing result screen, and

wherein the icon display page displays an icon of at least one program.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

adding a new panel area to the implementing screen page by implementing a program corresponding to a selected icon, when the icon is selected on the icon display page.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the implementing screen page and the icon display page respectively comprise a page converting menu to convert pages, and

wherein the implementing screen page and the icon display page are mutually converted and displayed when the converting menu is selected.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein at least one page among the implementing screen page and the icon display page comprises a screen converting menu to convert into an icon screen indicating whole icons corresponding to all the programs respectively, and the method further comprises:

completing the home screen and generating and displaying the icon screen, when the screen converting menu is selected.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

when an icon is selected within the icon screen and a user manipulation to match the icon with a space selected from among the plurality of spaces is made, displaying the icon on an icon display page within the selected space.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

independently managing implementing records of the program per each space when one program is commonly matched with the plurality of spaces; and

independently displaying an implementing screen of each program per each space.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the features comprise at least one of a personal property associated with a particular user of the device, a social property associated with at least two users, and a manager property which is managed by a designated manager.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the features comprise at least one of a personal property associated with a particular user of the device, a social property associated with at least two users, and a manager property which is managed by a designated manager,

wherein an implementing screen page of the space provided with the social property displays an implementing screen of a program, among programs of the user terminal device, that is matched with the space provided with the social property, and an implementing screen of a program that is provided from at least one other user, and

wherein an icon display page of the space provided with the social property displays an icon of a program, among programs of the user terminal device, that is matched with the space associated with the social property, and an icon of a program provided from at least one other user.