METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ARRANGING A PLURALITY OF ICONS ON A SCREEN
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1. A method for displaying, by a first device, on a screen thereof, a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of applications installed on a second device, which is separate from the first device, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the first device, information about a layout of the plurality of icons displayed on a screen of the second device;
for displaying the plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of applications on the screen of the first device, based the received information; and
displaying the plurality of icons on the screen of the first device according to the determined layout.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for arranging icons on a screen of a device, wherein a first device receives information about a layout of a plurality of icons displayed on a screen of a second device, and then displays the plurality of icons on a screen of the first device, based on the received information.
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1. A method for displaying, by a first device, on a screen thereof, a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of applications installed on a second device, which is separate from the first device, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the first device, information about a layout of the plurality of icons displayed on a screen of the second device; for displaying the plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of applications on the screen of the first device, based the received information; and displaying the plurality of icons on the screen of the first device according to the determined layout. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for displaying, on a screen of a first device, a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of applications installed on a second device, which is separate from the first device, the method comprising:
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displaying, by the second device, the plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of applications on a screen of the second device; transmitting, by the second device, information about a layout of the plurality of icons displayed on the screen of the second device, to the first device or a server; receiving, by the first device, the information about the layout of the plurality of icons, from the second device or the server; determining, by the first device, a layout of the plurality of icons to be displayed on the screen of the first device, based on the received information; and displaying the plurality of icons on the screen of the first device according to the determined layout.
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10. A method for displaying a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of applications on a screen of a first device, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the first device, information about a layout of the plurality of icons; determining a layout of the plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of applications to be displayed on the screen of the first device, based on the received information; and displaying the plurality of icons on the screen of the first device according to the determined layout.
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11. A first device for displaying a plurality of icons on a screen thereof, the plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of applications installed on a second device, which is separate from the first device, the first device comprising:
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a controller configured to receive information about a layout of the plurality of icons displayed on a screen of the second device, and to determine a layout of the plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of applications to be displayed on the screen of the first device, based on the received information; and a display configured to display the plurality of icons on the screen according to the determined layout. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for displaying a plurality of icons, the system comprising:
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a second device; and a first device configured to display, on a screen thereof, a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of applications installed on the second device, wherein the second device transmits information about a layout of the plurality of icons displayed on a screen of the second device, to the first device or a server, and wherein the first device receives the information about the layout of the plurality of icons from the second device or the server, determines a layout of the plurality of icons to be displayed on the screen of the first device, based on the received information, and displays the plurality of icons on the screen of the first device according to the determined layout.
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20. A device for displaying a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of applications on a screen thereof, the device comprising:
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a controller configured to receive information about a layout of the plurality of icons, and to determine the layout of the plurality of icons to be displayed on the screen of the device, based on the received information; and a display configured to display the plurality of icons on the screen of the device according to the determined layout.
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