METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXECUTING APPLICATION IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of executing an application in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying icons corresponding to at least one application on a menu screen;
extracting associated applications previously designated to have a category identical with an application corresponding to a selected icon when the icon is selected in the menu screen;
displaying at least one associated icon corresponding to the extracted associated applications in an associated icon list form; and
executing an application corresponding to the at least one associated icon when the at least one associated icon is selected in the associated icon list.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for displaying an application in a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes executing an application in a mobile terminal may include displaying icons corresponding to at least one application on a menu screen, extracting associated applications previously designated to have the same category as that of an application corresponding to a selected icon when the icon is selected in the menu screen, displaying at least one associated icon corresponding to the extracted associated application in an associated icon list form, and executing an application corresponding to the at least one associated icon when the at least one associated icon is selected in the associated icon list.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of executing an application in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying icons corresponding to at least one application on a menu screen; extracting associated applications previously designated to have a category identical with an application corresponding to a selected icon when the icon is selected in the menu screen; displaying at least one associated icon corresponding to the extracted associated applications in an associated icon list form; and executing an application corresponding to the at least one associated icon when the at least one associated icon is selected in the associated icon list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19)
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12. An apparatus for executing an application in a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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a display panel configured to display a menu screen and an associated icon list; a touch panel configured to detect a user input for displaying the associated icon list in the menu screen; and a control unit configured to extract associated applications by analyzing a category of a selected application when a user input for displaying the associated icon list, to display icons corresponding to the extracted associated applications in a form of the associated icon list, and to execute an application corresponding to a selected icon when the associated icon is selected in the associated icon list. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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