Method and apparatus for controlling and applying resource of idle screen on mobile

• US 7,561,899 B2
• Filed: 04/20/2004
• Issued: 07/14/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Insprit Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Insprit Company Limited
• Inventors: Lee, Changseok
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung; Nay A
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TUAN HOANG
• Application Number:
  US10/522,598
• Publication Number:
  US 20060156256A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,911 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.1, 455/466, 455/414.2, 455/566, 455/414.3, 455/414.4, 455/412.2, 345/169, 345/172, 345/173, 345 11- 13, 345 21- 23, 345/106, 345/902, 345/903, 715/781, 715/825, 715/826, 715/828, 715/829, 715/841, 715/857
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and method of driving the same, and an idle screen service system and method using the same. According to the present invention, the method includes the steps of (a) allowing a user to set content information; (b) allowing a service-providing server to classify the content information and to allocate a stack; (c) allowing idle screen information corresponding to the content information to be pushed; (d) allowing the user to request detailed content information and to receive the requested content information; and (e) allowing the content information to be displayed according to a predetermined screen configuration of a mobile communication terminal, wherein the content information of step (c) is displayed according to a given template configuration.

Claims

1. A method of controlling and operating resources of an idle screen for a mobile communication terminal in a system for providing contents to the mobile communication terminal, comprising:

allowing a user to join a service to receive contents through the mobile communication terminal, and to set an information regarding the contents to receive;

allowing a service server to operate cooperatively with a contents provider, to classify the contents received from the contents provider based on the information within the service server, and to allocate a channel and a stack;

allowing the contents corresponding to the information set by the user to be pushed from the service server, and the pushed contents to be displayed on an idle screen, the display of the contents being based on a given template configuration;

allowing the user to pull specific detailed contents from the service server by selecting one of the pushed contents displayed on the idle screen;

allowing the received specific detailed contents to be read from a memory and a storage unit of the mobile communication terminal, and the contents to be displayed according to a predetermined screen configuration of the mobile communication terminal;

configuring the idle screen to include screens divided into a first region and a second region;

displaying the first region as divided screens, and each of the divided screens having a display mode in which corresponding contents are displayed in the form of multimedia; and

providing the second region with a menu corresponding to the contents displayed in the first region, or a quick launch executing resources within a portable mobile communication device or a virtual machine (VM) application and configured to access to a wireless Internet web site provided in the form of an icon,

the contents being automatically provided, without any request, to the mobile communication device from the service server, after the user sets the information.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the divided screens in multimedia form of the first region display a title having the content information built in.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the screens of the first region of claim 1 display channeled contents information, and the channels are divided and displayed.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the screens of the first region are of text information, text information and image information, table information, chart or graphic information, and motion picture information containing audio information or audio information.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the icon forms is configured to be added, omitted, and changed in order, and to be selectively displayed according to the input of a given key and a given status of a terminal.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the screens in multimedia form of the first region of claim 1 are provided in the form of an icon, and

detailed information is displayed on the whole screen, the whole display window, the whole of each of the regions or some of each of the regions in the idle screen corresponding to each content information by clicking on the divided content information icon.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein multimedia information is displayed that replaces information to be represented, or multimedia information of a look-ahead form, which is reduced from information to be represented.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second region includes a quick launch capable of executing resources within a portable mobile communication device or an virtual machine (VM) application and having access to an wireless Internet web site provided in the form of an icon.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the screens of the first region of claim 6 display channeled contents information, and the channels are divided and displayed.

9. A method of controlling and operating resources of an idle screen for a mobile communication terminal in a system for providing contents to the mobile communication terminal, comprising:

allowing a user to join a service to receive contents through the mobile communication terminal, and to set an information regarding the contents to receive;

allowing a service server to operate cooperatively with a contents provider, to classify the contents received from the contents provider based on the information within the service server, and to allocate a channel and a stack;

allowing the contents corresponding to the information set by the user to be pushed from the service server, and the pushed contents to be displayed on an idle screen, the display of the contents being based on a given template configuration;

allowing the user to pull specific detailed contents from the service server by selecting one of the pushed contents displayed on idle screen;

allowing the received specific detailed contents to be read from a memory and a storage unit of the mobile communication terminal, and the contents to be displayed according to a predetermined screen configuration of the mobile communication terminal;

configuring the idle screen to include screens divided into a first region and a second region;

configuring the first region to include a display mode in which the content information is displayed as a sliding text or image in a list of a table form; and

configuring the second region to include a menu corresponding to the contents displayed on the first region, or a quick launch capable of executing resources within a portable mobile communication device or an virtual machine (VM) application and having access to an wireless Internet web site provided in the form of an icon,

the contents being automatically provided, without any request, to the mobile communication device from the service server, after the user sets the information.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the screens of the first region are of text information, text information and image information, table information, chart or graphic information, and motion picture information containing audio information or audio information.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein each of the icon forms is configured to be added, omitted, and changed in order, and to be selectively displayed according to the input of a given key and a given status of a terminal.

13. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the screens of the first region, are formed in the icon form, and

content information corresponding to a multimedia icon is displayed in detail on the whole screen, the whole display window, the whole of each of the regions or some of each of the regions by selecting the icon form or inputting a key for confirming selection.

14. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein multimedia information is displayed that replaces information to be represented, or multimedia information of a look-ahead form, which is reduced from information to be represented.

15. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the content information is displayed as a sliding text.

16. A method of controlling and operating resources of an idle screen for a mobile communication terminal in a system for providing contents to the mobile communication terminal, comprising:

allowing a user to join a service to receive contents through the mobile communication terminal, and to set an information regarding the contents to receive;

allowing a service server to operate cooperatively with a contents provider, to classify the contents received from the contents provider based on the information within the service server, and to allocate a channel and a stack;

allowing the contents corresponding to the information set by the user to be pushed from the service server, and the pushed contents to be displayed on an idle screen, the display of the contents being based on a given template configuration;

allowing the user to pull specific detailed contents from the service server by selecting one of the pushed contents displayed on idle screen;

allowing the received specific detailed contents to be read from a memory and a storage unit of the mobile communication terminal, and the contents to be displayed according to a predetermined screen configuration of the mobile communication terminal;

configuring the idle screen to include screens divided into a first region, a second region, and a third region;

configuring the first region to include a display mode in which a sliding text or image is displayed;

configuring the second region to be displayed as divided screens, and each of the divided screens having a display mode in which corresponding contents are displayed in the form of multimedia; and

configuring the third region to include a menu corresponding to the contents displayed in the first region and the second region, or a quick launch configured to execute resources within a portable mobile communication device or an virtual machine (VM) application and having access to an wireless Internet web site provided in the form of an icon,

the contents being automatically provided, without any request, to the mobile communication device from the service server, after the user sets the information.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the divided screens in multimedia form of the second region display a title having the content information built in.

18. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the screens of the first region and the second region, display channeled contents information, and the channels are divided and displayed.

19. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the screens of the first region and the second region, are of text information, text information and image information, table information, chart or graphic information, and motion picture information containing audio information or audio information.

20. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein each of the icon forms is configured to be added, omitted, and changed in order, and to be selectively displayed according to the input of a given key and a given status of a terminal.

21. The method as claimed in claim 16 wherein the screens in multimedia form of the second region of claim 16 are provided in the form of an icon, and

detailed information is displayed on the whole screen, the whole display window, the whole of each of the regions or some of each of the regions in the idle screen corresponding to each content information by clicking on the divided content information icon.

22. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the screens of the first region are formed in the icon form, and

content information corresponding to a multimedia icon is displayed in detail on the whole screen, the whole display window, the whole of each of the regions or some of each of the regions by selecting the icon form or inputting a key for confirming selection.

23. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein multimedia information is displayed that replaces information to be represented, or multimedia information of a look-ahead form, which is reduced from information to be represented.

24. A method of controlling and operating resources of an idle screen for a mobile communication terminal in a system for providing contents to the mobile communication terminal, comprising:

allowing a user to join a service to receive contents through the mobile communication terminal, and to set an information regarding the contents to receive;

allowing a service server to operate cooperatively with a contents provider, to classify the contents received from the contents provider based on the information within the service server, and to allocate a channel and a stack;

allowing the contents corresponding to the information set by the user to be pushed from the service server, and the pushed contents to be displayed on an idle screen, the display of the contents being based on a given template configuration;

allowing the user to pull specific detailed contents from the server by selecting one of the pushed contents displayed on the idle screen;

allowing the received specific detailed contents to be read from a memory and a storage unit of the mobile communication terminal, and the contents to be displayed according to a predetermined screen configuration of the mobile communication terminal;

configuring the idle screen to include screens divided into a first region, a second region, a third region, and a fourth region;

configuring the first region to include a display mode in which a sliding text or image is displayed;

configuring the second region to include a channel switch display mode in which respective contents is channeled;

configuring the third region to be displayed as divided screens, and each of the divided screens having a display mode in which corresponding contents is displayed in multimedia form; and

configuring the fourth region to include a menu corresponding to the contents displayed in the first region, the second region, and the third region, or a quick launch configured to execute resources within a portable mobile communication device or an virtual machine (VM) application and having access to an wireless Internet web site provided in the form of an icon,

the contents being automatically provided, without any request, to the mobile communication device from the service server, after the user sets the information.

25. The method as claimed in claim 24, wherein the divided screens in multimedia form of the third region display a title of the contents built in.

26. The method as claimed in claim 24, wherein the screens of the first region and the third region display channeled contents, and the channels are divided and displayed.

27. The method as claimed in claim 24, wherein the screens of the first region and the third region are of text information, text information and image information, table information, chart or graphic information, and motion picture information containing audio information or audio information.

28. The method as claimed in claim 24, wherein each of the icon forms is configured to be added, omitted, and changed in order, and to be selectively displayed according to the input of a given key and a given status of a terminal.

29. The method as claimed in claim 24, wherein the screens in multimedia form of the third region of claim 8 are provided in the form of an icon, and

the specific detailed contents information are displayed on the whole screen, the whole display window, the whole of each of the regions or some of each of the regions in the idle screen corresponding to each contents by clicking on the divided contents icon.

30. The method as claimed in claim 29, wherein the icon form displays multimedia information that replaces information to be represented, or multimedia information of a look-ahead form, which is reduced from information to be represented.

31. The method as claimed in claim 24, wherein the screens of the first region are formed in the icon form, and

content information corresponding to a multimedia icon is displayed in detail on the whole screen, the whole display window, the whole of each of the regions or some of each of the regions by selecting the icon form or inputting a key for confirming selection.

32. The method as claimed in claim 31, wherein multimedia information is displayed that replaces information to be represented, or multimedia information of a look-ahead form, which is reduced from information to be represented.

33. The method as claimed in claim 24, wherein multimedia information is displayed that replaces information to be represented, or multimedia information of a look-ahead form, which is reduced from information to be represented.