Display device and method of mobile terminal
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a display including a touch screen and configured to display a graphical representation of a touch graphical moveable menu bar on the touch screen that partitions the display into first and second display regions and that can be moved by touching and moving the displayed graphical menu bar; and
a controller configured to re-adjust a divisional boundary of the first and second display regions based on a movement of the menu bar and to perform a function on the mobile terminal in accordance with a sensed touching of the touch screen,wherein the moveable menu bar comprises at least one touch menu execution button configured to execute a particular function on the terminal when touched,wherein the at least one touch menu execution button on the movable menu bar comprises a photo execution button,wherein when the photo execution button is touched, the controller is further configured to display a plurality of photos in one of the first and second display regions, and when one of the photos displayed in said one of the first and second display regions is touched, the controller is further configured to magnify and display the selected photo in the other of the first and second display regions and to maintain displaying the plurality of photos in said one of the first and second display regions,wherein the display is further configured to sense the user touching the touch screen when the menu bar is not displayed on the touch screen, and the controller is further configured to control the display to display the menu bar on the touch screen based on the sensed user touching the touch screen when the menu bar is not displayed on the touch screen,wherein when the display senses the user touching and dragging the touch screen in a horizontal direction, the controller is further configured to control the display to display the menu bar on the touch screen at a position the user touches and drags the touch screen in the horizontal direction, andwherein when the display senses the user touching a left portion of the touch screen and then dragging the touch across the touch screen horizontally, the controller is further configured to control the display to display the menu bar on the touch screen along the touched portion of the touch screen.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and its display method are discussed. According to an embodiment, the mobile terminal includes a display unit of a touch screen type divided into at least one of first and second display regions; and a controller that performs a particular function or re-adjusts a divisional boundary between the first and second display regions according to a user'"'"'s instruction sensed from the display unit, wherein the display unit displays a movable menu bar that partitions the first and second display regions.
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a display including a touch screen and configured to display a graphical representation of a touch graphical moveable menu bar on the touch screen that partitions the display into first and second display regions and that can be moved by touching and moving the displayed graphical menu bar; and a controller configured to re-adjust a divisional boundary of the first and second display regions based on a movement of the menu bar and to perform a function on the mobile terminal in accordance with a sensed touching of the touch screen, wherein the moveable menu bar comprises at least one touch menu execution button configured to execute a particular function on the terminal when touched, wherein the at least one touch menu execution button on the movable menu bar comprises a photo execution button, wherein when the photo execution button is touched, the controller is further configured to display a plurality of photos in one of the first and second display regions, and when one of the photos displayed in said one of the first and second display regions is touched, the controller is further configured to magnify and display the selected photo in the other of the first and second display regions and to maintain displaying the plurality of photos in said one of the first and second display regions, wherein the display is further configured to sense the user touching the touch screen when the menu bar is not displayed on the touch screen, and the controller is further configured to control the display to display the menu bar on the touch screen based on the sensed user touching the touch screen when the menu bar is not displayed on the touch screen, wherein when the display senses the user touching and dragging the touch screen in a horizontal direction, the controller is further configured to control the display to display the menu bar on the touch screen at a position the user touches and drags the touch screen in the horizontal direction, and wherein when the display senses the user touching a left portion of the touch screen and then dragging the touch across the touch screen horizontally, the controller is further configured to control the display to display the menu bar on the touch screen along the touched portion of the touch screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a touch screen including at least first and second display regions and a menu bar; and a controller configured to position the menu bar on the touch screen to correspond to a movement of the menu bar from a user touching and moving the menu bar so as to divide the touch screen into said first and second display regions, wherein the menu bar displayed on the touch screen comprises a graphical representation of a touch graphical moveable menu bar that can be moved by touching and moving the displayed graphical menu bar, wherein the menu bar comprises at least one touch menu execution button configured to execute a particular function on the terminal when touched, wherein the at least one touch menu execution button on the movable menu bar comprises a photo execution button, wherein when the photo execution button is touched, the controller is further configured to display a plurality of photos in one of the first and second display regions, and when one of the photos displayed in said one of the first and second display regions is touched, the controller is further configured to magnify and display the selected photo in the other of the first and second display regions and to maintain displaying the plurality of photos in said one of the first and second display regions, wherein the touch screen is further configured to sense the user touching the touch screen when the menu bar is not displayed on the touch screen, and the controller is further configured to control the touch screen to display the menu bar on the touch screen based on the sensed user touching the touch screen when the menu bar is not displayed on the touch screen, wherein when the touch screen senses the user touching and dragging the touch screen in a horizontal direction, the controller is further configured to control the touch screen to display the menu bar on the touch screen at a position the user touches and drags the touch screen in the horizontal direction, and wherein when the touch screen senses the user touching a left portion of the touch screen and then dragging the touch across the touch screen horizontally, the controller is further configured to control the touch screen to display the menu bar on the touch screen along the touched portion of the touch screen. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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sensing, via a display unit including a touch screen, a user touching a menu bar displayed on touch screen of the mobile terminal as a representation of a touch graphical menu bar that can be moved by touching and moving the displayed graphical menu bar on the mobile terminal; sensing, via the display unit, a touch and drag operation being performed on the menu bar corresponding to a movement of the menu bar; issuing a command from the display unit to a controller of the mobile terminal indicating the sensed movement of the menu bar; re-adjusting, via the controller, a divisional boundary of first and second display regions of the touch screen based on the issued command indicating the sensed movement of the menu bar; executing a function on the display of the terminal when a touch menu execution button on the menu bar is touched; sensing the user touching the touch screen when the menu bar is not displayed on the touch screen; and displaying the menu bar on the touch screen based on the sensed user touching the touch screen when the menu bar is not displayed on the touch screen, wherein the sensing step senses the user touching and dragging the touch screen in a horizontal direction and the displaying step displays the menu bar on the touch screen at a position the user touches and drags the touch screen in the horizontal direction, and wherein the sensing step senses the user touching a left portion of the touch screen and then dragging the touch across the touch screen horizontally, and the displaying step displays the menu bar on the touch screen along the touched portion of the touch screen. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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