Mobile communication terminal for controlling display information

• US 8,111,255 B2
• Filed: 04/28/2008
• Issued: 02/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Optis Cellular Technology LLC (Brevet Capital)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Yeon Woo
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu, Xiao M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Welch, David T
• Application Number:
  US12/111,004
• Publication Number:
  US 20080266289A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,380 Days
• Field of Search: 345/419, 715/700
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04802 3D-info-object: information is displayed on the internal or external surface of a three dimensional manipulable object, e.g. on the faces of a cube that can be rotated by the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

A mobile communication terminal and a method of controlling display of a webpage thereof are disclosed. When a web browser is initiated to gain access to a webpage, the web browser screen is formed as a 3D polyhedron structure and a plurality of webpage screens are displayed on a plurality of facets of the 3D polyhedron structure. Therefore, a user is provided with various webpage screens on the web browser. Since different webpage screens are displayed on the plurality of facets of the polyhedron structure, the user is able to access a desired webpage screen easily in a single step.

Claims

1. A method of controlling display information in a wireless mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a polyhedron structure on a display of the mobile terminal, wherein the polyhedron structure comprises a plurality of facets, each facet configured to display content obtained from remote servers, and wherein each facet of the polyhedron structure is assigned a corresponding number and each facet is selectable by receiving a number corresponding to each facet;

receiving a first external user input;

displaying a total number of the plurality of facets and the number corresponding to the selected facet at a designated portion of the display that is outside the polyhedron structure;

rotating the polyhedron structure in a direction associated with the first external user input to display a different one of the plurality of facets of the polyhedron structure;

accessing a web site via one of the remote servers and displaying content obtained from the accessed web site on the different one of the plurality of facets; and

setting the accessed web site as a web site for the different one of the plurality of facets such that content obtained from the set web site is displayed on the different one of the plurality of facets after launching the polyhedron structure,

wherein a plurality of web sites that were previously displayed on corresponding facets are set as web sites to be displayed on corresponding facets when the polyhedron structure is launched and initially displayed on the display.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second external user input;

stopping displaying of the polyhedron structure and displaying, on the display, content associated with one of the plurality of facets in response to the second external user input;

receiving a third external user input while the content associated with the one of the plurality of facets is displayed on the display; and

resuming displaying of the polyhedron structure in response to the third external user input.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the polyhedron structure is launched and displayed in response to an input for initiating a web browser.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein locations of the web sites with respect to the plurality of facets of the polyhedron structure are determined based on frequency of web site visits or user defined.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of facets display contents based on an information type.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of facets display contents from different sections of the same web page.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of facets display corresponding numbers on each of the plurality of facets and a facet is selected from the plurality of facets in response to a fourth external user input that comprises selecting a number corresponding to the facet.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying an unfolded view of the polyhedron structure to display contents from all facets of the polyhedron,

wherein the unfolded view of the polyhedron structure is displayed at a designated portion of the display concurrently with the polyhedron structure.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first external user input is recognized using a touch screen.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a facet information list associated with content displayed on all facets to provide information about facets not viewable from a current perspective view,

wherein the facet information list is independent of the polyhedron structure.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein each item of the facet information list is alterable by a user.

12. A mobile terminal for controlling display information, the mobile terminal comprising:

a display unit configured to display information;

a controller configured to control a display to display a polyhedron structure, wherein the polyhedron structure comprises a plurality of facets, each facet configured to display content obtained from remote servers, and wherein each facet of the polyhedron structure is assigned a corresponding number and each facet is selectable by receiving a number corresponding to each facet; and

an external input interface operatively connected to the controller to recognize a user input,

wherein the controller is further configured to;

control the display to display a total number of the plurality of facets and the number corresponding to the selected facet at a designated portion of the display that is outside the polyhedron structure;

rotate the polyhedron structure in a direction associated with a first user input received and recognized by the external input interface to display a different facet of the polyhedron structure;

access a web site via one of the remote servers and control the display to display content obtained from the accessed web site on the different one of the plurality of facets; and

set the accessed web site as a web site for the different one of the plurality of facets such that content obtained from the set web site is displayed on the different one of the plurality of facets after launching the polyhedron structure,

wherein a plurality of web sites that were previously displayed on corresponding facets are set as web sites to be displayed on corresponding facets when the polyhedron structure is launched and initially displayed on the display.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to:

stop displaying of the polyhedron structure and display content associated with one of the plurality of facets in response to a second user input received and recognized by the external input interface and; and

resume displaying of the polyhedron structure in response to a third user input received while the content associated with the one of the plurality of facets is displayed on the display and recognized by the external input interface.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller launches the polyhedron structure and control the display to display the polyhedron structure in response to an input for initiating a web browser.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display on the plurality of facets contents based on an information type.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display on the plurality of facets contents from different sections of the same web page.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display numbers corresponding to the plurality of facets on each of the plurality of facets, and a facet is selected from the plurality of facets in response to a fourth user input that comprises selecting a number corresponding to the facet.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display an unfolded view of the polyhedron structure to display contents from all facets of the polyhedron, and wherein the unfolded view of the polyhedron structure is displayed concurrently with the polyhedron structure at a designated portion of the display.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the first user input is recognized using a touch screen.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein locations of the web sites with respect to the plurality of facets of the polyhedron structure are determined based on frequency of web site visits or user defined.

21. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display a facet information list associated with content displayed on all facets to provide information about facets not viewable from a current perspective view,

wherein the facet information list is independent of the polyhedron structure.

22. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein each item of the facet information list is alterable by a user.