Mobile terminal and screen display method thereof
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1. A mobile communication terminal comprising:
- a display screen having at least one user interface display region configured to display a graphical user interface and an information display region configured to display graphical information;
a touch sensor configured to detect touch events occurring on the display screen; and
a processor configured to;
process a first touch event detected by the touch sensor that occurs at the at least one user interface display region;
control the display screen to display the graphical user interface in the at least one user interface display region when the first touch event is detected, wherein the graphical user interface is displayed on two opposing locations along a boundary of the display screen and comprises a plurality of graphical control keys each defined to perform a particular function;
process a second touch event detected by the touch sensor that occurs at a graphical control key of the plurality of graphical control keys of the displayed graphical user interface; and
perform the particular function corresponding to the graphical control key on which the second touch event was detected.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and a screen display method of the mobile terminal are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes: a display that comprises a user interface display region and an information display region; and a controller that changes positions of display regions and displaying the changed positions on the display according to a user selection.
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19 Claims
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1. A mobile communication terminal comprising:
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a display screen having at least one user interface display region configured to display a graphical user interface and an information display region configured to display graphical information; a touch sensor configured to detect touch events occurring on the display screen; and a processor configured to; process a first touch event detected by the touch sensor that occurs at the at least one user interface display region; control the display screen to display the graphical user interface in the at least one user interface display region when the first touch event is detected, wherein the graphical user interface is displayed on two opposing locations along a boundary of the display screen and comprises a plurality of graphical control keys each defined to perform a particular function; process a second touch event detected by the touch sensor that occurs at a graphical control key of the plurality of graphical control keys of the displayed graphical user interface; and perform the particular function corresponding to the graphical control key on which the second touch event was detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A mobile communication terminal comprising:
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a display screen having at least one user interface display region configured to display a graphical user interface and an information display region configured to display graphical information; a touch sensor configured to detect touch events occurring on the display screen; and a processor configured to; process a first touch event detected by the touch sensor that occurs at the at least one user interface display region of the display screen; control the display screen to display the graphical user interface only on a corresponding user interface display region of the at least one user interface display region on which the first touch event was detected, wherein the corresponding user interface display region is located along a left or right boundary of the display screen; detect a dragging operation on the display screen at a boundary between the information display region and the at least one user interface display region; control the display screen to adjust a size of the corresponding user interface display region according to the detected dragging operation; and control the display screen to remove the displayed graphical user interface from the corresponding user interface display region if a second touch event is not detected for a predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A screen display method of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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detecting a first touch event occurring at at least one user interface display region of a display of the mobile terminal, wherein the display has an information display region configured to display graphical information and the at least one user interface display region configured to display a graphical user interface; displaying the graphical user interface only on a corresponding user interface display region of the at least one user interface display region on which the first touch event was detected, wherein the corresponding user interface display region is located along a left or right boundary of the display screen; detecting a dragging operation at a boundary between the information display region and the at least one user interface display region; adjusting a size of the corresponding user interface display region according to the detected dragging operation; and removing the displayed graphical user interface from the corresponding user interface display region if a second touch event is not detected for a predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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