Terminal and method for displaying information

• US 8,543,938 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2008
• Issued: 09/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Tae Hun
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Cao Kevin
• Application Number:
  US12/038,631
• Publication Number:
  US 20080222559A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,036 Days
• Field of Search: 715781-784, 715785-787, 715761-763
• US Class Current: 715/785
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A method and terminal for displaying information whereby when information, which has been broadcast from a broadcast server, is received and scroll-displayed, previous information or subsequent information of the received information being scroll-displayed can be shifted to be displayed according to the direction of a sliding touch by the user. In addition, when the user wants to check previous or subsequent information of the information being scroll-displayed on the touch screen, he does not need to wait for until the corresponding content is scrolled back, namely, until the corresponding content is scrolled-displayed again, so the user convenience can be considerably improved.

Claims

1. A method for displaying information on a communication terminal comprising a touch screen, the method comprising:

scrolling, by the communication terminal, information across a predefined portion of the touch screen;

detecting, by the communication terminal, a sliding touch on the predefined portion of the touch screen; and

displaying, by the communication terminal, data on the predefined portion of the touch screen in units of previous or subsequent information of the scrolling information according to a direction of the sliding touch such that the previous information is displayed in response to a left-to-right sliding touch and the subsequent information is displayed in response to a right-to-left sliding touch, including adjusting a scroll speed of the scrolling information according to a speed of the sliding touch.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of scrolling comprises:

receiving and buffering the information as broadcast information that has been broadcast from a server via a mobile communication network.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, in the step of scrolling, if the scrolling information is list information corresponding to a message reception box, the previous or subsequent information is previous or displayed list information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying comprises displaying information shifted in units of titles or themes.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying comprises:

displaying an amount of remaining information which is yet to be displayed.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying comprises:

adjusting a scroll distance of the information being shifted according to a speed of the sliding touch speed.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying comprises:

displaying associated content of the scrolling information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying comprises:

displaying a URL address corresponding to the scrolling information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of detecting a sliding touch comprises detecting the sliding touch on the predefined portion.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

stopping the scrolling of the information if the communication terminal detects a one-time touch on the predefined portion of the touch screen.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

stopping the step of scrolling and then displaying detailed information of the information if the communication terminal detects a two-time touch on the predefined portion of the touch screen.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the previous information displayed in response to the left-to-right sliding touch and the subsequent information displayed in response to the right-to-left sliding touch is scrolled in units of title or theme.

10. A terminal for displaying information, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive information broadcast from a server via a mobile communication network;

a touch sensitive display device; and

a controller configured to cause the touch sensitive display device to display the received information as scrolling information on a predefined portion of the touch sensitive display device, to detect a sliding touch on the predefined portion of the touch screen, and to display data on the predefined portion of the touch screen in units of previous or subsequent information of the scrolling information in response to the sliding touch such that the previous information is displayed in response to a left-to-right sliding touch and the subsequent information is displayed in response to a right-to-left sliding touch, including adjusting a scroll speed of the scrolling information according to a speed of the sliding touch,

wherein the scrolling information comprises information flowing from right-to-left.

11. The terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to shift the scrolling information in units of titles or themes.

12. The terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to adjust a scroll distance of the information being shifted according to a speed of the sliding touch.

13. The terminal of claim 10, wherein the touch sensitive display device is configured to detect the sliding touch on the predefined portion.

14. The terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to cause the touch sensitive display device to display an amount of remaining information which is yet to be displayed.

17. The terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to stop the scrolling information if the controller detects a one-time touch on the predefined portion of the touch screen.

18. The terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to stop the scrolling information and then display detailed information of the information if the controller detects a two-time touch on the predefined portion of the touch screen.

20. The terminal of claim 10, wherein the previous information displayed in response to the left-to-right sliding touch and the subsequent information displayed in response to the right-to-left sliding touch is scrolled in units of title or theme.

21. A method for displaying information on a communication terminal comprising a touch screen, the method comprising:

scrolling, by the communication terminal, information across a predefined portion of the touch screen;

detecting, by the communication terminal, a sliding touch on the predefined portion of the touch screen; and

displaying, by the communication terminal, data on the predefined portion of the touch screen according to a direction of the sliding touch such that the previous information is displayed in response to a left-to-right sliding touch and the subsequent information is displayed in response to a right-to-left sliding touch, including adjusting a scroll speed of the scrolling according to a speed of the sliding touch,

wherein the scrolling comprises information flowing from right-to left.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein, in the step of scrolling, if the scrolling information is list information, the previous or subsequent information is previous or displayed list information.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the step of displaying further comprises:

displaying, on an entire screen of the touch screen, detail information of currently scroll-displayed information when touched.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein, in the step of displaying, when the speed of the sliding touch is slower than the scroll speed, the information is scroll-displayed at a reduced scroll speed, and when the speed of the sliding touch is faster than the scroll speed, the information is scroll-displayed at an increased scroll speed.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of scrolling comprises:

receiving and buffering the information that has been received from a server via a mobile communication network.