Mobile terminal including touch screen and method of controlling operation thereof
First Claim
1. A method of controlling an operation of a mobile communication device equipped with a touch screen, the method comprising:
- displaying on the touch screen a plurality of thumbnail images, each thumbnail image corresponding to an image file stored in the mobile communication device, the plurality of thumbnail images overlapped on the touch screen;
selecting a first thumbnail image located at a first position on the touch screen in response to a touch input to the first thumbnail image;
displaying the selected first thumbnail image in a manner to be distinguished from other thumbnail images of the plurality of thumbnail images by placing an icon for initiating adisplay of a menu on an icon display area of the selected first thumbnail image;
one of(a) in response to a touch to the icon,displaying a turning over of the first thumbnail image with the icon to display the menu on a reverse side of the turned over first thumbnail image, a size of the displayed menu being larger than a size of the first thumbnail image, andautomatically redisplaying the first thumbnail image if a touch input is not detected on the menu within a first predetermined time after displaying the menu; and
(b) if there is no touch to the icon,displaying a first image and first image control icons corresponding to the first thumbnail image on a full screen of the touch screen when a touch input is detected in an image display area of the first thumbnail image, the first image control icons being located on at least one vertical border area of the touch screen, andautomatically removing the first image control icons from the touch screen if a touch input is not detected on the first image control icons within a second predetermined time after displaying the first image control icons, while maintaining the first image on the touch screen; and
adjusting a brightness of the first image in response to a user input of touching and dragging in a predetermined direction on the first image while the first image is displayed, the brightness of the first image being adjusted in proportion to a dragged distance.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal including a touch screen and a method of controlling an operation thereof are provided. The method of controlling an operation of a mobile terminal includes: displaying a thumbnail image corresponding to an image file on a touch screen to be randomly overlapped; selecting any one of thumbnail images by touch input; and displaying the selected thumbnail image together with an option icon for selecting a quick menu to be distinguished from other thumbnail images. Therefore, a list of stored image files can display thumbnail images in a new arrangement manner and it possible to quickly enter a related menu from the thumbnail image.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling an operation of a mobile communication device equipped with a touch screen, the method comprising:
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displaying on the touch screen a plurality of thumbnail images, each thumbnail image corresponding to an image file stored in the mobile communication device, the plurality of thumbnail images overlapped on the touch screen; selecting a first thumbnail image located at a first position on the touch screen in response to a touch input to the first thumbnail image; displaying the selected first thumbnail image in a manner to be distinguished from other thumbnail images of the plurality of thumbnail images by placing an icon for initiating a display of a menu on an icon display area of the selected first thumbnail image; one of (a) in response to a touch to the icon, displaying a turning over of the first thumbnail image with the icon to display the menu on a reverse side of the turned over first thumbnail image, a size of the displayed menu being larger than a size of the first thumbnail image, and automatically redisplaying the first thumbnail image if a touch input is not detected on the menu within a first predetermined time after displaying the menu; and (b) if there is no touch to the icon, displaying a first image and first image control icons corresponding to the first thumbnail image on a full screen of the touch screen when a touch input is detected in an image display area of the first thumbnail image, the first image control icons being located on at least one vertical border area of the touch screen, and automatically removing the first image control icons from the touch screen if a touch input is not detected on the first image control icons within a second predetermined time after displaying the first image control icons, while maintaining the first image on the touch screen; and adjusting a brightness of the first image in response to a user input of touching and dragging in a predetermined direction on the first image while the first image is displayed, the brightness of the first image being adjusted in proportion to a dragged distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile communication device, comprising:
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a touch screen; and a controller operatively connected to the touch screen and configured to display a plurality of thumbnail images on the touch screen, each thumbnail image corresponding to an image file stored in the mobile communication device, display an icon with the plurality of thumbnail images, the icon used to display other thumbnail images which are not displayed on the touch screen, select a first thumbnail image from the plurality of thumbnail images in response to a touch input to the first thumbnail image, display the selected first thumbnail image in a first manner to be distinguished from other thumbnail images of the plurality of thumbnail images by differently displaying an edge of the selected first thumbnail image, display a first image corresponding to the selected first thumbnail image and control icons on a full screen of the touch screen after the selected first thumbnail image is displayed in the first manner to be distinguished from the other thumbnail images, the control icons being located on at least one border of the touch screen, automatically remove the control icons from the touch screen if a touch input is not detected on the control icons within a predetermined time after displaying the control icons, while maintaining the first image on the full screen of the touch screen, set the selected first thumbnail image as a background of a current wallpaper image in response to a touch input to the displayed control icons, generate a new wallpaper image by combining the current wallpaper and a plurality of thumbnail images set as the background, and display the new wallpaper image on the touch screen in response to a predetermined user input, the plurality of thumbnail images being overlapped on the touch screen. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A mobile communication device, comprising:
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a touch screen; and a controller operatively connected to the touch screen and configured to display on the touch screen a plurality of thumbnail images, each thumbnail image corresponding to an image file stored in the mobile communication device, the plurality of thumbnail images overlapped on the touch screen; select a first thumbnail image located at a first position on the touch screen in response to a touch input to the first thumbnail image; display the selected first thumbnail image in a manner to be distinguished from other thumbnail images of the plurality of thumbnail images by placing an icon for initiating a display of a menu on an icon display area of the selected first thumbnail image; one of (a) in response to a touch to the icon, display a turning over of the first thumbnail image with the icon to display the menu on a reverse side of the turned over first thumbnail image, a size of the displayed menu being larger than a size of the first thumbnail image, and automatically redisplay the first thumbnail image if a touch input is not detected on the menu within a first predetermined time after displaying the menu; and (b) if there is no touch to the icon, display a first image and first image control icons corresponding to the first thumbnail image on a full screen of the touch screen when a touch input is detected in an image display area of the first thumbnail image, the first image control icons being located on at least one vertical border area of the touch screen, and automatically remove the first image control icons from the touch screen if a touch input is not detected on the first image control icons within a second predetermined time after displaying the first image control icons, while maintaining the first image on the touch screen; and adjust a brightness of the first image in response to a user input of touching and dragging in a predetermined direction on the first image while the first image is displayed, the brightness of the first image being adjusted in proportion to a dragged distance.
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