Mobile communication device and method of controlling the same
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1. A method of displaying a list of favorites on a display screen of a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
- accessing a website in response to a user command;
displaying a web page of the accessed website on the display screen;
receiving a first user input for registering the web page in the list of favorites;
registering the web page in the list of favorites in response to the first user input;
acquiring a thumbnail image from at least a portion of content of the displayed web page;
storing the acquired thumbnail image along with a uniform resource locator (URL) address of the web page corresponding to the thumbnail image in a memory of the mobile communication device;
displaying a plurality of thumbnail images each corresponding to one of a plurality of web pages registered in the list of favorites on the display screen when the list of favorites is retrieved in response to a first request;
receiving a second user input pointing to one of the plurality of thumbnail images displayed on the display screen;
in response to the second user input, displaying a pointer on the display screen and moving the displayed pointer on the display screen;
selecting one of the plurality of thumbnail images by locating the pointer on an area of a desired thumbnail image according to a movement of the pointer;
displaying an enlarged view of the selected one of the plurality of thumbnail images on the display screen while the pointer is located on the area of the desired thumbnail image, wherein the enlarged view of the selected thumbnail image is displayed overlaying the selected thumbnail image and at least part of other thumbnail images;
receiving a third user input for selecting one of the plurality of thumbnail images by recognizing sensory touching of the selected one of the plurality of thumbnail images;
accessing a web page corresponding to the selected one of the plurality of thumbnail images and displaying, on an entire area of the display screen, content of the accessed web page in response to the third user input; and
automatically updating the selected one of the plurality of thumbnail images by acquiring and storing an image from the displayed content of the accessed web page,wherein the plurality of web pages registered in the list of favorites is displayed as one of a text format and a thumbnail image format according to a user setting.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a mobile communication device and a method of controlling the same in which an image of a web page is stored as a thumbnail image when the web page is added to a list of favorites. When the list of favorites is requested from the mobile communication device, a plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to a plurality of web pages added to the list of favorites are displayed.
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1. A method of displaying a list of favorites on a display screen of a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
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accessing a website in response to a user command; displaying a web page of the accessed website on the display screen; receiving a first user input for registering the web page in the list of favorites; registering the web page in the list of favorites in response to the first user input; acquiring a thumbnail image from at least a portion of content of the displayed web page; storing the acquired thumbnail image along with a uniform resource locator (URL) address of the web page corresponding to the thumbnail image in a memory of the mobile communication device; displaying a plurality of thumbnail images each corresponding to one of a plurality of web pages registered in the list of favorites on the display screen when the list of favorites is retrieved in response to a first request; receiving a second user input pointing to one of the plurality of thumbnail images displayed on the display screen; in response to the second user input, displaying a pointer on the display screen and moving the displayed pointer on the display screen; selecting one of the plurality of thumbnail images by locating the pointer on an area of a desired thumbnail image according to a movement of the pointer; displaying an enlarged view of the selected one of the plurality of thumbnail images on the display screen while the pointer is located on the area of the desired thumbnail image, wherein the enlarged view of the selected thumbnail image is displayed overlaying the selected thumbnail image and at least part of other thumbnail images; receiving a third user input for selecting one of the plurality of thumbnail images by recognizing sensory touching of the selected one of the plurality of thumbnail images; accessing a web page corresponding to the selected one of the plurality of thumbnail images and displaying, on an entire area of the display screen, content of the accessed web page in response to the third user input; and automatically updating the selected one of the plurality of thumbnail images by acquiring and storing an image from the displayed content of the accessed web page, wherein the plurality of web pages registered in the list of favorites is displayed as one of a text format and a thumbnail image format according to a user setting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile communication device used in a wireless communication, the mobile communication device comprising:
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an input unit configured to receive information related to a website; a wireless communication unit for providing an interface for web access; a display unit configured to display a web page obtained from the website and to receive a touch input; a control unit configured to; register the displayed web page in a list of favorites in response to a first user input for registering the web page in the list of favorites; acquire a thumbnail image from at least a portion of content of the displayed web page when the displayed web page is registered in the list of favorites; control the display unit to display a plurality of thumbnail images each corresponding to one of a plurality of web pages registered in the list of favorites when the list of favorites is retrieved in response to a first request; a memory for storing the plurality of thumbnail images along with a uniform resource locator (URL) address of each of the plurality of web pages, each URL address corresponding to one of the plurality of thumbnail images, wherein the controller is further configured to; receive a second user input pointing to one of the plurality of thumbnail images displayed on the display unit; in response to the second user input, control the display unit to display a pointer and to move the displayed pointer; select one of the plurality of thumbnail images by locating the pointer on an area of a desired thumbnail image according to a movement of the pointer; control the display unit to display an enlarged view of the selected one of the plurality of thumbnail images while the pointer is located on the area of the desired thumbnail image, wherein the enlarged view of the selected thumbnail image is displayed overlaying the selected thumbnail image and at least part of other thumbnail images; recognize sensory touching of one of the plurality of thumbnail images in the list of favorites, the sensory touching generated by a third user input for selecting the one of the plurality of thumbnail images; access, via the wireless communication unit, a web page corresponding to the selected one of the plurality of thumbnail images and control the display unit to display content of the accessed web page on an entire area of a display screen of the display unit in response to the third user input; and automatically update the selected one of the plurality of thumbnail images by acquiring and storing an image from displayed content of the accessed web page, wherein the plurality of web pages registered in the list of favorites is displayed as one of a text format and a thumbnail image format according to a user setting. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of displaying a list of favorites on a display screen of a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
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accessing a website in response to a user command; displaying a web page of the accessed website on the display screen; receiving a first user input for registering the displayed web page in the list of favorites; registering the web page of the accessed website in the list of favorites in response to the first user input; generating a thumbnail image based on at least a portion of content of the web page of the accessed website; storing the generated thumbnail image; displaying a list of a plurality of items each corresponding to a name of one of a plurality of web pages registered in the list of favorites on the display screen when the list of favorites is retrieved in response to a request; receiving a second user input pointing to one of the plurality of items displayed on the display screen; in response to the second user input, displaying a pointer on the display screen and moving the displayed pointer on the display screen; selecting one of the plurality of menu items by locating the pointer on an area of a desired item according to a movement of the pointer; retrieving a thumbnail image of a web page corresponding to the selected one of the plurality of items from a memory of the mobile communication device and displaying the retrieved thumbnail image on the display screen while the pointer is located on the area of the desired item; receiving a third user input for selecting one of the plurality of items by recognizing sensory touching of the selected one of the plurality of thumbnail images; accessing a web page corresponding to the selected one of the plurality of items and displaying content of the accessed web page on an entire area of the display screen in response to the third user input; and automatically updating a thumbnail image corresponding to the selected one of the plurality of items by acquiring and storing an image from the displayed content of the accessed web page, wherein the retrieved thumbnail image is displayed overlaying at least part of the list of items on the display screen, and wherein the plurality of web pages registered in the list of favorites is displayed as one of a text format and a thumbnail image format according to a user setting. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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