Portable terminal providing environment adapted to present situation and method for operating the same
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1. A method for providing a user interface in an electronic device, comprising:
- displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) including a plurality of first graphic objects;
collecting, by a controller, current situation information;
displaying a prompt requesting a user to specify whether the user wishes the electronic device to operate in one of a modified normal mode and a situation suitable mode;
setting a configuration setting to a first value when the user chooses to operate the electronic device in the modified normal mode or setting the configuration setting to a second value when the user chooses to operate the electronic device in the situation suitable mode;
responsive to the current situation information satisfying a criterion and the configuration setting being set to the first value, displaying a second graphic object in the GUI without replacing or removing any of the first graphic objects from the GUI; and
responsive to the current situation information satisfying the criterion and the configuration setting being set to the second value, displaying the second graphic object in the GUI while also replacing or removing one or more of the first graphic objects from the GUI;
wherein the configuration setting specifies at least in part whether a screen background image that is part of the GUI is to be varied according to the current situation information.
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Abstract
Provided is a portable terminal providing environment adapted to a current situation and a method for operating the same. The method includes the steps of: collecting current situation information of the portable terminal; searching preset situation information classified as a same situation as the current situation information; extracting function information of the portable terminal corresponding to the searched preset situation information; and constituting a Graphic User Interface (GUI) according to the extracted function information.
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1. A method for providing a user interface in an electronic device, comprising:
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displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) including a plurality of first graphic objects; collecting, by a controller, current situation information; displaying a prompt requesting a user to specify whether the user wishes the electronic device to operate in one of a modified normal mode and a situation suitable mode; setting a configuration setting to a first value when the user chooses to operate the electronic device in the modified normal mode or setting the configuration setting to a second value when the user chooses to operate the electronic device in the situation suitable mode; responsive to the current situation information satisfying a criterion and the configuration setting being set to the first value, displaying a second graphic object in the GUI without replacing or removing any of the first graphic objects from the GUI; and responsive to the current situation information satisfying the criterion and the configuration setting being set to the second value, displaying the second graphic object in the GUI while also replacing or removing one or more of the first graphic objects from the GUI; wherein the configuration setting specifies at least in part whether a screen background image that is part of the GUI is to be varied according to the current situation information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic device comprising a memory, an input device, and a controller, the controller being configured to:
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display a graphical user interface (GUI) including a plurality of first graphic objects; collect current situation information; display a prompt requesting a user to specify whether the user wishes the electronic device to operate in one of a modified normal mode and a situation suitable mode; set a configuration setting to a first value when the user chooses to operate the electronic device in the modified normal mode or set the configuration setting to a second value when the user chooses to operate the electronic device in the situation suitable mode; responsive to the current situation information satisfying a criterion and the configuration setting being set to the first value, display a second graphic object in the GUI without replacing or removing any of the first graphic objects from the GUI; and responsive to the current situation information satisfying the criterion and the configuration setting being set to the second value, display the second graphic object in the GUI while also replacing or removing one or more of the first graphic objects from the GUI, wherein the configuration setting specifies at least in part whether a screen background image that is part of the GUI is to be varied according to the current situation information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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