Method of controlling three dimensional object and mobile terminal using the same

• US 9,310,984 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2009
• Issued: 04/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Jong-Hwan
• Primary Examiner(s): Hailu, Tadeese
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hope, Darrin
• Application Number:
  US12/568,289
• Publication Number:
  US 20100115455A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,388 Days
• Field of Search: 715/781, 715/852, 345/173, 345/419
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method is provided of controlling a 3D individual object on a map by displaying a 3D map image including a plurality of 3D individual objects on a first display area, selecting at least one 3D individual object, obtaining detailed information of the selected 3D individual object from a memory and displaying the detailed information.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal having a touchscreen, the method comprising:

displaying a three-dimensional (3D) map image including a plurality of 3D individual objects on a first display area of the touchscreen;

receiving a touch input for selecting at least one 3D individual object from the displayed 3D map image, the at least one 3D individual object being displayed on the first display area;

displaying the 3D object in a second display area of the touchscreen; and

after maintaining the touch input to the at least one 3D individual object displayed on the first display area of the touchscreen for a predetermined amount of time, rotating the 3D object displayed in the second display area of the touchscreen while simultaneously displaying the 3D map image on the first display area,

wherein the displaying of the selected 3D individual object includes displaying a detailed information regarding the selected 3D individual object,

wherein the detailed information of the selected 3D individual object includes image information of another 3D individual object at least partially behind the selected 3D individual object, the selected 3D individual object being a different object than the another 3D individual object at least partially behind the selected 3D individual object,

wherein the selected 3D individual object and the another 3D individual object at least partially behind the selected 3D individual object are displayed alternatively such that the selected 3D individual object disappears when the another 3D individual object behind the selected 3D individual object is displayed.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying information regarding the 3D individual object in the second display area.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a different view of the 3D map image in the first display area.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, in the second display area, direction pointers with the 3D individual object; and

displaying, in the second display area, either a video in which the 3D individual object rotates or a picture of the 3D individual object that is viewed at an angle different from the angle of the 3D individual object displayed on the 3D map image, when one of the direction pointers is selected from the displayed direction pointers based on a user input.

5. A mobile terminal comprising:

a memory to store a three-dimensional (3D) map image and detailed information on a plurality of 3D individual objects included in the 3D map image;

a touchscreen display having a first display area and a second display area, the display to display the 3D map image including the plurality of 3D individual objects;

an input unit to receive a user input for selecting one of the 3D individual objects; and

a controller to control display of the 3D map image and to control the 3D individual object based on the user input, and wherein the touchscreen display to display the selected 3D object in the second display area, the controller to determine when a touch input to the selected 3D individual object displayed in the second display area of the touchscreen display is maintained for a predetermined amount of time, and after the controller determines the touch input is maintained for the predetermined amount of time, the controller to rotate the selected 3D individual object displayed in the second display area of the touchscreen display while simultaneously displaying the 3D map image,

wherein when the controller is displaying the selected 3D individual object, the controller further displaying a detailed information regarding the selected 3D individual object,

wherein the detailed information of the selected 3D individual object includes image information of another 3D individual object at least partially behind the selected 3D individual object, the selected 3D individual object being a different object than the another 3D individual object at least partially behind the selected 3D individual object,

wherein the selected 3D individual object and the another 3D individual object at least partially behind the selected 3D individual object are displayed alternatively such that the selected 3D individual object disappears from the touchscreen display when the another 3D individual object behind the selected 3D individual object is displayed.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the controller to control the display to display information regarding the selected 3D individual object in the second display area.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the display to further display, in the first display area, additional information that was previously at least partially hidden behind the selected 3D individual object.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the controller to control the display to display a different view of the 3D map image in the first display area.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the controller displays, in the second display area, either a video in which the selected 3D individual object rotates or a picture of the selected 3D individual object that is viewed at an angle different from an angle of the selected 3D individual object displayed on the 3D map image.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the controller displays, in the second display area, direction pointers with the selected 3D individual object in the second display area and displays, in the second display area, either a video in which the selected 3D individual object rotates or a picture of the selected 3D individual object that is viewed at an angle different from an angle of the selected 3D individual object displayed on the 3D map image, when one of the displayed direction pointers is selected according to the user input.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the controller displays, in the second display area, either a video in which the selected 3D individual object rotates in a dragging direction of at least one of a touch drag and a proximity drag input through the input unit or a picture of the selected 3D individual object that is viewed at an angle different from the angle of the selected 3D individual object displayed on the 3D map image.