Screen display method and apparatus of a mobile terminal

• US 9,372,600 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2015
• Issued: 06/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Tae Yeon, Lee, Jae Myoung
• Primary Examiner(s): HAILU, TADESSE
• Application Number:
  US14/685,863
• Publication Number:
  US 20150220230A1
• Time in Patent Office: 434 Days
• Field of Search: 715/776, 715/851, 715/854, 715/861, 715/863, 715/864
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A screen display method and apparatus of a mobile terminal is provided for changing a screen represented by an index to another screen represented by a newly selected index. A screen display method of a mobile terminal includes displaying a page represented by an index, the page including an index region having a plurality of indices and a content region displaying content corresponding to the index highlighted in the index region, selecting a new index in the index region according to a selection input, and changing the page represented by the highlighted index for a new page represented by the new index, the new page appearing in a direction from a position of the new index to a position of the highlighted index.

Claims

1. A method for navigating contents in a mobile device, the method comprising:

displaying, on a display of the mobile device, a current screen including an index region displaying a plurality of values, and a content region, the content region displaying current content corresponding to a visually distinguished one of the values;

detecting a selection input of a new value on the index region;

determining a slide direction of new content to be displayed, by comparing a difference between the selected new value and the visually distinguished one of the values, wherein the new content corresponds to the selected new value; and

changing the current screen into a new screen, the new screen containing the new content,

wherein the new content appears in the determined slide direction in a manner in which a portion of the new content and a portion of the current content are together displayed temporarily as a mixed content region while the new content slides in the determined direction onto a visible area of the display,

wherein the mixed content region comprises;

(i) a title region displayed at a first level, and (ii) a partial content region displayed at a second level, the partial content region containing a part of the current content and a part of the new content, the parts being the same type of content, and

wherein displaying a current screen comprises presenting the plurality of values in the index region arranged in series horizontally, and changing the current screen comprises;

presenting, when the new value is positioned to the left of the visually distinguished one of the values, the new content in a direction from left to right; and

presenting, when the new value is positioned to the right of the visually distinguished one of the values, the new content in a direction from right to left.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least the current screen further comprises:

a category region containing at least one category, the values displayed in the index region subcategorizing the category selected in the category region.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein changing the current screen comprises:

gradually overlaying the current content region with the new content region, the overlaying occurring in a direction from a position of the new value to a position of the visually distinguished one of the values.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein changing the current screen comprises generating the new screen configured with an index list in which the new value associated with the new content is highlighted.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein changing the current screen comprises moving an emphasis from the visually distinguished one of the values to the new value.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting a selection input of a new value comprises:

detecting a tap gesture associated with the selection input in the index region; and

associating the new value with a location of the detected tap gesture in the index region.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting a selection input of a new value comprises:

detecting a series of touch, move, and lift-off gestures in the index region as the selection input; and

associating the new value with a location of the detected touch, move, lift-off gestures in the index region.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying a current screen comprises presenting the plurality of values in the index region arranged in series horizontally.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the content region comprises a time table.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein there is no intervening content being displayed as the new content appears in the determined slide direction.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein there is at least one content between the new content and the current content that is not visually displayed as the new content appears in the determined slide direction.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein program instructions, which when executed by a processor, perform the method of claim 1.

13. A mobile device comprising:

a display;

a touch sensing unit;

at least one processor configured to;

cause the display to display a current screen including an index region displaying a plurality of values, and a content region, the content region displaying current content corresponding to a visually distinguished one of the values;

detect a selection input via the touch sensing unit of a new value on the index region;

determine a slide direction of new content to be displayed, by comparing a difference between the selected new value and the visually distinguished one of the values, wherein the new content corresponds to the selected new value; and

change the current screen into a new screen, the new screen containing the new content,

wherein the new content appears in the determined slide direction in a manner in which a portion of the new content and a portion of the current content are together displayed temporarily as a mixed content region while the new content slides in the determined direction onto a visible area of the display, and

wherein the mixed content region comprises;

(i) a title region displayed at a first level, and (ii) a partial content region displayed at a second level, the partial content region containing a part of the current content and a part of the new content, the parts being the same type of content,

wherein the plurality of values in the index region arc arranged in series horizontally, and the change of the current screen into the new screen involves;

presenting, when the new value is positioned to the left of the visually distinguished one of the values, the new content in a direction from left to right; and

presenting, when the new value is positioned to the right of the visually distinguished one of the values, the new content in a direction from right to left.

14. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein at least the current screen further comprises a category region containing at least one category, and the values displayed in the index region subcategorizing a category selected in the category region.

15. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the change of the current screen is performed by gradually overlaying the current content region with the new content region, the overlaying occurring in a direction from a position of the new value to a position of the visually distinguished one of the values.

16. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the change of the current screen is performed by generating the new screen configured with an index list in which the new value associated with the new content is emphasized.

17. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the detection of a selection input of a new value is performed by detecting a tap gesture associated with the selection input in the index region;

and associating the new value with a location of the detected tap gesture in the index region.

18. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the detection of a selection input of a new value is performed by detecting a series of touch, move, and lift-off gestures in the index region as the selection input, and associating the new value with a location of the detected touch, move, lift-off gestures in the index region.

19. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the content region comprises a time table.

20. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein there is no intervening content being displayed as the new content appears in the determined slide direction.

21. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein there is at least one content between the new content and the current content that is not visually displayed as the new content appears in the determined slide direction.

22. A mobile device executing a calendar application comprising:

a display;

a touch sensing unit;

at least one processor configured to;

cause the display to display a screen including an index region displaying a plurality of dates, and a content region, the content region displaying first schedule information corresponding to a first date, which is a visually distinguished one of the dates;

receive an input of a newly selected date on the index region; and

cause the display to display second schedule information in response to the input of the newly selected date,

wherein the second schedule information appears in a slide direction in a manner in which a portion of the second schedule information and a portion of the first schedule information are displayed together temporarily as a mixed content region while the second schedule information slides in the slide direction onto a visible area of the display, the slide direction being a right to left direction if the newly selected date is on a right side of the first date, the slide direction being a left to right direction if the newly selected date is on a left side of the first date, and

wherein the mixed content region comprises;

(i) a title region containing at least one date displayed at a first level, and (ii) a partial content region displayed at a second level, the partial content region containing a part of the first schedule information and a part of the second schedule information.

23. A mobile device executing a calendar application comprising:

a display;

a touch sensing unit;

at least one processor configured to;

cause the display to display a screen including an index region displaying a plurality of dates, and a content region, the content region displaying first schedule information corresponding to a first date, which is a visually distinguished one of the dates;

receive a selection input of a second date on the index region; and

cause the display to display second schedule information in response to the selection input of the second date, wherein the second schedule information corresponds to the second date,

wherein the second schedule information appears in a slide direction in a manner in which a portion of the second schedule information and a portion of the first schedule information are displayed together temporarily as a mixed content region while the second schedule information slides in the slide direction onto a visible area of the display, the slide direction being a right to left direction if the second date is a following date of the first date, the slide direction being a left to right direction if the second date is a preceding date of the first date, and

wherein the mixed content region comprises;

(i) a title region containing at least one date displayed at a first level, and (ii) a partial content region displayed at a second level, the partial content region containing a part of the first schedule information and a part of the second schedule information.