Method and system for displaying a list of items in a side view form and as a single three-dimensional object in a top view form in a mobile device
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1. A method for displaying a screen, the method comprising:
- displaying a first view image of an ordered list of discrete items having items arranged in a three-dimensional form and sorted by a category of each item, the first view image comprising at least one item of the ordered list and a display form viewed from a first direction of the three-dimensional form;
displaying, when there is an input for altering the first view image of the ordered list, a second view image of the entire ordered list of the three-dimensional form and a display form of the entire ordered list viewed from a second direction of the three-dimensional form;
identifying at least an item corresponding to a selected region when a certain region is selected on the second view image; and
displaying information related to the identified item within the second view image,wherein the first view image displays the at least one item as a currently focused item in the ordered list distinguished from other items in the ordered list,wherein the second view image forms a circle and displays the entire ordered list as the three-dimensional form divided into discrete categories of the items grouped according to a category of each item, and does not display discrete items that are displayed together in the first view image other than the focused item, andwherein the input for altering the display form is a touch and drag input that is performed in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement of the items or a key set input.
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Abstract
A method and system for displaying a screen in a mobile device are provided. The method includes displaying a list of items where the items are arranged in a three-dimensional form, viewed from a side, receiving a command for altering the display form of the list of items, and altering and displaying the image of the list of items, viewed from the side, into an image of the list of items viewed from above. The method and system allow a user to easily and rapidly search for a corresponding item on a screen of a mobile device.
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1. A method for displaying a screen, the method comprising:
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displaying a first view image of an ordered list of discrete items having items arranged in a three-dimensional form and sorted by a category of each item, the first view image comprising at least one item of the ordered list and a display form viewed from a first direction of the three-dimensional form; displaying, when there is an input for altering the first view image of the ordered list, a second view image of the entire ordered list of the three-dimensional form and a display form of the entire ordered list viewed from a second direction of the three-dimensional form; identifying at least an item corresponding to a selected region when a certain region is selected on the second view image; and displaying information related to the identified item within the second view image, wherein the first view image displays the at least one item as a currently focused item in the ordered list distinguished from other items in the ordered list, wherein the second view image forms a circle and displays the entire ordered list as the three-dimensional form divided into discrete categories of the items grouped according to a category of each item, and does not display discrete items that are displayed together in the first view image other than the focused item, and wherein the input for altering the display form is a touch and drag input that is performed in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement of the items or a key set input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for displaying a screen, the system comprising:
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a display unit; an input unit configured to receive a command; and a processor configured to; control the display unit to display a first view image of an ordered list of discrete items having items arranged in a three-dimensional form and sorted by a category of each item, the first view image comprising at least one item of the ordered list and a display form viewed from a first direction of the three-dimensional form, control the display unit to display, when there is an input for altering the first view image of the list of discrete items, a second view image of the entire ordered list of the three-dimensional form and a display form of the entire ordered list viewed from a second direction of the three-dimensional form, identify at least an item corresponding to a selected region when a certain region is selected on the second view image, and control the display unit to display information related to the identified item within the second view image, wherein the first view image displays the at least one item as a currently focused item in the ordered list distinguished from other items in the ordered list, wherein the second view image forms a circle and displays the entire ordered list as the three-dimensional form divided into discrete categories of the items grouped according to a category of each item, and does not display discrete items that are displayed together in the first view image other than the focused item, and wherein the input for altering the display form is a touch and drag input that is performed in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement of the items or a key set input.
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