Method and apparatus for providing user interface of portable device
First Claim
1. A method for providing a user interface of a mobile device, the method comprising:
- displaying at least two graphic items in an original first area of a touch screen, at least one graphic item among the at least two graphic items being selectable to allow the mobile device to perform an operation;
displaying information in a second area of the touch screen distinguishable from the original first area;
detecting a first gesture on a portion of the original first area;
in response to the first gesture, forming an extended first area by extending the original first area to include a portion of the second area while displaying the at least two graphic items in the original first area, the extended first area including the original first area and an additional first area corresponding to the portion of the second area;
in response to the first gesture, displaying a plurality of graphic items including the at least two graphic items and at least two hidden graphic items in the extended first area, the displayed at least two hidden graphic items being separately selectable and being different from each other;
detecting a second gesture for moving a first graphic item among the plurality of graphic items; and
in response to the second gesture, moving the first graphic item to a part of the original first area of the extended first area and moving a second graphic item of the plurality of graphic items to a part of the additional first area of the extended first area,wherein the first graphic item is an item among the at least two hidden graphic items displayed in the additional first area of the extended first area, and the second graphic item is an item among the at least two graphic items displayed in the original first area of the extended first area, andwherein the second gesture comprises a selection of the first graphic item which is being displayed in the additional first area of the extended first area and a designation of the part of the original first area of the extended first area to which the selected first graphic item is moved.
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Abstract
A method includes displaying a user interface for displaying a graphic and a hidden graphic in a first area; displaying a set of contents corresponding to the graphic in a second area distinguishable from the first area; detecting a user'"'"'s gesture for selecting a part of the first area; enlarging the first area to include a part of the second area; displaying a plurality of graphics including the graphic and the hidden graphic in the extended first area in response to the user'"'"'s gesture; detecting a user'"'"'s additional gesture for moving a first graphic among the plurality of graphics; and moving the first graphic to a part of the extended first area in response to the user'"'"'s additional gesture, and moving a second graphic of the plurality of graphics to an area from which the first graphic is moved out.
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1. A method for providing a user interface of a mobile device, the method comprising:
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displaying at least two graphic items in an original first area of a touch screen, at least one graphic item among the at least two graphic items being selectable to allow the mobile device to perform an operation; displaying information in a second area of the touch screen distinguishable from the original first area; detecting a first gesture on a portion of the original first area; in response to the first gesture, forming an extended first area by extending the original first area to include a portion of the second area while displaying the at least two graphic items in the original first area, the extended first area including the original first area and an additional first area corresponding to the portion of the second area; in response to the first gesture, displaying a plurality of graphic items including the at least two graphic items and at least two hidden graphic items in the extended first area, the displayed at least two hidden graphic items being separately selectable and being different from each other; detecting a second gesture for moving a first graphic item among the plurality of graphic items; and in response to the second gesture, moving the first graphic item to a part of the original first area of the extended first area and moving a second graphic item of the plurality of graphic items to a part of the additional first area of the extended first area, wherein the first graphic item is an item among the at least two hidden graphic items displayed in the additional first area of the extended first area, and the second graphic item is an item among the at least two graphic items displayed in the original first area of the extended first area, and wherein the second gesture comprises a selection of the first graphic item which is being displayed in the additional first area of the extended first area and a designation of the part of the original first area of the extended first area to which the selected first graphic item is moved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 21, 22, 23, 24, 33, 36, 37, 38, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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12. A mobile device providing a user interface, the mobile device comprising:
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a touch screen; a processor; and a memory, wherein the processor is configured to; display at least two graphic items in an original first area of the touch screen, at least one graphic item among the at least two graphic items being selectable to allow the mobile device to perform an operation, and display information in a second area of the touch screen, the second area being distinguishable from the original first area; wherein the processor is further configured to; detect a first gesture on a portion of the original first area; in response to the first gesture, from an extended first area by extending the original first area to include a portion of the second area while displaying the at least two graphic items in the original first area, the extended first area including the original first area and an additional first area corresponding to the portion of the second area; in response to the first gesture, display a plurality of graphic items including the at least two graphic items and at least two hidden graphic items in the extended first area, the displayed at least two hidden graphic items being separately selectable and being different from each other; detect a second gesture for moving a first graphic item among the plurality of graphic items; and in response to the second gesture, move the first graphic item to a part of the original first area of the extended first area and move a second graphic item of the plurality of graphic items to a part of the additional first area of the extended first area, wherein the first graphic item is an item among the at least two hidden graphic items displayed in the additional first area of the extended first area, and the second graphic item is an item among the at least two graphic items displayed in the original first area of the extended first area, and wherein the second gesture comprises a selection of the first graphic item which is being displayed in the additional first area of the extended first area and a designation of the part of the original first area of the extended first area to which the selected first graphic item is moved. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27, 28, 34, 39, 40, 41, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a program recorded thereon, which program when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute a method for providing a user interface in a mobile device, the method comprising:
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displaying at least two graphic items in an original first area of a touch screen, at least one graphic item among the at least two graphic items being selectable to allow the mobile device to perform an operation; displaying information in a second area of the touch screen distinguishable from the original first area; detecting a first gesture on a portion of the original first area; in response to the first gesture, forming an extended first area by extending the original first area to include a portion of the second area while displaying the at least two graphic items in the original first area, the extended first area including the original first area and an additional first area corresponding to the portion of the second area; in response to the first gesture, displaying a plurality of graphic items including the at least two graphic items and at least two hidden graphic items in the extended first area, the displayed at least two hidden graphic items being separately selectable and being different from each other; detecting a second gesture for moving a first graphic item among the plurality of graphic items; and in response to the second gesture, moving the first graphic item to a part of the original first area of the extended first area and moving a second graphic item of the plurality of graphic items to a part of the additional first area of the extended first area, wherein the first graphic item is an item among the at least two hidden graphic items displayed in the additional first area of the extended first area, and the second graphic item is an item among the at least two graphic items displayed in the original first area of the extended first area, and wherein the second gesture comprises a selection of the first graphic item which is being displayed in the additional first area of the extended first area and a designation of the part of the original first area of the extended first area to which the selected first graphic item is moved. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 42, 43, 44, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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