Content search method and mobile terminal

• US 9,699,287 B2
• Filed: 01/18/2008
• Issued: 07/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2007
• 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): Trinh, Tan H
• Application Number:
  US12/016,892
• Publication Number:
  US 20080176606A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,455 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561, 4554142, 4554042
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/904 Browsing; Visualisation therefor for navigating the web G06F16/954; browsing optimisation for the web G06F16/957
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

A content search method and a terminal using the same are provided. The method for displaying content in the mobile terminal includes displaying a content list including a plurality of different content files, receiving a request from a user, and displaying responsive to the request one of the plurality of different content files as a background media while the content list is displayed.

Claims

1. A method for displaying content in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying, on a display of the mobile terminal, a content list including a seperate name for each of a plurality of different content items, wherein the name for each of the plurality of different content items is individually associated with a name of a content file of a plurality of content files;

displaying, on an entire display area of the display, content of a preview in response to user selection of a first item of the plurality of different content items, wherein the displayed content of the preview is obtained from the content file of the first item, and wherein the displayed content of the preview and the displayed content list overlap;

terminating the displaying of the content of the preview;

continuing to display the content list after the terminating of the displaying of the content of the preview,

wherein;

the content is displayed on a transparent area of the display and the content of the preview is displayed on an opaque area of the display, and

the transparent area of the display and the opaque area of the display form a multilayer structure,

the terminating the displaying of the content of the preview occurs after a defined time period following the displaying of the content of the preview without any user input,

the content file of the first item includes a music file and the music file is outputted as a background music of the content list, and

the content of the preview includes lyrics of the music file and an equalizer image based on the output of the music file and the lyrics and the equalizer image are displayed as a background image of the displayed content list.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the content of the preview further includes a video and the method further comprises:

displaying the video as a background video; and

outputting audio data associated with the video.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising requesting a content search mode based on received input.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the content of the preview further includes content of a video file, an audio file, a text file, a flash file, or a video/audio file.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the content of the preview is displayed as a background media of the displayed content list.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the content of the preview is simplified version of a video file when the content file of the first item is associated with the video file.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the content of the preview is displayed in an inset window that overlaps the displayed content list.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the content of the preview is displayed in a certain area of the display, the certain area designated by a user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein each of a plurality of the content items is associated with a different file type.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the content list identifies each of the plurality of different content items by an identifier.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the content of the preview is a video that is executing.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the content of the preview is an image.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the displayed content of the preview and at least one second item of the displayed content list overlap.

14. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display; and

a controller configured to;

cause displaying on the display a content list comprising a separate name for each of a plurality of different content items, wherein the name for each of the plurality of different content items is individually associated with a name of a content file of a plurality of content files;

cause displaying on an entire display area of the display content of a preview in response to user selection of a first item of the plurality of different content items, wherein the displayed content of the preview is obtained from the content file of the first item, and wherein the displayed content of the preview and the displayed content list overlap;

terminate the displaying of the content of the preview; and

cause the display to continue to display the content list after the terminating of the displaying of the content of the preview,

wherein;

the content list is displayed on a transparent area of the display and the content of the preview is displayed on an opaque area of the display,

the transparent area of the display and the opaque area of the display form a multilayer structure,

the terminate the displaying the content of the preview occurs after a defined time period following the displaying of the content of the preview,

the content file of the first item includes a music file and the music file is outputted as a background music of the content list, and

the content of the preview includes lyrics of the music file and an equalizer image based on the output of the music file and the lyrics and the equalizer image are displayed as a background image of the displayed content list.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the content of the preview further includes a video and wherein the controller is further configured to:

cause the display to display the video as a background video; and

output audio data associated with the video.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the content of the preview further includes content of a video file, an audio file, a text file, a flash file, or a video/audio file.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the content of the preview is displayed as a background media of the displayed content list.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the content of the preview is a simplified version of a video file when the content file of the first item is associated with the video file.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the content of the preview is displayed in an inset window that overlaps the displayed content list.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the content of the preview is displayed in a certain area of the display, the certain area designated by a user.

21. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein each of a plurality of the content items is associated with a different file type.

22. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the content list identifies each of the plurality of different content items by an identifier.

23. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the content of the preview is a video that is executing.

24. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the content of the preview is an image.

25. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the displayed content of the preview and at least one second item of the displayed content list overlap.