Method and device for providing menu interface
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1. A method, performed by a device, of providing a menu interface, the method comprising:
- displaying, on a lock screen of the device, a first level of the menu interface, the first level of the menu interface comprising a first plurality of menu items respectively displayed on a plurality of regions on the lock screen, wherein the plurality of regions on the lock screen are predetermined by splitting the lock screen;
receiving a touch input on a first region among the plurality of regions on which the first plurality of menu items are displayed;
in response to the touch input on the first region, displaying a second level of the menu interface while displaying a first menu item on the first region, the second level of the menu interface comprising a second plurality of menu items corresponding to the first menu item, each of the second plurality of menu items being displayed on a corresponding region of the plurality of regions on which the first plurality of menu items were displayed other than the first region;
receiving a first drag input on a second region, among the plurality of regions other than the first region, in a direction from the first region to the second region;
in response to the first drag input on the second region, displaying a third level of the menu interface while displaying a second menu item on the second region, the third level of the menu interface comprising a third plurality of menu items corresponding to the second menu item, each of the third plurality of menu items being displayed on a corresponding region of the plurality of regions on which the first plurality of menu items were displayed other than the second region; and
performing a function corresponding to a menu item among the third plurality of menu items.
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Abstract
A method, performed by a device, of providing a menu interface on a lock screen of the device, includes receiving a touch input on the lock screen; displaying, on the lock screen, a first level of the menu interface, the first level comprising a first plurality of menu items; receiving a first drag input in a direction of a first menu item from among the first plurality of menu items; and displaying, on the lock screen, a second level of the menu interface, the second level comprising a second plurality of menu items based on the direction of the first drag input.
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1. A method, performed by a device, of providing a menu interface, the method comprising:
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displaying, on a lock screen of the device, a first level of the menu interface, the first level of the menu interface comprising a first plurality of menu items respectively displayed on a plurality of regions on the lock screen, wherein the plurality of regions on the lock screen are predetermined by splitting the lock screen; receiving a touch input on a first region among the plurality of regions on which the first plurality of menu items are displayed; in response to the touch input on the first region, displaying a second level of the menu interface while displaying a first menu item on the first region, the second level of the menu interface comprising a second plurality of menu items corresponding to the first menu item, each of the second plurality of menu items being displayed on a corresponding region of the plurality of regions on which the first plurality of menu items were displayed other than the first region; receiving a first drag input on a second region, among the plurality of regions other than the first region, in a direction from the first region to the second region; in response to the first drag input on the second region, displaying a third level of the menu interface while displaying a second menu item on the second region, the third level of the menu interface comprising a third plurality of menu items corresponding to the second menu item, each of the third plurality of menu items being displayed on a corresponding region of the plurality of regions on which the first plurality of menu items were displayed other than the second region; and performing a function corresponding to a menu item among the third plurality of menu items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15)
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8. A device comprising:
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a user input unit configured to receive a touch input on a first region among a plurality of regions included on a lock screen of the device, and receive a first drag input on a second region, among the plurality of regions other than the first region, in a direction from the first region to the second region, wherein the plurality of regions on the lock screen are predetermined by splitting the lock screen; a display configured to display, on the lock screen, a first level of a menu interface, the first level of the menu interface comprising a first plurality of menu items respectively displayed on the plurality of regions on the lock screen, and, in response to the touch input on the first region, display a second level of the menu interface while displaying a first menu item on the first region, the displayed second level of the menu interface comprising a second plurality of menu items corresponding to the first menu item, each of the second plurality of menu items being displayed on a corresponding region of the plurality of regions on which the first plurality of menu items were displayed other than the first region, and wherein the display is further configured to, in response to the first drag input on the second region, display a third level of the menu interface while displaying a second menu item on the second region, the third level of the menu interface comprising a third plurality of menu items corresponding to the second menu item, each of the third plurality of menu items being displayed on a corresponding region of the plurality of regions on which the first plurality of menu items were displayed other than the second region; and a controller configured to perform a function corresponding to a menu item among the third plurality of menu items. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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