Mobile communication terminal and information display method thereof

• US 20070254722A1
• Filed: 03/21/2007
• Published: 11/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Hyun, Kim, Yung
• Granted Patent: US 7,822,443 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 379/916 Touch screen associated with telephone set

Abstract

An information display method in a mobile communication terminal. The method includes displaying information on a display unit of the mobile terminal, generating a scrolling start signal, and scrolling the information with a positive acceleration based on the generated scrolling start signal.

Claims

1. An information display method in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

displaying information on a display unit of the mobile terminal;

generating a scrolling start signal; and

scrolling the information with a positive acceleration based on the generated scrolling start signal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the scrolling step scrolls through the information based on at least one of a distance, time and speed of a touching gesture on the display unit, said touching gesture corresponding to the start scrolling signal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the scrolling step decreases the positive acceleration to a negative acceleration such that desired information is displayed on the display unit of the terminal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the information displayed on the display unit of the terminal comprises at least one 1) a list of items, 2) a plurality of photo albums, 3) a plurality of music albums, 4) a calendar, and 5) a schedule.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the list of items is one of a menu list, a phone book list, a schedule list and a file list.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the display unit comprises a touch screen display and the scrolling start signal is generated by a user touching the touch screen.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein when the user touches and drags a pointer across the touch screen, the scrolling step scrolls the information based on a touching gesture of the user touching and dragging the pointer across the touch screen.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the scrolling signal is generated by pressing a scrolling key included with the mobile terminal.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the scrolling step scrolls the information with the increased acceleration until the scrolling key is released.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the information displayed on the display unit comprises a plurality of albums,

wherein the displaying step displays the plurality of albums vertically on the display unit, and

wherein the scrolling step scrolls the vertically displayed albums with the positive acceleration when the scrolling start signal is first generated, and then displays one of the albums horizontally exposing a cover of the album.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the scrolling step decreases the positive acceleration to a negative acceleration such that said one of the albums is displayed horizontally exposing the cover of the album.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the vertically displayed music albums are displayed vertically at a particular angle from a perpendicular center of the display unit.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the vertically displayed music albums are displayed as being separated from each by a predetermined distance to expose a portion of a cover of a respective music album.

14. A mobile communication terminal, comprising:

a display unit configured to display information;

a generating unit configured to generate a scrolling start signal; and

a scrolling unit configured to scroll the information with a positive acceleration based on the generated scrolling start signal.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the scrolling unit scrolls through the information based on at least one a distance, time and speed of a touching gesture on the display unit, said touching gesture corresponding to the start scrolling signal.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the scrolling unit decreases the positive acceleration to a negative acceleration such that desired information is displayed on the display unit of the terminal.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the information displayed on the display unit of the terminal comprises at least one 1) a list of items, 2) a plurality of photo albums, 3) a plurality of music albums, 4) a calendar, and 5) a schedule.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the list of items is one of a menu list, a phone book list, a schedule list and a file list.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the display unit comprises a touch screen display and the scrolling start signal is generated by a user touching the touch screen.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein when the user touches and drags a pointer across the touch screen, the scrolling step scrolls the information based on a touching gesture of the user touching and dragging the pointer across the touch screen.

21. The mobile terminal of claim 14, further comprising:

a scrolling key,

wherein the scrolling signal is generated by pressing the scrolling key included with the mobile terminal.

22. The mobile terminal of claim 21, wherein the scrolling unit scrolls the information with the increased acceleration until the scrolling key is released.

23. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the information displayed on the display unit comprises a plurality of albums,

wherein the display unit displays the plurality of albums vertically, and

wherein the scrolling unit scrolls the vertically displayed albums with the positive acceleration when the scrolling start signal is first generated, and then displays one of the albums horizontally exposing a cover of the album.

24. The mobile terminal of claim 23, wherein the scrolling unit decreases the positive acceleration to a negative acceleration such that said one of the albums is displayed horizontally exposing the cover of the album.

25. The mobile terminal of claim 23, wherein the vertically displayed music albums are displayed vertically at a particular angle from a perpendicular center of the display unit.

26. The mobile terminal of claim 23, wherein the vertically displayed music albums are displayed as being separated from each by a predetermined distance to expose a portion of a cover of a respective music album.

27. An information display method in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

scrolling information on a display unit of the mobile terminal; and

terminating the scrolling step with a negative acceleration.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

generating a scrolling end signal;

wherein the terminating step terminates the scrolling step based on the generated scrolling end signal.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the terminating step terminates the scrolling step based on at least one a distance, time and speed of a touching gesture on the display unit, said touching gesture corresponding to the scrolling end signal.

30. A mobile communication terminal, comprising:

a display unit configured to display information;

a scrolling unit configured to scroll the information displayed on the display unit; and

a terminating unit configured to terminate the scrolling with a negative acceleration.

31. The mobile terminal of claim 30, further comprising:

a generating unit configured to generate a scrolling end signal;

wherein the terminating unit terminates the scrolling based on the generated scrolling end signal.

32. The mobile terminal of claim 30, wherein the terminating unit terminates the scrolling step based on at least one a distance, time and speed of a touching gesture on the display unit, said touching gesture corresponding to the scrolling end signal.