CONTROLLING DISPLAY IN MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20080176528A1
• Filed: 04/23/2007
• Published: 07/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Tae Hun
• Granted Patent: US 7,683,893 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/187.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

The present invention relates to controlling a display in a mobile terminal including a touch screen having a display area that operates as a touch input area. The present invention includes displaying data information on the display area, wherein the data information is distinguished with graphic icons, and displaying a frame on the display area to at least partially overlap the data information and defining a first area within the frame and a second area outside of the frame to define the data information into at least two parts, wherein when at least one of the first area and a frame boundary is touched, a predetermined function associated with the data information displayed in the first area is performed.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a display in a mobile terminal comprising a touch screen having a display area that operates as a touch input area, the method comprising:

displaying data information on the display area, wherein the data information is distinguished with graphic icons; and

displaying a frame on the display area to at least partially overlap the data information and defining a first area within the frame and a second area outside of the frame to define the data information into at least two parts, wherein when at least one of the first area and a frame boundary is touched, a predetermined function associated with the data information displayed in the first area is performed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data information comprises a map and the predetermined function comprises displaying detailed location information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the detailed location information is presented on the display area as one of a pop-up window and a shaded image.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the data information comprises text and the predetermined function comprises displaying a definition of the text.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the definition of the text is presented on the display area as one of a pop-up window and a shaded image.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined function comprises enlarging a portion of the data information corresponding to the first area.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the frame comprises one of a polygon and a circularly closed-loop.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the frame is defined by touching the display area in a manner that forms substantially a closed-loop.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the frame is reduced when the second area of the display area is touched.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein movement of the frame is controlled in response to a touching manner in at least one of the first area and the frame boundary of the display area.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the frame is displayed in response to a touching of the display area where the data information is displayed.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein when the second area is touched, the data information corresponding to a touched portion is displayed in the frame.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the size of the first area is controlled using the graphic icons.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the frame size is adjusted when the frame boundary is touched and dragged.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the frame size is adjusted in response to activation of control keys.

16. A mobile terminal capable of controlling a display, the mobile terminal comprising:

a touch screen having a display area that operates as a touch input area; and

a controller displaying data information on the display area, wherein the data information is distinguished with graphic icons, and displaying a frame on the display area to at least partially overlap the data information and defining a first area within the frame and a second area outside of the frame to define the data information into at least two parts, wherein when at least one of the first area and a frame boundary is touched, a predetermined function associated with the data information displayed in the first area is performed.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the data information comprises a map and the predetermined function comprises displaying detailed location information.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the detailed location information is presented on the display area as one of a pop-up window and a shaded image.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the data information comprises text and the predetermined function comprises displaying a definition of the text.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein the definition of the text is presented on the display area as one of a pop-up window and a shaded image.

21. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the predetermined function comprises enlarging a portion of the data information corresponding to the first area.

22. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the frame comprises one of a polygon and a circularly closed-loop.

23. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the frame is defined by touching the display area in a manner that forms substantially a closed-loop.

24. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the frame is reduced when the second area of the display area is touched.

25. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein movement of the frame is controlled in response to a touching manner in at least one of the first area and the frame boundary of the display area.

26. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the frame is displayed in response to a touching of the display area where the data information is displayed.

27. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein when the second area is touched, the data information corresponding to a touched portion is displayed in the frame.

28. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the size of the first area is controlled using the graphic icons.

29. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the frame size is adjusted when the frame boundary is touched and dragged.

30. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the frame size is adjusted in response to activation of control keys.