DISPLAY MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20100299597A1
• Filed: 04/26/2010
• Published: 11/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: SHIN, Seung Woo, JONG, In Won, LEE, Bong Won, VIKTOR, Paihonensami
• Granted Patent: US 9,471,217 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 41/127 Control or measuring arrangements specially adapted for combines
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/40 with delayed or timed action
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/00 Animation

Abstract

A display management method and system of a mobile terminal for switching between user interfaces of applications is disclosed. A display management method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes displaying a first execution screen of a first application on a display; detecting an input signal for activating a second application; and displaying a second execution screen corresponding to the second application in response to the input signal, wherein displaying the second execution screen comprising presenting at least one of a first intermediate image obtained by downsizing an image contained within the first execution screen, a second intermediate image obtained by downsizing an image contained within the second execution screen, and a task window containing at least the downsized first and second intermediate images in a sequential order.

Claims

1. A display management method, operable in a processor within a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a first execution screen of a first application on a display unit;

detecting an input signal for activating a second application; and

displaying a second execution screen of the second application in response to the input signal, wherein displaying the second execution screen comprises presenting;

at least one of a first intermediate image obtained by downsizing an image presented in the first execution screen,

a second intermediate image obtained by downsizing an image presented in the second execution screen, and

a task window having thumbnail images of at least the first and second intermediate images in a sequential order.

2. The display management method of claim 1, wherein displaying the second execution screen comprises:

presenting the first intermediate image for a predetermined time interval;

presenting the task window for the predetermined time interval;

presenting the second intermediate image for the predetermined time interval; and

presenting the second execution screen.

3. The display management method of claim 2, wherein presenting the first intermediate image comprises:

presenting the first intermediate image along with a background image around the first intermediate image; and

moving the first intermediate image to an edge of the display to disappear from the display.

4. The display management method of claim 2, wherein presenting the second intermediate image comprises:

moving the second intermediate image from an edge of the display to a center of the display;

presenting the second intermediate image along with a background image around the second intermediate image; and

erasing the second intermediate image from the display after the second intermediate image remains at the center of the display for the predetermined time interval.

5. The display management method of claim 1, wherein displaying a second execution screen comprises:

erasing the first execution screen from the display;

presenting the task window on the display after erasing the first execution screen;

erasing the task window after a predetermined time interval; and

presenting the second execution screen after erasing the task window.

6. The display management method of claim 5, wherein the thumbnail images are smaller in size than the first and second intermediate images.

7. The display management method of claim 5, wherein displaying a second execution screen further comprises:

presenting an intermediate task window image which is identical with the first intermediate image in size before presenting the task window for the predetermined time interval; and

presenting the intermediate task window image after erasing the task window.

8. The display management method of claim 1, wherein displaying a second execution screen comprises:

presenting the first intermediate image for a predetermined time interval;

presenting the second intermediate image for the predetermined interval; and

presenting the second execution screen.

9. The display management method of claim 8, wherein presenting the first intermediate image comprises:

presenting the first intermediate image along with a background image around the first intermediate image;

moving the first intermediate image to an edge of the display to disappear from the display; and

presenting the second intermediate image comprises;

moving the second intermediate image from an edge of the display to a center of the display,

presenting the second intermediate image along with the background image around the second intermediate image, and

erasing the second intermediate image from the display after the second intermediate image remains at the center of the display for the predetermined time interval.

10. The display management method of claim 1, wherein detecting an input signal for activating a second application comprises:

presenting a key map for inputting the input signal; and

sensing a touch event designated for generating the input signal on the key map.

11. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display unit which displays an execution screen of an activated application; and

a control unit which controls processing to display a series of images to show a progress of switching between a first application running in foreground and a second application running in background selected in response to an input signal,

wherein the display unit presents at least one of a first intermediate image obtained by downsizing an image presented in the first execution screen, a second intermediate image obtained by downsizing an image presented in the second execution screen, and a task window having thumbnail images of at least the first and second intermediate images in a sequential order.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the display unit presents the first intermediate image, the task window, and the second intermediate image in series for a predetermined time interval respectively, and thereafter displays the second execution screen.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the display unit presents the first intermediate image along with a background image around the first intermediate image and moves the first intermediate image to an edge of the display to disappear from the display.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the display unit moves the second intermediate image from an edge of the display to a center of the display, presents the second intermediate image along with a background image around the second intermediate image, and erases the second intermediate image after the second intermediate image remains at the center of the display for the predetermined time interval.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the display unit erases the first execution screen from the display, presents the task window on the display after erasing the first execution screen, erases the task window after a predetermined time interval, and presents the second execution screen after erasing the task window.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the thumbnail images are smaller in size than the first and second intermediate images.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the display unit presents an intermediate task window image which is identical with the first intermediate image in size before presenting the task window for the predetermined time interval and the intermediate task window image after erasing the task window.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the display unit presents the first intermediate image for a predetermined time interval, the second intermediate image for the predetermined interval, and the second execution screen respectively.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein the display unit presents the first intermediate image along with a background image around the first intermediate image, moves the first intermediate image to an edge of the display to disappear from the display, moves the second intermediate image from an edge of the display to a center of the display, presents the second intermediate image along with the background image around the second intermediate image, and erases the second intermediate image from the display after the second intermediate image remains at the center of the display for the predetermined time interval.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 11, further comprising a touch panel which presents a key map for inputting the input signal and senses a touch event designated for generating the input signal on the key map.