METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A DISPLAY UNIT OF A MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for operating a display unit of a mobile device, the method comprising:
- displaying a preset display area on a display unit;
determining whether a detected signal is created while the display area is being displayed; and
displaying, if a detected signal is created, a preset additional display region on the display unit.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus that can display an additional display region in a display area on a display unit are provided. The method and apparatus are configured in such a way as to provide a display area and an additional display region. The display area is displayed on the display unit. The additional display region to be displayed on the display unit is virtually prepared. The additional display region is displayed on the display unit according to a detected signal output from the motion detector. The items displayed on the display area and the additional display region are associated with each other to perform a corresponding user function.
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1. A method for operating a display unit of a mobile device, the method comprising:
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displaying a preset display area on a display unit; determining whether a detected signal is created while the display area is being displayed; and displaying, if a detected signal is created, a preset additional display region on the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for operating a display unit of a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
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a motion detector for creating a detected signal according to a motion of the mobile device; a display unit for displaying a preset display area and for selectively displaying a preset additional display region according to a preset detected signal output from the motion detector; and a controller for controlling the display unit to display or remove the additional display region on or from the display unit, according to the detected signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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