METHOD FOR SETTING BACKGROUND SCREEN AND MOBILE TERMINAL USING THE SAME

• US 20110119625A1
• Filed: 11/09/2010
• Published: 05/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: MOON, Sung Whan
• Granted Patent: US 8,775,976 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations

Abstract

An apparatus and method of setting a background screen of a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes receiving a selection of background screen set menu, generating a tag information list by using at least one tag information which classifies a plurality of images stored in the mobile terminal by related image, displaying the generated tag information list, receiving a selection of at least one tag information from among the displayed tag information list, and configuring a background screen with at least one image classified as the at least one selected tag information.

Claims

1. A method of setting a background screen of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

receiving a selection of a background screen set menu;

generating a tag information list by using at least one tag information which classifies images stored in the mobile terminal by related image;

displaying the generated tag information list;

receiving a selection of at least one tag information from among the displayed tag information list; and

configuring a background screen with at least one image classified as the at least one selected tag information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the tag information comprises at least one among a user tag information generated by an input of a user, a time tag information of an image generation time, and a location tag information of an image generation location.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

extracting tag information which is respectively included in the plurality of images stored in the mobile terminal; and

classifying the plurality of images by the extracted tag information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating of the tag information list comprises:

extracting the tag information which is respectively included in the plurality of images stored in the mobile terminal;

classifying the plurality of images by the extracted tag information; and

generating a tag information list by using the extracted tag information.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the generating of the tag information list comprises:

classifying the at least one tag information into one or more of the user tag information, the time tag information, and the location tag information; and

generating a tag information list accordingly.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuring of the background screen comprises configuring the background screen with images which each include any one among the selected tag information, when a selection of a plurality of tag information is inputted.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuring of the background screen comprises configuring the background screen with images which each include all of the selected tag information, when a selection of a plurality of tag information is inputted.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuring of the background screen comprises:

displaying at least one image classified as a selected at least one tag information;

setting a sequence of displaying the selected at least one image on the background screen; and

configuring the background screen by applying the set display sequence.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuring of the background screen comprises:

setting a type of displaying the at least one image on the background screen; and

configuring the background screen by applying the set display type.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the display type of image comprises at least one of a dynamic type and a static type.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the dynamic type comprises a slide show type and the static type comprises a mosaic type.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a command of storing a new image in the mobile terminal;

extracting tag information included in the new image in which the store command is inputted;

determining whether the extracted tag information coincides with tag information which is used to configure a present background screen;

including the new image in which the store command is inputted to re-configure the background screen, when the extracted tag information coincides with the tag information which is used to configure the present background screen.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein prior to the extracting of the tag information, a user sets a user tag information of the new image.

14. The method of claim, 12, further comprising automatically setting a user tag information of the new image.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the user tag information is automatically set through a recognition of contents of the new image.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the recognized contents comprise a face.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

recognizing a face in the new image;

determining whether an image comprising the face is stored in an image database;

checking a user tag information of the stored image comprising the face; and

setting the user tag information of the new image to be the same as the user tag information of the stored image comprising the face.

18. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a storage unit for storing a plurality of images and at least one tag information which classifies the plurality of images by related image;

a display unit for displaying a tag information list configured of the at least one tag information;

an input unit for receiving a command of a user; and

a controller for controlling the input unit to receive a selection of a background screen set menu, for generating a tag information list by using the tag information stored in the storage, for controlling the display unit to display the generated tag information list, for controlling the input unit to receive a selection of at least one tag information among the displayed tag information list, and for configuring a background screen with at least one image classified as the at least one selected tag information.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein the controller controls the input unit to receive a command of storing an image in the storage unit, extracts tag information included in the image in which the store command is inputted, determines whether the extracted tag information coincides with tag information which is used to configure the present background screen, and includes the image in which the store command is inputted to re-configure the background screen if the extracted tag information coincides with the tag information which is used to configure the present background screen.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 18,

wherein the storage unit comprises an image database comprising the plurality of images and a theme tag information database comprising the at least one tag information, and

wherein each of the at least one tag information corresponds to at least one of the plurality of images.