APPLICATIONS PRESENTATION METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20140282234A1
• Filed: 03/07/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KU, Jaesung, KIM, Joohyun, WON, Jongsang
• Granted Patent: US 10,007,394 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/800
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits

Abstract

An applications presentation method and system is provided, the method and system including displaying, a map on a display when a map application is executed, the map scaled to a location range, searching via a processor for installed applications having location information corresponding to the location range among a plurality of applications stored in the mobile terminal, transmitting information identifying at least the location range and the installed applications to an application provision server, receiving information on non-installed applications having the location information corresponding to the location range from the application provision server, and displaying icons including icons of the installed applications and icons of the non-installed applications on the map.

Claims

1. An applications presentation method for a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying, a map on a display when a map application is executed, the map scaled to a location range;

searching via a processor for installed applications having location information corresponding to the location range among a plurality of applications stored in the mobile terminal;

transmitting information identifying at least the location range and the installed applications to an application provision server;

receiving information on non-installed applications having the location information corresponding to the location range from the application provision server; and

displaying icons including icons of the installed applications and icons of the non-installed applications on the map.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information on non-installed applications comprises an application name, application location information, and application icon.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the icons comprises visually differentiating between the icons of the installed applications and icons of the non-installed applications.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

requesting the application provision server for location information of installed applications that have no location information; and

receiving the requested location information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the icons comprises grouping the icons of the installed applications and the icons of the non-installed applications into a group icon when the icons are situated within a predetermined range of one another.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the predetermined range is one of a distance between each icon, and a cell of a plurality of cells of the map displayed on the display.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the grouping the icons comprises grouping icons into the group icon when a number of icons arranged within the predetermined range is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, the threshold value dependent upon a reduced scale of the map.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the group icon is presented at a position associated with a priority application having highest priority among applications represented by icons included in the group icon.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a first type touch gesture on an application icon displayed on the map, wherein;

when the application icon is associated with one of the installed applications, execute the one of the installed applications, and

when the application icon is associated with one of the non-installed applications, transmit a request for the one of the non-installed applications to the application provision server.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a second type touch gesture on an application icon presented on the map, wherein;

when the application icon is associated with one of the installed applications, display a menu associated with the one of the installed applications listing executable menu items, and execute a function of the menu item when selected, and

when the application icon is associated with one of the non-installed applications, transmit a request for the one of the non-installed applications to the application provision server.

11. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

in response to a first type touch gesture on an application icon, detecting whether an application represented by the application icon is installed or not installed;

executing the application when the application is installed; and

transmitting a request to the application provision server to retrieve the application when the application is not installed.

12. The method claim 5, further comprising at least one of:

displaying a popup window presenting all icons within the group icon when a second type touch gesture is detected on the group icon; and

zooming in the map to present the icons independently at corresponding positions.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the installed applications comprise location information and menu information.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the location information and menu information are included in a Manifest file of each of the installed applications.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the location information comprises at least one of a latitude coordinate, a longitude coordinate, and an address.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein executing the installed application comprises:

identifying a current location of the mobile terminal; and

executing a menu associated with the identified current location that is provided by one of the installed applications.

17. An electronic device for presenting applications, comprising:

a display configured to display a map, the map displaying a location range; and

a processor configured to;

search for installed applications having location information corresponding to the location range among a plurality of applications stored in the electronic device,

transmit information identifying at least the location range and the installed applications to an application provision server;

receive information on non-installed applications having the location information corresponding to the location range from the application provision server; and

display icons on the map, the icons including icons of the installed applications and icons of the non-installed applications.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the information on non-installed applications comprises an application name, application location information, and application icon.

19. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein displaying the icons comprises visually differentiating between the icons of the installed applications and the icons of the non-installed applications.

20. The electronic device of claim 17, the processor further configured to:

request the application provision server for location information of installed applications that have no location information; and

receive the requested location information.

21. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein the processor is further configure to group the icons of the installed applications and the icons of the non-installed applications into a group icon when the icons are situated within a predetermined range of one another,

wherein the predetermined range is one of a distance between each icon, and a cell of a plurality of cells of the map displayed on the display.

22. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the processor is configured to:

group icons into the group icon when a number of icons arranged within the predetermined range is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value.

23. The electronic device of claim 22, wherein the threshold value is dependent upon a reduced scale of the map.

24. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the group icon is presented at a position associated with a priority application having highest priority among the applications represented by icons included in the group icon.

25. The electronic device of claim 17, the processor further configured to:

detect a first type touch gesture on an application icon displayed on the map, wherein;

when the application icon is associated with one of the installed applications, execute the one of the installed applications, and

when the application icon is associated with one of the non-installed applications, transmit a request for the one of the non-installed applications to the application provision server.

26. The electronic device of claim 17, the processor further configured to:

detect a second type touch gesture on an application icon presented on the map, wherein

when the application icon is associated with one of the installed applications, display a menu associated with the one of the installed applications listing executable menu items, and execute a function of the menu when selected, and

when the application icon is associated with one of the non-installed applications, transmit a request for the one of the non-installed applications to the application provision server.

27. The electronic device of claim 20, the processor further configured to:

in response to a first type touch gesture on an application icon, detect whether an application represented by the application icon is installed or not installed;

execute the application when the application is installed; and

transmit a request to the application provision server to retrieve the application when the application is not installed.

28. The electronic device of claim 21, the processor further configured to:

display a popup window including all of icons of the group icon when a second type touch gesture is detected on the group icon.

29. The electronic device of claim 21, the processor further configured to

zooms in the map to present the icons independently at corresponding positions when a second type touch gesture is detected on the group icon.

30. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein each of the installed applications includes a Manifest file including at least location information and menu information.

31. The electronic device of claim 30, wherein the location information comprises at least one of a latitude coordinate, a longitude coordinate, and an address.

32. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify a current location of the electronic device; and

execute a menu associated with the current location from among the menus provided by one of the installed applications.

33. An applications presentation method for a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a map on a display in response to a map display request; and

displaying icons of applications having location information corresponding to a location range of the displayed map,

wherein the applications comprise applications installed in the mobile terminal, and non-installed applications capable of being installed in the mobile terminal.

34. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for executing an applications presentation method of a mobile terminal, the program comprising:

displaying a map on a display in response to a map display request; and

displaying icons applications having location information corresponding to a location range of the displayed map,

wherein the applications comprise applications installed in the mobile terminal, and non-installed applications capable of being installed in the mobile terminal.