USER INTERFACE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING TOUCHSCREEN
First Claim
1. A portable communication device comprising:
- a touchscreen display;
a memory configured to store an image as associated with an external device and identification information corresponding to the external device;
communication circuitry to establish a communication connection with a wireless network; and
a processor configured to;
present, via the touchscreen display, a first image corresponding to the stored image, the first image including at least a portion of the stored image,receive, via the touchscreen display, a first user input with respect to the first image,in response to the first user input, present, via the touchscreen display, a window including a second image corresponding to the stored image and a plurality of items, the second image including at least a portion of the stored image, the plurality of items including a specified item indicative of a specified function to be performed with respect to the external device,receive, via the touchscreen display, a second user input with respect to the specified item, andperform the specified function in response to the second user input, the performing of the specified function including transmitting, via the communication connection, a signal to the external device using the identification information.
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Abstract
A user interface method and apparatus for a mobile terminal having a touchscreen are provided. The apparatus and method improve interactivity using a toolbar menu mode screen which allows a user to execute functions and commands with drag and drop behaviors on the touchscreen to graphical objects such as toolbar, icons, and other active objects. An interface apparatus includes a touchscreen unit that displays a screen including a second region for presenting a toolbar having at least one User Interface (UI) element representing a specific function and a first region for activating, when the UI element is dragged from the toolbar and dropped in the first region on the touchscreen, the function represented by the UI element. The interface apparatus also includes a control unit which detects a drag and drop action of the UI element and activates, when the drag and drop action is detected, the function associated with the UI element in the form of an active function object. The interface apparatus of the present invention registers the frequently used functions with the toolbar in the form of icons such that, when an icon is dragged from the toolbar to the main window, the function represented by the icon is activated.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable communication device comprising:
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a touchscreen display; a memory configured to store an image as associated with an external device and identification information corresponding to the external device; communication circuitry to establish a communication connection with a wireless network; and a processor configured to; present, via the touchscreen display, a first image corresponding to the stored image, the first image including at least a portion of the stored image, receive, via the touchscreen display, a first user input with respect to the first image, in response to the first user input, present, via the touchscreen display, a window including a second image corresponding to the stored image and a plurality of items, the second image including at least a portion of the stored image, the plurality of items including a specified item indicative of a specified function to be performed with respect to the external device, receive, via the touchscreen display, a second user input with respect to the specified item, and perform the specified function in response to the second user input, the performing of the specified function including transmitting, via the communication connection, a signal to the external device using the identification information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable communication device comprising:
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a touchscreen display; a memory configured to store an image as associated with an external device and identification information corresponding to the external device; and a processor configured to; present, via the touchscreen display, a first image corresponding to the stored image, the first image including at least a portion of the stored image, receive, via the touchscreen display, a user input with respect to the first image, and in response to the user input, present, via the touchscreen display, a window including a second image corresponding to the stored image and a plurality of items, the second image including at least a portion of the stored image, the plurality of items including a specified item indicative of a specified function to be performed based at least in part on the identification information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A portable communication device comprising:
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a touchscreen display; a memory configured to store an image as associated with an external device and identification information corresponding to the external device; communication circuitry to establish a communication connection with a wireless network; and a processor configured to; present, via the touchscreen display, a graphical user interface corresponding to the image, receive, via the touchscreen display, a first user input with respect to the graphical user interface, in response to the first user input, present, via the touchscreen display, a window including at least one portion of the image and a plurality of items, the plurality of items including a first item indicative of a first function to make a voice call with respect to the external device and a second item indicative of a second function to make a video call with respect to the external device, receive, via the touchscreen display, a second user input with respect to the plurality of items, based at least in part on a determination that the second user input corresponds to the first item, transmit, via the communication connection, a first call request with respect to the voice call using the identification information, and based at least in part on a determination that the second user input corresponds to the second item, transmit, via the communication connection, a second call request with respect to the video call using the identification information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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