Controlling display in mobile terminal

• US 7,683,893 B2
• Filed: 04/23/2007
• Issued: 03/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Tae Hun
• Primary Examiner(s): Awad; Amr
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sherman; Stephen G
• Application Number:
  US11/739,002
• Publication Number:
  US 20080176528A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,065 Days
• Field of Search: 345/156, 345/168, 345/169, 345/173, 455/566
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

The present invention relates to controlling a display in a mobile terminal including a touch screen having a display area that operates as a touch input area. The present invention includes displaying data information on the display area, wherein the data information is distinguished with graphic icons, and displaying a frame on the display area to at least partially overlap the data information and defining a first area within the frame and a second area outside of the frame to define the data information into at least two parts, wherein when at least one of the first area and a frame boundary is touched, a predetermined function associated with the data information displayed in the first area is performed.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a display in a mobile terminal comprising a touch screen having a display area that operates as a touch input area, the method comprising:

displaying data information including a plurality of data items on the display area; and

displaying a frame on the display area to partially overlap the data information, the frame having a size,

wherein the number of data items included in the frame of the plurality of data items is variable according to a location and size of the frame on the data information, and

wherein when an area inside the frame is touched, a predetermined function associated with the data items displayed in the area inside the frame is performed, the predetermined function comprising displaying detailed information related to the data items included in the frame as a pop-up window on a portion of the display.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data information comprises a map and the predetermined function comprises displaying detailed location information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the frame comprises one of a polygon and a circularly closed-loop.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the frame is defined by touching the display area in a manner that forms substantially a closed-loop.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the frame is displayed in response to a touching of the display area where the data information is displayed.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein when a portion of the display area outside the frame is touched, the data information corresponding to the touched portion is displayed in the frame.

7. A mobile terminal comprising:

a touch screen having a display area that operates as a touch input area; and

a controller configured to display data information including a plurality of data items on the display area and to display a frame on the display area to partially overlap the data information, the frame having a size,

wherein the number of data items included in the frame of the plurality of data items is variable according to a location and size of the frame on the data information,

wherein when an area inside the frame is touched, a predetermined function associated with the data items displayed in the area inside the frame is performed, the predetermined function comprising displaying detailed information related to the data items included in the frame as a pop-up window on a portion of the display,

wherein when a portion of the display area outside the frame is touched, the data information corresponding to the touched portion is displayed in the frame.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the data information comprises a map and the predetermined function comprises displaying detailed location information.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the frame comprises one of a polygon and a circularly closed-loop.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the frame is defined by touching the display area in a manner that forms substantially a closed-loop.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the frame is displayed in response to a touching of the display area where the data information is displayed.

12. A mobile terminal comprising:

a touch screen having a display area that operates as a touch input area; and

a controller configured to receive a request for displaying data information including a plurality of data items on the display area, and display the data information and a frame together on the display area according to the request, the frame having a size,

wherein the number of data items included in the frame of the plurality of data items is variable according to a location and size of the frame on the data information,

wherein the frame is displayed on the display area to partially overlap the data information, and

wherein when an area inside the frame is touched, a predetermined function associated with the data items displayed in the area inside the frame is performed, the predetermined function comprising displaying detailed information related to the at least one data item included in the frame as a pop-up window.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the at least one data item comprises at least one of map item, calendar item, electronic book item, webpage item or image item.