Terminal and method of controlling windows thereof

• US 8,745,527 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2007
• Issued: 06/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Seung Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Theriault, Steven B
• Assistant Examiner(s): WENG, PEI YONG
• Application Number:
  US11/931,679
• Publication Number:
  US 20080235619A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,407 Days
• Field of Search: 715/804, 709/219
• US Class Current: 715/804
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor

Abstract

A method of controlling windows in a terminal. The method includes displaying at least first and second windows on the terminal, inputting a command via the first window, and applying the input command to both of the first and second windows.

Claims

1. A method of controlling windows in a terminal, the method comprising:

displaying at least first and second windows, each of the first and second windows having a selection box;

displaying a universal toolbar for operating the first and second windows;

inputting a command via the universal toolbar;

selecting the selection box for at least one of the first and second windows; and

executing the input command with respect to only windows of the first and second windows that have the selection box selected,

wherein when one of the first and second windows is minimized, only a title bar of the minimized window is displayed such that the selection box corresponding to the minimized window is displayed together with a title of the minimized window on the title bar of the minimized window and the selection box is visible and can be selected even when said one of the first and second windows is minimized, and

wherein the input command includes at least one of a reset or reload command, a log-in command, a search command and a print command.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the universal toolbar is performed when a specific command is input to the terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the universal toolbar is displayed as an OSD (on screen display) toolbar.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second windows include Internet browser windows.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the input command includes at least one of a reset or reload command, a log-in command, a search command and a print command.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the print command prints information displayed on both of the first and second windows.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the print command prints information displayed on both of the first and second windows on a single page or prints both the information displayed on the first and second windows on separate pages.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the universal toolbar includes a log-in information input box and the input command is a log-in command, and

wherein the log-in command is input to the log-in information input box and a corresponding log-in command is input to the first and second windows.

14. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the print command prints information displayed on both of the first and second windows.

15. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the print command prints information displayed on both of the first and second windows on a single page or prints both the information displayed on the first and second windows on separate pages.

9. A terminal, comprising:

a display unit configured to display at least first and second windows, and to display a universal toolbar for operating the first and second windows, each of the first and second windows having a selection box;

an input unit configured to input a command via the universal toolbar and allow selection of the selection box for the first and second windows; and

a control unit configured to execute the input command with respect to only windows of the first and second windows that have the selection box selected,

wherein, when one of the first and second windows is minimized, the control unit is further configured to display only a title bar of the minimized window such that the selectable selection box corresponding to the minimized window is displayed together with a title of the minimized window on the title bar and the selection box is visible and can be selected even when said one of the first and second windows is minimized, and

wherein the input command includes at least one of a reset or reload command, a log-in command, a search command and a print command.

10. The terminal of claim 9, wherein the display unit includes a touch screen and the input unit comprises soft keys displayed on the touch screen that a user touches to input the command.

11. The terminal of claim 9, wherein displaying the universal toolbar is performed when a specific command is input to the tei in inal.

12. The terminal of claim 9, wherein the universal toolbar is displayed as an OSD (on screen display) toolbar.

13. The terminal of claim 9, wherein the first and second windows include Internet browser windows.

16. The terminal of claim 9, wherein the universal toolbar includes a log-in information input box and the input command is a log-in command, and

wherein the log-in command is input to the log-in information input box and a corresponding log-in command is input to the first and second windows.