Content search method and mobile terminal having content search function

• US 8,799,818 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2007
• Issued: 08/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Jong Hwan, Lee, Tae Jin
• Primary Examiner(s): Bashore, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Distefano, Gregory A
• Application Number:
  US11/951,302
• Publication Number:
  US 20080134091A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,435 Days
• Field of Search: 715/825, 715/831
• US Class Current: 715/831
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality

Abstract

A method and a terminal for displaying content in a mobile terminal is disclosed. The method includes displaying a first content list collectively including a plurality of different content types, receiving a request from a user, and displaying responsive to the request a second content list which only includes content items comprising a content type which is associated with the request.

Claims

1. A method for displaying content in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying, on a display, a first content file list collectively including content files of a plurality of different content file types;

receiving first input from a user via a first specific key of a plurality of keys while the first content file list is displayed, wherein the first specific key is associated with a first content file type of the plurality of different content file types, and wherein the first content file list is displayed without displaying on the display first information that indicates that the first specific key is associated with the first content file type;

transitioning, responsive to the first input of manipulating only the first specific key, from displaying of the first content list directly to displaying, on the display, of a second content file list which only includes at least one content file corresponding to the first content file type which is associated with the first specific key;

receiving second input via a second specific key of the plurality of keys while the second content file list is displayed, wherein the second specific key is associated with all of the plurality of different content file types, and wherein the second content file list is displayed without displaying on the display second information that indicates that the second specific key is associated with all of the plurality of different content file types; and

transitioning, responsive to the second input of manipulating only the second specific key, from displaying of the second content file list directly to displaying of the first content file list.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying of the second content file list comprises content file filtering.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

filtering the content files stored on the mobile terminal responsive to the first input to define the second content file list.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying of the second content file list comprises displaying the second content file list in order of one of the most recent time of content file execution and frequencies of content file execution.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of different content file types includes at least one of a photograph, music, moving picture, download, document, or a non-executable type.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying of the second content file list comprises displaying of the second content file list in at least one of a Picture In Picture (PIP) mode, a pop-up mode, or an On Screen Display (OSD) mode.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transitioning from a first screen displayed on a display of the mobile terminal to a content display screen.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying of the second content file list comprises displaying of the second content file list in at least one of a Picture In Picture (PIP) mode, a pop-up mode, or an On Screen Display (OSD) mode.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving third input via a third specific key of the plurality of keys;

displaying, responsive to the third input, one or more functions mapped to the third specific key, the one or more functions comprising at least a first function of filtering at least one content file corresponding to a second content file type associated with the third specific key;

receiving fourth input for selecting the first function from the one or more functions; and

displaying a third content file list which only includes the at least one content file corresponding to the second content file type associated with the third specific key.

10. A method for displaying content in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying, on a display, a first content file list collectively comprising content files of a plurality of content file types;

receiving a first request from the user while the first content file list is displayed, wherein the first request comprises user input via a first specific key of a plurality of keys, and wherein each key of the plurality of keys is associated with at least one content file type of a plurality of different content file types, and wherein the first content file list is displayed without displaying on the display first information that indicates that the first specific key is associated with the first content file type;

transitioning, responsive to the first request of manipulating only the first specific key, from displaying of the first content file list directly to displaying, on the display, a second content file list which only includes content files corresponding to a first content file type which is associated with the first specific key;

receiving, subsequently to the first request, a second request comprising user input via a second specific key of the plurality of keys while the second content file list is displayed, wherein the second specific key is associated with a second content file type of the plurality of different content file types, and wherein the second content file list is displayed without displaying on the display second information that indicates that the second specific key is associated with all of the plurality of different content file types; and

transitioning, responsive to the second request of manipulating only the second specific key subsequently to the first request, from displaying of the second content file list directly to displaying of a third content file list which only includes content files corresponding to the second content file type which is associated with the second specific key.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first request comprises a single key input.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein displaying of the second content file list comprises content file filtering.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

filtering the content files stored on the mobile terminal responsive to the first or second request to define the requested content file list.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein displaying of the second content file list comprises displaying the second content file list in order of one of the most recent time of content file execution and frequency of content file execution.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of different content file types includes at least one of a photograph, music, moving picture, download, document, or a non-executable type.

16. A mobile terminal, comprising:

an input unit comprising a plurality of keys, wherein a first specific key of the plurality of keys is associated with a first content file type of a plurality of different content file types;

a display; and

a controller configured to;

cause the display to display a first content file list collectively including content files of the plurality of different content file types, wherein the first content file list is displayed without displaying on the display first information that indicates that the first specific key is associated with the first content file type;

receive first input via the first specific key of the plurality of keys while the first content file list is displayed;

cause the display to transition, responsive to the first input of manipulating only the first specific key, from displaying of the first content file list directly to displaying of a second content file list which only includes at least one content file corresponding to the first content file type which is associated with the first specific key;

receive a second input via a second specific key of the plurality of keys while the second content file list is displayed, wherein the second specific key is associated with all of the plurality of different content file types, wherein the second content file list is displayed without displaying on the display second information that indicates that the second specific key is associated with all of the plurality of different content file types; and

cause the display to transition, responsive to the second input of manipulating only the second specific key, from displaying of displaying of the second content file list directly to displaying of the first content file list.

17. A mobile terminal, comprising:

an input unit comprising a plurality of keys, wherein the input unit is configured to receive input from a user via any key of the plurality of keys, and wherein each key of the plurality of keys is associated with at least one content file type of a plurality of different content file types; and

a display; and

a controller configured to;

cause the display to display a first content file list collectively including a plurality of content file types of content files;

receive a first request via a first specific key of the plurality of keys while the first content file list is displayed, wherein the first content file list is displayed without displaying on the display first information that indicates that the first specific key is associated with a first content file type;

cause the display to transition, responsive to the first request of manipulating only the first specific key, from displaying of the first content file list directly to a second content file list which only includes content files corresponding to the first content file type which is associated with the first specific key;

receive, subsequently to the first request, a second request via a second specific key of the plurality of keys while the second content file list is displayed, wherein the second specific key is associated with a second content file type of the plurality of different content file types, wherein the second content file list is displayed without displaying on the display second information that indicates that the second specific key is associated with the second content file type; and

cause the display to transition responsive to the second request of manipulating only the second specific key subsequently to the first request while the second content file list is displayed without second information on the second specific key, from displaying the second content file list directly to displaying of a third content file list which only includes content files corresponding to the second content file type which is associated with the second specific key.