User interface method and apparatus for mobile terminal having touchscreen
First Claim
1. A mobile terminal comprising:
- a sensor configured to detect a rotation of the mobile terminal;
a touch screen configured to display a screen and detect a touch input; and
at least one processor configured to control the touch screen to;
display a screen comprising a second region for presenting a toolbar comprising at least one user interface (UI) element corresponding to a function of at least one function installed in the mobile terminal, and a first region for displaying activation of the function represented by the UI element,maintain, in response to a change of an orientation of the mobile terminal between a portrait orientation and a landscape orientation according to the rotation of the mobile terminal, the second region for the toolbar at a position that is relatively the same as a position of the second region for the toolbar before the change of the orientation of the mobile terminal, andchange, in response to the change of the orientation of the mobile terminal, the orientation of the UI element within the second region according to the changed orientation of the mobile terminal.
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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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28 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a sensor configured to detect a rotation of the mobile terminal; a touch screen configured to display a screen and detect a touch input; and at least one processor configured to control the touch screen to; display a screen comprising a second region for presenting a toolbar comprising at least one user interface (UI) element corresponding to a function of at least one function installed in the mobile terminal, and a first region for displaying activation of the function represented by the UI element, maintain, in response to a change of an orientation of the mobile terminal between a portrait orientation and a landscape orientation according to the rotation of the mobile terminal, the second region for the toolbar at a position that is relatively the same as a position of the second region for the toolbar before the change of the orientation of the mobile terminal, and change, in response to the change of the orientation of the mobile terminal, the orientation of the UI element within the second region according to the changed orientation of the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An interface method for a mobile terminal comprising a touch screen unit, the method comprising:
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displaying in a screen a second region for presenting a toolbar comprising at least one user interface (UI) element corresponding to at least one function installed in the mobile terminal; displaying in the screen a first region for displaying activation of the function represented by the UI element; detecting a rotation of the mobile terminal; maintaining, in response to a change of an orientation of the mobile terminal between a portrait orientation and a landscape orientation according to the rotation of the mobile terminal, the second region for the toolbar at a position that is relatively the same as a position of the second region for the toolbar before the change of the orientation of the mobile terminal; and changing an orientation of the UI element within the second region according to the changed orientation of the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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