Terminal providing information on a currently executed task and method for controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10503527-B2
Application number	US-201715724436-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 4, 2017
Priority date	Nov 17, 2016
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

A terminal includes: a display configured to display a screen including a first region and a second region; and a controller configured to: execute at least one task; cause the display to display a soft key and an image corresponding to an execution screen of the executed at least one task on the first region, the image corresponding to the execution screen displayed as a background image; and cause the display to display at least one selectable function indicator for controlling an operation of the executed at least one task on the second region, wherein the soft key and the image corresponding to the execution screen are fixedly displayed on the first region while the at least one task is executed and while another image not related to the at least one task is displayed on a remaining region of the screen excluding the first and second regions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A terminal, comprising:
a display configured to display a screen including a first region and a second region; and
a controller configured to:
execute at least one task;
cause the display to display a soft key and an image corresponding to an execution screen of the executed at least one task on the first region, the image corresponding to the execution screen displayed as a background image; and
cause the display to display at least one selectable function indicator for controlling an operation of the executed at least one task on the second region,
wherein the soft key and the image corresponding to the execution screen are fixedly displayed on the first region while the at least one task is executed and while another image not related to the at least one task is displayed on a remaining region of the screen excluding the first and second regions.

2. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control an operation of the executed at least one task corresponding to a function indicator selected from the at least one function indicator.

3. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the soft key is displayed on the background image at the first region.

4. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to execute the at least one task selected from the group consisting of a task of executing an application, a task of connecting with an external device, and a task of inserting a storage.

5. The terminal of claim 4 , wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to:
display information related to the executed application on the first region; and
display at least one function indicator for controlling an operation of the executed application on the second region.

6. The terminal of claim 4 , wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to:
display information related to the connected external device on the first region; and
display at least one function indicator for controlling an operation of the connected external device on the second region.

7. The terminal of claim 4 , wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to:
display information related to the inserted storage on the first region; and
display a file explorer for managing at least one file included in the inserted storage on the second region.

8. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the soft key comprises at least one of a home key, a back key, or a menu key.

9. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein:
the first region is located at a bottommost area of the screen; and
the second region is located at a topmost area of the screen.

10. A method for operating a terminal, the method comprising:
executing at least one task;
displaying a screen including a first region and a second region;
displaying a soft key and an image corresponding to an execution screen of the executed at least one task on the first region, the image corresponding to the execution screen displayed as a background image; and
displaying at least one selectable function indicator for controlling an operation of the executed at least one task on the second region,
wherein the soft key and the image corresponding to the execution screen are fixedly displayed on the first region while the at least one task is executed and while another image not related to the at least one task is displayed on a remaining region of the screen excluding the first and second regions.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
controlling an operation of the executed at least one task corresponding to a function indicator selected from the at least one function indicator.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the soft key is displayed on the background image at the first region.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein executing the at least one task comprises executing the at least one task selected from the group consisting of a task of executing an application, a task of connecting with an external device, and a task of inserting a storage.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein:
information related to the executed application is displayed on the first region; and
the at least one function indicator for controlling an operation of the executed application is displayed on the second region.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein:
information related to the connected external device is displayed on the first region; and
the at least one function indicator for controlling an operation of the connected external device is displayed on the second region.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein:
information related to the inserted storage is displayed on the first region; and
a file explorer for managing at least one file included in the inserted storage is displayed on the second region.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the soft key comprises at least one of a home key, a back key, or a menu key.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein:
the first region is located at a bottommost area of the screen; and
the second region is located at a topmost area of the screen.

19. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the remaining region is located between the first region and the second region on the screen.

20. The method of claim 10 , wherein the remaining region is located between the first region and the second region on the screen.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Choi Eunkyung
• Yoon Sunghye
• Jang Hyungtae
• Joo Goeun
• Choi Yoojin

Classifications

• G06F3/04886 Primary

  by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus · CPC title

• G06F3/0488 Primary

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F3/04855

  Interaction with scrollbars · CPC title