Screen display method and apparatus of a mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9021382-B2
Application number	US-201113275650-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 18, 2011
Priority date	Oct 20, 2010
Publication date	Apr 28, 2015
Grant date	Apr 28, 2015

Abstract

A screen display method and apparatus of a mobile terminal is provided for changing a screen represented by an index to another screen represented by a newly selected index. A screen display method of a mobile terminal includes displaying a page represented by an index, the page including an index region having a plurality of indices and a content region displaying content corresponding to the index highlighted in the index region, selecting a new index in the index region according to a selection input, and changing the page represented by the highlighted index for a new page represented by the new index, the new page appearing in a direction from a position of the new index to a position of the highlighted index.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A screen display method, operable in a processor of a mobile device, the method comprising:
displaying a current page having an index region displaying a plurality of values, the page being represented by a highlighted one of the values and having a content region displaying content corresponding to the highlighted value;
detecting selection input of a new value on the index region;
determining a slide direction of a new page to be displayed by comparing position between the selected new value and the highlighted value; and
changing the current page into a new page, the new page appearing in the determined slide direction;
wherein the new page appears with content of both the current page and the new page being simultaneously displayed as the new page slides onto the screen display, and an image displayed on the current page is gradually replaced with a new image on the new page.

2. The screen display method of claim 1 , wherein the page further comprises:
a category region containing at least one category, the values displayed in the index region subcategorizing the category selected in the category region, and the content region presents the contents corresponding to the value highlighted in the index region.

3. The screen display method of claim 1 , wherein changing the current page comprises:
overlaying the page represented by the highlighted value with the page represented by the new value, the overlaying occurring in a direction from the position of the new value to the position of the highlighted value.

4. The screen display method of claim 1 , wherein changing the current page comprises:
generating the new page configured with an index list in which the value associated with the new page is highlighted and the content region contains items corresponding to the value associated with the new page; and presenting the new page in the direction from the position of the new index to the position of the highlighted index.

5. The screen display method of claim 1 , wherein changing the current page comprises:
generating the new page having at least one item;
presenting the new page in the direction from the position of the new index to the position of the highlighted index; and
moving the highlight from the highlighted value to the new value.

6. The screen display method of claim 1 , wherein selecting a new value comprises:
detecting a tap gesture associated with the selection input in the index region; and
associating the new value with a location of the detected tap gesture in the index region.

7. The screen display method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the new value comprises:
detecting a series of touch, move, lift-off gestures in the index region as the selection input; and
associating the new value with a location of the detected touch, move, lift-off gestures in the index region.

8. The screen display method of claim 1 , wherein displaying a current page comprises:
presenting at least one value in the index region, the at least one value being arranged in series horizontally.

9. The screen display method of claim 8 , wherein changing the current page comprises:
presenting, when the new value is positioned to the left of the highlighted value, the new page in a direction from left to right; and
presenting, when the new value is positioned to the right of the highlighted value, the new page in a direction from right to left.

10. The screen display method of claim 1 , wherein the values in the index region are vertically arranged in a linear series, the linear series having a top end and a bottom end, whereby when a position of the new value as sensed by a touch sensing unit of the mobile device is below the highlighted value, the new page appears in an upward direction, and when the new value is sensed to be positioned above the highlighted value, the new page appears in a downward direction.

11. A mobile device comprising:
a display unit configured to display a current page including an index region displaying a plurality of values, the page being represented by a highlighted one of the values, the page including a category region having at least one category, the index region presenting the values subcategorizing the category selected in the category region, and the page having a content region presenting content corresponding to the highlighted value in the index region;
a touch sensing unit configured to detect a touch gesture for selecting a value in the index region; and
a control unit configured to control the display unit to present a new page represented by a selected new value in the index region, the selection being detected via the touch sensing unit, to determine which direction, around the highlighted value, the selected new value is positioned in;
wherein the values in the index region are vertically arranged in a linear series, the linear series having a top end and a bottom end, whereby when a position of the new value as sensed by the touch sensing unit is below the highlighted value, the new page appears in an upward direction, and when the new value is sensed to be positioned above the highlighted value, the new page appears in a downward direction.

12. The mobile device of claim 11 , wherein the new page appears as though sliding across a screen displaying the current page, wherein content of both the current page and the new page are simultaneously displayed as the new page slides.

13. A mobile device comprising:
a display unit;
a touch sensing unit configured to detect a touch gesture;
a processor in communication with a memory, the memory including code, which when accessed by the processor, causes the processor to execute the steps of:
displaying a first screen on the display unit, the display screen including:
an index region displaying a plurality of values, one of which is highlighted; and
a content area, the content area including content information;

receiving an input via the touch sensing unit, the input selecting a new value from among the plurality of values;
determining which direction, around the highlighted value, the selected new value is positioned in; and
changing the display screen to a content area associated with the new value, wherein the changing occurring in a direction according to the determined new value's position;
wherein the values in the index region are vertically arranged in a linear series, the linear series having a top end and a bottom end, whereby when a position of the new value as sensed by the touch sensing unit is below the highlighted value, the new page appears in an upward direction, and when the new value is sensed to be positioned above the highlighted value, the new page appears in a downward direction.

14. The mobile device of claim 13 , wherein the changing occurs gradually.

15. The mobile device of claim 13 , further comprising:
changing the highlighting from the highlighted value to the new value.

16. The mobile device of claim 13 , wherein the new page appears as though sliding across a screen displaying the current page, wherein content of both the current page and the new page are simultaneously displayed as the new page slides.

Assignees

• Kim Tae Yeon
• Lee Jae Myoung
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Tae Yeon
• Lee Jae Myoung

Classifications

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F3/0483 Primary

  Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor · CPC title

• G06F3/041

  Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title

• G06F3/04855

  Interaction with scrollbars · CPC title

• G06Q10/109

  Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting · CPC title