Apparatus and method for controlling menu navigation in a terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSun-Young Yi, Myoung-Hwan Han, Saung-Woo Shin, Jin-Gyu Shin, Byeong-Cheol Hwang
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Abstract
An apparatus controlling menu navigation in a terminal. The apparatus includes a display for display a menu screen; a user interface; an inertial sensor for instantaneously sensing a motion of the terminal; and a controller for displaying the menu screen on the display in response to a first input sensed by the user interface, and shifting a focus on the menu screen displayed on the display according to the motion of the terminal sensed by the inertial sensor.
Claims19
An apparatus for controlling menu navigation in a terminal, the apparatus comprising:
- a display for displaying a menu screen;
- a user interface;
- an inertial sensor for instantaneously sensing a motion of the terminal;
- and
- a controller for displaying the menu screen on the display in response to a first input sensed by the user interface, and shifting a focus on the menu screen displayed on the display according to the motion of the terminal sensed by the inertial sensor.
A method for controlling menu navigation in a terminal that displays a menu screen, the method comprising the steps of:
- shifting a focus clockwise upon detecting a motion of the terminal indicating that the terminal turns clockwise in a menu-displayed state;
- and
- shifting the focus counterclockwise upon detecting a motion of the terminal indicating that the terminal turns counterclockwise in the menu-displayed state.
A method for controlling menu navigation in a terminal that displays a menu screen, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying a lower menu of a menu where a focus is currently located, upon detecting a motion of the terminal indicating that the terminal is shaken downward in a menu-displayed state;
- and
- displaying an upper menu of the menu where the focus is currently located, upon detecting a motion of the terminal indicating that the terminal is shaken upward in the menu-displayed state.
A method for controlling menu navigation in a terminal that displays a menu screen, the method comprising the steps of:
- shifting a focus in a first depth upon detecting a motion of the terminal indicating that the terminal is shaken up and down in a menu-displayed state;
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- shifting the focus in a second depth upon detecting a motion of the terminal indicating that the terminal is shaken left and right in the menu-displayed state.
A method for controlling menu navigation in a terminal that displays a menu screen, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying a lower menu of a menu where a focus is currently located, upon detecting a motion of the terminal indicating that the terminal is shaken backward in a menu-displayed state;
- and
- displaying an upper menu of the menu where the focus is currently located, upon detecting a motion of the terminal indicating that the terminal is shaken forward in the menu-displayed state.
A method for controlling menu navigation in a terminal that displays a menu screen, the method comprising the steps of:
- zooming in the menu screen upon detecting a motion of the terminal indicating that the terminal is lifted up slowly in a menu-displayed state;
- and
- zooming out the menu screen upon detecting a motion of the terminal indicating that the terminal is lowered down slowly in the menu-displayed state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.