Method of dividing screen areas and mobile terminal employing the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyung Min Yook, Sung Sik Yoo, Kang Won Lee, Myeong Lo Lee, Young Ae Kang, Hui Chul Yang, Yong Ki Min
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Abstract
A method of supporting divided screen areas and a mobile terminal employing the same are disclosed. The method includes: generating input signals for one of sequentially and simultaneously activating a plurality of user functions; activating the user functions according to generated input signals; dividing a screen into divided screen areas that correspond to activated user functions; and outputting functional view areas associated with the activated user functions to the corresponding divided screen areas.
Claims20
A screen area dividing method for a mobile terminal, comprising:
- generating a plurality of input signals for any of sequentially and simultaneously activating a plurality of user functions;
- activating the plurality of user functions according to at least one of the plurality of generated input signals;
- dividing the screen into a plurality of divided screen areas each corresponding to at least one of the plurality of user functions;
- and
- outputting a functional view area associated with each of the plurality of activated user functions to the corresponding divided screen area of the plurality of divided screen areas.
A mobile terminal capable of supporting divided screen areas, comprising:
- a storage unit for storage of a plurality of application programs realizing user functions;
- an input unit for generation of input signals for one of sequentially and simultaneously activating user functions;
- a control unit for activation of user functions according to input signals, and output of functional view areas associated with the user functions on the divided screen areas;
- and
- a display unit for display of the functional view areas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.