# US 2013/0159934 A1 · Changing idle screens > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0159934 A1 - Document ID: US20130159934A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/720,945 - Filed: 2012-12-19 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-19 - Assignees: Kt Corporation - Inventors: Ji-Eun KANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130159934A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract The disclosure is related to performing an idle screen change in a user terminal. One of a plurality of idle screens may be displayed. A user input for an idle screen change may be detected. An idle screen change procedure may be performed based on a predetermined idle screen change sequence when the user input is detected. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of performing an idle screen change operation in a user terminal, the method comprising: displaying one of a plurality of idle screens; detecting a user input for changing an idle screen; and performing an idle screen change procedure based on a predetermined idle screen change sequence and the detected user input. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: displaying virtual layer recognition image indicating information associated with the plurality of idle screens. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the virtual layer recognition image is configured in one of a dog-eared type, a stack type, and an overlapping type. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the virtual layer recognition image configured in the stack type indicates at least one of: a number of idle screens; and layer information on a currently displayed idle screen. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the virtual layer recognition image in the overlapping type is formed by overlapping: an uppermost idle screen including an active region displayed in a non-transparent type and an inactive region displayed in a transparent type; and at least one idle screen excluding the uppermost idle screen, displayed in a semi-transparent type. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the detecting detects one of at least a touch input on at least a portion of the virtual layer recognition image, a shaking input, and a key input. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, the detecting includes: determining whether the detected user input satisfies a predetermined reference input condition for the idle screen change. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined idle screen change sequence is determined based on a user preference. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the performing includes: determining a next idle screen to be displayed, based on the predetermined idle screen change sequence when the user input is detected; and displaying the determined next idle screen in place of a currently displayed idle screen. ### Claim 10 A method of performing an idle screen change operation in a user terminal, the method comprising: displaying one of a plurality of idle screens; detecting a user input for changing an idle screen; displaying an idle screen selection menu based on the detected user input; receiving selection information from a user; and performing an idle screen change procedure from a currently displayed idle screen to a selected idle screen. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the user input is one of a touch input, a shaking input, and a key input. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: displaying a virtual layer recognition image associated with the plurality of idle screens. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the virtual layer recognition image is configured as a stack type. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the displaying an idle screen selection menu includes: detecting the touch input on at least a portion of the virtual layer recognition image; and displaying the idle screen selection menu based on the detected touch input. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the detecting includes: determining whether the detected user input satisfies a predetermined reference input condition for the idle screen change. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the idle screen selection menu includes at least one idle screen image arranged in a card array type. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the idle screen selection menu includes: a stack image configured to be based on virtual layers and to indicate a virtual layer corresponding to a currently displayed idle screen; and a thumbnail image of the currently displayed idle screen. ### Claim 18 An apparatus for performing an idle screen change operation, the apparatus comprising: a user input detection unit configured to detect a user input for changing an idle screen; and an idle screen change unit configured to perform an idle screen change procedure based on at least one of predetermined idle screen change sequence and user selection information. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the idle screen change unit is configured to: provide a virtual layer recognition image indicating information associated with the plurality of idle screens; and perform the idle screen change procedure based on the predetermined idle screen change sequence when the user input is detected. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the idle screen change unit is configured to: provide an idle screen selection menu when the user input is detected; obtain user selection information; and perform the idle screen change procedure from a currently displayed idle screen to a next idle screen corresponding to the user selection information.