# US 2014/0192090 A1 · Method and mobile device for displaying image > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0192090 A1 - Document ID: US20140192090A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/141,002 - Filed: 2013-12-26 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-07 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Taegun PARK - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192090A1 ## CPC - G06T 3/20: Linear translation of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. panning - G06F 3/0481: based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance - G06F 3/04886: 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 - G09G 5/14: Display of multiple viewports - G06F 2203/04803: Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas - G09G 2340/045: Zooming at least part of an image, i.e. enlarging it or shrinking it - G09G 2340/0464: Positioning - G09G 2340/12: Overlay of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of switching between the corresponding input pixels - G09G 2340/145: related to small screens - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) ## Abstract A method and a mobile device to display a specific image at the highest layer of a screen are provided. The mobile device displays moving images at a first region of a screen and, if an event to perform a function in a second region of the screen is received, determines a second region for displaying a specific image associated with the event. The mobile device determines whether the second region is overlapped with the first region. If the second region is overlapped with the first region, the mobile device determines a third region not overlapped with the second region. Thereafter, the mobile device displays the specific image at the second region and displays the moving images at the third region. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for displaying an image in a mobile device, the method comprising: displaying moving images at a first region of a screen; if an event to perform a function in a second region of the screen is received, determining the second region for displaying a specific image associated with the event; determining whether the second region is overlapped with the first region; if the second region is overlapped with the first region, determining a third region not overlapped with the second region; and displaying the specific image at the second region and simultaneously displaying the moving images at the third region. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining whether the event is a specific event which includes a virtual keypad display request or a message reception; and if the event is not the specific event and if a part of the second region is overlapped with the first region, partially displaying the specific image at another part of the second region. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: if the event is a call connection request, pausing a playback of the moving images. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the moving images at the third region includes reducing the moving images and displaying the reduced moving images at the third region. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the third region includes determining the third region based on location information which is stored in a location change table and corresponds to the event. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: displaying a list of icons used to perform a function; detecting a selection of one of the icons from the list of icons; detecting a selection of location information; and storing mapping relations between the selected location information and information corresponding to the selected icon in a location change table, wherein the determining of the third region is performed based on the location change table. ### Claim 7 A method for displaying an image in a mobile device, the method comprising: displaying moving images at a first region of a screen; if an event to perform a function in a second region of the screen is received, determining the second region for displaying a specific image associated with the event; determining whether the second region is overlapped with the first region; if the second region is overlapped with the first region, determining a third region not overlapped with the first region; and displaying the specific image at the third region. ### Claim 8 A method for displaying an image in a mobile device, the method comprising: displaying moving images at a first region of a screen; if an event to perform a function in a second region of the screen is received, determining the second region for displaying a specific image associated with the first event; determining whether the second region is overlapped with the first region; if the second region is overlapped with the first region, displaying the specific image at the second region and displaying semi-transparently a part of the moving images overlapped with the specific image; and if a second event for a change in a location of the moving images is received, displaying the moving images at a third region not overlapped with the second region. ### Claim 9 A method for displaying an image in a mobile device, the method comprising: displaying moving images at a first region of a screen; if an event to perform a function in a second region of the screen is received, determining the second region for displaying a specific image associated with the event; determining whether the second region is overlapped with the first region; if the second region is overlapped with the first region, displaying guiding symbols for changes in a location of the moving images; detecting a selection of one of the guiding symbols; and displaying the specific image at the second region and simultaneously displaying the moving images at a third region corresponding to the selected guiding symbol. ### Claim 10 A method for displaying an image in a mobile device, the method comprising: displaying a first image at a first region of a screen; if an event to perform a function in a second region of the screen is received, determining the second region for displaying a second image associated with the event; determining whether the second region is overlapped with the first region; if the second region is overlapped with the first region, determining a third region not overlapped with the second region; and displaying the second image at the second region and simultaneously displaying the first image at the third region. ### Claim 11 A mobile device comprising: a display unit configured to display moving images at a first region of a screen; a receiving unit configured to receive an event to perform a function in a second region of the screen; and a control unit configured to receive the event from the receiving unit and to control a display of the moving images in response to the event, wherein the control unit is further configured to determine the second region for displaying a specific image associated with the event, to determine whether the second region is overlapped with the first region, to determine a third region not overlapped with the second region if the second region is overlapped with the first region, and to control the display unit to display the specific image at the second region and simultaneously display the moving images at the third region. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the receiving unit includes at least one of a touch panel, a key input unit, a microphone, and a wireless communication unit. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The mobile device of claim 12, wherein a specific event includes a virtual keypad display request received through the touch panel, the key input unit or the microphone, or a message reception received through the wireless communication unit, and wherein, if event is not the specific event and if a part of the second region is overlapped with the first region, the control unit is configured to control the display unit to partially display the specific image at another part of the second region. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The mobile device of claim 12, wherein, if the event is a call connection request received through the wireless communication unit, the control unit is further configured to control the display unit to pause a playback of the moving images. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the display unit is further configured to reduce the moving images and to display the reduced moving images at the third region. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The mobile device of claim 11, further comprising: a memory unit configured to store a location change table, wherein the control unit is further configured to determine the third region based on location information which is stored in the location change table and corresponds to the event. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the control unit is further configured to control the display unit to display a list of icons used to perform a function, to detect a selection of one of the icons from the list of icons, to detect a selection of location information, and to store mapping relations between the selected location information and information corresponding to the selected icon in a location change table. ### Claim 18 A mobile device comprising: a display unit configured to display moving images at a first region of a screen; at least one of a touch panel, a key input unit, a microphone, and a wireless communication unit, each of which is configured to receive an event; and a control unit configured to receive the event from the at least one of the touch panel, the key input unit, the microphone, and the wireless communication unit, and to control a display of the moving images in response to the event, wherein the control unit is further configured to determine a second region for displaying a specific image associated with the event, to determine whether the second region is overlapped with the first region, to determine a third region not overlapped with the first region if the second region is overlapped with the first region, and to display the specific image at the third region. ### Claim 19 A mobile device comprising: a display unit configured to display moving images at a first region of a screen; at least one of a touch panel, a key input unit, a microphone, and a wireless communication unit, each of which is configured to receive a first event and a second event; and a control unit configured to receive the event from the at least one of the touch panel, the key input unit, the microphone, and the wireless communication unit, and to control a display of the moving images in response to the first event and the second event, wherein the control unit is further configured to determine a second region for displaying a specific image associated with the first event, to determine whether the second region is overlapped with the first region, to control the display unit to display the specific image at the second region and to display semi-transparently a part of the moving images overlapped with the specific image if the second region is overlapped with the first region, and control the display unit to display the moving images at a third region not overlapped with the second region in response to the second event. ### Claim 20 A mobile device comprising: a display unit configured to display moving images at a first region of a screen; at least one of a touch panel, a key input unit, a microphone, and a wireless communication unit, each of which is configured to receive an event; and a control unit configured to receive the event from the at least one of the touch panel, the key input unit, the microphone, and the wireless communication unit, and to control a display of the moving images in response to the event, wherein the control unit is further configured to determine a second region for displaying a specific image associated with the event, to determine whether the second region is overlapped with the first region, to control the display unit to display guiding symbols for changes in a location of the moving images if the second region is overlapped with the first region, to detect a selection of one of the guiding symbols, and to control the display unit to display the specific image at the second region and simultaneously display the moving images at a third region corresponding to the selected guiding symbol. ### Claim 21 A mobile device comprising: a display unit configured to display a first image and a second image; at least one of a touch panel, a key input unit, a microphone, and a wireless communication unit, each of which is configured to receive an event; and a control unit configured to receive the event from the at least one of the touch panel, the key input unit, the microphone, and the wireless communication unit, and to control a display of at least one of the first image and the second image in response to the event, wherein the control unit is further configured to determine a first region of a screen for displaying the first image, to control the display unit to display the first image at the first region, to determine a second region for displaying the second image when the event is received, to determine whether the second region is overlapped with the first region, to determine a third region not overlapped with the second region if the second region is overlapped with the first region, and to control the display unit to display the second image at the second region and simultaneously display the first image at the third region.