Method of displaying icons according to service usage states and mobile terminal supporting the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJinyoung PARK, Yongho YOU
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for displaying icons according to data communication service usage states are provided. The method includes collecting information on the remaining service amount for at least one service having a service usage limit; and displaying a color adjusted icon based on the remaining service amount.
Claims27
A method of displaying icons for a mobile terminal, according to service usage states, the method comprising:
- examining a network connection state for at least one service having a usage limit;
- displaying, when the mobile terminal is connected to a network permitting unlimited free-of-charge service usage, an icon associated with the service as an icon filled with a color image;
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- displaying, when the mobile terminal is connected to a network restricting service usage according to the usage limit, the icon associated with the service as a color adjusted icon composed of a black-and-white image representing the used service amount and a color image representing a remaining service amount.
A mobile terminal supporting icon display based on service usage states, the mobile terminal comprising:
- a communication unit configured to support network access for at least one service having a usage limit;
- a control unit configured to control a process of displaying, when the communication unit is connected to a network permitting unlimited free-of-charge service usage, an icon associated with the service as an icon filled with a color image, and displaying, when the communication unit is connected to a network restricting service usage according to the usage limit, the icon associated with the service as a color adjusted icon composed of a black-and-white image representing the used service amount and a color image representing the remaining service amount;
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- a display unit to display the color adjusted icon.
A method of displaying icons according to service usage states for a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- collecting information on a remaining service amount for at least one service having a usage limit;
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- displaying a color adjusted icon according to the information on the remaining service amount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.