# US 2014/0195964 A1 · Method and apparatus for dynamic display box management

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- Number: US 2014/0195964 A1
- Document ID: US20140195964A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/150,289
- Filed: 2014-01-08
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-08
- Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Sun-Young PARK
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140195964A1

## CPC

- G06F 3/0486: Drag-and-drop
- G06F 3/04817: using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A method for display box management is provided. One method includes identifying a screen on which a display box is located, setting an attribute of the display box according to the identified screen, and displaying data in the display box according to the attribute of the display box.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for display box management on a terminal, the method comprising:
identifying a screen on which a display box is located;
setting an attribute of the live box according to the identified screen; and
displaying data in the display box according to the attribute of the display box.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the attribute of the display box is set to be static when the screen on which the display box is located comprises an Application (APP) tray screen.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the attribute of the display box is set to be dynamic when the screen on which the display box is located comprises a home screen.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining whether the display box is located in a folder; and
setting the attribute of the display box to static if the display box is located in the folder.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
adjusting a size of the display box according to a user's input; and
updating and displaying corresponding data suitably for the adjusted size of the display box.

### Claim 6

A terminal device comprising:
a display unit;
an input interface;
at least one controller; and
a memory configured to store at least a display box management program, wherein the display box management program is executed by the controller and comprises instructions for:
identifying a screen on which a display box is located;
setting an attribute of the display box according to the identified screen; and
displaying data in the display box according to the attribute of the display box.

### Claim 7

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon at least one program comprising instructions for:
identifying a screen on which a display box is located;
setting an attribute of the display box according to the identified screen; and
displaying data in the display box according to the attribute of the display box.

### Claim 8

A terminal device comprising:
a display unit comprising a touch screen;
at least one processor; and
a storage unit configured to store at least a display box management program, the display box management program comprising instructions for the at least one processor to perform the step of:
providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) configured to display a main home screen on the touch screen and to display an Application (APP) tray screen on the touch screen, the main home screen comprising at least one dynamic display box in which displayed data associated with a corresponding application is updated, and the APP tray screen comprising at least one static display box in which either at least one of data and contents of associated at least one of a file and an application are displayed or a portion of a corresponding application is displayed, which, when selected, provides access to the corresponding application.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The terminal device of claim 8, wherein the display box management program further comprises instructions for the at least one processor to perform the step of:
changing an icon or static display box moved to the main home screen into a dynamic display box.