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US 7,889,180 B2Granted
Method for searching menu in mobile communication terminal
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYu Chan Byun, Chan Yong Park, Jun Hyoung Koo, Jin Soo Lee, Yu Sung Baek
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for searching a menu in a mobile communication terminal, wherein a plurality of main menus and sub menus of each main menu are simultaneously searched on a single menu screen using various navigational keys.
Claims70
A method of displaying in a mobile communication terminal having a first area for displaying status information, a second area for menu information, and a third area for menu information and a fourth area for displaying a soft key, comprising:
- displaying main menu items in a first direction on the second area of the display screen;
- displaying sub menu items corresponding to a selected one of the main menu items on the third area of the display screen, the sub menu items being displayed in a second direction of the display screen while the main menu items are being displayed;
- selecting one of the displayed sub menu items;
- in response to selecting one of the sub menu items displayed in the second direction, displaying a new window on the display screen containing detailed lists corresponding to the selected sub menu item, wherein the new window partially overlaps the sub menu items displayed on the display screen while at least one of the main menu items is displayed on the second area of the display;
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- highlighting a region around a first one of the displayed detailed lists to distinguish the first one of the displayed detailed lists from a second one of the displayed detailed lists,
- wherein the third area is provided in a shape of a window that displays an application type icon or a list type icon and includes a plurality of regions for allocating the plurality of sub menu items, and the window displays a scroll bar when non-displayed sub menu items exist, the scroll bar for scrolling thru the allocated plurality of sub menu items and the non-displayed sub menu items, wherein the window of the third area distinguishes the third area of the display screen from the second area of the display screen.
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A method of displaying in a mobile communication terminal having a first area for displaying status information, a second area for menu information, a third area for menu information and a fourth area for displaying a soft key, comprising:
- displaying first menu items in a first direction on the second area of a display screen;
- displaying second menu items corresponding to a selected one of the first menu items on the third area of the display screen, the second menu items being displayed in a second direction of the display screen while the first menu items are being displayed;
- selecting one of the displayed second menu items;
- in response to selecting one of the second menu items, displaying a new window on the display screen containing information of the selected second menu item, wherein displaying the new window includes displaying a detailed list of a plurality of desired functions in the new window corresponding to the selected second menu item, and wherein the new window partially overlaps at least one of the second menu items displayed on the display screen while at least one of the first menu items is displayed on the second area of the display screen;
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- highlighting a region around a first one of the displayed functions to distinguish the first one of the displayed functions from a second one of the displayed functions,
- wherein the third area is provided in a shape of a window that displays an application type icon or a list type icon and includes a plurality of regions for allocating the plurality of second menu items, and the window displays a scroll bar when non-displayed second menu items exist, the scroll bar for scrolling thru the allocated plurality of second menu items and the non-displayed second menu items, wherein the window of the third area distinguishes the third area of the display screen from the second area of the display screen.
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A method of displaying in a mobile communication terminal having a first area for displaying status information, a second area for menu information, a third area for menu information and a fourth area for displaying a soft key, comprising:
- displaying first menu items on the second area of the display screen such that a first one of the first menu items is adjacent to a second one of the first menu items in a first direction;
- displaying second menu items corresponding to the first one of the first menu items on the third area of the display screen, the second menu items being displayed in a second direction of the display screen while information corresponding to the first one of the first menu items is being displayed in the second area of the display screen;
- selecting one displayed second menu item;
- in response to selecting one of the second menu items, displaying a new window on the display screen containing a detailed list corresponding to the selected second menu item, wherein the new window partially overlaps at least one of the second menu items displayed on the third area of the display screen while at least one of the main menu items is displayed on the second area of the display screen;
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- highlighting a region around a first one of the displayed detailed lists to distinguish the first one of the displayed detailed lists from a second one of the displayed detailed lists,
- wherein the third area is provided in a shape of a window that displays an application type icon or a list type icon and includes a plurality of regions for allocating the plurality of second menu items, and the window displays a scroll bar for scrolling the allocated plurality of second menu items when non-displayed second menu items exist, wherein the window of the third area distinguishes the third area of the display screen from the second area of the display screen.
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A mobile communication terminal, comprising:
- a display screen, the display screen including a first area for displaying status information, a second area for menu information, a third area for menu information and a fourth area for displaying a soft key;
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- a plurality of keys, wherein the display screen to display first menu items in a first direction on the second area of the display screen and to display second menu items in a second direction on the third area of the display screen while the first menu items are being displayed, the second menu items corresponding to a selected one of the first menu items, wherein in response to a user selecting one of the displayed second menu items using one of the keys, the display screen to display a new window on the display screen containing information of the selected second menu item, wherein the new window includes a detailed list corresponding to the selected second menu item, and wherein the detailed list relates to a plurality of desired functions of the mobile communication terminal, wherein the new window overlaps a portion of the second menu items while the display screen also displays a portion of the first menu items,
- wherein the display screen to highlight a region around a first one of the displayed functions to distinguish the first one of the displayed functions from a second one of the displayed functions,
- wherein the third area is provided in a shape of a window that displays an application type icon or a list type icon and includes a plurality of regions for allocating the plurality of second menu items, and the window displays a scroll bar for scrolling the allocated plurality of second menu items when non-displayed second menu items exist, wherein the window of the third area distinguishes the third area of the display screen from the second area of the display screen.
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