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US 8,510,678 B2Granted
Content control apparatus and method thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorNari Kim
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Abstract
A content control apparatus and method thereof in which an icon indicating a category of an application program displayed on a representative image of the application program is discussed. A content control apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention may include a controller configured to determine a category of an application program and an image representing the application program, and to determine an icon corresponding to the determined category of the application program; and a display unit including a screen, and configured to simultaneously display the image representing the application program and the icon corresponding to the determined category of the application program on the screen.
Claims26
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a controller configured to determine a category of an application program and an image representing the application program, and to determine an icon corresponding to the determined category of the application program;
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- a display unit including a screen, and configured to simultaneously display the image representing the application program and the icon corresponding to the determined category of the application program on the screen,
- wherein the controller displays the icon corresponding to the determined category of the application on at least a part of the image representing the application program, and
- wherein based on a selection of the icon displayed on the image, the controller identifies at least one other image having the same icon as the selected icon, and displays the image associated with the selected icon and the identified at least one other image arranged in a preset direction on the display unit.
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A mobile terminal comprising:
- a controller configured to determine a category of an application program and an image representing the application program, and to determine an icon corresponding to the determined category of the application program;
- and
- a display unit including a screen, and configured to simultaneously display the image representing the application program and the icon corresponding to the determined category of the application program on the screen,
- wherein the controller displays the icon corresponding to the determined category of the application on at least a part of the image representing the application program, and
- wherein when the icon displayed on the image is moved towards an image representing a different application program, the controller displays the moved icon as an icon representing the different application program.
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A mobile terminal comprising:
- a controller configured to determine a category of an application program and an image representing the application program, and to determine an icon corresponding to the determined category of the application program;
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- a display unit including a screen, and configured to simultaneously display the image representing the application program and the icon corresponding to the determined category of the application program on the screen,
- wherein the controller displays the icon corresponding to the determined category of the application on at least a part of the image representing the application program, and
- wherein when the icon displayed on the image is moved towards an image representing a different application program, the controller displays a menu for setting the moved icon on the display unit.
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A method for controlling a display unit of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- determining, by the mobile terminal, a category of an application program and an image representing the application program;
- determining, by the mobile terminal, an icon corresponding to the determined category of the application program;
- and
- displaying simultaneously, on a screen of the display unit, the image representing the application program and the icon corresponding to the determined category of the application program,
- wherein the displaying step displays the icon corresponding to the determined category of the application on at least a part of the image representing the application program, and
- wherein based on a selection of the icon displayed on the image, the method further comprises identifying at least one other image having the same icon as the selected icon, and displaying the image associated with the selected icon and the identified at least one other image arranged in a preset direction on the display unit.
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A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal;
- a display unit configured to display a plurality of icons representing different applications that can be executed on the mobile terminal, and to display text below the icons indicating names of the applications;
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- a controller configured to:
- receive an input request for setting a category of at least a first application among the different applications,
- create the category for the first application based on the received input request,
- link the first application with the created category,
- display a categorical image on the display unit indicating the category including the linked first application,
- display an icon representing the first application simultaneously with the categorical image, and
- display text below the categorical image indicating a user-created name of the category.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.