Applications presentation method and system of mobile terminal

An electronic device for presenting applications, comprising:

• a display configured to display a map, the map displaying a location range;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• search for installed applications having location information corresponding to the location range among a plurality of applications stored in the electronic device,
• transmit information identifying at least the location range and the installed applications to an application provision server;
• receive information on non-installed applications having the location information corresponding to the location range from the application provision server;
• display icons on the map, the icons including icons of the installed applications and icons of the non-installed applications;
• and
• in response to detecting a single touch gesture to one of the displayed icons, executing one of a plurality of functions depending on a type of the detected touch gesture and an installation status of an application corresponding to the one of the displayed icons, the plurality of functions including at least:
• when the installation status indicates the corresponding application is installed and the type is a first type of contact-based touch gesture, transitioning the map from display to display execution of the corresponding application,
• when the installation status indicates the corresponding application is installed and the type is a second type of contact-based touch gesture different from the first type, retrieving selectable options for the corresponding application and displaying the selectable options as a pop-up menu over the displayed map;
• wherein the information on non-installed applications comprises an application name, application location information, and application icon,
• wherein the first type of contact-based touch gesture is a tap, and the second type of contact-based touch gesture is a long-touch, and
• wherein when the installation status indicates the corresponding application is uninstalled, transitioning the map from display to display execution of an application store program from which the corresponding application is retrievable from the application provision server.

An applications presentation method for a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

• displaying a map on a display in response to a map display request;
• displaying icons of applications having location information corresponding to a location range of the displayed map, the applications comprising applications installed in the mobile terminal, and non-installed applications capable of being installed in the mobile terminal:
• and
• in response to detecting a single contact-based touch gesture to one of the displayed icons, executing one of a plurality of functions depending on a type of the detected contact-based touch gesture and an installation status of an application corresponding to the one of the displayed icons, the plurality of functions including at least:
• when the installation status indicates the corresponding application is installed and the type is a first type of contact-based touch gesture, transitioning the map from display,
• when the installation status indicates the corresponding application is installed and the type is a second type of contact-based touch gesture different from the first type, retrieving selectable options for the corresponding application and displaying the selectable options as a pop-up menu over the displayed map;
• wherein the information on non-installed applications comprises an application name, application location information, and application icon,
• wherein the first type of contact-based touch gesture is a tap, and the second type of contact-based touch gesture is a long-touch, and
• wherein when the installation status indicates the corresponding application is uninstalled, transitioning the map from display to display execution of an application store program from which the corresponding application is retrievable from the application provision server.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for executing an applications presentation method of a mobile terminal, the program comprising:

• displaying a map on a display in response to a map display request;
• displaying icons applications having location information corresponding to a location range of the displayed map, the applications comprising applications installed in the mobile terminal, and non-installed applications capable of being installed in the mobile terminal:
• and
• in response to detecting a single contact-based touch gesture to one of the displayed icons, executing one of a plurality of functions depending on a type of the detected contact-based touch gesture and an installation status of an application corresponding to the one of the displayed icons, the plurality of functions including at least:
• when the installation status indicates the corresponding application is installed and the type is a first type of contact-based touch gesture transitioning the map from display,
• when the installation status indicates the corresponding application is installed and the type is a second type of contact-based touch gesture different from the first type, retrieving selectable options for the corresponding application and displaying the selectable options as a pop-up menu over the displayed map;
• wherein the information on non-installed applications comprises an application name, application location information, and application icon,
• wherein the first type of contact-based touch gesture is a tap, and the second type of contact-based touch gesture is a long-touch, and
• wherein when the installation status indicates the corresponding application is uninstalled, transitioning the map from display to display execution of an application store program from which the corresponding application is retrievable from the application provision server.