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| 20090058815 | PORTABLE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING TOUCH KEYPAD THEREOF - A portable terminal and a method for displaying a touch keypad thereof are disclosed. The portable terminal includes a controller to determine whether a display screen is in a portrait mode in response to a text input request, and a touch screen to split a touch keypad into a left-hand keypad and a right-hand keypad and display one of the left-hand keypad and the right-hand keypad above the other, according to the control of the controller, when the display screen is in the portrait mode. The method includes determining whether a display screen is in a portrait mode in response to a text input request, and splitting a touch keypad into a left-hand keypad and a right-hand keypad and displaying one of the left-hand keypad and the right-hand keypad above the other when the display screen is in the portrait mode. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090160809 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING TOUCH SCREEN AND FUNCTION CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE SAME - A mobile terminal having a touch screen and a method of controlling functions in the mobile terminal are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a touch screen including a touch panel to detect a drag and drop generated on a function execution screen and a display unit to display the function execution screen, a control unit to control the display unit to display of at least one control interaction guide to guide a control command to be executed on the function execution screen in response to a request to display the control interaction guide, to determine the control command corresponding to a drag generated on the function execution, and to execute a function corresponding to the determined control command on the function execution screen, and a memory unit to store the control command to be executed on the function execution screen and the control interaction guide to be displayed on the function execution screen. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100088598 | FUNCTION EXECUTION METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL OPERATING WITH THE SAME - A function execution method and a mobile terminal operating with the function execution method are provided for quickly executing a function of an application. The function execution method includes displaying an application screen of an application running in the mobile terminal, capturing the application screen in response to a command, and identifying a function of the application associated with the captured application screen. The method further includes mapping the captured screen to the application and the function, and creating and displaying a macro icon representing the application and the function in the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal may include a control unit and display unit to perform the function execution method. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100201709 | IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image display method and apparatus are disclosed. When a background image and a foreground image are displayed in an overlapping manner, the comprehensibility of the foreground image is enhanced by adjusting the brightness of the background image on the basis of the external illumination, of the brightness difference between the background image and the foreground image, or of the image complexity of the background or foreground images. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100262933 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SELECTING AN ITEM - A method and an apparatus of selecting an item rapidly and with a high degree of precision in devices including but not limited to portable terminals. The method of selecting an item includes: displaying a cursor having an area where an item can be selected; checking an item located in the area; and recognizing the item in the area as a selection schedule item. A user may quickly select a desired item to execute a properly corresponding function. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100265196 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT OF TERMINAL HAVING TOUCH SCREEN AND APPARATUS THEREOF - Provided is a method of displaying one or more content of a terminal having a touch screen, which includes executing a mode for changing a display state of one or more content; associating a gesture inputted by user with the display state of the content; and displaying one or more content in response to the gesture. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100289825 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR MOBILE TERMINAL - An image processing method based on zooming for a mobile terminal permits touch zooming on touch screens of a plurality of devices. The image processing method preferably includes: displaying, in response to entering a touch on a touch screen displaying an image, a zooming GUI indicator for image zooming operation; performing image zooming on the touch screen in response to entering a touch point move while retaining the touch; and hiding the zooming GUI indicator from the touch screen in response to entering a touch release. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100298034 | LIST SEARCH METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - A list search method and a mobile terminal that implements the list search method are provided. In the list search method, a plurality of search areas for outputting a plurality of index groups respectively are output in a display area where at least one list is output. The index groups include independent indexes or indexes linked with each other. Such operation occurs without screen switching and thereby enables a mobile terminal to implement a list search quickly and easily. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100299597 | DISPLAY MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A display management method and system of a mobile terminal for switching between user interfaces of applications is disclosed. A display management method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes displaying a first execution screen of a first application on a display; detecting an input signal for activating a second application; and displaying a second execution screen corresponding to the second application in response to the input signal, wherein displaying the second execution screen comprising presenting at least one of a first intermediate image obtained by downsizing an image contained within the first execution screen, a second intermediate image obtained by downsizing an image contained within the second execution screen, and a task window containing at least the downsized first and second intermediate images in a sequential order. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100299598 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING PAGES AND PORTABLE TERMINAL ADAPTED TO THE METHOD - A method for providing pages and a portable terminal adapted thereto are disclosed. The display unit displays pages belonging to a same category or a different category, according to the generation of different input signals, wherein pages are displayed in accordance with their arrangement within a corresponding category | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100299599 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING PARTICULAR FUNCTION THROUGH TOUCH EVENT ON COMMUNICATION RELATED LIST - A mobile device and a touch-based operation method allow a user to easily and conveniently use a desired communication-related function through a touch-sensitive interface. The mobile device displays a scrollable communication-related list that includes but is not limited to a call log list, a message list, a phonebook list, and an email list. When a specific item is selected in response to a first touch event, the mobile device determines whether or not a second touch event occurs on the selected item in a non-scrollable direction. Then the mobile device executes a particular function predefined in the selected item in response to the second touch event occurring in the non-scrollable direction. | 11-25-2010 |
