User interface providing apparatus and method for portable terminal having touchpad

A portable device, user interface technology, applied in the input/output process of data processing, instruments, electrical digital data processing and other directions, can solve problems such as reducing the number of keys

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-01-02
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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In addition, since the number of keys provided on mobile communication terminals decreases due to the miniaturization of mobile communication terminals, shortcut keys can only be assigned to a limited number of functions.

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[0019] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals in the drawings indicate the same or corresponding elements. Some constructions or processes known in the art may not be described in order to avoid obscuring the invention in unnecessary detail.

[0020] In the description, a scroll event corresponds to moving a finger across the touchpad in a particular direction. For example, use scroll events to move the highlight between displayed menu items. A touch event corresponds to a quick touch contact of a finger to the touchpad. For example, a touch event is used to perform a function associated with the highlighted menu item, and to enter the next menu level if one exists.

[0021] FIG. 1 illustrates the structure of a user interface providing device of a portable terminal according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , the user interface providing a...

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A method and apparatus for user interface are disclosed that include: a display unit for displaying, in response to a request for a lower menu level of a specific menu item, at least one menu item of the requested lower menu level; a menu determiner for determining existence of a lower level menu item of a displayed menu item; an input interface unit for inputting a scroll event from the touchpad; an event processor for moving, in response to input of a scroll event, a highlight between displayed menu items; and a controller for controlling, if a highlighted menu item has a lower menu level, a display operation to simultaneously display the highlighted menu item and lower-level menu items, and to place the highlight on a lower-level menu item.

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technical field [0001] The present invention generally relates to a portable terminal having a touch panel, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing efficient menu display. Background technique [0002] Various portable terminals have been developed in recent years. A mobile communication terminal is one of the most popular portable terminals. [0003] For user convenience, mobile communication terminals provide user interface features to display various menus and facilitate easy selection of desired functions through menu navigation. [0004] With ever-changing user interface features of mobile communication terminals, the number of menu items to be displayed increases. As a result, in order to perform a desired function, the number of user inputs required to select a corresponding menu item increases, thereby causing user inconvenience. [0005] To solve this problem, shortcut keys are provided. By inputting a shortcut key, the user can directly e...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/048G06F3/0482G06F3/0485
CPCG06F3/0485G06F3/0482G06F3/041G06F3/14
Inventor 朴圆珠林德信申荣宣金孝映安由美
Owner SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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