Apple Inc. v. Smith Interface Techs., LLC
`IPR2024-01256 | Smith EX2005 | Page 1 of 79
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`IPR2024-01256 | Smith EX2005 | Page 1 of 79
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`Europaisches
`Patenta.mt
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`European
`Patent Office
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`Office europeen
`des brevets
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`Acknowledgement of receipt
`We hereby acknowledge receipt of your request for grant of a European patent as follows:
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`Submission number 3427 46
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`Application number EP08101835.0
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`File No. to be used for EP08101835
`priority declarations
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`Date of receipt 21 February 2008
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`Your reference NSL/080066/BLO
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`Applicant LG ELECTRONICS INC
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`Country KR
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`Title A METHOD OF DISPLAYING MENU IN A MOBILE
`COMMUNICATION TERMINAL
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`Documents submitted package-data.xml
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`ep-request.xml
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`application-body.xml
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`ep-request.pdf (3 p.)
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`SPECEPO.pdf\clean version
`2060-3612 application_revised
`RC.pdf (37 p.)
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`DRA W.pdf\07FMHL lO0_drawing
`_071115.pdf (33 p.)
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`F1002-1.pdf (1 p.)
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`F1002-3.pdf (1 p.)
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`F1002-5.pdf (1 p.)
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`F1002-2.pdf (1 p.)
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`F1002-4.pdf (1 p.)
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`Submitted by CN=B. Loisel 12298,O=Cabinet Plasseraud,C=FR
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`Method of submission Online
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`Date and time receipt
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`21 February 2008, 14:24:11 (CET)
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`Submission
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`/European Patent Office/
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`CLAIMS
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`1. A method of displaying menus in a mobile communication
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`terminal
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`(100), comprising:
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`displaying ($1100;
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`$1600)
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`a standby screen (300) ona
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`display of the mobile communication terminal;
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`wherein, when one of a plurality of specific directions
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`is selected (S1110; $1610)
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`through an input device (10,
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`30)
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`of
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`the mobile
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`communication terminal,
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`the method
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`10
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`further comprises:
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`Gisplaying
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`($1120;
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`$1630,
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`$1650)
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`at
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`least
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`a menu
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`corresponding to the specific direction simultaneously
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`with the standby screen.
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`2. The method of claim 1, wherein a menu corresponding to
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`the
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`specific direction is
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`displayed at
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`a position
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`corresponding to said specific direction selected by the
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`input device (10, 30) on the standby screen.
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`3. The method of claim 1, wherein a menu corresponding to
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`said specific direction is displayed on
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`the
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`standby
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`screen in a transparent window form.
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`4. The method of claim 1, wherein a menu corresponding to
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`said specific direction comprises one menu selected ina
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`group of menus related to icons displayed in an indicator
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`area (320)
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`on the standby screen,
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`said group of menus
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`consisting of
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`a user
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`setting menu,
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`a
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`communication
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`service provider additional
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`service menu,
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`or
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`a basic
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`setting menu of the mobile communication terminal.
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`5. The method of claim 4, wherein an icon is visually
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`10
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`modified when a cursor
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`(750;
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`850)
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`is positioned at
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`the
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`icon, and if said cursor is moved to an icon different
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`from the current
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`icon by moving the cursor,
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`a menu
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`related to the different icon is displayed.
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`6. The method of claim 1
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`comprising:
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`displaying a plurality of menus
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`in a predetermined area
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`on
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`the
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`standby screen corresponding to the
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`selected
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`direction; and
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`reducing, when one of the plurality of menus is selected,
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`an area in which the plurality of menus is displayed; and
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`displaying a sub-menu (730; 870) of the selected menu.
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`7. The method of claim 6, wherein a space for displaying
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`the sub-menu (730; 870)
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`is secured by reducing the area
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`in which the plurality of menus is displayed.
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`8. The method of claim 6, wherein each of the plurality
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`of menus comprises an icon (830)
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`and a menu name
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`(840)
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`corresponding thereto, and
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`when an area in which the plurality of menus is displayed
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`is reduced,
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`the menu name disappears and an icon of
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`the
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`selected menu is highlighted.
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`9. The method of claim 6, wherein each of
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`the plurality
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`of menus
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`is arranged in a vertical direction on the
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`Standby screen, and
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`an icon and a menu name comprised in each menu are
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`displayed in a horizontal direction on the standby screen.
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`10. The method of claim 1, comprising:
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`detecting a touch and drag operation of said specific
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`direction in a touch input device (10).
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`11. The method of claim 10, wherein the displaying of at
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`least a menu comprises sequentially displaying (S1630,
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`$1650)
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`a plurality of specific menu lists (1500; 1700,
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`1710)
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`according to a distance of
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`the touch and drag
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`operation.
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`12. The method of claim 10, wherein the displaying of a
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`menu list comprises sequentially displaying a plurality
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`of identifiers for displaying each menu comprised in the
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`menu list according to a distance of
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`the touch and drag
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`operation, and
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`the plurality of identifiers comprises an icon and a text.
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`10
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`13. The method of claim 10, further comprising displaying
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`a specific graphic (1800)
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`for notifying a start position
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`of the touch and drag operation.
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`15
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`14. A mobile communication terminal
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`(100) comprising:
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`a wireless
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`transceiver
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`(60)
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`for
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`performing
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`a
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`communication
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`function
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`of
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`the mobile
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`communication
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`terminal;
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`a display (40);
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`an input device (10, 30)
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`for selecting one of a plurality
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`of specific directions; and
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`a controller (50)
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`for displaying, when one of a plurality
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`of specific directions is selected by the input device
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`and when a standby screen (300)
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`is displayed, at least a
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`menu corresponding to the selected specific direction
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`simultaneously with the standby screen.
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`15.
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`The mobile
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`communication
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`terminal
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`of
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`claim 14,
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`wherein the controller controls the display of a menu
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`corresponding to said specific direction at a position
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`corresponding to the direction selected by the input
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`device.
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`16.
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`The mobile
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`communication
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`terminal
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`of
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`claim 14,
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`wherein the controller controls the display of a menu
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`corresponding to said specific direction on the standby
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`screen in a transparent window form.
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`17.
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`The mobile
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`communication
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`terminal
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`of
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`claim 14,
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`wherein a menu corresponding to said specific direction
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`comprises one menu selected in a group of menus related
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`to icons displayed in an indicator area
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`(320)
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`on the
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`standby screen, said group of menus consisting of a user
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`setting menu, a communication service provider additional
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`service menu,
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`or
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`a basic setting menu of
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`the mobile
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`communication terminal.
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`18.
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`The mobile
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`communication
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`terminal
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`of
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`claim 17,
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`wherein the controller controls the display of an icon to
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`be visually modified when
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`a
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`cursor
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`(750;
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`850)
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`is
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`positioned at the icon.
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`19.
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`The mobile
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`communication
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`terminal
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`of
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`claim 14,
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`wherein the specific direction is selected by selecting
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`one of
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`a plurality of direction keys provided in the
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`input device (10).
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`10
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`20.
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`The mobile
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`communication
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`terminal
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`of
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`claim 14
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`wherein:
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`when one direction is selected by the input device,
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`the
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`controller controls the display of a plurality of menus
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`in
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`a
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`predetermined
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`area
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`on
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`the
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`standby
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`screen
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`corresponding to the selected direction; and
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`when one of a plurality of menus is selected by the input
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`device,
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`the controller controls reducing an area in which
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`the plurality of menus
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`is displayed,
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`and displaying a
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`20
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`sub-menu (730; 870) of the selected menu.
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`A METHOD OF DISPLAYING MENU IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION
`TERMINAL
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`This document relates to a method of displaying a menu in
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`a mobile communication terminal.
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`In a mobile communication terminal,
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`if a specific button
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`is
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`selected on a
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`standby screen,
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`the standby screen
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`disappears
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`and
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`a menu
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`screen corresponding
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`to
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`the
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`specific button is displayed.
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`When a menu list or a file list
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`is displayed, device
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`characteristics
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`of
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`the
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`touch
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`input
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`device
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`are
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`not
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`considered available. Methods and systems are needed to
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`overcome the above-noted shortcomings.
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`To
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`this effect,
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`the invention relates to a method of
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`displaying menus
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`as
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`recited
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`in
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`claim 1
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`and
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`a
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`corresponding terminal as recited in claim 14.
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`The method of displaying menus in a mobile communication
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`terminal
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`comprises displaying a
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`standby screen on
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`a
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`display of the mobile communication terminal. When one of
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`a plurality of specific directions is selected through an
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`input device of
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`the mobile communication terminal,
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`the
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`method
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`further
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`comprises displaying at
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`least
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`a menu
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`corresponding to the specific direction simultaneously
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`with the standby screen.
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`The mobile communication terminal comprises a wireless
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`transceiver
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`for performing a communication function of
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`the mobile communication terminal a display,
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`an input
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`device for selecting one of
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`a plurality of
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`specific
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`directions and
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`a controller. When
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`one of
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`a plurality of
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`specific
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`directions is selected by the input device and when a
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`standby screen is displayed,
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`the controllers controls the
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`display of at least a menu corresponding to the selected
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`specific direction simultaneously with the standby screen.
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`Accordingly,
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`the
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`invention
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`allows
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`the
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`simultaneous
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`display of specific menus and of
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`the standby screen. Of
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`course,
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`the invention can be combined with a traditional
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`display of menus once the stand by screen is disabled.
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`Other embodiments
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`and advantages of
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`the invention are
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`recited in the dependant claims.
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`The details of one or more implementations are set forth
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`in the accompanying drawings and the description below.
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`Like
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`reference numerals
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`represent corresponding parts
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`throughout various figures.
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`FIG.
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`1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of
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`a mobile communication terminal in an implementation;
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`FIG.
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`2 is a diagram illustrating a key input device anda
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`display of FIG. 1;
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`FIGS.
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`3A to 3E illustrate screens for explaining a method
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`of displaying a menu when an upward direction key is
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`selected in a mobile
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`communication
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`terminal
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`in an
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`implementation;
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`FIGS.
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`4A and 4B illustrate screens
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`for explaining a
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`method of displaying a menu when a rightward direction
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`key is selected in a mobile communication terminal
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`in an
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`implementation;
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`FIGS.
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`5A to 5D illustrate screens in which one or more
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`sub-menus of FIG. 4B is selected;
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`FIGS.
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`6A and 6B illustrate screens
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`for explaining a
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`method of displaying a menu when a downward direction key
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`is selected in a mobile communication terminal
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`in an
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`implementation;
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`FIGS. 7A to 7C illustrate screens for explaining a method
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`of displaying a menu when a leftward direction key is
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`selected in a mobile
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`communication
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`terminal
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`in an
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`implementation;
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`FIGS. 8A to 8C illustrate screens for explaining a method
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`of displaying a menu in a mobile communication terminal
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`in accordance with another implementation;
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`FIG.
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`9A illustrates an example of a screen in which a
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`cursor is moved to a specific menu (e.g. a setting menu)
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`as a user manipulates a direction key on the screen of
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`FIG. 8C;
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`FIG.
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`9B illustrates an example of a case where a user
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`presses a rightward direction key or a confirmation key
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`10
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`of an input device in a state where a cursor is moved to
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`a specific menu.
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`FIG.
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`9C illustrates an example of a screen in which a
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`sub-menu disappears when
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`a user presses
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`a
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`leftward
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`direction key or a termination key in a state where a
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`sub-menu is displayed.
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`FIG.
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`10
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`illustrates
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`an
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`example
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`of
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`another
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`screen
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`displayed when a rightward direction key is selected ina
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`state where a setting menu list is displayed on a standby
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`screen.
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`FIG.
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`11
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`ais
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`a
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`flowchart
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`illustrating a method
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`of
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`displaying a menu
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`in a mobile
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`communication terminal
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`having
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`a
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`touch
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`input
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`device
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`according with
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`one
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`implementation.
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`FIG.
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`illustrates an example of
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`a
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`standby screen
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`displayed on a mobile communication terminal;
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`FIGS.
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`to 15
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`illustrate an example of a screen for
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`displaying a menu list according to a
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`touch and drag
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`operation of a specific direction;
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`FIG.
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`ais
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`a
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`flowchart
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`illustrating a method
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`of
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`displaying a menu
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`in a mobile communication terminal
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`having
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`a
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`touch
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`input
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`device
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`according
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`to
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`another
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`implementation;
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`10
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`FIG. 17 illustrates an example of a screen for displaying
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`a plurality of menu lists according to a drag distance in
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`a touch operation; and
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`FIG. 18 illustrates an example of a screen for indicating
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`a start position for a touch and drag operation to a
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`user.
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`Hereinafter,
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`implementations of
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`this document will be
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`described in detail with reference to the accompanying
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`drawings.
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`Referring to FIG. 1, a mobile communication terminal 100
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`may comprise a touch input device 10, a memory 20, a key
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`input device 30,
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`a display 40,
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`a controller 50, anda
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`wireless transceiver 60. The above-described elements may
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`be connected by a bus 70.
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`The touch input device 100 is a device in which a user
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`inputs various information or
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`instruction with a
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`touch
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`method. The touch input device 100 comprises,
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`for example,
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`a touch screen or a touch pad.
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`The memory 20 comprises
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`a program memory and a data
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`memory. Programs
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`for controlling a general operation of
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`the mobile communication terminal 100 are stored in the
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`10
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`program memory.
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`The key input device 30 comprises various buttons
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`for
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`inputting numeral
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`and character
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`information,
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`function
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`buttons for setting various functions,
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`and a direction
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`key for selecting a specific direction.
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`The display 40 may provide outputs various display
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`information and various menu
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`screens
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`i100,
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`and may
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`comprise a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) or an Organic
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`Light Emitting Diode (OLED). Further,
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`the display 40 can
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`be embodied with a plurality of displays comprising an
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`external display and an internal display.
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`The controller
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`50 controls a general operation of
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`the
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`mobile communication terminal 100.
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`In this implementation,
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`the controller
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`50 determines when a standby screen is
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`displayed in the display 40,
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`if a specific direction is
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`Selected by the touch input device 10 or
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`the key input
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`device
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`30,
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`to display a menu
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`corresponding to the
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`selected direction on the standby screen.
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`In
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`this
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`implementation, menus
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`corresponding
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`to
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`the
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`selected direction may comprise a menu related to an icon
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`displayed in an indicator area, a ‘my menu’ set by the
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`user,
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`a communication provider additional service menu,
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`and a basic setting menu, for example.
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`Referring to FIG. 2, a key input device 30 comprises four
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`direction keys,
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`i.e.
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`an upward direction key 32,
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`a
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`rightward direction key 34, a downward direction key 36,
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`a
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`leftward direction key 38,
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`and a confirmation (OK)
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`button 31.
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`In this implementation,
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`the four direction
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`keys are used to select a specific direction on a standby
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`screen.
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`FIGS.
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`3A to 3E illustrate screens for explaining a method
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`of displaying a menu when an upward motion or direction
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`key is selected in a mobile communication terminal
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`in an
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`implementation.
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`First, referring to FIG. 3A, a standby screen 300 set by
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`a user
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`is displayed in the display 40 of
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`the mobile
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`communication terminal 100.
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`If the user selects the upward direction key 32 from the
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`four direction keys provided in the key input device 30,
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`an icon 310 corresponding to an icon displayed on the
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`upward direction key 32 disappears in the standby screen
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`300 while moving in an upward direction after being
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`displayed around the center of the standby screen 300, as
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`shown in FIG. 3B.
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`Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3C, a pop-up menu window 340
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`related to an icon 330 displayed in the indicator area
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`320
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`is
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`transparently displayed.
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`In an implementation,
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`when the user selects the upward direction key 32,
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`the
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`10
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`user can directly enter a menu related to the icon 330
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`displayed in the indicator area 320 on the standby screen
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`300.
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`Further, as a pop-up menu window 340 related to the icon
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`330 is transparently displayed on the standby screen 300,
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`the preset standby screen 300 is not hidden by the pop-up
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`menu window 340 related to the icon 330, whereby the user
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`can directly enter a menu related to the icon 330 while
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`viewing the standby screen 300 in a standby screen state.
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`In FIG. 3C,
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`the icon 330 displayed in the indicator area
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`320 comprises
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`a signal
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`intensity icon 330a,
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`a message
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`notification icon 330b,
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`a background music setting icon
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`330c,
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`a reception mode setting icon 330d,
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`a watch icon
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`330e, and a battery residual quantity display icon 300,
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`for example.
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`In addition to the above-described icons,
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`various icons can be displayed in the indicator area 320
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`on the standby screen 300, depending on implementation.
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`In general,
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`the signal intensity icon 330a,
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`the reception
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`mode setting icon 330d,
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`the watch icon 330e,
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`and the
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`battery residual quantity display icon 330£ may
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`be
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`displayed in the indicator area 320.
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`In one embodiment,
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`the message notification icon 330b is displayed in the
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`indicator
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`area
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`320
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`if
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`a message
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`arrives,
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`and
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`the
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`background music setting icon 330d is displayed in the
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`10
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`indicator area 320 if music is being played.
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`In FIG.
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`3C,
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`the pop-up menu window 340 related to the
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`message
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`notification
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`icon
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`330b
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`is
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`transparently
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`displayed. For example, a cursor is positioned at a Short
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`Message Service (SMS) menu, which is a first sub-menu of
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`15
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`the pop-up menu window 340
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`related to the message
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`notification icon 330b.
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`Further,
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`the message notification icon 330b in the pop-up
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`menu window 340 may be displayed highlighted in a color
`
`different than the icons displayed in the indicator area
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`20
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`320. The user may select a sub-menu among sub-menus
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`in
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`the pop-up menu window 340 by moving the cursor using the
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`upward direction key 32 and the downward direction key
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`36.
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`Depending on
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`implementation,
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`the message notification
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`icon 330b may be displayed in a size different from that
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`of other
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`icons or
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`an
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`icon related to a
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`currently
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`displayed menu may be displayed to be easily recognized
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`by the user with other various methods.
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`Referring to FIG.
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`3C, when the pop-up menu window 340
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`related to
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`the message notification icon
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`330b
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`is
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`displayed a cursor may be positioned at a sub-menu of a
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`top position among sub-menus of
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`the pop-up menu window
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`10
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`340.
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`If the user clicks the rightward direction key 34,
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`the pop-up menu window 340
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`related to the background
`
`music setting icon 330c positioned at
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`the direct right
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`side of the
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`at the direct right side of the message notification icon
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`15
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`330b is transparently displayed, as shown in FIG. 3D.
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`In one embodiment, a cursor is moved to a first sub-menu
`
`in the pop-up menu window 340 related to the background
`
`music icon 330c,
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`the background music icon 330c may be
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`displayed in a color different than those of other icons.
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`20
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`If the user clicks the leftward direction key 38 shown in
`
`FIG.
`
`3C,
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`a pop-up menu window 340 related to the signal
`
`intensity icon 330a positioned at the direct left side of
`
`the message notification icon 330b
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`is
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`transparently
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`displayed, as shown in FIG. 3E. A cursor may not exist in
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`a sub-menu in the pop-up menu window 340 related to the
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`signal intensity icon 330a, and thus the user may not be
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`able to select corresponding sub-menus. This may be true
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`when a pop-up menu window related to the battery residual
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`quantity display icon 330f is displayed.
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`When the standby screen 300 is displayed in this way,
`
`if
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`the user selects the upward direction key 32,
`
`the pop-up
`
`menu window 340 related to the icon 330 displayed in the
`
`indicator area 320 is transparently displayed. Therefore,
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`10
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`the user
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`can enter menus
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`related to
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`the
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`icon 330
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`displayed in the indicator area 320 when the standby
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`screen
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`300
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`is
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`displayed without
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`separate
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`menu
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`manipulation.
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`FIGS.
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`4A and 4B illustrate sample screens for explaining
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`15
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`a method of displaying a menu when a rightward direction
`
`key is selected in a mobile communication terminal
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`in an
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`implementation.
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`First, when the standby screen 300 is displayed, as in
`
`FIG.
`
`3A,
`
`if the user selects the rightward direction key
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`20
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`34 provided in the key input device 30,
`
`an icon 410
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`corresponding to an icon displayed in the
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`rightward
`
`direction key 34 disappears on the standby screen 300
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`while moving to the right side after being displayed
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`around the center of the standby screen 300, as shown in
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`FIG. 4A.
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`Thereafter,
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`a user menu
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`420
`
`as
`
`shown
`
`in FIG.
`
`4B is
`
`displayed at
`
`the right side of
`
`the standby screen 300.
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`The user menu 420 comprises sub-menus set by the user in
`
`order for the user to easily enter a menu in which the
`
`user frequently uses.
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`In FIG. 4B,
`
`the user menu 420 may
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`comprise
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`sub-menus
`
`such as
`
`a brightness
`
`setting menu
`
`420a,
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`a Standby screen setting menu
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`420b,
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`an alarm
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`10
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`setting menu 420c,
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`a bell
`
`sound setting menu 420d,
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`an
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`initial value setting menu 420e, and a camera menu 420f.
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`FIGS.
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`5A to 5D illustrate screens in which each of sub-
`
`menus of FIG. 4B are selected.
`
`Referring
`
`to
`
`FIG.
`
`5A,
`
`when
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`the
`
`user
`
`selects
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`the
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`15
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`brightness setting menu 420a, a brightness setting window
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`510 for setting brightness is displayed in a transparent
`
`window,
`
`for example, at
`
`the left side of
`
`the brightness
`
`setting menu 420a. The user can set brightness of various
`
`screens displayed on the standby screen 300 using the
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`20
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`brightness setting window 510.
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`Referring to FIG.
`
`5B, when the user selects the standby
`
`screen setting menu 420b, a standby screen setting window
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`520
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`for setting a
`
`standby screen is displayed in a
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`transparent window,
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`for example, at the left side of the
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`standby screen setting menu 420b.
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`Standby screens
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`that
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`can be
`
`set are provided in a
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`thumbnail
`
`image form on the standby screen setting window
`
`520,
`
`and the user can move a cursor and set a desired
`
`standby screen by manipulating the leftward direction key
`
`38 and the rightward direction key 34.
`
`In one embodiment,
`
`when the cursor is moved to a specific thumbnail
`
`image, a
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`screen corresponding thereto is set as a standby screen.
`
`In this implementation,
`
`it can be seen that
`
`a screen
`
`corresponding to a second thumbnail
`
`image 530 where the
`
`cursor is positioned is set as a standby screen. FIG. 5c
`
`shows a case where the user sets a corresponding image as
`
`a standby screen by pressing the OK button 31 of
`
`the
`
`input device 30 in a state of FIG. 5B.
`
`Referring to FIG.
`
`5D, when the user selects the alarm
`
`setting menu
`
`420c,
`
`an alarm setting window 540
`
`for
`
`setting an alarm is displayed in a transparent window,
`
`for example, at the left side of
`
`the alarm setting menu
`
`420c. The user can easily set an alarm on the standby
`
`screen 300 by using the alarm setting window 540.
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`FIGS.
`
`6A and 6B
`
`illustrate screens
`
`for explaining a
`
`method of displaying a menu when a downward direction key
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`
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`is selected in a mobile communication terminal
`
`in an
`
`implementation.
`
`First,
`
`as
`
`in FIG.
`
`3A, when the standby screen 300 is
`
`displayed,
`
`if the user selects the downward direction key
`
`36 of a plurality of direction keys provided in the key
`
`input device 30,
`
`an icon 610 corresponding to an icon
`
`displayed in the downward direction key 36 disappears
`
`while moving to a lower direction after being displayed
`
`around the center of the standby screen 300, as shown in
`
`10
`
`FIG. 6A.
`
`Thereafter,
`
`a communication service provider additional
`
`service menu
`
`620
`
`shown
`
`in FIG.
`
`6B
`
`is
`
`transparently
`
`displayed
`
`on
`
`the
`
`standby
`
`screen
`
`300.
`
`In
`
`this
`
`implementation,
`
`a communication service provider is ‘LG
`
`15
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`telecom’, however an additional service menu provided by
`
`various communication service providers can be included.
`
`In
`
`this
`
`implementation,
`
`the additional
`
`service menu
`
`comprises
`
`a
`
`‘music service’,
`
`a
`
`‘directory service’,
`
`a
`
`‘bank service’ and may comprise other various additional
`
`20
`
`services.
`
`In this implementation, when the standby screen 300 is
`
`displayed,
`
`if
`
`the user
`
`selects
`
`a
`
`downward direction
`
`through the key input device 30, a communication service
`
`provider
`
`additional
`
`service menu
`
`in which
`
`various
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`additional service provided by a communication service
`
`provider are included is displayed on the standby screen
`
`
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`300. confirm and_selectTherefore, the user can
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`additional
`
`services which
`
`the
`
`communication
`
`service
`
`provider provides
`
`on
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`the
`
`standby screen 300
`
`through
`
`simple manipulation.
`
`FIGS. 7A to 7C illustrate screens for explaining a method
`
`of displaying a menu when a leftward direction key is
`
`selected
`
`in
`
`a mobile
`
`communication
`
`terminal
`
`in
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`10
`
`implementation.
`
`First, when the standby screen 300 is displayed on the
`
`display 40,
`
`as
`
`in FIG.
`
`3A,
`
`if
`
`the user selects
`
`the
`
`leftward direction key 38 of a plurality of direction
`
`keys provided in the key input device 30,
`
`an icon 710
`
`15
`
`corresponding to an
`
`icon displayed in the
`
`leftward
`
`direction key 38 disappears while moving to left after
`
`being displayed around the center of
`
`the standby screen
`
`300, as shown in FIG. 7A.
`
`Thereafter,
`
`a basic setting menu list 720 of
`
`the mobile
`
`20
`
`communication terminal 100 shown in FIG.
`
`7B is displayed
`
`in a
`
`transparent window form in a
`
`left area of
`
`the
`
`standby screen 300. The basic setting menu
`
`list
`
`720
`
`comprises a plurality of menus, and each menu comprises
`
`an icon 730 and a menu name 740 corresponding thereto. A
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`15
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`plurality of menus constituting the basic setting menu
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`list 720 are arranged in a vertical direction,
`
`and the
`
`icon 730
`
`and
`
`the menu
`
`name
`
`740
`
`are arranged in a
`
`horizontal direction.
`
`In this implementation,
`
`the user
`
`can select a specific menu while viewing the standby
`
`screen 300 without entering a separate menu screen.
`
`In an “Ez service” menu, which is a menu positioned at a
`
`top position in the basic setting menu list 720, a cursor
`
`750 for selecting a specific menu is positioned and an
`
`10
`
`arrow 760 indicating a right direction is displayed. By
`
`moving
`
`the
`
`cursor
`
`750
`
`to
`
`a desired menu’
`
`through
`
`manipulating the upward direction key 32 and the downward
`
`direction key 36 of the key input device 30,
`
`the user can
`
`select a corresponding menu.
`
`15
`
`If the user presses the rightward direction key 34 or the
`
`confirmation key 31 after moving the cursor 750 to one
`
`menu of the basic setting menu list 720 shown in FIG. 7B,
`
`a width of the basic setting menu list 720 is reduced, as
`
`shown in FIG. 7C, and sub-menus 730 of the selected menu
`
`20
`
`are displayed in a transparent window form at
`
`the right
`
`side of the basic setting menu list 720.
`
`In this case, while the sub-menu 730
`
`is displayed,
`
`a
`
`width of
`
`the basic setting menu list 720 is reduced and
`
`icons
`
`related to the basic setting menu
`
`list
`
`720 are
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`16
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`
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`displayed.
`
`In more detail,
`
`the menu name disappears in
`
`the basic
`
`setting menu
`
`list
`
`720,
`
`and
`
`the
`
`icon 730
`
`corresponding to the selected menu is highlighted,
`
`and
`
`thus it can be seen that a corresponding menu item is
`
`selected.
`
`In this implementation, when the standby screen 300 is
`
`displayed,
`
`if the user selects the leftward direction key
`
`38, a setting menu of
`
`the mobile communication terminal
`
`100 is transparently displayed on the standby screen 300,
`
`for example. Therefore,
`
`the user can interact with the
`
`setting menu while viewing a standby screen in a standby
`
`state.
`
`Further,
`
`in this implementation, by reducing the width of
`
`the basic setting menu list 720,
`
`a space for displaying
`
`the
`
`sub-menu
`
`730
`
`on
`
`the
`
`standby screen 300
`
`can be
`
`secured.
`
`In
`
`the
`
`above-described
`
`implementation,
`
`menus
`
`corresponding to a direction selected by the user are
`
`transparently displayed on the standby screen 300. Please
`
`note, however
`
`that
`
`this is an illustration,
`
`and menus
`
`displayed on the standby screen 300 can be embodied in a
`
`translucent
`
`form or
`
`an
`
`opaque
`
`form,
`
`depending
`
`on
`
`imolementation
`
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`In one embodiment, as a menu corresponding to a direction
`
`is
`
`selected by the user,
`
`a menu
`
`related to an icon
`
`displayed in the indicator area 320, a ‘my menu’ set by
`
`the user,
`
`a
`
`communication service provider additional
`
`service menu,
`
`and a basic setting menu are displayed.
`
`Please
`
`note
`
`however
`
`that
`
`this
`
`is
`
`an
`
`exemplary
`
`illustration,
`
`and
`
`various menus
`
`can
`
`be
`
`displayed,
`
`depending on implementation.
`
`In one embodiment,
`
`the user selects a specific direction
`
`10
`
`using four direction keys provided in the key input
`
`device 30. Please note however that the invention is not
`
`limited thereto,
`
`and the user can select
`
`a direction
`
`using any input device that can select a direction,
`
`such
`
`as
`
`an upper
`
`and lower direction side key,
`
`an 8-way
`
`15
`
`navigation key, a joy stick, a touch pad, a touch screen,
`
`etc. That
`
`is,
`
`if
`
`the input device has
`
`a
`
`function of
`
`selecting a direction,
`
`the input device can be applied to
`
`the implementation regardless of the form or quantity.
`
`FIGS.
`
`8A to 8C illustrate screens for explaining a method
`
`20
`
`of displaying a menu in a mobile communication terminal
`
`in another implementation.
`
`Referring to FIG.
`
`8A,
`
`the standby screen 300 set by the
`
`user is displayed in the display 40.
`
`18
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`If the user selects the leftward direction key 38 of four
`
`direction keys provided in the key input device 30,
`
`the
`
`icon 310
`
`corresponding to an
`
`icon displayed in the
`
`leftward direction key
`
`38 disappears
`
`on
`
`the
`
`standby
`
`screen 300 while moving to a left direction after being
`
`displayed around the center of the standby screen 300, as
`
`shown in FIG. 8B.
`
`Thereafter, a basic setting menu list 820 of
`
`the mobile
`
`communication terminal 100 shown in FIG.
`
`8C is displayed
`
`10
`
`in a
`
`left area of
`
`the standby screen 300. The basic
`
`setting menu list 820 comprises a plurality of menus, and
`
`each menu comprises
`
`an icon 830
`
`and a menu name
`
`840
`
`corresponding thereto. A plurality of menus constituting
`
`the basic setting menu list 820 is arranged in a vertical
`
`15
`
`direction,
`
`and the icon 830 and the menu name 840 are
`
`arranged in a horizontal direction.
`
`A cursor 850 is positioned at one (e.g. Ez service menu)
`
`of menus of the basic setting menu list 820, and an arrow
`
`860 indicating a right direction is displayed. The user
`
`20
`
`can vertically move
`
`the cursor 850 by manipulating the
`
`upward direction key 32 and the downward direction key 36
`
`of the key input device 30.
`
`That
`
`is, by manipulating the upward direction key 32 or
`
`the downward direction key 36,
`
`the user can move
`
`the
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`cursor 850 to a desired menu and thus a corresponding
`
`menu can be selected.
`
`FIG.
`
`9A illustrates an example of a screen in which a
`
`cursor 850 is moved to a specific menu (e.g.
`
`a setting
`
`menu) when the user manipulates a direction key on the
`
`screen shown in FIG. 8C.
`
`When the cursor 850 is moved to the specific menu, if the
`
`user presses
`
`the
`
`leftward direction key
`
`38
`
`or
`
`a
`
`termination
`
`key,
`
`the
`
`basic
`
`setting menu
`
`list
`
`820
`
`10
`
`disappears, and the screen returns to an initial standby
`
`screen state shown in FIG. 8A.
`
`FIG.
`
`9B illustrates an example of a case where a user
`
`presses a rightward direction key 34 or a confirmation
`
`key 31 of
`
`the key input device 30 in a state where a
`
`15
`
`cursor is moved to a specific menu, as in FIG. 9A.
`
`As
`
`shown in FIG.
`
`9A, when the cursor
`
`is moved to a
`
`setting menu,
`
`if the user presses the rightward direction
`
`key 34 or the confirmation key 31, a width of
`
`the basic
`
`setting menu list 820 reduces, and a sub-menu 870 of the
`
`20
`
`setting menu is displayed at the right side of the basic
`
`setting menu list 820, as shown in FIG. 9B.
`
`In more detail, when the menu name 840 disappears in the
`
`basic
`
`setting menu
`
`Tlist
`
`820,
`
`and
`
`the
`
`icon
`
`830
`
`20
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`corresponding to the selected setting menu is highlighted,
`
`it can be seen that a corresponding menu is selected.
`
`By reducing and displaying a width of
`
`the basic setting
`
`menu list 820, a space for displaying the sub-menu 870 on
`
`the standby screen 300 can be implemented.
`
`Further,
`
`when
`
`the
`
`rightward
`
`direction
`
`key
`
`34
`
`corresponding to a direction of the arrow 860 is pressed,
`
`a
`
`specific menu
`
`is
`
`selected and a
`
`sub-menu of
`
`the
`
`selected menu is displayed, whereby a menu interface is
`
`10
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`provided to the user.
`
`When the sub-menu 870 is displayed, as in FI
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