Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hyung Min Yook

Kang Won Lee

Myeong Lo Lee

Sung Sik Yoo

Yong Ki Min

Young Ae Kang

Hui Chul Yang

Eun Sun Kim

Keun Young Kim

Bong Won Lee

Byung Joo Kim

Eun Soo Lee

Kyung Dae Park

Tae Won Um

Jae Joon Hwang

Won Joo Park

Mi Jung Park

Mi Na Kwag

Min Suk Jang

Hui Chui Yang

A method of supporting divided screen areas and a mobile terminal employing the same are disclosed. The method includes: generating input signals for one of sequentially and simultaneously activating a plurality of user functions; activating the user functions according to generated input signals; dividing a screen into divided screen areas that correspond to activated user functions; and outputting functional view areas associated with the activated user functions to the corresponding divided screen areas.

Method of dividing screen areas and mobile terminal employing the same

In a time data display mode, a time data is displayed in at least one display block partially assigned to a touch screen of an electronic device. After the touch gesture or the drag gesture is detected in one of the display block, the current time data in the display block can be replaced with a new time data according to the touch gesture or the drag gesture. The new time data may be a following time data or a previous time data which can be determined according to a location of the touch gesture, or a direction and a distance of the drag gesture. In addition, the extent of a change in the time data may be determined according to duration of the touch gesture or a speed of the drag gesture.

Electronic device having touch screen and method for changing data displayed on the touch screen

Provided is a method of controlling display of an item. In the method, a plurality of individual items is displayed. A touch input is detected from at least two of the displayed individual items. An outline of a folder item to be generated is displayed around a plurality of the at least two touched individual items. Upon receiving a touch release input, the folder item is generated and displayed within the outline to arrange the individual items that receive touch inputs therein.

Method and apparatus for controlling display of item

A mobile terminal and a method of displaying a menu thereof are provided. The method includes displaying a list of upper-level menus in an order on a display screen, displaying a first upper-level menu at an upper end of the display panel, a second upper-level menu that is next to the first upper-level menu in the order at a lower end of the display screen, and lower-level menus of the first upper-level menu in a list between the first upper-level menu and the second upper-level menu in response to selection of the first upper-level menu from the list of upper-level menus, and executing a selected lower-level menu in response to selection of one of the lower-level menus.

Mobile terminal and method of displaying menu thereof

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Hyung Min Yook