Method for controlling display of multiple objects depending on input related to operation of mobile terminal, and mobile terminal therefor

Abstract

A method of controlling a display of a plurality of objects according to an input related to operation of a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes changing, if an input related to operation of the mobile terminal is received when a layout including a plurality of areas in which a plurality of objects are respectively displayed is displayed, one or more of the plurality of areas corresponding to the input related to the operation of the mobile terminal, and displaying a layout including the changed areas. The input related to the operation of the mobile terminal may be a motion of the mobile terminal, a user's breath, or a gesture. If an input related to operation of the mobile terminal is detected while one of the areas constituting the layout is being touched, the remaining areas except for the touched area are rearranged.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of controlling a display of a plurality of objects according to an input related to operation of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
 displaying a layout including a plurality of areas in which a plurality of objects are respectively displayed;   receiving the input related to the operation of the mobile terminal;   changing one or more areas of the plurality of areas corresponding to the input related to the operation of the mobile terminal; and   displaying a layout including the changed areas.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the input related to the operation of the mobile terminal is at least one of a motion of the mobile terminal, a user's breath, and a gesture. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 detecting a reciprocating motion direction corresponding to at least one of an up-down direction, a left-right direction, and a diagonal direction of the mobile terminal if the input related to the operation of the mobile terminal is a motion of the mobile terminal   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the changing of the areas corresponding to the input related to the operation of the mobile terminal comprises changing one or more areas of the plurality of areas corresponding to the reciprocating motion direction. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining whether one of the plurality of areas is touched;   determining whether the input related to the operation of the mobile terminal is received while the touch is maintained; and   rearranging the remaining areas except for the touched area if the input related to the operation of the mobile terminal is received while the touch is maintained.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 searching for one or more objects associated with an object belonging to the touched area based on a property of the object if the input related to the operation of the mobile terminal is received while the touch is maintained; and   displaying a layout in which the found objects are respectively displayed in the remaining areas.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 if the object belonging to the touch area is a portrait, searching for pictures associated with a person appearing on the portrait are, and respectively displaying the found pictures in the remaining areas.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the layout including the changed areas comprises arranging the plurality of objects on the changed areas in consideration of the properties of the objects, the properties regarding the horizontal and vertical formats of the objects. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the layout including the changed areas comprises moving an object displayed on a largest area among the plurality of objects to a smallest area and moving an object displayed on the smallest area to the largest area. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 determining whether a number of one or more reciprocating motions of the mobile terminal is equal to or greater than a predetermined number if the direction of the reciprocating motions of the mobile terminal is determined; and   adding a predetermined number of areas to areas constituting a layout of a current page if the number of the reciprocating motions is equal to or greater than the predetermined number.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the predetermined number of areas is a predetermined number of areas constituting a layout of a next page. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 displaying an icon for adjusting a number of the plurality of areas if a request for adjusting the number of the areas is received; and   adding/removing one or more areas to/from the plurality of areas if an input related to operation of the mobile terminal is received while the icon for adjusting the number of the areas is touched.   
     
     
         13 . A mobile terminal for controlling a display of a plurality of objects according to an input related to operation of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising:
 a display unit configured to display a layout including a plurality of areas in which the plurality of objects are respectively displayed;   a sensor module configured to detect the input related to the operation of the mobile terminal; and   a controller configured to change one or more areas of the plurality of areas corresponding to the input related to the operation of the mobile terminal, and to control the display unit to display a layout including the changed areas.   
     
     
         14 . The mobile terminal of  claim 13 , wherein the input related to the operation of the mobile terminal is at least one of a motion of the mobile terminal, a user's breath, and a gesture. 
     
     
         15 . The mobile terminal of  claim 14 , wherein the sensor module comprises at least one of a motion sensor for detecting the motion of the mobile terminal, a breath detection sensor for detecting the user's breath, and a camera sensor for sensing the gesture. 
     
     
         16 . The mobile terminal of  claim 14 , wherein the sensor module detects a reciprocating motion direction corresponding to at least one of an up-down direction, a left-right direction, and a diagonal direction of the mobile terminal. 
     
     
         17 . The mobile terminal of  claim 16 , wherein the controller changes one or more areas of the plurality of areas corresponding to a reciprocating motion direction detected through the sensor module. 
     
     
         18 . The mobile terminal of  claim 13 , wherein the controller determines whether any one of the plurality of areas is selected, and rearranges the remaining areas except for the selected area if an input related to the mobile terminal is detected through the sensor module while the selection is maintained. 
     
     
         19 . The mobile terminal of  claim 18 , wherein if the input related to the operation of the mobile terminal is detected through the sensor module while the selection is maintained, the controller searches for objects associated with an object belonging to the selected area based on a property of the selected area, and controls the display unit to display a layout in which the found objects are respectively displayed in the remaining areas. 
     
     
         20 . The mobile terminal of  claim 19 , wherein if the object belonging to the selected area is a portrait, the controller searches for pictures associated with a person appearing on the portrait, and then controls the display unit to display the found pictures in the remaining areas, respectively. 
     
     
         21 . The mobile terminal of  claim 13 , wherein the controller arranges the plurality of objects on the changed areas in consideration of the properties of the objects, the properties regarding the horizontal and vertical formats of the objects. 
     
     
         22 . The mobile terminal of  claim 13 , wherein the controller moves an object displayed on a largest area among the plurality of objects to a smallest area and moves an object displayed on the smallest area to the largest area. 
     
     
         23 . The mobile terminal of  claim 14 , wherein the controller determines whether the number of one or more reciprocating motions of the mobile terminal detected through the sensor module is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, and adds a predetermined number of areas to areas constituting a layout of a current page if the number of the reciprocating motions is equal to or greater than the predetermined number. 
     
     
         24 . The mobile terminal of  claim 23 , wherein the predetermined number of areas is a predetermined number of areas constituting a layout of a next page. 
     
     
         25 . The mobile terminal of  claim 13 , wherein the controller displays an icon for adjusting the number of the plurality of areas if a request for adjusting the number of the areas is received, and adds/removes one or more areas to/from the plurality of areas if an input related to operation of the mobile terminal is detected while the icon for adjusting the number of the areas is selected.