Method for providing user interface in portable terminal

Abstract

A method for providing a UI in a portable terminal shows background images corresponding to physical states, such as the temperature, or of a physical layout of buildings, roads, etc. The method for providing a UI in a portable terminal, includes: collecting environmental information around the portable terminal; extracting an image set corresponding to the collected environmental information, and image change information; sensing a tilted state of the portable terminal; and changing and displaying the extracted image according to the sensed tilted state of the portable and the extracted image change information.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 obtaining, at a first device, environmental information external to the first device;   presenting a representation corresponding to data based at least in part on the environmental information via the first device;   transmitting the data from the first device to a second device external to the first device in response to a motion of the first device; and   presenting at least one property of the representation as changed based at least in part on a progress of the transmitting of the data.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the representation comprises:
 at least one of a liquid image, a solid image, a gas image, an icon, or a combination thereof.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one property comprises:
 at least one of a location, an amount, a speed, a sound, a vibration, a tilt angle, a surface level, or a combination thereof.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the obtaining comprises:
 acquiring at least one of temperature information, humidity information, or weather information via a sensor or a server as the environmental information.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the presenting the representation comprises:
 determining at least one of a input intensity or a input number to select the representation by a user.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitting comprises:
 determining whether a distance between the first device and the second device falls within a specified range.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitting comprises:
 transmitting the data through a near distance wireless communication.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitting comprises:
 detecting a tilt angle of at least one of the first device or the second device; and   identifying the tilt angle as the motion based on a determination that the tilt angle exceeds a specified value.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein presenting at least one property comprises:
 displaying the at least one property of the representation based at least in part on the environmental information.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein presenting at least one property comprises:
 displaying at least one image of moving the representation from the first device to the second device.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein presenting at least one property comprises:
 displaying another representation in relation with the representation via the second device.   
     
     
         12 . An apparatus comprising:
 a sensor to detect a motion of the apparatus; and   a processor-implemented controller configured to:
 obtain environmental information external to the apparatus; 
 present a representation corresponding to data based at least in part on the environmental information; 
 transmit the data from the apparatus to another apparatus external to the apparatus in response to the motion; and 
 present at least one property of the representation as changed based at least in part on a progress of the transmitting of the data. 
   
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the processor-implemented controller is configured to:
 acquire at least one of temperature information, humidity information, or weather information via another sensor or a server as the environmental information.   
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the processor-implemented controller is configured to:
 determine at least one of a input intensity or a input number to select the representation by a user.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the processor-implemented controller is configured to:
 determine whether a distance between the apparatus and the other apparatus falls within a specified range.   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , further comprising a wireless communication circuitry and wherein the processor-implemented controller is configured to:
 transmit the data through a near distance wireless communication using the wireless communication circuitry.   
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the processor-implemented controller is configured to:
 detect a tilt angle of at least one of the apparatus or the other apparatus; and   identify the tilt angle as the motion based on a determination that the tilt angle exceeds a specified value.   
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the processor-implemented controller is configured to:
 present the at least one property of the representation based at least in part on the environmental information.   
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the processor-implemented controller is configured to:
 display at least one image of moving the representation from the apparatus to the other apparatus via a display operatively coupled with the apparatus.   
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
 obtaining, at a first device, environmental information external to the first device;   presenting a representation corresponding to data based at least in part on the environmental information via the first device;   transmitting the data from the first device to a second device external to the first device in response to a motion of the first device; and   presenting at least one property of the representation as changed based at least in part on a progress of the transmitting of the data.