User terminal apparatus and control method thereof

Abstract

A control method of a user terminal apparatus. The control method includes receiving a first user input for selecting at least one graphical object from among a plurality of graphic objects displayed on a touch display screen of the user terminal apparatus, altering and displaying at least one graphic element which configures the selected graphical object selected, displaying a menu related to the selected graphical object near the displayed graphical object, and receiving a second user input for selecting the displayed menu, using the touch display screen.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of controlling a user terminal apparatus comprising:
 receiving a first user input for selecting at least one graphical object from a plurality of graphical objects included in a screen displayed on a display of the user terminal apparatus;   altering and displaying a size of the selected graphical object;   displaying a menu related to the selected graphical object; and   receiving a second user input for changing a direction of the selected graphic object to be displayed so that an item included in the displayed menu is selected according to the direction of the selected graphic object.   
     
     
         2 . The control method according to  claim 1 , wherein the menu related to the selected graphical object comprises at least one of a function menu regarding a particular function provided by the selected graphical object, and a setting menu for setting an option for the selected graphical object. 
     
     
         3 . The control method according to  claim 1 , further comprising displaying a Graphical User Interface (GUI) which indicates a rotatable direction near the selected graphical object, when the graphical object is selected. 
     
     
         4 . The control method according to  claim 3 , wherein the item included in the displayed menu is selected according to the second user input for selecting the displayed GUI corresponding to a rotation direction of the displayed graphical object. 
     
     
         5 . The control method according to  claim 1 , wherein the second user input is a rotation input for rotating the selected graphical object, and
 wherein the item included in the displayed menu is selected based on the rotation input.   
     
     
         6 . The control method according to  claim 5 , wherein the item included in the displayed menu is selected according to a direction indicated by a top end vertex or a low end vertex of the selected graphical object rotated based on the rotation input. 
     
     
         7 . The control method according to  claim 1 , further comprising receiving a third user input for returning back to a state before the at least one graphical object was selected from the plurality of graphical objects. 
     
     
         8 . The control method according to  claim 5 , wherein the menu is displayed on a perimeter of the selected graphic object according to a direction of the selected graphic object is rotated. 
     
     
         9 . A user terminal apparatus comprising:
 a display which displays a screen including a plurality of graphic objects;   an input interface which receives a user input for the user terminal apparatus; and   a controller which, when a first user input for selecting the at least one graphical object from the plurality of graphical objects is received, alters and displays a size of the selected graphical object and displays a menu related to the selected graphical object, and selects an item included in the displayed menu according to a direction of the selected graphic object according to a second user input for changing the direction of the selected graphic object to be displayed.   
     
     
         10 . The user terminal apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the menu related to the selected graphical object comprises at least one of a function menu regarding a particular function provided by the selected graphical object, and a setting menu for setting an option for the selected graphical object. 
     
     
         11 . The user terminal apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the controller is configured to control the display screen to display a Graphical User Interface (GUI) which indicates a rotatable direction near the selected graphical object, when the graphic object is selected. 
     
     
         12 . The user terminal apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the controller selects the item included in the displayed menu according to the second user input for selecting the displayed GUI corresponding to a rotation direction of the displayed graphical object. 
     
     
         13 . The user terminal apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the second user input is a rotation input for rotating the displayed graphical object in a first direction or a second direction, and
 wherein the item included in the displayed menu is selected based on the rotation input.   
     
     
         14 . The user terminal apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the item included in the displayed menu is selected according to a direction indicated by a top end or low end vertex of the displayed graphical object rotated based on the rotation input. 
     
     
         15 . The user terminal apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the controller returns back to a state of the screen before the at least one graphical object was selected from the plurality of graphical objects, when a third user input is received. 
     
     
         16 . The user terminal apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the controller displays the menu on a perimeter of the selected graphic object according to a direction of the selected graphic object is rotated.