Method of adjusting an ui and user terminal using the same

Abstract

A method of adjusting the size, position, or arrangement of a UI and a user terminal using the method are disclosed. The user terminal includes a display unit for displaying a UI, and a UI control unit configured to display the UI on the display unit with at least one of a position, size, and arrangement of the UI adjusted according to an input by a user.

1 . A method of adjusting a user interface (UI) on a user terminal, the method comprising:
 displaying a UI on a display unit of a user terminal,   wherein the display unit includes a screen that defines a screen size;   wherein the UI includes an upper area displaying status information pertaining to the user terminal, wherein the status information includes an indication of battery charge, and a lower area displaying a plurality of selectable input receiving units;   wherein the plurality of selectable input receiving units comprises one or more software applications represented by graphical icons; wherein a size of the upper area and lower area in relation to the UI defines a ratio; wherein the UI and the screen size are initially substantially equal in size, thereby defining an initial UI size;   receiving a first touch event at least one location relative to the screen; resizing the UI into a reduced form to define a reduced UI according to the first touch event, wherein the reduced UI is smaller than the screen size and wherein a difference in area between the reduced UI and the screen size defines a space; wherein the reduced UI defines a smaller upper area and a smaller lower area, wherein a size of the smaller upper area and smaller lower area in relation to the reduced UI substantially maintains the ratio;   wherein the space excludes the smaller upper area and smaller lower area; executing an application within the reduced UI when the application is requested to be executed by a user while the reduced UI is being displayed;   wherein the at least one location of the first touch event relative to the screen is used to determine a position of the reduced UI on the screen;   receiving a second touch event; resizing the reduced UI into an enlarged UI according to the second touch event, wherein the enlarged UI is larger than the reduced UI;   wherein the enlarged UI defines an enlarged upper area and enlarged lower area;   
       and wherein a size of the enlarged upper area and enlarged lower area in relation to the enlarged UI maintains the ratio. 
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one location relative to the screen of the first touch event is proximate to a bottom edge of the screen. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein in response to the first touch event being proximate to the bottom edge of the screen, the position of reduced UI on the screen is at least one of (a) adjacent to a bottom left corner of the screen; (b) adjacent to a bottom right corner of the screen; and (c) adjacent to a bottom center of the screen.