Patent ID: 9262867
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: G06T,H04M

Claim Text:
1. A method of operation of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: displaying, on a display, a preview image generated by a camera, the preview image comprising a plurality of object information items; obtaining location information of the mobile terminal; obtaining object information for at least one of the plurality of object information items from an object information database stored in a memory of the mobile terminal based on the location information, direction information, and shape recognition of the preview image, wherein the direction information indicates a direction in which the camera is facing; displaying the object information using a display form having a default size when no user preference level for the object information is stored in the memory; displaying the object information using a display form having a size larger than the default size when a high user preference level for the object information is stored in the memory; and displaying the object information using a display form having a size smaller than the default size when a low user preference level for the object information is stored in the memory; removing display of the plurality of object information items from the preview image and reducing a user preference level corresponding to each of the removed plurality of object information items in response to a touch input comprising a drag in a downward direction; and redisplaying the plurality of object information items on the preview image in response to a touch input comprising a drag in an upward direction, the redisplayed plurality of object information items having a size smaller than the removed plurality of object information items.