Patent ID: 8643617
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for changing displayed key characteristics on a touch a mobile terminal, the method comprising: displaying a key characteristic menu on a first touch screen, wherein the menu includes a plurality of user-selectable options for modifying a first key group that includes a plurality of keys, wherein the user-selectable options of the menu include key arrangement and key background; displaying a key arrangement modification menu on a second touch screen in response to user selection of the key arrangement option of the key characteristic menu, wherein the key arrangement modification menu includes a plurality of templates, wherein each template of the plurality of templates graphically depicts a different spatial arrangement for the displaying of keys; identifying a selected template of the plurality of templates in response to user selection with regard to the displayed key arrangement modification menu; displaying the keys of the first key group according to a first spatial arrangement on the first touch screen; displaying keys of a second key group according to a spatial arrangement of the selected template on the second touch screen, wherein the keys of the first key group and the keys of the second key group are the same but are displayed in different spatial arrangements such that the first spatial arrangement is different from the spatial arrangement of the selected template; modifying key allocation of the keys of the second key group by changing any key of the keys of the second key group in response to user input, wherein a key of the second key group is changed by a touch input moving a key of the first key group to a changed key of the second key group; displaying the keys of the second key group on the second touch screen according to the modified key allocation and the selected template; displaying a key background menu on the second touch screen in response to user selection of the key background option of the key characteristic menu, wherein the key background menu includes a plurality of images for use as background for the keys of the second key group; associating a selected image of the plurality of images with the keys of the second key group in response to user selection with regard to the displayed key background menu, wherein the selected image is displayed as a background image only when the keys of the second key group are displayed; storing the modified key allocation, the selected template, and the selected image; and transmitting the modified key allocation, the selected template, and the selected image to another mobile terminal to permit the another mobile terminal to apply the modified key allocation, the selected template, and the selected image to a key group of the another mobile terminal.