Patent ID: 8788964
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method to display an idle screen in a portable terminal, the method comprising: providing an idle screen layer comprising the idle screen; providing a virtual area layer comprising a virtual area to extend the idle screen and at least one content arranged on the virtual area; displaying the idle screen layer; displaying, overlaying the idle screen layer, a portion of the virtual area layer corresponding to the idle screen with the at least one content arranged on the portion; and detecting a scroll request, wherein the virtual area layer is configured to be scrolled over the idle screen layer in response to the scroll request being detected to enable a scrolled portion of the virtual area layer and the at least one content arranged thereon to be displayed, and wherein detecting the scroll request comprises determining whether a hold content is set by a hold function, the hold content comprising one of the at least one content, and wherein the virtual area layer is scrolled by holding the hold content at the same location on the idle screen layer and moving other contents of the at least one content in the virtual area layer according to the scroll request, based on the determination that the hold content is set by the hold function.