Patent ID: 8836718
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling a user interface (UI) in a portable terminal, the method comprising: displaying at least one icon associated with data to be transmitted and a background image depicting a material, the background image being displayed in accordance with: a tilted state of the portable terminal, one or more ambient conditions of the portable terminal, and material state information indicating a physical characteristic of the material that occurs when the one or more ambient conditions are present; and re-displaying, by the portable terminal, the background image and the at least one icon when the tilted state of the portable terminal is equal to or greater than a threshold tilt, the re-displaying including changing a tilt of the at least one icon in accordance with the material state information; wherein the re-displaying is performed when the data is transmitted to another portable terminal.