Patent ID: 8208964
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a mobile terminal comprising a touch panel display, the method comprising steps of: displaying an active viewing space on the touch panel display, the active viewing space being divided into at least three display panes and exhibiting a point of intersection of boundaries of the display panes; displaying a different respective page in each display pane of the active viewing space on the touch panel display; detecting touching of the touch panel display in such a manner as to indicate user intent to move the point of intersection on the touch panel display; responsive to an amount of intended movement of the point of intersection indicated by the detected touching, moving the point of intersection on the touch panel display by the intended movement amount; reducing size of at least two of the display panes and an amount of the respective pages displayed therein in the active viewing space, based on the intended movement amount of the point of intersection on the touch panel display; and concurrently increasing size of at least one of the display panes and an amount of the respective page displayed in each increased size display pane in the active viewing space, based on the intended movement amount of the point of intersection on the touch panel display.