Method and apparatus for displaying objects and a background image on a display screen

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display unit for displaying a background image and a second object on a first page, the second object is arranged in a matrix including a plurality of rows and columns;

an input device; and

at least one processor configured to:

identify a first object depicted in the background image,

identify a first region corresponding to the first object,

when a first number of the rows or a second number of the columns of the matrix overlapping the first region is lower than or equal to a predefined number:

detect whether it is possible to relocate the second object to a first position on the first page where the second object would not overlap with the first object, and

relocate the second object to the first position on the first page or a second page where the second object does not overlap with the first object based on the detection result,

when the first number of the rows or the second number of the columns exceeds the predefined number:

identify a contour line of the first object, and

relocate the second object to a second position on the first page where the second object does not overlap with the contour line but does overlap with remaining portions of the first object.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein relocating the second object to the first page or the second page comprises:

relocate the second object to the second page.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

in response to detection, via the input device, of a first input outside the first region and on a first arrangeable space for the second object, extend the first region to include the first arrangeable space,

in response to detection, via the input device, of a second input inside the first region and on a second arrangeable space for the second object, reduce the first region to exclude the second arrangeable space.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein identifying the first object includes identifying an in-focus portion of the background image.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein identifying the first object includes identifying a face depicted in the background image.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein identifying the first object includes identifying one or more characters depicted in the background image.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein relocating the second object to the first page or the second page comprises:

relocate the second object to a position of a third object, the third object having a lower usage frequency than the second object, and

relocate the third object to the second page.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second page is generated in response to detecting that relocating the second object to the position on the first page is not possible.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one processor is further configured to display a list identifying at least two arrangements of the first page, and detect, via the input device, a third input selecting one of the arrangements, and

the second object is relocated in accordance with the selected arrangement.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein relocating the second object includes:

scaling down the background image to generate a reduced background image that depicts the first object,

replacing the background image with the reduced background image in the first page, and

moving the second object to the position on the first page where the second object does not overlap with the first object.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one processor is further configured to concurrently display representations corresponding to at least two possible arrangements of the first page, and detect, via the input device, a third input selecting one of the representations, and

the second object is relocated in accordance with the arrangement corresponding to the selected representation.

12. A method comprising:

displaying, by an electronic device, a background image and a second object on a first page, the second object is arranged in a matrix including a plurality of rows and columns;

identifying, by the electronic device, a first object depicted in the background image;

identifying, by the electronic device, a first region corresponding to the first object;

when a first number of the rows or a second number of the columns of the matrix overlapping the first region is lower than or equal to a predefined number:

detecting whether it is possible to relocate the second object to a first position on the first page where the second object would not overlap with the first object, and

relocating, by the electronic device, the second object to the first position on the first page or a second page where the second object does not overlap with the first object based on the detection result; and

when the first number of the rows or the second number of the columns exceeds the predefined number:

identifying a contour line of the first object, and

relocating the second object to a second position on the first page where the second object does not overlap with the contour line but does overlap with remaining portions of the first object.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein relocating the second object to the first page or the second page comprises:

relocating the second object to the second page.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

in response to detecting a first input outside the first region and on a first arrangeable space for the second object, extending the first region to include the first arrangeable space; and

in response to detecting a second input inside the first region and on a second arrangeable space for the second object, reducing the first region to exclude the second arrangeable space.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein identifying the first object includes identifying an in-focus portion of the background image.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein identifying the first object includes identifying a face depicted in the background image.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein identifying the first object includes identifying one or more characters depicted in the background image.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein relocating the second object to the first page or the second page comprises:

relocating the second object to a position of a third object, the third object having a lower usage frequency than the second object, and

relocating the third object to the second page.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the second page is generated in response to detecting that relocating the second object to the position on the first page is not possible.

20. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

displaying a list identifying at least two arrangements of the first page; and

detecting a third input selecting one of the arrangements, the second object being relocated in accordance with the selected arrangement.

21. The method of claim 12 , wherein relocating the second object includes:

scaling down the background image to generate a reduced background image that depicts the first object,

replacing the background image with the reduced background image in the first page, and

moving the second object to the position on the first page where the second object does not overlap with the first object.

22. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

concurrently displaying representations corresponding to least two possible arrangements of the first page; and

detecting a third input selecting one of the representations, the second object being relocated in accordance with the arrangement corresponding to the selected representation.

23. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a computer-readable program for performing the method of claim 12 .