Method and electronic device for managing screen

• US 10,025,451 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2015
• Issued: 07/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jin, Jeong Gyu, Lee, Ho Shin
• Primary Examiner(s): DRAGOESCU, CLAUDIA B
• Application Number:
  US14/708,006
• Publication Number:
  US 20150324080A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,166 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

An electronic device screen management method includes: displaying a first display area and a second display area on a display; and gradually changing the second display area in correspondence to a scroll operation occurring from the first display area.

Claims

1. An electronic device screen management method comprising:

displaying contents in a first display area of a touch screen display and an input interface in a second display area;

receiving a drag input via the first display area of the touch screen display;

scrolling the contents in the first display area;

in response to releasing of the drag input, continuing scrolling of the contents in the first display area during a given time; and

changing the second display area during the scrolling of the contents in the first display area after release of the drag input,

wherein the changing of the second display area comprises;

when a speed of scrolling of the contents increases, reducing a size of the second display area, and

when the speed of scrolling of the contents decreases, enlarging the size of the second display area.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein changing of the second display area comprises:

changing at least one of a size and transparency of the second display area in correspondence to the scrolling of the contents;

or

partially displaying the second display area in correspondence to scrolling of the contents.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein changing of the second display area further comprises at least one of:

gradually increasing or decreasing a transparency of the second display area in correspondence to at least one of the speed and a direction of scrolling of the contents.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising maintaining the changed second display area when scrolling of the contents ends.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising maintaining the changed second display area when scrolling of the contents ends in a state in which the contents in the first display area is non-editable.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising restoring the second display area to a state before scrolling of the contents when scrolling of the contents ends.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising restoring the second display area to a state before scrolling of the contents when scrolling of the contents ends if the contents in the first display area is editable.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying additional contents in the first display area in correspondence to changing of the second display area.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the changing of the second display area comprises:

gradually changing the second display area to be invisible on the touch screen display in correspondence to scrolling of the contents;

or

displaying the second display area in a state before scrolling of the contents when scrolling of the contents ends.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the input interface is a virtual keypad.

11. An electronic device including:

a touch screen display; and

a processor electrically connected to the touch screen display, wherein the processor is configured to;

display contents in a first display area of the touch screen display and an input interface in a second display area,

receive drag input via the first display area of the touch screen display,

scroll the contents in the first display area,

in response to releasing of the drag input, continuing scrolling of the contents in the first display area during a given time, and

change the second display area during scrolling of the contents in the first display area, after a release of the drag input, and

wherein the processor is further configured to;

when a speed of scrolling of the contents increases, reduce a size of the second display area, and

when the speed of scrolling of the contents decreases, enlarge the size of the second display area.

12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to gradually change at least one of a size and transparency of the second display area or partially display the second display area, in correspondence to scrolling of the contents.

13. The device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to gradually increase or decrease a transparency of the second display area.

14. The device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to maintain the changed second display area when the scrolling of the contents ends.

15. The device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to maintain the changed second display area when scrolling of the contents ends in a state in which the contents in the first display area is non-editable.

16. The device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to restore the second display area to a state before scrolling of the contents when scrolling of the contents ends.

17. The device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to restore the second display area to a state before scrolling of the contents when scrolling of the contents ends if the contents in the first display area is editable.

18. The device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to display additional contents in the first display area in correspondence to changing of the second display area.

19. The device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

gradually change the second display area to be invisible on the touch screen display in correspondence to scrolling of the contents; and

display the second display area in a state before scrolling of the contents when scrolling of the contents ends.

20. The device according to claim 11, wherein the input interface is a virtual keypad.