Mobile device and method for editing and deleting pages

• US 10,025,480 B2
• Filed: 02/24/2015
• Issued: 07/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Shin, Seung Woo, Lee, Bong Won
• Primary Examiner(s): Dharia, Prabodh M
• Application Number:
  US14/629,855
• Publication Number:
  US 20150169211A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,239 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-184, 345634, 345659, 715210, 715863, 715867, 715765-779, 715840
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

A method and related mobile device for editing, in an integrated, convenient and quick manner, various pages selectively used for a screen. In response to a given input signal, the mobile device outputs a page edit screen including a specific page displayed on the screen. Then, in response to subsequent input signals, the mobile device may add a new page, delete a selected page, change a title of a selected page, move or remove a selected icon in a page, change a background image of a selected page, or change a positional order of pages.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a touch screen; and

a control unit configured to control the touch screen to;

display a first page of a set of pages at a first size;

in response to a user input, display an edit screen that comprises a plurality of pages, including the first page and at least one other page, each being displayed at a second size reduced from the first size thereby allowing to check the plurality of pages and to provide a management of the plurality of pages; and

in response to a sweep gesture detected on a specific page in the edit screen, delete the specific page and display a different page of the set of pages in an area where the specific page was displayed in the edit screen,

wherein the plurality of pages are disposed in an arrangement oriented in a first direction in the displayed edit screen, and the sweep gesture for deleting the specific includes a touch input moving in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the specific page is the first page, the control unit further configured to:

control the touch screen to display a page deletion button for each page of the plurality of pages in the edit screen, such that the specific page is deletable by the sweep gesture or by selection of a respective page deletion button.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the user input is received while the first page is displayed, and the first page is displayed at the second size on the edit screen in between a second page and a third page of the set of pages.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the second direction of the sweep gesture indicates a direction other than a direction towards another page of the plurality of pages as disposed within the arrangement.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the set of pages is a sequence of pages, and the different page of the set is a next page, relative to the specific page, in the sequence of pages.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the set of pages is a set of home screen pages.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is a mobile device.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein in response to the sweep gesture, the specific page is also deleted from a page list.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein prior to the specific page being deleted from the page list, the control unit further causes displaying of a popup window for inquiring about a page deletion, to prevent unintended deletion due to a mistaken touch.

10. A method performed by a device having a touch screen, the method comprising:

displaying a first page of a set of pages at a first size on the touch screen;

in response to a user input, displaying an edit screen that comprises a plurality of pages including the first page and at least one other page, each being displayed at a second size reduced from the first size thereby allowing to check the plurality of pages and to provide a management of the plurality of pages; and

in response to a sweep gesture detected on a specific page in the edit screen, deleting the specific page and displaying a different page of the set of pages in an area where the specific page was displayed in the edit screen,

wherein the plurality of pages are disposed in an arrangement oriented in a first direction in the displayed edit screen, and the sweep gesture for deleting the specific includes a touch input moving in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the specific page is the first page, the method further comprising:

controlling the touch screen to display a page deletion button for each page of the plurality of pages in the edit screen, such that the specific page is deletable by the sweep gesture or by selection of a respective page deletion button.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the user input is received while the first page is displayed, and the first page is displayed at the second size on the edit screen in between a second page and a third page of the set of pages.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the second direction of the sweep gesture indicates a direction other than a direction towards another page of the plurality of pages.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the set of pages is a sequence of pages, and the different page of the set is a next page, relative to the specific page, in the sequence of pages.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein in response to the sweep gesture, the specific page is also deleted from a page list.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein prior to the specific page being deleted from the page list, further comprising displaying a popup window for inquiring about a page deletion, to prevent unintended deletion due to a mistaken touch.