Watch type terminal and control method thereof

• US 10,156,977 B2
• Filed: 04/17/2015
• Issued: 12/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Taeseong, Jang, Yujune, Rhee, Jeongyoon
• Primary Examiner(s): Gaffin, Jeffrey A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Nhat Huy T
• Application Number:
  US14/689,079
• Publication Number:
  US 20150363065A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,341 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/08 Touch switches specially adapted for time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/0064 in which functions not related to time can be displayed digital output to display devices of digital computers G06F3/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A watch type terminal including a main body; a touch screen provided on a front surface of the main body and configured to display time information; and a controller configured to receive an input for selecting a specific time range included in the displayed time information, and display event information corresponding to at least one event associated with the specific time range on the touch screen.

Claims

1. A watch type terminal comprising:

a main body;

a touch screen provided on a front surface of the main body and configured to display time information; and

a controller configured to;

receive an input for selecting a first specific time range included in the displayed time information,

detect at least one event generated within the first specific time range,

display event information corresponding to the detected event generated within the first specific time range,

receive an input for selecting a second specific time range included in the displayed time information,

detect at least one event generated within the second specific time range, and

display event information corresponding to the detected event generated within the second specific time range,

wherein the controller is further configured to;

receive an input for selecting a third specific time range included in the displayed time information,

display event information corresponding to at least one event generated within the third specific time range on a partial region of the screen, and

display event information corresponding to at least one event generated within a time range excluding the third specific time range on a remaining region excluding the partial region in a reduced manner,

wherein the controller is further configured to;

receive a predetermined touch input on the touch screen,

display icons for event information corresponding to events generated within an entire time included in the displayed time information on boundary lines connecting a center of the displayed time information and numbers representing times corresponding to the generated events,

receive an input for selecting a number of a time included in the displayed time information, and

move all icons on a boundary line corresponding the selected number to a first region on the touch screen and move all other icons not on the boundary line corresponding to the selected number to a second region, and

wherein the all other icons and corresponding numbers are displayed in a reduced size.

2. The watch type terminal of claim 1, wherein the input for selecting the specific time range includes a touch input applied onto a specific region of the displayed time information.

3. The watch type terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to:

display the event information on another region other than the specific region to which the touch input has been applied.

4. The watch type terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to:

select event information displayed on an opposite region of the specific region, and

output an effect indicating the opposite region includes the selected event information.

5. The watch type terminal of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to:

execute an application linked to the selected event information, and

display contents of the selected event information.

6. The watch type terminal of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to:

execute the application and display the contents based on a release of the touch input.

7. The watch type terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

display contents of the event information according to a type of the touch input.

8. The watch type terminal of claim 7, wherein the controller is further configured to:

display the contents on a partial portion of the touch screen based on a first type of the touch input and display the contents on a full portion of the touch screen based on a second type of touch input different than the first type of touch input.

9. The watch type terminal of claim 1, wherein the at least one event includes a plurality of different events, and

wherein the controller is further configured to display different event information corresponding the different events on different regions of the touch screen.

10. The watch type terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

display at least one of an icon corresponding to the event information and a name of an application linked to the event information on the touch screen, and

display contents of the event information based on a touch selection of the displayed at least one icon.

11. The watch type terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to:

display the at least one icon in a region of the touch screen defined by a dragging of the touch input.

12. The watch type terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to:

expand or decrease the region for displaying the at least one icon on the touch screen based on increase or decrease of the dragging of the touch input, respectively, and

increase or decrease an amount of contents displayed for the event information based on the increase or decrease of the dragging of the touch input, respectively.

13. The watch type terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

in response to a drag input applied to a bezel side of the watch type terminal, stop displaying the event information and display an initial clock screen.

14. A method of controlling a watch type terminal, the method comprising:

displaying time information of a touch screen provided on a front surface of a main body of the watch type terminal;

receiving, via a controller of the watch type terminal, an input for selecting a first specific time range included in the displayed time information;

detecting, via the controller, at least one event generated within the first specific time range;

displaying, via the controller, event information corresponding to the detected event generated within the first specific time range;

receiving, via the controller of the watch type terminal, an input for selecting a second specific time range included in the displayed time information;

detecting, via the controller, at least one event generated within the second specific time range; and

displaying, via the controller, event information corresponding to the detected event generated within the second specific time range,

wherein the method further comprises;

receiving, via the controller, an input for selecting a third specific time range included in the displayed time information;

displaying, via the controller, event information corresponding to at least one event generated within the third specific time range on a partial region of the screen; and

displaying, via the controller, event information corresponding to at least one event generated within a time range excluding the third specific time range on a remaining region excluding the partial region in a reduced manner,

wherein the method further comprises;

receiving, via the controller, a predetermined touch input on the touch screen;

displaying, via the controller, icons for event information corresponding to events generated within an entire time included in the displayed time information on boundary lines connecting a center of the displayed time information and numbers representing times corresponding to the generated events;

receiving, via the controller, an input for selecting a number of a time included in the displayed time information; and

moving, via the controller, all icons on a boundary line corresponding the selected number to a first region on the touch screen and move all other icons not on the boundary line corresponding to the selected number to a second region, and

wherein the all other icons and corresponding numbers are displayed in a reduced size.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the input for selecting the specific time range includes a touch input applied onto a specific region of the displayed time information.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

displaying the event information on another region other than the specific region to which the touch input has been applied.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

selecting event information displayed on an opposite region of the specific region; and

outputting an effect indicating the opposite region includes the selected event information.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

executing an application linked to the selected event information; and

displaying contents of the selected event information.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

executing the application and display the contents based on a release of the touch input.

20. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

displaying contents of the event information according to a type of the touch input.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

displaying the contents on a partial portion of the touch screen based on a first type of the touch input and displaying the contents on a full portion of the touch screen based on a second type of touch input different than the first type of touch input.