Apparatus, method, and computer-readable recording medium for displaying shortcut icon window

• US 10,254,915 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2014
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Choi, Seong-Hoon, Shin, Seong-Il, Lim, Joong-Hwan
• Primary Examiner(s): Lu, Hua
• Application Number:
  US14/258,437
• Publication Number:
  US 20140317555A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,813 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• 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 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An apparatus for displaying a shortcut icon window of a mobile device includes: a display unit that displays a first layer including a plurality of first shortcut icons for executing different applications and a second layer including a shortcut icon window having one or more second shortcut icons, the second layer being located on the first layer; and a controller that, when at least one of the first shortcut icons is selected, controls to display the shortcut icon window on an execution screen of an application corresponding to the selected at least one first shortcut icon.

Claims

1. An apparatus for displaying an object container, the apparatus comprising:

a touch screen; and

a controller configured to;

control the touch screen to display a first layer and a second layer including an object container having at least one object, wherein the second layer is located on the first layer;

when a first user gesture on the object container is input;

determine a side at which the object container is to be moved on the touch screen based on at least one position at which a final touch of the first user gesture ends,

change a shape of the object container for displaying on the determined side of the touch screen, and

display the changed object container on the determined side of the touch screen; and

when a second user gesture on the object container is input, split the object container into a plurality of sub object containers in response to the second user gesture,

wherein the second user gesture includes selecting a plurality of touch locations within the object container and moving the selected plurality of touch locations apart from each other, and

wherein a number of the sub object containers is equal to a number of the selected plurality of touch locations.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when a third gesture on the changed object container is input, the controller is configured to display the object container before the change.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein, when the at least one of the object is selected, the controller is configured to display the changed object container on an execution screen of an application corresponding to the selected at least one object.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the changed object container is smaller than the object container before the change.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the touch screen is configured to receive a user gesture.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to display a plurality of object containers on the touch screen, and each of the plurality of object containers has at least one object.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to display a plurality of object containers on the touch screen, each of the plurality of object containers including at least one object, and the controller is configured to combine the plurality of object containers into one by a fourth user gesture input into the apparatus.

8. A method of displaying an object container, the method comprising:

displaying a first layer and a second layer including an object container having at least one object on a touch screen, the second layer being located on the first layer;

when a first user gesture on the object container is input;

determining a side at which the object container is to be moved on the touch screen based on at least one a position at which a final touch of the first user gesture ends,

changing shape of the object container for displaying on the determined side of the touch screen, and

displaying the changed object container on the determined side of the touch screen; and

when a second user gesture on the object container is input, splitting the object container into a plurality of sub object containers in response to the second user gesture input,

wherein the second user gesture includes selecting a plurality of touch locations within the object container and moving the selected plurality of touch locations apart from each other, and

wherein a number of the sub object containers is equal to a number of the selected plurality of touch locations.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising, when a third gesture on the changed object container is input, displaying the object container before the change.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein, when at least one of the object is selected, the changed object container is displayed on a execution screen of a application corresponding to the selected at least one object.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising, the changed object container is smaller than the object container before the change.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the touch screen is configured to receive a user gesture.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein a plurality of object containers are displayed on the touch screen, and each of the plurality of object containers has at least one object.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein a plurality of object containers are displayed on the touch screen, each of the plurality of object containers including at least one object.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprises combining the plurality of object containers into one by a fourth user gesture input from an input means.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having a program recorded thereon, which when executed, performs a method of displaying a object container, the method comprising the steps of:

displaying a first layer and a second layer including a object container having at least one object on a touch screen, the second layer being located on the first layer;

when a first user gesture on the object container is input;

determining a side at which the object container is to be moved on the touch screen based on at least one a position at which a final touch of the first user gesture ends,

changing shape of the object container for displaying on the determined side of the touch screen, and

displaying the changed object container on the determined side of the touch screen; and

when a second user gesture on the object container is input, splitting the object container into a plurality of sub object containers in response to the second user gesture input,

wherein the second user gesture includes selecting a plurality of touch locations within the object container and moving the selected plurality of touch locations apart from each other, and

wherein a number of the sub object containers is equal to a number of the selected plurality of touch locations.