Electronic device and method for processing gesture input

• US 10,282,019 B2
• Filed: 04/20/2017
• Issued: 05/07/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Baek, In-Ho
• Primary Examiner(s): Sasinowski, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US15/492,296
• Publication Number:
  US 20170308225A1
• Time in Patent Office: 747 Days
• 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 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

According to the present disclosure, there are provided an electronic device and method for processing gesture inputs. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include a touch sensitive display, a processor, and a memory including instructions executable by the processor to detect a first gesture input to the touch sensitive display while an object is displayed on the same, in response to the first gesture input, detected a first function corresponding to the object from among a plurality of functions, and in response to detecting a second gesture input to the touch sensitive display, control the detected first function according to the second gesture input. Other embodiments are also possible.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch sensitive display;

a processor electrically coupled with the touch sensitive display; and

a memory electrically connected with the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to;

detect a first gesture input to the touch sensitive display while an object is displayed on the touch sensitive display,

in response to the first gesture input, identify a first function from among a plurality of functions based on a predetermined order corresponding to each of the plurality of functions, wherein the predetermined order is adjusted at least partially based on information related to the object, and the first function corresponds to a first order from among the adjusted predetermined order, and

in response to detecting a second gesture input to the touch sensitive display, control the identified first function based at least in part on the second gesture input.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

select at least part of the object while the object is displayed on the touch sensitive display.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein

the predetermined order of the plurality of functions is adjusted at least partially based on the information related to the object, the information related to the object including an attribute for the object and a user preference for the object.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first function is invoked firstly while the object is executed.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

generate a notification for notifying the identified first function; and

display the generated notification on the touch sensitive display.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

identify an attribute for the object, and

identify the first function from among the plurality of functions at least partially based on the information related to the object including the identified attribute.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

store historical information indicating functions corresponding to the object, and

identify the first function as a preferred function based on the information related to the object including the stored historical information from among the plurality of functions.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

identify a user preference for the object, and

identify the first function from among the plurality of functions at least partially based on the information related to the object including the identified user preference.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

detect an intended operation for the object based on a user selection, and

identify the first function from among the plurality of functions based on the information related to the object including the detected intended operation.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a communication interface, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

transmit by the communication interface a request for identifying the first function to a server,

receive the information related to the object indicating the first function from the server in response to the request, and

invoke the first function based on the received information related to the object.

11. A method for operating an electronic device, comprising:

detecting a first gesture input to a touch sensitive display while an object is displayed on the touch sensitive display;

in response to the first gesture input, identifying a first function from among a plurality of functions based on a predetermined order corresponding to each of the plurality of functions, wherein the predetermined order of the plurality of functions is adjusted at least partially based on information related to the object, and the first function corresponds to a first order from among the adjusted predetermined order; and

in response to detecting a second gesture input to the touch sensitive display, controlling the identified first function corresponding to the second gesture.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein detecting the first gesture further includes:

selecting at least part of the object while the object is displayed on the touch sensitive display.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein

the predetermined order of the plurality of functions is adjusted at least partially based on the information related to the object, the information related to the object including an attribute for the object and a user preference for the object.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the first function is invoked firstly while the object is executed.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein identifying the first function further comprises:

identifying an attribute for the object; and

identifying the first function from among the plurality of functions at least partially based on the identified attribute.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein identified the first function further comprises:

identifying a user preference for the object; and

identifying the first function from among the plurality of functions at least partially based on the information related to the object including the identified user preference.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein identifying the first function further comprises:

storing historical information indicating functions corresponding to the object; and

identifying the first function as a preferred function based on the information related to the object including the stored historical information from among the plurality of functions.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein identifying the first function further comprises:

detecting an intended operation for the object based on a user selection; and

identifying the first function from among the plurality of functions based on the information related to the object including the detected intended operation.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

generating a notification for notifying the identified first function; and

displaying the generated notification.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein identified the first function further comprises:

transmitting by a communication interface a request for identifying the first function to a server;

receiving the information related to the object including indicating the first function from the server in response to the request; and

invoking the first function based on the received information related to the object.