User terminal device with pen and controlling method thereof

• US 10,289,268 B2
• Filed: 04/03/2014
• Issued: 05/14/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Jung, Jong-woo, Myung, In-sik, Rhee, Taik-heon, Cho, Dong-bin
• Primary Examiner(s): Theriault, Steven B
• Application Number:
  US14/244,240
• Publication Number:
  US 20140325402A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,867 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1632 Pen holder integrated in the computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04807 Pen manipulated menu
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• 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

A user terminal device capable of attaching and detaching a pen is provided. The device includes a detector configured to detect a user manipulation regarding a screen, and a controller configured to change a layout of the screen to correspond to a pen use mode in response to the pen being removed from the user terminal device, perform a control operation corresponding to the detected user manipulation in response to the user manipulation using the pen being detected, and restore the layout of the screen to its original state in response to the pen being remounted on the user terminal apparatus.

Claims

1. A user terminal device comprising:

a display;

a detector; and

a controller configured to;

control the detector to identify a touch of a user and an input of a pen, the detector being a hardware element,

control the display to display a screen including a first area and a second area, wherein the first area includes a plurality of objects and the second area includes at least one indicator,

control the display to display the plurality of objects on the first area by arranging the plurality of objects on the first area according to a first layout in a first mode, and

control the display to display the plurality of objects on the first area by re-arranging the plurality of objects on the first area according to a second layout in a second mode, the second mode being a mode in which the pen is used,

wherein the at least one indicator is selectable by the input of the pen,

wherein the plurality of objects are selectable by the touch of the user and the at least one indicator is not selectable by the touch of the user in the first mode,

wherein the controller is configured to display a first quick panel screen based on a touch dragging manipulation being identified from an edge area of the screen towards a center area of the screen,

wherein the controller is configured to display a second quick panel screen based on a pen dragging manipulation being identified from the edge area of the screen towards the center area of the screen, and

wherein based on a pen manipulation in a predetermined pattern being identified on the second quick panel screen, the controller is configured to perform a control operation according to the predetermined pattern.

2. The user terminal device as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the controller is further configured to identify whether the pen is removed from the user terminal device and arrange the plurality of objects according to the second layout.

3. The user terminal device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first layout and the second layout are different from each other in terms of display attributes of the plurality of objects.

4. The user terminal device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first area includes a menu area configured to display at least one menu which is selectable by the pen and a content display area configured to display at least one content,

wherein the controller is configured to reduce a size of the menu area and enlarge a size of the content display area to display the first area according to the second layout based on the pen being removed from the user terminal device, and

wherein the controller is configured to restore the size of the menu area and the size of the content display area to the first area according to the first layout based on the pen being mounted in the user terminal device.

5. The user terminal device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the controller is configured to reduce a size of each object of the objects, and increase a number of total objects displayed on the first area.

6. The user terminal device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to change a shape of a selected indicator to a shape corresponding to another mode, and convert a current mode of the user terminal device to the another mode based on an indicator corresponding to a current mode of the user terminal device being selected by the pen.

7. The user terminal device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first quick panel screen and the second quick panel screen are configured to display at least one respective notification item,

wherein the controller is configured to perform a control operation corresponding to a notification item and a note-taking automatically based on the note-taking being performed using the pen on the notification item displayed on the second quick panel screen.

8. A method for controlling a user terminal device comprising:

displaying a screen which comprises a first area and a second area, wherein the first area includes a plurality of objects and the second area includes at least one indicator;

displaying the plurality of objects on the first area by arranging the plurality of objects on the first area according to a first layout in a first mode, and

displaying the plurality of objects on the first area by re-arranging the plurality of objects on the first area according to a second layout in a second mode, the second mode being a mode in which a pen is used; and

wherein the at least one indicator is selectable by an input of the pen,

wherein the plurality of objects are selectable by a touch of a user and the at least one indicator is not selectable by the touch of the user in the first mode,

where the method further comprises;

displaying a first quick panel screen based on a touch dragging manipulation being identified from an edge area of the screen towards a center area of the screen;

displaying a second quick panel screen based on a pen dragging manipulation being identified from the edge area of the screen towards the center area of the screen; and

based on a pen manipulation in a predetermined pattern being identified on the second quick panel screen, performing a control operation according to the predetermined pattern.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8,

wherein the first area includes a menu area configured to display at least one menu which is selectable by the pen and a content display area configured to display at least one content,

wherein the displaying the plurality of objects on the first area by re-arranging the plurality of objects on the first area comprises reducing a size of the menu area and enlarging a size of the content display area based on the pen being removed from the user terminal device.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the displaying the plurality of objects on the first area by re-arranging the plurality of objects on the first area comprises reducing a size of each object of the objects, and increasing a number of total objects displayed on the first area based on the pen being removed from the user terminal device.

11. The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

changing a shape of a selected indicator to a shape corresponding to another mode, and converting a current mode of the user terminal device to the another mode based on an indicator corresponding to the current mode of the user terminal device being selected by the pen.

12. The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

performing a control operation corresponding to a notification item and a note-taking automatically based on the note-taking being performed using the pen on the notification item displayed on the second quick panel screen.

13. A user terminal device capable of attaching and detaching a pen, comprising:

a display;

a detector; and

a controller configured to;

control the detector to identify a manipulation of a user, the detector being a hardware element;

control the display to display a home screen including a first area and a second area, wherein the first area is divided into a plurality of pages and is convertible by a page and the second area includes at least one indicator;

convert and display the first area by a page according to the manipulation in a first mode, and

reduce each size of the plurality of pages and display entire pages within a single first area in a second mode, the second mode being a mode in which the pen is used,

wherein at least one object is displayed on each page of the first area,

wherein the at least one indicator is selectable by an input of the pen, and

wherein a plurality of objects are selectable by a touch of the user and the at least one indicator is not selectable by the touch of the user in the first mode.

14. The user terminal device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the controller moves an object to another page according to a pen manipulation based on the pen manipulation for moving the object included in one page to the another page being identified while the entire pages are displayed on the single first area.

15. A user terminal device comprising:

a display;

a detector; and

a controller configured to;

control the detector to identify a manipulation of a user regarding a screen, the detector being a hardware element;

control the display to display a screen including a first area and a second area, wherein the first area includes a plurality of objects and the second area includes at least one indicator;

control the display to display the plurality of objects on the first area by arranging the plurality of objects on the first area according to a first layout based on a pen being mounted on the user terminal device, and

control the display to display the plurality of objects on the first area by rearranging the plurality of objects on the first area according to a second layout corresponding to a pen use mode based on the pen being removed from the user terminal device,

wherein the controller is configured to perform a control operation corresponding to a selected object based on at least one of the plurality of objects being selected by the pen while the first area, which is changed according to the second layout, is being displayed, and

wherein the controller is configured to rearrange the plurality of objects according to the first layout based on the pen being re-mounted on the user terminal device,

wherein the at least one indicator is selectable by an input of the pen,

wherein the plurality of objects are selectable by a touch of the user and the at least one indicator is not selectable by the touch of the user if the pen is mounted on the user terminal device,

wherein the controller is configured to display a first quick panel screen based on a touch dragging manipulation being identified from an edge area of the screen towards a center area of the screen,

wherein the controller is configured to display a second quick panel screen based on a pen dragging manipulation being identified from the edge area of the screen towards the center area of the screen, and

wherein based on a pen manipulation in a predetermined pattern being identified on the second quick panel screen, the controller is configured to perform a control operation according to the predetermined pattern.