Method and apparatus for operating function in touch device

• US 10,359,925 B2
• Filed: 09/11/2017
• Issued: 07/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jeong, Jinhong
• Primary Examiner(s): Sheng, Tom V
• Application Number:
  US15/700,707
• Publication Number:
  US 20170371531A1
• Time in Patent Office: 680 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method for operating a function in a touch device capable of simultaneously changing an option and executing the function based on an input touch event during execution of a function using a function button provided in a certain mode which is executed in a touch device supporting touch based input and an apparatus thereof is provided. The method includes executing a second function associated with option setting according to a touch event input to a function button; and executing a first function allocated to the function button according to an option value set by the second function when the input touch event is released.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a display;

a memory; and

at least one processor operatively coupled with the memory and the display, the at least one processer is configured to;

display a media mode screen on the display according to executing of a media mode to play a content, the media mode screen includes at least one button,

display, in response to detecting a first touch input on a first button of the at least one button, a first option menu relating to the first button,

change an option value relating to play of the content according to movement to a first direction of the first touch input, and

play a content with the changed option value.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, the at least one processor is further configured to:

when the first touch input on the first button is released before a preset threshold time, play a first content with a predetermined option value.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, the at least one processor is further configured to:

when the first touch input on the first button is maintained over the preset threshold time, displaying the first option menu relating to the first button.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, the at least one processor is further configured to:

display a content list including a plurality of contents, and

change a content to be played from the first content to a second content in the content list, the second content corresponds to a releasing point of the first touch input.

5. The apparatus of claim 3, the at least one processor is further configured to:

play the content with a changed play speed according to the movement of the first touch input.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first button is a play button of the media mode screen.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, the at least one processor is further configured to:

display, in response to detecting a second touch input while the first option menu is displayed, a second option menu different from the first option menu, and

change an option value relating to the second option menu according to movement to a second direction of the second touch input.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the second touch input is one of touch movement to the second direction or a touch input detected an area other than the first button.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, the at least one processor is further configured to:

display, in response to detecting a touch input on a second button of the at least one button, a second option menu relating to the second button, and

change an option value of the second option menu according to movement of the touch input.

10. A method comprising:

displaying a media mode screen on a display according to executing of a media mode to play a content, the media mode screen includes at least one button;

displaying, in response to detecting a first touch input on a first button of the at least one button, a first option menu relating to the first button;

changing an option value relating to play of the content according to movement to a first direction of the first touch input; and

playing a content with the changed option value.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

when the first touch input on the first button is released before a preset threshold time, playing a first content with a predetermined option value.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the displaying of the first option menu comprises:

when the first touch input on the first button is maintained over the preset threshold time, displaying the first option menu relating to the first button.

13. The method of claim 12,

wherein displaying of the first option menu comprises displaying a content list including a plurality of contents,

wherein the changing of the option value comprises changing a content to be played from the first content to a second content in the content list, and

wherein the second content corresponds to a releasing point of the first touch input.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein playing of the content comprises:

playing the content with a changed play speed according to the movement of the first touch input.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the first button is a play button of the media mode screen.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

displaying, in response to detecting a second touch input while the first option menu is displayed, a second option menu different from the first option menu; and

changing an option value relating to the second option menu according to movement to a second direction of the second touch input.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the second touch input is one of touch movement to the second direction or a touch input detected an area other than the first button.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

displaying, in response to detecting a touch input on a second button of the at least one button, a second option menu relating to the second button; and

changing an option value of the second option menu according to movement of the touch input.