Method of displaying user interface on device, and device

• US 10,387,006 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2014
• Issued: 08/20/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Sin-ae, Kim, Young-sun, Lee, Jae-young, Choi, Seung-eok
• Primary Examiner(s): Xiao, Di
• Application Number:
  US14/169,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20140215367A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,027 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method of displaying a user interface (UI) on a screen of a device is provided. The method includes selecting, when an event occurs, a first object, which is related to the event, from among the one or more objects included in the UI, determining a second object for executing a second operation related to a first operation, the first operation being executed when the first object is selected by an input to the device, and changing the first object into the second object.

Claims

1. A method of displaying a user interface (UI) on a display of a device, the method comprising:

displaying the UI of a home screen on the display of the device, the UI comprising a plurality of objects for executing applications on the device;

based on matching at least one of a current time and a current place and a user schedule preset in the device, detecting a predetermined event with respect to at least one of a time and a place;

determining an operation which is expected to be executed with respect to the user schedule, based on the detected event;

determining a first object from among the plurality of objects for executing an application with respect to the determined operation;

in response to the detecting of an occurrence of the predetermined event, changing the displaying of the first object, in the UI, into displaying a sub-object which comprises information related to executing the determined operation within the application depicted by the first object; and

in response to a user input of selecting the sub-object, executing the determined operation using the application depicted by the first object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the event is related to a schedule,

wherein the first object and the sub-object that are included in display information of the UI are related to the schedule, and

wherein the determined operation connect the device to an external device based on connection information, according to the input.

3. The method of claim 1

wherein each of the plurality of objects is one from among a widget, an application execution icon, an application execution screen, and a combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1,

wherein the determining the first object comprises:

automatically detecting the first object when the event occurs;

obtaining information related to the event; and

determining the sub-object.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first object displays information related to a first external device,

wherein a first operation requests a phone-call with respect to the first external device according to an input,

wherein the sub-object displays information related to a second external device, and

wherein a second operation requests to process a phone-call with respect to the second external device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the information related to the first external device includes at least one from among a phone number of the first external device, an image that is set as the first external device, and identification information of the first external device, and

wherein the information related to the second external device comprises at least one from among a phone number of the second external device, an image that is set as the second external device, and identification information of the second external device.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the information related to the event includes information about a schedule set to the device, and

wherein the second external device is an external device that is related to the information about the schedule.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein the event corresponds to a change in a geographical position of the device, and

wherein the information related to the event comprises position information of the device.

9. The method of claim 3, wherein the first object is an icon for executing a first application,

wherein the sub-object is an icon for executing the determined operation which requires a second application, and

wherein, when the second application is not installed in the device, the method further includes downloading and installing the second application.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the first object includes selecting the first object from among the plurality objects, based on at least one from among information about types of a plurality of pieces of content that are displayed via the plurality objects comprised in the UI, at least one from among information about categories of characteristics of the plurality of objects, and at least one from among information about service providers of services that are provided via the plurality of objects.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the plurality of objects comprises displaying a first list of at least two applications, and

wherein the displaying of the sub-object comprises displaying a second list of recommended operations related to the application.

22. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 1, by a computer.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the event is a scheduled connection with another user and wherein the sub-object comprises an executable icon with information about said another user.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting of the predetermined event comprises:

retrieving a schedule of the user of the device, wherein the schedule comprises at least one scheduled event having at least one of the time and the place;

detecting, by the device at least one of the current time and the current place;

comparing said detected at least one of current time and current place with said at least one of the time and the place of the at least one scheduled event; and

detecting the occurrence of the predetermined event in response to the comparing indicating a match.

12. A device for displaying a UI, the device comprising:

a display; and

a processor configured to;

display the UI of a home screen on the display of the device, the UI including a plurality of objects for executing applications on the device,

based on matching at least one of a current time and a current place and a user schedule preset in the device, detect a predetermined event with respect to at least one of a time and a place,

determine an operation which is expected to be executed with respect to the user schedule, based on the detected event,

determine a first object from among the plurality of objects for executing an application with respect to the determined operation,

in response to the detecting of an occurrence of the predetermined event, change the display of the first object, in the UI, into display of a sub-object, which comprises information related to executing the determined operation within the application depicted by the first object, and

in response to a user input of selecting the sub-object, execute the determined operation using the application depicted by the first object.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the event is related to a schedule,

wherein display information of the first object and the sub-object are related to the schedule, and

wherein the determined operation connect the device to an external device based on connection information, according to the input.

14. The device of claim 12, wherein each of the plurality of objects is one from among a widget, an application execution icon, an application execution screen, and a combination thereof.

15. The device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to:

automatically detect the first object when the event occurs, obtain information related to the event, and determine the sub-object.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the first object displays information related to a first external device,

wherein a first operation requests a phone-call with respect to the first external device according to an input,

wherein the sub-object displays information related to a second external device, and

wherein a second operation requests to process a phone-call with respect to the second external device.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein the information related to the first external device includes at least one from among a phone number of the first external device, an image that is set as the first external device, and identification information with respect to the first external device, and

wherein the information related to the second external device comprises at least one from among a phone number of the second external device, an image that is set as the second external device, and identification information of the second external device.

18. The device of claim 16, wherein the information related to the event includes information about a schedule set to the device, and

wherein the second external device is an external device that is related to the information about the schedule.

19. The device of claim 15, wherein the event corresponds to a change in a geographical position of the device, and

wherein the information related to the event comprises position information of the device.

20. The device of claim 14, wherein the first object is an icon for executing a first application,

wherein the sub-object is an icon for executing the determined operation which requires a second application, and

wherein, when the second application is not installed in the device, the processor is configured to download and install the second application.

21. The device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to:

select the first object from among the plurality of objects, based on at least one from among information about types of a plurality of pieces of content that are displayed via the plurality of objects comprised in the UI, at least one from among information about categories of characteristics of the plurality of objects, and at least one from among information about service providers of services that are provided via the plurality of objects.

25. A method of displaying a user interface (UI) on a display of a device, the method comprising:

displaying the UI of a home screen on the display of the device, the UI comprising a plurality of objects for executing applications on the device;

detecting a predetermined event with respect to at least one of a time and a place;

determining an operation which is expected to be executed, based on the detected event;

determining a first object from among the plurality of objects for executing an application with respect to the determined operation to be executed;

changing the displaying of the first object, in the UI, into displaying a sub-object which comprises information related to executing the determined operation within the application depicted by the first object; and

in response to a user input of selecting the sub-object, executing the determined operation which is expected to be executed based on the detected event,

wherein the detecting of the predetermined event comprises;

retrieving a schedule of the user of the device, wherein the schedule comprises at least one scheduled event having at least one of the time and the place;

detecting, by the device at least one of current time and current place;

comparing said detected at least one of current time and current place with said at least one of the time and the place of the at least one scheduled event; and

detecting the predetermined event in response to the comparing indicating a match, and

wherein the first object comprises a connection application, which when executed connects the device to an external device and wherein the sub-object comprises information related to connecting with an external user of the external device.