Method for a display of an electronic device and the electronic device

• US 10,401,983 B2
• Filed: 04/15/2016
• Issued: 09/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Eunhye, Jung, Jinyung
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahn, Sejoon
• Application Number:
  US15/130,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20160306442A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,236 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/02 Detectors of external physical values, e.g. temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/0064 in which functions not related to time can be displayed digital output to display devices of digital computers G06F3/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• 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

Abstract

An electronic device and a screen display method thereof are described. In one aspect, a display is configured to display a screen that includes an information area, an item area disposed at the edge of the information area, and a pointer configured to point within the item area, where the item area is configured to display at least one event item, and a controller is configured to control the display to move the pointer based on a rotation input and to display event information of an event item to which the pointer points, in the information area.

Claims

1. A method for a display of an electronic device, comprising:

displaying a screen that comprises an information area, an item area disposed at the edge of the information area, and a pointer configured to point within the item area, wherein the item area is configured to display a plurality of event items;

moving the pointer based on a rotation input; and

displaying event information associated with an event item to which the pointer points among the plurality of event items, in the information area,

wherein two or more event items among the plurality of event items are superimposed on each other,

wherein displaying of the screen comprises;

determining an attribute of each of the plurality of event items based on event data of a corresponding event item among the plurality of event items; and

displaying each of the plurality of event items in the item area according to the attribute of the corresponding event item among the plurality of event items,

wherein the event data of the corresponding event item comprises a category and an event time, and

wherein determining the attribute of the corresponding event item comprises;

determining at least one of a shape and a color of the corresponding event item according to the category in the event data; and

determining a size of the corresponding event item and a location of the corresponding event item in the item area according to the event time in the event data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the item area corresponds to a preset time period, and

wherein the location of the corresponding event item in the item area is determined according to the event time of the corresponding event item within the preset time period.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the item area is implemented in a ring shape surrounding the information area, and

wherein a reference point representing both a start point and an end point of the preset time period is disposed in the item area.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein displaying the screen comprises:

displaying event information of the plurality of event items in the information area when the end of the preset time period arrives; and

removing the plurality of event items and the event information from the screen after a certain period of time passes.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the pointer is disposed on, and moves along, a boundary between the information area and the item area.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein moving the pointer comprises:

determining a rotation parameter from the rotation input, wherein the rotation parameter comprises at least one of a rotation direction, a rotation angle, and a rotation time; and

moving the pointer according to the rotation parameter.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, based on the rotation input, whether a rest event item to be pointed by the pointer exists next to the pointer in a rotation direction of the rotation input;

extending a color block in the item area when the rest event item does not exist; and

reducing the color block in the item area when the rotation input stops.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying event data corresponding to the event information in the information area when the event information is selected.

9. An electronic device comprising:

a display configured to display a screen that comprises an information area, an item area at the edge of the information area, and a pointer configured to point within the item area, wherein the item area is configured to display a plurality of event items;

a rotary unit rotatably coupled to an edge of the display; and

a controller configured to;

determine an attribute of each of the plurality of event items based on event data of a corresponding event item among the plurality of event items,

control the display to display each of the plurality of event items in the item area according to the attribute of the corresponding event item among the plurality of event items,

control the display to move the pointer based on a rotation input of the rotary unit, and

display event information associated with an event item to which the pointer points among the plurality of event items, in the information area,

wherein two or more event items among the plurality of event items are superimposed on each other,

wherein the event data of the corresponding event item comprises a category and an event time, and

wherein the controller is further configured to;

determine at least one of a shape and a color of the corresponding event item according to the category in the event data, and

determine a size of the corresponding event item and a location of the corresponding event item in the item area according to the event time in the event data.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the item area corresponds to a preset time period, and

wherein the location of the corresponding event item in the item area is determined according to the event time of the corresponding event item within the preset time period.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the item area is implemented in a ring shape surrounding the information area, and

wherein a reference point representing both a start point and an end point of the preset time period is disposed in the item area.

12. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the pointer is disposed on, and moves along, a boundary between the information area and the item area.

13. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to:

determine a rotation parameter from the rotation input, wherein the rotation parameter comprises at least one of a rotation direction, a rotation angle, and a rotation time, and

move the pointer according to the rotation parameter.

14. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to:

determine, based on the rotation input, whether a rest event item to be pointed by the pointer exists next to the pointer in the direction of rotation of the rotation input,

extend a color block in the item area when the rest event item does not exist; and

reduces the color block in the item area when the rotation input stops.

15. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to:

control to display event data corresponding to the event information in the information area when the event information is selected.