Method and apparatus for performing operation using intensity of gesture in electronic device

• US 10,444,982 B2
• Filed: 08/23/2016
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Sharma, Ankur, Gupta, Sachin Kumar
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Nitin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Onyekaba, Amy
• Application Number:
  US15/244,405
• Publication Number:
  US 20170109033A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,148 Days
• Field of Search: 345173, 715863
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70

Abstract

The embodiments herein provide a method for performing an operation in an electronic device. The method includes displaying at least two objects. Further, the method includes identifying a gesture on the at least two objects. Further, the method includes displaying at least one content for performing at least one operation relative to the at least two objects according to a level corresponding to the gesture among a plurality of levels.

Claims

1. A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of objects in a first application;

identifying a gesture having at least two touch points, and at least two objects on which the gesture is performed among the plurality of objects;

identifying a level of the gesture among a plurality of levels based on a distance between the at least two touch points by the gesture and a movement speed of each of the at least two touch points by the gesture;

displaying an indicator comprising a numeral changed based on the identified level of the gesture to indicate a type of at least one operation to be performed on the at least two objects;

determining the type of the at least one operation corresponding to the identified level of the gesture among a plurality of types for operations, based on mapping information between the plurality of levels and the plurality of types for the operations; and

performing the at least one operation for the determined type corresponding to the identified level of the gesture in a second application which is capable of the operations,

wherein the performing the at least one operation comprises displaying at least one content in the second application, and

wherein the displayed at least one content represents at least part of the at least one operation for the determined type corresponding to the identified level of the gesture.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein the indicator further comprises at least one of an application icon, a symbol, or a character.

3. The method of claim 1,

wherein the identifying of the level of the gesture comprises determining a type of the gesture, and

wherein the determining of the type of at least one operation comprises referring the mapping information according to the type of the gesture.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the type of the gesture includes one of join or away.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a functionality provided by the second application comprises at least one of:

pairing the at least two objects,

sending a friend request in a Social Networking Site (SNS) relative to the at least two objects,

sending recommendation in a SNS relative to the at least two objects,

scheduling a meeting relative to the at least two objects,

initiating a call relative to the at least two objects,

requesting a service relative to the at least two objects,

modifying playback option relative to the at least two objects,

or

displaying historic data relative to the at least two objects.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying information of the at least one operation for the determined type.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting an input for an item displayed for indicating the second application;

identifying at least one parameter associated with the item for indicating the second application; and

identifying the operations associated with a functionality provided by the second application based on the identified at least one parameter.

8. The method of claim 7,

wherein the detecting the input for the item for indicating the second application comprises detecting an input for a clipart object in an image comprising the plurality of objects, and

wherein the method further comprises displaying an indication for providing an option to proceed to determine the type of the at least one operation among the identified operations associated with the functionality provided by the second application.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a feedback based on the level of the gesture after identifying the level of the gesture,

wherein the feedback is more strongly determined as the level of the gesture is higher.

10. The method of claim 1,

wherein the displaying the plurality of objects in the first application comprises displaying the plurality of objects for indicating a plurality of electronic devices that are proximate to the electronic device in an application for a bluetooth pairing,

wherein the at least two objects comprise a first object for indicating the electronic device and a second object for indicating another electronic device, and

wherein the plurality of types for the operations are determined according to combinations of permission configurations for the bluetooth pairing.

11. An electronic device comprising:

a display configured to display a plurality of objects in a first application; and

at least one processor configured to;

identify a gesture having at least two touch points, and at least two objects on which the gesture is performed among the plurality of objects;

identify a level of the gesture among a plurality of levels based on a distance between the at least two touch points by the gesture and a movement speed of each of the at least two touch points by the gesture;

display an indicator comprising a numeral changed based on the identified level of the gesture to indicate a type of at least one operation to be performed on the at least two objects;

determine the type of the at least one operation corresponding to the identified level of the gesture among a plurality of types for operations, based on mapping information between the plurality of levels and the plurality of types for the operations; and

perform the at least one operation for the determined type corresponding to the identified level of the gesture in a second application which is capable of the at least one operation,

wherein, to perform the at least one operation, the at least one processor is further configured to control the display to display at least one content, the at least one content representing at least part of the at least one operation for the determined type corresponding to the identified level of the gesture.

12. The electronic device of claim 11,

wherein the indicator further comprises at least one of an application icon, a symbol, or a character.

13. The electronic device of claim 11,

wherein, to identify the level of the gesture, the at least one processor is further configured to determine a type of the gesture, and

wherein, to determine the type of the gesture, the at least one processor is further configured to refer the mapping information according to the type of the gesture.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the type of the gesture includes one of join or away.

15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein a functionality provided by the second application comprises at least one of:

pairing the at least two objects,

sending a friend request in a Social Networking Site (SNS) relative to the at least two objects,

sending recommendation in a SNS relative to the at least two objects,

scheduling a meeting relative to the at least two objects,

initiating a call relative to the at least two objects,

requesting a service relative to the at least two objects,

modifying playback option relative to the at least two objects,

or

displaying historic data relative to the at least two objects.

16. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the display is further configured to display information of the at least one operation for the determined type.

17. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

detect an input for an item displayed for indicating the second application,

identify at least one parameter associated with the item for indicating the second application, and

identify the operations associated with a functionality provided by the second application based on the identified at least one parameter.

18. The method of claim 17,

wherein, in order to detect the input for the item for indicating the second application, the at least one processor is further configured to detect an input for a clipart object in an image comprising the plurality of objects, and

wherein the display is further configured to display an indication for providing an option to proceed to determine the type of the at least one operation among the identified operations associated with the functionality provided by the second application.

19. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor further configured to:

determine a feedback based on the level of the gesture after identifying the level of the gesture,

wherein the feedback is more strongly determined as the level of the gesture is higher.

20. The electronic device of claim 11,

wherein, in order to display the plurality of objects in the first application, the display is further configured to display the plurality of objects for indicating a plurality of electronic devices that are proximate to the electronic device in an application for a bluetooth pairing,

wherein the at least two objects comprise a first object for indicating the electronic device and a second object for indicating another electronic device, and

wherein the plurality of types for the operations are determined according to combinations of permission configurations for the bluetooth pairing.