Terminal and method for controlling terminal

• US 10,712,933 B2
• Filed: 05/18/2016
• Issued: 07/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Sung-wook, Park, Se-hwan, Lee, Jae-yong
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Jennifer N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fortino, Ashley M
• Application Number:
  US15/158,284
• Publication Number:
  US 20160266788A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,518 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• 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 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44 Arrangements for executing specific programs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57

Abstract

Provided is a terminal allowing a user to easily search for and execute an application, and a method of controlling the terminal. The method includes displaying a first output screen including a screen of an application; receiving a first gesture; displaying a second output screen including a keyboard interface, according to the received first gesture; receiving a search word via the keyboard interface; displaying a third output screen including a list of applications searched by using the received search word; receiving a second gesture; and executing at least one application from among the applications, according to the received second gesture.

Claims

1. A method of controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying a first output screen comprising a screen of an application and a launcher icon docked on the first output screen;

receiving a first gesture comprising a drag starting from the launcher icon;

displaying a second output screen comprising a keyboard interface, according to the received first gesture;

receiving a search word via the keyboard interface;

displaying a third output screen comprising a first list of applications searched by using the received search word, wherein the third output screen is displayed adjacent to the keyboard interface at an upper end of the keyboard interface;

receiving a second gesture on one key from among keys included in the keyboard interface, wherein the second gesture comprises long holding the one key;

displaying a fourth output screen on an area where the keyboard interface is displayed, according to the received second gesture, wherein the fourth output screen is displayed as an overlay on the keyboard interface, and wherein the fourth output screen comprises a second list of applications mapped to the one key from among keys included in the keyboard interface and an icon for editing the second list;

simultaneously displaying the first and second lists of applications at the electronic device;

displaying a user interface for adding one or more applications to the second list according to a user input selecting the icon for editing the second list;

receiving a third gesture selecting at least one application from among the first list of applications and the second list of applications; and

executing the at least one application according to the received third gesture.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first output screen further comprises a floating launcher icon, and

wherein receiving the first gesture further comprises receiving a tap with respect to the launcher icon.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the third output screen comprises:

searching for, from among stored applications, at least one application comprising the search word in names of the stored applications; and

displaying the third output screen comprising the first list of applications comprising the searched at least one application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the third output screen comprises:

arranging the searched applications comprised in the list, based on a number of times the applications have been executed; and

displaying the third output screen comprising the first list of applications comprising the arranged applications.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the third output screen comprises:

searching for, from among stored applications, at least one application comprising the search word in an initial sound list of names of the stored applications; and

displaying the third output screen comprising the first list of the applications comprising the searched at least one application.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the third output screen comprises:

searching for, from among stored applications, at least one application comprising the search word in tags corresponding to the stored applications; and

displaying the third output screen comprising the first list of the applications comprising the searched at least one application.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the third gesture comprises receiving a tap with respect to a particular application from among the first list of applications and the second list of applications.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a fifth output screen comprising an execution screen of the at least one application.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein first syllables of names of applications in the second list correspond to the one key.

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

10. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

a memory configured to store one or more applications; and

at least one processor configured to;

generate a first output screen comprising a screen of an application from among the one or more applications and a launcher icon docked on the first output screen,

control the display to display the first output screen,

receive a first gesture comprising a drag gesture with respect to the launcher icon,

generate a second output screen comprising a keyboard interface according to the received first gesture,

control the display to display the second output screen,

receive a search word via the keyboard interface,

generate a third output screen comprising a first list of at least one application corresponding to the received search word from among the one or more applications stored in the memory, wherein the third output screen is displayed adjacent to the keyboard interface at an upper end of the keyboard interface,

control the display to display the third output screen,

receive a second gesture on one key from among keys included in the keyboard interface, wherein the second gesture comprises long holding the one key,

control the display to display a fourth output screen on an area where the keyboard interface is displayed, according to the received second gesture, wherein the fourth output screen is displayed as an overlay on the keyboard interface, and wherein the fourth output screen comprises a second list of applications mapped to the one key from among keys included in the keyboard interface and an icon for editing the second list,

control the display to simultaneously display the first and second lists of applications,

control the display to display a user interface for adding one or more applications to the second list according to a user input selecting the icon for editing the second list,

receive a third gesture selecting at least one application from among the first list of applications and the second list of applications, and

execute the at least one application, according to the received third gesture.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the first output screen comprises a floating launcher icon, and

wherein the first gesture further comprises a tap with respect to the launcher icon.

12. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

generate a fifth output screen comprising an execution screen of the at least one application, and

control the display to display the fifth output screen.

14. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein first syllables of names of the applications in the second list correspond to the one key.