USER INTERFACE, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A PHYSICALLY FLEXIBLE DEVICE

• US 20100011291A1
• Filed: 07/10/2008
• Published: 01/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Nurmi, Mikko Antero
• Application Number:
  US12/170,762
• Publication Number:
  US 20100011291A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04102 Flexible digitiser, i.e. constructional details for allowing the whole digitising part of a device to be flexed or rolled like a sheet of paper
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

A user interface including a flexible display configured to display graphical objects and a controller configured to detect a first bend and determine a resulting first foldline, determine a graphical object being intersected by the first foldline and execute a function associated with the graphical object.

Claims

1. A user interface comprising a flexible display and a controller configured to:

detect a first bend and determine a resulting first foldline,

determine a graphical object being intersected by said first foldline and

execute a function associated with said graphical object.

2. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein said controller is further configured to:

detect a second bend and determine a resulting second foldline,

determine a second graphical object being intersected by said second foldline and wherein said function is associated with or performed on said second graphical object.

3. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein said controller is further configured to determine a second graphical object being intersected by said first foldline and wherein said function is associated with or executed on said second graphical object.

4. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein said controller is further configured to detect a variation in said first bend and determine a resulting second foldline and determine a second graphical object being intersected by said second foldline and wherein said function is associated with or executed on said second graphical object.

5. A user interface according to claim 4, wherein said controller is further configured to detect a third graphical object being intersected by said first foldline and wherein said function is associated with or executed on said third graphical object.

6. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein said display is a touchdisplay and said controller is further configured to detect a touch input identifying a graphical object on said display wherein said function is associated with or executed on said second graphical object.

7. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein said display is configured to display a graphical indication of a foldline.

8. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein said controller is further configured to detect a double bend.

9. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein said controller is further configured to detect a release event and execute said function upon detection of said release event.

10. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein said controller is further configured to detect a characteristic of said bend and determine said associated function according to said a criterion based on said characteristic.

11. A user interface according to claim 10, wherein said criterion is related to one characteristic taken from the group comprising:

position of bend, angle of bend, speed of bend, sharpness of bend.

12. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein said controller is further configured to determine that a graphical objected is intersected if a foldline intersects an area surrounding said graphical object.

13. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein said display is configured to display a graphical object.

56. A device incorporating or configured to incorporate a user interface according to claim 1.

14. A user interface comprising a flexible display and a controller configured to detect a bend resulting in a shape and execute a function associated with said shape.

15. A user interface according to claim 14, wherein said controller is further configured to detect a movement and execute a function associated with said movement.

16. A user interface according to claim 14, wherein said function is to search for an institution.

17. A user interface according to claim 14, wherein said function is to establish a connection with a device.

18. A user interface comprising a flexible display and a controller configured to detect a bend of a corner of said display and execute a function associated with said corner.

19. A method for executing a function in a device comprising a flexible display, said method comprising:

detecting a bend,

determine a resulting foldline

determine a graphical object being intersected by said foldline and execute a function associated with said graphical object.

20. A method according to claim 19 further comprising detecting a release event and executing said function upon said release event.

21. A method according to claim 19 further comprising determine said function based on a criterion related to a characteristic of said bend.

22. A method according to claim 19 further comprising:

detecting a second bend,

determining a resulting second foldline,

determine a second graphical object being intersected by said second foldline and wherein said function is associated with or executed on said second graphical object.

23. A method according to claim 19 further comprising:

determining a second graphical object being intersected by said first foldline and wherein said function is associated with or executed on said second graphical object.

24. A method according to claim 19 further comprising detecting a variation in said first bend and determining a resulting second foldline and determining a second graphical object being intersected by said second foldline and wherein said function is associated with or executed on said second graphical object.

25. A method according to claim 19 further comprising detecting a third graphical object being intersected by said first foldline and wherein said function is associated with or executed on said third graphical object.

26. A method according to claim 19 wherein said display is a touchdisplay and said method comprises detecting a touch input identifying a graphical object on said display wherein said function is associated with or executed on said second graphical object.

27. A method according to claim 19 further comprising displaying a graphical indication of a foldline.

28. A method according to claim 19 further comprising detecting a double bend.

29. A method according to claim 19 further comprising detecting a release event and executing said function upon detection of said release event.

30. A method according to claim 19, further comprising determining that a graphical objected is intersected if a foldline intersects an area surrounding said graphical object.

31. A method according to claim 19, further comprising displaying said graphical object on said display.

57. A device implementing or configured to implement a method according to claim 19.

32. A method for executing a function in a device comprising a flexible display, said method comprising detecting a bend of a corner of said display and executing a function associated with said corner.

58. A device implementing or configured to implement a method according to claim 32.

33. A method for executing a function in a device comprising a flexible device, said method comprising:

detecting a bend,

determining a resulting shape,

determining a function associated with said shape and executing said function.

34. A method according to claim 33, wherein said function is to search for an institution.

35. A method according to claim 33, wherein said function is to establish a connection with a device.

36. A method according to claim 33 further comprising detecting a movement wherein said function is associated with said movement.

37. A method according to claim 33 further comprising detecting a release event and thereupon arrest said execution of said function.

59. A device implementing or configured to implement a method according to claim 33.

38. A computer readable medium including at least computer program code for controlling a user interface comprising a flexible display, said computer readable medium comprising:

software code configured to detect a first bend and determine a resulting first foldline,

software code configured to determine a graphical object being intersected by said first foldline and

software code configured to execute a function associated with said graphical object.

39. A computer readable medium as in claim 38 further comprising software code configured to

detect a second bend and determine a resulting second foldline,

determine a second graphical object being intersected by said second foldline and wherein said function is associated with or performed on said second graphical object.

40. A computer readable medium as in claim 38 further comprising software code configured to determine a second graphical object being intersected by said first foldline and wherein said function is associated with or executed on said second graphical object.

41. A computer readable medium as in claim 38 further comprising software code configured to detect a variation in said first bend and determine a resulting second foldline and determine a second graphical object being intersected by said second foldline and wherein said function is associated with or executed on said second graphical object.

42. A computer readable medium as in claim 38 further comprising software code configured to detect a third graphical object being intersected by said first foldline and wherein said function is associated with or executed on said third graphical object.

43. A computer readable medium as in claim 38 further comprising software code configured to wherein said display is a touchdisplay and said controller is further configured to detect a touch input identifying a graphical object on said display wherein said function is associated with or executed on said second graphical object.

44. A computer readable medium as in claim 38 further comprising software code configured to display a graphical indication of a foldline.

45. A computer readable medium as in claim 38 further comprising software code configured to detect a double bend.

46. A computer readable medium as in claim 38 further comprising software code configured to detect a release event and execute said function upon detection of said release event.

47. A computer readable medium as in claim 38 further comprising software code configured to detect a characteristic of said bend and determine said associated function according to said a criterion based on said characteristic.

48. A computer readable medium as in claim 47, wherein said criterion is related to one characteristic taken from the group comprising:

position of bend, angle of bend, speed of bend, sharpness of bend.

49. A computer readable medium as in claim 38 further comprising software code configured to determine that a graphical objected is intersected if a foldline intersects an area surrounding said graphical object.

50. A computer readable medium as in claim 38 further comprising software code configured to display said graphical object on said display.

51. A computer readable medium including at least computer program code for controlling a user interface comprising a flexible display, said computer readable medium comprising software code configured to detect a bend resulting in a shape and execute a function associated with said shape.

52. A computer readable medium as in claim 51 further comprising software code configured to detect a movement and execute a function associated with said movement.

53. A computer readable medium including at least computer program code for controlling a user interface comprising a flexible display, said computer readable medium comprising software code configured to detect a bend of a corner of said display and execute a function associated with said corner.

54. A user interface comprising flexible display means and control means for:

detecting a first bend and determining a resulting first foldline,

determining a graphical object being intersected by said first foldline and

executing a function associated with said graphical object.

55. A user interface comprising flexible display means and control means for detecting a bend resulting in a shape and control means for executing a function associated with said shape.