ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20110141146A1
• Filed: 06/14/2010
• Published: 06/16/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Bahg, Yong-beom, Eom, Mi-ra, Im, Ji-won, Kim, Ki-young
• Application Number:
  US12/814,549
• Publication Number:
  US 20110141146A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/661
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An electronic apparatus and method of controlling or performing a plurality of executable functions. The electronic apparatus includes: a display that displays an image corresponding to at least one executable function; an input unit that receives input from a user; and a controller that changes a size of the image according to the input from the user and performs at least one of automatic execution of the function and automatic closure of the function being performed in accordance with an extent of a change in the size of the image.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a display displaying an image corresponding to at least one executable function;

an input unit receiving input from a user associated with said at least one executable function; and

a controller for changing a size of the displayed image according to the received input and for performing at least one of;

(1) an automatic execution of said at least one executable function, and (2) an automatic closure of said at least one executable function being performed in accordance with an extent of a change in the size of the image based on the input received by the input unit.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls at least one of enlarging and reducing the displayed image according to the input from the user associated with said at least one executable function.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the displayed image comprises at least one of an icon displaying a corresponding function and an execution window of a corresponding function of said at least one executable function.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller displays a control menu for manipulating said at least one executable function on the display in accordance with an extent of a change in the size of the displayed image.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller sets said at least one executable function in at least one of an icon mode, an intermediate mode, and a full mode in accordance with an extent of a change in the size of the displayed image.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein when the icon mode is set the controller controls display of the image as at least one of a thumbnail image and an icon.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein when the intermediate mode is set the controller performs the function automatically and controls display of part of an executable control menu related to the function said at least one executable function.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 wherein when the full mode is set the controller performs the at least one executable function automatically and displays all of an executable control menu related to the function.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein when at least one of the icon mode and the intermediate mode is set the controller controls at least one of moving and rotating the displayed image according to the received input from the input unit.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the controller controls display of an indicator informing of a change of a mode in accordance with an extent of a change in the size of the image.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the controller switches said at least one executable function to a changed mode and controls the display so that the display does not show a change in indication when a change of a mode is completed while the indicator is being displayed.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the controller changes and displays at least one of border, transparency, definition and color of the displayed image when a mode is changed in accordance with an extent of a change in the size of the displayed image.

13. A method of controlling an electronic apparatus comprising:

displaying an image corresponding to at least one executable function;

receiving input from a user regarding said at least one executable function;

changing a size of the displayed image according to the input received from the user; and

performing at least one of an automatic execution of said at least one executable function and automatic closure of said at least one executable function being performed in accordance with an extent of a change in the size of the displayed image.

14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising performing at least one of enlarging and reducing the image according to the input received from the user.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the displayed image comprises at least one of an icon displaying a corresponding function and an execution window of a corresponding function of said at least one executable function.

16. The method according to claim 13, further comprising displaying a control menu to manipulate said at least one executable function in accordance with an extent of a change in the size of the displayed image.

17. The method according to claim 13, further comprising setting said at least one executable function in at least one of an icon mode, an intermediate mode, and a full mode in accordance with an extent of a change in the size of the displayed image.

18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising when the icon mode is set displaying the image as at least one of a thumbnail image and an icon.

19. The method according to claim 17, further comprising when the intermediate mode is set performing the function automatically and displaying part of an executable control menu related to the function.

20. The method according to claim 17, further comprising when the full mode is set performing the function automatically and displaying all of an executable control menu related to the function.