DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20120179969A1
• Filed: 01/10/2012
• Published: 07/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Dong-heon, YANG, Gyung-hye, KIM, Jung-geun, YOON, Soo-yeoun, JO, Sun-haeng, KIM, Yoo-tai
• Application Number:
  US13/347,234
• Publication Number:
  US 20120179969A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/719
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

A display apparatus is provided including a user interface unit which displays a plurality of icons and a control unit which, if a stretch motion of widening a touch point while one of the plurality of icons is touched, controls the user interface unit to execute part of a function corresponding to the icon and display a function window corresponding to the part of functions.

Claims

1. A method of displaying on an apparatus, comprising:

displaying an icon; and

performing a stretch motion of widening a touch point while the icon is touched, executing a part of a function corresponding to the icon and displaying a function window corresponding to the part of the function.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the displaying the function window comprises displaying another icon other than the touched icon with the function window.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a size of the function window is determined in proportion to a scale of the stretch motion.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, if a scale of the stretch motion is greater than a first threshold value and less than a second threshold value, a size of the function window is determined to be a default value, and if a scale of the stretch motion is greater than the second threshold value, the function window is displayed on full screen of the display apparatus.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the displaying the function window comprises, if a stretch motion of widening a touch point is input while an icon for a widget from among the plurality of icons is touched, converting the icon for a widget to a widget window for displaying widget contents and displaying the widget window.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the displaying the function window comprises, if a stretch motion of widening a touch point is input while an icon for an image file from among the plurality of icons is input, converting the icon for an image file to a thumbnail image window for displaying an image included in the image file and displaying the thumbnail image window.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the displaying the function window comprises, if a stretch motion of widening a touch point is input while an icon for a video file from among the plurality of icons is touched, converting the icon for a video file to a preview window for displaying video included in the video file, and displaying the preview window.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the displaying the function window comprises, if a drag motion of dragging an icon in a form of a size and shape while the icon is touched, executing part of functions corresponding to the icon and displaying a function window corresponding to the part of functions.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the displaying the function window comprises, if a motion of panning, tilting, or vibrating the display apparatus is input while the icon is touched, executing part of functions corresponding to the icon and displaying a function window corresponding to the part of functions.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

if a shrink motion of reducing a distance between touch points is input while the function window is touched, converting the function window to the icon and displaying the icon.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the displaying the function window comprises applying an animation effect to the icon, converting the icon to the function window, and displaying the function window.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the displaying the function window comprises displaying a setting menu regarding a function of the icon.

13. A display apparatus, comprising:

a user interface unit which displays an icon; and

a control unit which, in response to a stretch motion of widening a touch point while one of the plurality of icons is touched, executes a part of a function corresponding to the icon and displays a function window corresponding to the part of the function.

14. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the control unit controls the user interface unit to display remaining icons from among the plurality of icons along with the function window.

15. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the control unit controls the user interface unit to display the function window having a size proportional to a scale of the stretch motion.

16. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the control unit controls the user interface unit to display the function window having a default size if a scale of the stretch motion is greater than a first threshold value and less than a second threshold value, and

the control unit controls the user interface unit to display the function window on a full screen of the user interface unit if a scale of the stretch motion is greater than a second threshold value.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the control unit, in response to a stretch motion of widening a touch point input while an icon for a widget from among the plurality of icons is touched, controls the user interface unit to convert the icon for a widget to a widget window for displaying widget contents and displays the widget window.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the control unit, in response to a stretch motion of widening a touch point is input while an icon for an image file from among the plurality of icons is input, controls the user interface unit to convert the icon for an image file to a thumbnail image window for displaying an image included in the image file and displays the thumbnail image window.

19. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the control unit, in response to a stretch motion of widening a touch point while an icon for a video file from among the plurality of icons is touched, controls the user interface unit to convert the icon for a video file to a preview window for displaying video included in the video file and displays the preview window.

20. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the control unit, in response to a drag motion of dragging an icon in a form of a size and shape while the icon is touched, controls the user interface unit to execute part of functions corresponding to the icon and displays a function window corresponding to the part of functions.

21. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, further comprising:

a sensor unit which senses a motion of panning, tilting, or vibrating the display apparatus,

wherein the control unit, in response to a motion of panning, tilting, or vibrating the display apparatus sensed by the user sensor unit while one icon from among the plurality of icons is touched, controls the user interface unit to execute part of functions corresponding to the icon and display a function window corresponding to the part of functions.

22. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the control unit, if a shrink motion of reducing a distance between touch points is input while the function window is touched, controls the user interface unit to convert the function window to the icon and display the icon.

23. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the control unit controls the user interface unit to apply an animation effect to the icon, convert the icon to the function window, and displays the function window.

24. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the control unit controls the user interface unit to display a setting menu regarding a function of the icon.

25. A computer readable medium configured to A computer readable medium that is configured to store instructions for controlling a display on an apparatus, the instructions comprising:

displaying an icon; and

performing a stretch motion of widening a touch point while the icon is touched, executing a part of a function corresponding to the icon and displaying a function window corresponding to the part of the function.