METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EDITING SCREEN OF MOBILE DEVICE HAVING TOUCH SCREEN

• US 20120304084A1
• Filed: 03/28/2012
• Published: 11/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Kyu Sung, WANG, Jee Yeun, KIM, Yu Sic, YANG, Hui Chul, KWON, Joong Hun
• Granted Patent: US 9,395,899 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/762
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for editing a screen of a mobile device having a touch screen. In an idle mode, the mobile device displays an item display region containing at least one item on an idle screen. In an edit mode, the mobile device displays an edit command region containing at least one predetermined edit command on an edit screen. When a first item contained in the item display region is moved to the edit command region, the mobile device executes the predetermined edit command assigned to a moved position of the edit command region.

Claims

1. A method for editing a screen of a mobile device having a touch screen, the method comprising:

displaying by a display unit an item display region containing at least one item on an idle screen during an idle mode;

activating an edit mode by a control unit and displaying by the display unit an edit command region containing at least one predetermined edit command on an edit screen; and

executing by the control unit the predetermined edit command assigned to a moved position of the edit command region when a first item contained in the item display region of the display unit is moved to the edit command region of the display unit.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the displayed edit command region is divided into at least two sub-regions to which different edit commands are assigned respectively, and the first item is moved by at least one of touch of the display unit or by gesture.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the displayed edit command region includes a first edit command region to which a folder creation command is assigned.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein executing of the edit command by the control unit includes:

creating a new folder icon in the first edit command region by the control unit when the first item contained in the item display region is moved to the first edit command region;

registering by the control unit and displaying by the display unit the first item moved from the item display region as a sub-item of the created folder icon; and

when a quit command is detected, the control unit controlling display of the created folder icon in a current page of the edit screen.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the executing of the edit command further includes:

when the control unit detects a second item contained in the item display region is moved to the first edit command region after the first item is registered and displayed, adding and displaying the second item as another sub-item of the created folder icon.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the executing of the edit command further includes:

determining by the control unit whether a page move command for the current page is detected after the first item is registered and displayed; and

when the page move command is inputted, moving display the current page in the direction of the page move command.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the edit command region comprises a first edit command region and a second edit command region, and wherein a page creation command is assigned to the second edit command region.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the executing of the edit command includes:

when the first item contained in the item display region is moved to the second edit command region, the control unit creating a new page icon in the second edit command region;

registering and displaying the first item as a sub-item of the created page icon; and

when a quit command is detected, displaying the created page icon at a specific position of the edit screen.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the executing of the edit command further includes:

when a second item contained in the item display region is moved to the second edit command region after the first item is registered and displayed, adding and displaying the second item as another sub-item of the created page icon.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the executing of the edit command further includes:

determining by the control unit whether a page move command is detected after the first item is registered and displayed; and

when the page move command is detected, moving the current page in the direction indicated by the page move command.

11. An apparatus for editing a screen of a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:

a touch screen unit configured to display an item display region containing at least one item on an idle screen in an idle mode, and to display an edit command region in an edit mode containing at least one predetermined edit command on an edit screen; and

a control unit configured to control the touch screen unit and execute the predetermined edit command assigned to a moved position of the edit command region when a first item contained in the item display region is moved to the edit command region.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the edit command region is divided into at least two sub-regions to which different edit commands are assigned respectively.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the edit command region of the display includes a first edit command region to which a folder creation command is assigned.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the control unit is further configured to create a new folder icon in the first edit command region, when the first item contained in the item display region is moved to the first edit command region, and to register and display the first item as a sub-item of the created folder icon, and when a quit command is detected, to display the created folder icon in a current page of the edit screen.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the control unit detects dragging of the first item along the touchscreen or a gesture to move the display of the first item to the created folder icon.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the control unit is further configured to add and display the second item as a sub-item of the created folder icon, when a second item contained in the item display region is moved to the first edit command region after the first item is registered and displayed.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the control unit is further configured to determine whether a page move command is detected after the first item is registered and displayed, and to move the current page in the direction of the page move command when the page move command is detected.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the edit command region comprises a first edit command region and a second edit command region to which a page creation command is assigned.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the control unit is further configured to create a new page icon in the second edit command region, when the first item contained in the item display region is moved to the second edit command region, and to register and display the first item as a sub-item of the created page icon, and when a quit command is detected, to control display the created page icon at a specific position of the edit screen.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the control unit is further configured to add and display the second item as another sub-item of the created page icon, when a second item contained in the item display region is moved to the second edit command region after the first item is registered and displayed.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the control unit is further configured to determine whether a page move command is detected after the first item is registered and displayed, and when the page move command is detected, to move display of the current page in a direction indicated by the page move command.