METHOD OF PROVIDING OF USER INTERFACE IN PORTABLE TERMINAL AND APPARATUS THEREOF

• US 20130050143A1
• Filed: 08/27/2012
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Tae Yeon, PARK, Mi Jung, YANG, Gu Hyun
• Application Number:
  US13/595,157
• Publication Number:
  US 20130050143A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04106 Multi-sensing digitiser, i.e. digitiser using at least two different sensing technologies simultaneously or alternatively, e.g. for detecting pen and finger, for saving power or for improving position detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04108 Touchless 2D- digitiser, i.e. digitiser detecting the X/Y position of the input means, finger or stylus, also when it does not touch, but is proximate to the digitiser's interaction surface without distance measurement in the Z direction
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

Provided are a method of providing a user interface of a portable terminal that may output an affordance image induced such that a certain function is performed in a location in which approach of a touch input device is sensed, and an apparatus thereof. The method of providing a user interface of a portable terminal with a touch screen, includes: checking whether approach of a touch input device is sensed on the touch screen; determining a type of the sensed touch input device when the approach of the touch input device is sensed; and outputting a first affordance image corresponding to at least one function executable using a stylus at a sensed region of the approach of a stylus when the touch input device is the stylus as the determination result.

Claims

1. A method of providing a user interface of a portable terminal with a touch screen, the method comprising:

checking whether approach of a touch input device is sensed on said touch screen;

determining a type of said sensed touch input device when the approach of said touch input device is sensed; and

outputting a first affordance image corresponding to at least one function executable using a stylus at a sensed region of the approach of the stylus when said touch input device is said stylus as the determination result.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said checking whether approach of a touch input device is sensed on said touch screen comprises checking whether said touch input device approaches one of items displayed on said touch screen.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining of the type of said sensed touch input device comprises:

determining said stylus as said touch input device when approach of said touch input device is sensed through an electromagnetic induction touch panel; and

determining a touch input device distinguished from said stylus as said touch input device when approach of said touch input device is sensed through a capacitive touch panel.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising

performing one of said at least one function corresponding to said touch event when a touch event is sensed on said first affordance image.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising one of:

outputting a second affordance image corresponding to at least one other function executable using the said touch input device distinguished from said stylus, wherein the at least one other function is different from the at least one function executable using the stylus, on a region which said approach of said touch input device distinguished from said stylus is sensed when said touch input device is said touch input device distinguished from said stylus; and

disregarding approach of said touch input device distinguished from said stylus when said touch input device is said touch input device distinguished from said stylus as said determination result.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising executing one of said at least one other function corresponding to a touch event when said touch event is sensed on said second affordance image.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein said first affordance image and said second affordance image comprise at least one function icon to which a certain function is set.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said function icons included in said first affordance image and said second affordance image are changed according to a type of icon located at a region which said touch input device approaches.

9. The method of claim 5, further comprising moving said first affordance image or said second affordance image according to movement of said touch input device when the movement of said touch input device is sensed in a state that said touch input device approaches said touch screen.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether an affordance image display mode displaying an affordance image at a sensed region of the approach of said touch input device is activated; and

performing said determining said type of said sensed touch input device when said affordance image display mode is activated.

11. An apparatus for providing a user interface of a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a touch panel recognizing approach and touch of a touch input device;

a controller determining a type of said touch input device when approach of said touch input device is sensed, and controlling such that a first affordance image corresponding at least one function executable using a stylus at a side of a sensed region of approach of said stylus is displayed when said touch input device is said stylus as said determination result; and

a display panel outputting said first affordance image.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said controller checks whether said touch input device approaches one of items displayed on said touch screen.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said controller executes one of said at least one function in response to a sensed touch event when said touch event is sensed on said first affordance image.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said controller outputs a second affordance image corresponding to at least one other function executable using said touch input device distinguished from said stylus, wherein the at least one other function is different from the at least one function executable using said stylus to a location in which the approach of said touch input device is sensed when said touch input device is distinguished from said stylus.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said controller executes one of said at least one other function corresponding to a touch event when said touch event is sensed on said second affordance image.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said first affordance image and said second affordance image comprise at least one function icon to which a certain function is set.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said controller changes a function icon included in said first affordance image or said second affordance image according to a type of an item located in a region which said touch input device approaches.

18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said controller moves said first affordance image or said second affordance image according to a movement of said touch input device when the movement of said touch input device is sensed in a state that said touch input device approaches said touch screen.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said controller disregards the approach of said touch input device when said touch input device is distinguished from said stylus as said determination result.

20. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said controller determines whether an affordance image display mode displaying an affordance image at a sensed region of the approach of said touch input device is activated;

and determines a type of said sensed touch input device when said affordance image display mode is activated.

21. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said touch panel is a combination touch panel being a combination of a capacitive touch panel and an electromagnetic induction touch panel.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein said controller determines that said stylus approaches when the approach of said touch input device is sensed through said electromagnetic induction touch panel, and determines that a touch input device distinguished from said stylus approaches when the approach of said touch input device is sensed through said capacitive touch panel.

23. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said touch panel is a combination touch panel being a combination of a resistive touch panel and an electromagnetic induction touch panel.

24. A method of providing a user interface of a portable terminal with a touch screen, the method comprising:

sensing approach of a stylus; and

outputting an affordance image corresponding to at least one function executable using said stylus at a sensed region of the approach of a stylus when the approach of said stylus is sensed.

25. An apparatus for providing a user interface of a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a touch screen sensing approach of a stylus; and

a controller for controlling said touch screen to output an affordance image corresponding to at least one function executable using said stylus at a sensed region of the approach of said stylus when the approach of said stylus is sensed.