METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING FUNCTION IN TOUCH DEVICE

• US 20130088455A1
• Filed: 10/10/2012
• Published: 04/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: JEONG, Jinhong
• Granted Patent: US 8,928,614 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method for operating a function in a touch device capable of simultaneously changing an option and executing the function based on an input touch event during execution of a function using a function button provided in a certain mode which is executed in a touch device supporting touch based input and an apparatus thereof is provided. The method includes executing a second function associated with option setting according to a touch event input to a function button; and executing a first function allocated to the function button according to an option value set by the second function when the input touch event is released.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a function in a touch device, the method comprising:

executing a second function associated with option setting according to a touch event input to a function button; and

executing a first function allocated to the function button according to an option value set by the second function when the input touch event is released.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the executing of the second function comprises:

activating an option menu when the touch event is input for a predetermined time; and

changing an option value of the option menu corresponding to movement of the touch event using the option menu.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

setting an option value of the option menu based on an option value of a point in which the touch event is released.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the activating of the option menu comprises:

activating a first option menu corresponding to the touch event; and

activating a second option menu according to a type of a touch event while the first option menu is activated.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

setting a first option value with respect to the first option menu according to the first touch event; and

changing an option menu from the first option menu to the second option menu according to the touch event and setting a second option value with respect to the second option menu according to the touch event.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the executing of the first function comprises executing the first function of the function button based on the first option value and the second option value.

7. A method for controlling a function in a touch device, the method comprising:

detecting a touch event input on a function button displayed in a certain mode;

displaying an option menu in response to the touch event input;

detecting movement of the touch event while the option menu is displayed;

changing an option value based on the option menu according to the movement of the touch event; and

executing a function of the function button based on the changed option value when the touch event is released.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the displaying of the option menu comprises activating and displaying the option menu when the input touch event remains for greater than a preset threshold time.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

providing a function region for providing at least one soft type function button for executing a function in the certain mode during execution of the certain mode; and

providing a display region for displaying relation data operated according to a touch event input through the function button of the function region.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the option menu is displayed in a preset location of the display region, is displayed in a region adjacent to the function button, or is displayed in an overlay form.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

displaying a first option menu corresponding to the touch event; and

activating a second option menu of different depth than the first option menu according to change in a type of a touch event while the first option menu is activated.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

setting a first option value with respect to the first option menu according to the first touch event; and

changing an option menu from the first option menu to the second option menu according to the touch event and setting a second option value with respect to the second option menu by the touch event.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the executing of the function comprises executing the second function of the function button based on the first option value changed in the first option menu and the second option value changed in the second option menu.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the executing of the function of the function button comprises:

changing the first option value with respect to the first option menu and temporarily storing the first option value of the first option menu when an option menu is switched to the second option menu;

setting the second option value with respect to the second option menu; and

executing the function of the function button according to the release of the touch event according to both of the first option value and the second option value when the touch event is released after the second option value is set.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the option menu is displayed in a form greater than one dimension.

16. A touch device comprising;

a display unit for displaying a function region for providing at least one soft type function button for executing a function in a certain mode during execution of the certain mode and a display region for displaying related data operated according to a touch event input through the function button of the function region;

a memory for storing at least one option menu given by the certain mode, a corresponding option setting value, and preset information for a function operation of the touch device; and

a controller for changing at least one option value with respect to at least one option menu according to a touch event input through the function button in the certain mode and for controlling execution of a function of the function button based on the at least one changed option value when the touch event is released.

17. The touch device of claim 16, wherein the touch event is classified into at least one of:

an interaction for calling an option menu allocated to a function button before a function corresponding to the function button is executed;

an interaction moved to change an option value according the called option menu; and

an interaction for executing the function corresponding to a function button after changing the option value,

wherein each of the interactions is achieved based on a single touch.

18. The touch device of claim 17, wherein the controller activates an option menu when the touch event is input on the function button for a predetermined time, and changes the option value of the option menu corresponding to movement of the touch event using the option menu.

19. The touch device of claim 18, wherein the controller activates a first option menu corresponding to the touch event and activates a second option menu according to change in a type of the touch event while the first option menu is activated.

20. The touch device of claim 19, wherein the controller sets a first option value with respect to the first option menu according to the first touch event, changes an option menu from the first option menu to the second option menu according to the touch event, and sets a second option value with respect to the second option menu according to the touch event.

21. The touch device of claim 19, wherein the controller controls execution of the second function of the function button based on the first option value changed in the first option menu and the second option value changed in the second option menu.

22. The touch device of claim 16, wherein the controller controls execution of an unique function of the function button when the touch event is released within a predetermined time after the touch event is inputted to the function button, the controller displays a menu setting an option associated with the unique function when the touch event maintains for greater than a predetermined time elapses after the touch event is inputted to the function button, the controller sets the option according to movement of the touch event when the touch event is moved corresponding to the menu in a state that the touch event is not released, and the controller reflects the set option value to control execution of the unique function of the function button when the touch event is released.

23. A method for controlling a function in a touch device, the method comprising:

receiving a touch event input through a function button displayed on a screen;

executing an unique function of the function button when the touch event is released within a predetermined time;

displaying a menu setting an option associated with the unique function when a predetermined time elapses after the touch event is inputted to the function button;

setting the option value when the touch event is moved corresponding to the menu in a state that the touch event is not released; and

reflecting the set option value to execute the unique function of the function button when the touch event is released.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the releasing of the touch event within the predetermined time is inputted to the function button so that the touch event is released from the function button, and

the releasing of the touch event after the predetermined time elapses is inputted to the function button so that the touch event is released from the menu.

25. A photographing method in a touch device, comprising:

receiving a touch event input through a photographing button displayed on a screen;

performing photographing when the touch event is released within a predetermined time;

displaying a menu setting an option associated with the photographing when the touch event maintains for greater than a predetermined time after the touch event is inputted to the photographing button;

setting the option value when the touch event is moved corresponding to the menu in a state that the touch event is not released; and

performing photographing to which the set option value is applied when the touch event is released.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the releasing of the touch event within the predetermined time is inputted to the photographing button so that the touch event is released from the photographing button, and the releasing of the touch event after the predetermined time elapses is inputted to the photographing button so that the touch event is released from the menu.

27. An apparatus for operating a function of a touch device, the apparatus comprising:

a touch screen displaying a function button for performing an unique function and receiving a touch event input through the function button;

a controller controlling a first mode executing the unique function of the function button when the touch event is released within a predetermined time, displaying a menu setting an option associated with the unique function when the touch event maintains for greater than a predetermined time, setting the option value when the touch event is moved in a state that the touch event is not released, and controlling a second mode of reflecting the set option value to execute the unique function of the function button when the touch event is released.

28. A touch device comprising:

a camera module;

a touch screen displaying a photographing button for performing photographing using the camera module, and receiving a touch event input for performing the photographing through the photographing button;

a controller controlling a first mode executing photographing when the touch event is released within a predetermined time, displaying a menu setting an option associated with the photographing when the touch event maintains for greater than a predetermined time, setting the option value when the touch event is moved in a state that the touch event is not released, and controlling a second mode of executing photographing to which the set option value is applied when the touch event is released.

29. A computer readable recording medium storing a program of displaying a function button on a screen, processing a first mode executing an unique function of a function button when a touch event input through the function button is released within a predetermined time, displaying a menu setting an option associated with the unique function when the touch event input through the function button maintains for greater than a predetermined time, setting the option value when the touch event is moved corresponding to the menu in a state that the touch event is not released, and processing a second mode of reflecting the set option value to execute the unique function of the function button when the touch event is released.