METHOD FOR PROVIDING UI AND PORTABLE APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME

• US 20130318437A1
• Filed: 05/21/2013
• Published: 11/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Jung, Ji-su, Jung, Jong-woo, Kang, Tae-young, Park, Hyo-ri, Chang, Woo-yong, Myung, In-sik, Moon, Min-jeong, Park, Se-jun, Han, Chul-ho, Cho, Dong-bin
• Application Number:
  US13/899,085
• Publication Number:
  US 20130318437A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/251
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/114 Pagination

Abstract

A method for providing a UI and a portable apparatus applying the same are provided. The method for providing the UI of the portable apparatus includes determining whether motion of shaking the portable apparatus a predetermined number of times is input or not using a sensor included in the portable apparatus, and, if the motion of shaking the portable apparatus the predetermined number of times is input, providing haptic feedback according to a number of pieces of information displayed on a notice window of the portable apparatus. Accordingly, if a predetermined event occurs, haptic feedback corresponding to the predetermined event is provided, so that the user can identify the event without seeing a display.

Claims

1. A method for providing a user interface (UI), the method comprising:

displaying a screen which includes at least one movable object;

moving at least one displayed object according to user manipulation;

determining whether the object which is being moved is located on a region on which the object is allowed to be located; and

providing haptic feedback according to a result of the determination.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the determining comprises:

if the object is moved, examining coordinates of a location of the moved object; and

determining whether the coordinates of the location of the moved object are included in coordinates of the region on which the object is allowed to be located.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the providing the haptic feedback comprises:

if the coordinates of the location of the moved object are included in the coordinates of the region on which the object is allowed to be located, providing the haptic feedback.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein, if the object is not allowed to move to a region on which another object is located, the providing the haptic feedback comprises:

if coordinates of a region of the moved object are included in coordinates of the region on which the another object is located, refraining from providing the haptic feedback, and

if the coordinates of the region of the moved object are included in coordinates of a region on which the another object is not located, providing the haptic feedback.

5. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein, if the object is allowed to move in a region on which another object is located, the providing the haptic feedback comprises:

if coordinates of a region of the moved object are included in coordinates of the region on which the another object is located, providing the haptic feedback; and

exchanging locations of the object and the another object and displaying the object and the another object.

6. A portable apparatus comprising:

a display which displays a screen comprising at least one movable object;

a haptic feedback provider which provides haptic feedback; and

a controller which, if the object is moved according to user manipulation to move the object, determines whether region information on a location of the moved object is information on a region on which the object is allowed to be located, and controls the haptic feedback provider to provide haptic feedback according to a result of the determination.

7. A method for providing a user interface (UI), the method comprising:

displaying a list including a plurality of items on a screen;

moving the plurality of items displayed on the screen in a predetermined direction according to a scroll command on the list, and displaying the plurality of items; and

if a predetermined item is displayed on the screen, providing haptic feedback.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the predetermined item is a first item or a final item from among the items included in the list.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein, if the scroll command is a command to touch the display screen with user'"'"'s hand and move the user'"'"'s hand in a predetermined direction while still touching, the providing the haptic feedback comprises, if the first item or the final item is displayed, providing different haptic feedback according to a touch movement speed of the user'"'"'s hand.

10. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the list is a phone number list, and the predetermined item is one of an item corresponding to a phone number which is marked as favorites, an item corresponding to a phone number to which a shortcut button is assigned, and an item corresponding to a most recently dialed phone number.

11. A portable apparatus comprising:

a display which displays a list comprising a plurality of items;

a haptic feedback provider which provides haptic feedback; and

a controller which controls the display to move the plurality of items in a predetermined direction according to a scroll command on the list and display the plurality of items, and, if a predetermined item is displayed on the display, controls the haptic feedback provider to provide haptic feedback.

12. A method for providing a user interface (UI), the method comprising:

displaying an e-book content;

determining whether a page that is displayed on a screen according to a page changing command on the e-book content is a predetermined page or not; and

if the page displayed on the screen is the predetermined page, providing haptic feedback.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the predetermined page is one of a start page and a final page of the e-book content.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein, if the page changing command is a command to touch a display screen with user'"'"'s hand and moving the user'"'"'s hand in a specific direction while still touching, the providing the haptic feedback comprises providing different haptic feedback according to a touch movement speed of the user'"'"'s hand.

15. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the predetermined page is a page which is marked with a bookmark.

16. A portable apparatus comprising:

a display which displays an e-book content;

a haptic feedback provider which provides haptic feedback; and

a controller which determines whether a page that is displayed on the display according to a page changing command on the e-book content is a predetermined page or not, and, if the page displayed on the display is the predetermined page, controls the haptic feedback provider to provide haptic feedback.

17. A method for providing a user interface (UI), the method comprising:

displaying a list comprising a plurality of items on a screen;

moving the plurality of items displayed on the screen in a predetermined direction according to a scroll command on the list and displaying the plurality of items; and

if an item that satisfies a predetermined condition is displayed on the screen, changing a scroll speed.

18. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the changing the scroll speed comprises, if the item that satisfies the predetermined condition is displayed on the screen, reducing the scroll speed.

19. The method as claimed in claim 17, further comprising, if the item that satisfies the predetermined condition is displayed on the screen, displaying details of the predetermined condition on the display screen.

20. The method as claimed in claim 19, wherein the details of the predetermined condition are displayed in a pop-up window form.

21. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the changing the scroll speed comprises, if the item that satisfies the predetermined condition is displayed on the screen, continuing displaying the item that satisfies the predetermined condition on the list and moving the other items displayed on the screen in the predetermined direction and displaying the other items.

22. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the list is a phone number list and the item that satisfies the predetermined condition is at least one of an item corresponding to a phone number which is marked as favorites, an item corresponding to a phone number to which a shortcut button is assigned, an item corresponding to a most recently dialed phone number, an item corresponding to a phone number of a missed call, and an item corresponding to a phone number of a user who has more than a predetermined number of schedules.

23. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the list is a list of received messages and the item that satisfies the predetermined condition is at least one of an item corresponding to a message including photo data, an item corresponding to a message including moving image data, an item corresponding to a message including phone number information, and an item corresponding to a message including address information.

24. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the list is a list of contents and the item that satisfies the predetermined condition is at least one of an item corresponding to a content that has more than a predetermined number of recommendations, an item corresponding to a latest content, an item corresponding to a content of a predetermined genre, and an item corresponding to a content that is paused.

25. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the list is a list of products of internet shopping and the item that satisfies the predetermined condition is at least one of an item corresponding to a product that has more than a predetermined number of recommendations, an item corresponding to a product that is most sold, an item corresponding to a product that has a price of a predetermined range, and an item corresponding to a product that has more than a predetermined number of product reviews.

26. A portable apparatus comprising:

a display which displays a list comprising a plurality of items;

a user input unit which receive user manipulation; and

a controller which, if scroll manipulation on the list is input through the user input unit, controls the display to move the plurality of items in a predetermined direction according to the scroll manipulation and display the plurality of item, and, if an item that satisfies the predetermined condition is displayed on the display, changes a scroll speed of the item.

27. A method for providing a user interface (UI), the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of contents; and

distinguishing at least one content that corresponds to a scroll speed from a plurality of contents as searched in response to a scroll input, and displaying the result, in response to an input of the scroll input to search the plurality of contents.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the at least one content is included in a group that corresponds to the scroll speed, among a plurality of groups classified according to a preset classification criterion.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the plurality of groups comprise a first group, a second group, and a third group, and

the displaying the result comprises:

when the scroll speed is in a first speed range, displaying at least one content that belongs to the first group, or when the scroll speed is in a second speed range, displaying at least one content that belongs to the first and second groups, respectively, or when the scroll speed is in a third speed range, displaying at least one content that belongs to the first to third groups, respectively.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the preset classification criterion comprises a frequency of playing the plurality of contents, and

the first to third groups include the contents that are classified in the order of higher frequency of playing.

31. The method of claim 29, wherein the preset classification criterion comprises a popularity of the plurality of contents, and

the first to third groups include the contents that are classified in the order of higher popularity of the contents.

32. The method of claim 29, wherein the preset classification criterion comprises a user preference to the plurality of contents, and

the first to third groups include the contents that are classified in the order of higher user preference to the plurality of contents.

33. The method of claim 27, wherein the displaying the result comprises displaying at least one content that corresponds to the scroll speed one by one, by overlapping the plurality of contents as searched in response to the scroll input.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the displaying the result comprises displaying at least one content that corresponds to the scroll speed so that the at least one content pops up, by overlapping the plurality of contents as searched in response to the scroll input.

35. The method of claim 27, wherein the displaying the result comprises displaying at least one content that corresponds to the scroll speed among a plurality of contents as searched in response to the scroll input.

36. The method of claim 27, wherein the displaying the result comprises displaying at least one content that corresponds to the scroll speed in a state that the scroll input is maintained.