PORTABLE DEVICE COMPRISING A TOUCH-SCREEN DISPLAY, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME

• US 20130321340A1
• Filed: 02/07/2012
• Published: 12/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Seo, Joon-kyu, Kang, Kyung-A, Kwak, Ji-Yeon, Kim, Hyun-jin, Lee, Ju-youn, Park, Min-Kyu, Song, Hyun-Jung, Yoo, Sung-Sik, Ryu, Dong-Seok
• Granted Patent: US 9,489,078 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1641 the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components G06F1/1647 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• 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 2203/04102 Flexible digitiser, i.e. constructional details for allowing the whole digitising part of a device to be flexed or rolled like a sheet of paper
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 : by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1431 : using a single graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1438 : using more than one graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 : Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/14 : Electronic books and readers
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 : Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 : Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 : Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0241 : using relative motion of the body parts to change the operational status of the telephone set, e.g. switching on/off, answering incoming call
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 : User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones

Abstract

A method of controlling a portable device including at least one foldable panel and first and second touch screens is provided. The method includes displaying, on the first touch screen, a first page designated as a home screen and an icon related to at least one application, and a dock area, and displaying, on the second touch screen, first information in a state where the foldable panel is unfolded. The method also includes replacing the first page and the dock area with an outgoing call screen, receiving a phone number input, replacing the outgoing call screen with a dialing screen, and displaying, on the second touch screen, a guide message indicating to fold the portable device for a call. The method also includes replacing the dialing screen with a mid-call screen, and removing the guide message displayed on the second touch screen, and displaying the first information.

Claims

1-191. -191. (canceled)

192. A method of controlling a portable device comprising a first touch screen and a second touch screen, the method comprising:

displaying first information on the first touch screen and detecting an outgoing call request while second information is displayed on the second touch screen;

replacing the first information displayed on the first touch screen with an outgoing call screen by displaying the outgoing call screen in response to the detecting the outgoing call request,

wherein the outgoing call screen comprises at least one of a number display area displaying a dialed number, a call key, a video call key, and a message sending key, and the second touch screen maintains the second information while the outgoing call screen is displayed on the first touch screen;

receiving a phone number input through the keypad area and detecting a first tap gesture from the call key;

replacing the outgoing call screen displayed on the first touch screen with a dialing screen by displaying the dialing screen in response to the detecting the first tap gesture,

wherein the dialing screen comprises a call participant identification area indicating a counterpart call participant corresponding to the input phone number and a function key area providing mid-call functions;

deactivating the second information of displayed on the second touch screen and displaying, on the second touch screen, a guide message indicating to fold the portable device for the call while the outgoing call screen is displayed;

replacing the dialing screen on the first touch screen with a mid-call screen by displaying the mid-call screen in response to the call being connected with the counterpart call participant; and

removing the guide message displayed on the second touch screen, and displaying the first information on the second touch screen, wherein the mid-call screen comprises a call participant identification area indicating the counterpart call participant and a function key area providing a call duration time and mid-call functions.

193. The method of claim 192, further comprising:

displaying a dock area comprising a call icon of a call application on at least one of the first touch screen and second touch screens; and

determining that the outgoing call request is detected when the first tap gesture is detected from the call icon of the call application.

194. The method of claim 192, further comprising connecting a call in a speaker mode when the call is connected with the counterpart call participant in a state where a first panel comprising the first touch screen and a second panel comprising the second touch screen are unfolded.

195. The method of claim 194, further comprising:

detecting that the first panel and the second panel are folded out such that the first touch screen faces a front side after the call is connected with the counterpart call participant; and

turning off the second touch screen and deactivating the speaker mode in response to the detecting that the first panel and the second panel are folded out.

196. The method of claim 192, further comprising:

displaying, on the second touch screen, a dock area comprising shortcut icons of frequently used applications together with the second information, in response to at least one of the outgoing call screen and the mid-call screen being displayed on the first touch screen,

wherein the second information displayed in the second touch screen comprises a first page designated as a home screen.

197. The method of claim 196, further comprising:

detecting that the first panel and the second panels are folded out such that the first touch screen faces a front side while the mid-call screen is displayed on the first touch screen, and the first page of the home screen and the dock area are displayed on the second touch screen;

turning off the second touch screen and maintaining the mid-call screen on the first touch screen in response to the detecting that the first panel and second panel are folded out; and

replacing the mid-call screen displayed on the first touch screen with the first page of the home screen and the dock area by displaying, on the first touch screen, the first page and dock area in response to the call with the counterpart call participant ending.

198. (canceled)

199. A portable device comprising:

a first touch screen and a second touch screen; and

at least one processor that is configured to;

display first information on the first touch screen and detect an outgoing call request while second information is displayed on the second touch screen,

replace the first information displayed on the first touch screen with an outgoing call screen by displaying the outgoing call screen on the first touch screen in response to the detection of the outgoing call request,

wherein the outgoing call screen comprises at least one of a number display area displaying a dialed number, a call key, a video call key, and a message sending key, and the second touch screen maintains the second information while the outgoing call screen is displayed on the first touch screen,

receive a phone number input through the keypad area and detect a first tap gesture from the call key,

replace the outgoing call screen displayed on the first touch screen with a dialing screen by displaying the dialing screen on the first touch screen in response to the detection of the first tap gesture, and display, on the second touch screen, a guide message indicating to fold the portable device for a call, wherein the dialing screen comprises a call participant identification area indicating a counterpart call participant corresponding to the input phone number and a function key area providing mid-call functions,

replace the dialing screen displayed on the first touch screen with a mid-call screen by displaying the mid-call screen on the first touch screen in response to the call being connected with the counterpart call participant, and

remove the guide message on the second touch screen, and displaying the first information on the second touch screen, wherein the mid-call screen comprises a call participant identification area indicating the counterpart call participant and a function key area providing a call duration time and mid-call functions.

200. (canceled)

201. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program executable by a computer to perform a method of controlling a portable device comprising a first touch screen and a second touch screen, the method comprising:

displaying first information on the first touch screen and detecting an outgoing call request while second information is displayed on the second touch screen;

replacing the first information displayed on the first touch screen with an outgoing call screen by displaying the outgoing call screen in response to the detecting the outgoing call request,

wherein the outgoing call screen comprises at least one of a number display area displaying a dialed number, a call key, a video call key, and a message sending key, and the second touch screen maintains the second information while the outgoing call screen is displayed on the first touch screen;

receiving a phone number through the keypad area and detecting a first tap gesture from the call key;

replacing the outgoing call screen displayed on the first touch screen with a dialing screen by displaying the dialing screen on the first touch screen in response to the detecting the first tap gesture, and display, on the second touch screen, a guide message indicating to fold the portable device for a call, wherein the dialing screen comprises a call participant identification area indicating a counterpart call participant corresponding to the input phone number and a function key area providing mid-call functions;

replacing the dialing screen displayed on the first touch screen with a mid-call screen by displaying the mid-call screen on the first touch screen in response to the call being connected with the counterpart call participant; and

removing the guide message displayed on the second touch screen, and displaying the first information, wherein the mid-call screen comprises a call participant identification area indicating the counterpart call participant and a function key area providing a call duration time and mid-call functions.

202. (canceled)

203. A method of controlling a portable device comprising a first touch screen and a second touch screen, the method comprising:

detecting a first incoming call while displaying first information on the first touch screen and displaying second information on the second touch screen;

replacing the first information displayed on the first touch screen with a first incoming call screen related to the first incoming call by displaying the first incoming call screen on the first touch screen in response to the detecting the first incoming call, wherein the first incoming call screen comprises at least one of a call participant identification area indicating a counterpart call participant corresponding to the first incoming call, an incoming key, and a rejection message key;

deactivating the second information displayed on the second touch screen and displaying a guide message indicating to fold the portable device for a call while displaying the first incoming call screen;

detecting a pre-designated first touch gesture from the incoming key within the first incoming call screen; and

replacing the first incoming call screen of displayed on the first touch screen with a mid-call screen by displaying the mid-call screen on the first touch screen in response to the detecting the first touch gesture, and removing the guide message displayed on the second touch screen, wherein the mid-call screen comprises a call participant identification area indicating the counterpart call participant and a function key area providing a call duration time and mid-call functions.

204. The method of claim 203, further comprising replacing the mid-call screen of displayed on the first touch screen with the first information by displaying the first information on the first touch screen in response to the first incoming call ending.

205. The method of claim 203, further comprising connecting the call in a speakerphone mode when the first touch gesture is detected in a state where the first and second panels are unfolded.

206. The method of claim 203, further comprising displaying the first information in the second touch screen in response to the detecting the first touch gesture when the first information comprises a text input area of a first application.

207. The method of claim 203, further comprising:

detecting an input from a home button corresponding to a physical buttons arranged on the second panel while the mid-call screen is displayed on the first touch screen and the second information is displayed on the second touch screen; and

replacing the second information displayed on the second touch screen with a first page comprising at least one widget area designated as a home screen and an icon related to at least one application and a dock area comprising icons of frequently used applications by displaying the first page and the dock area on the second touch screen in response to the input from the home button.

208. The method of claim 203, further comprising:

detecting a pre-designated second touch gesture from the rejection message key of the first incoming call screen while the first incoming call screen is displayed on the first touch screen and the guide message is displayed on the second touch screen;

replacing the first incoming call screen displayed on the first touch screen with a rejection message screen by displaying the rejection message screen on the first touch screen in response to the detecting the second touch gesture, and replacing the guide message displayed on the second touch screen with a text input area for inputting a rejection message and a virtual keypad by displaying the text input area and the virtual keypad on the second touch screen, wherein the rejection message screen comprises a plurality of pre-stored rejection messages and sending keys for the rejection messages;

sending a corresponding pre-stored rejection message to a counterpart call participant of the first incoming call when a tap gesture is detected from one of the sending keys;

in response to a rejection message being input through the virtual keypad a tap gesture that is detected from the sending key included in the text input area, sending the input rejection message to the counterpart call participant of the first incoming call; and

displaying the first information and the second information on the first touch screen and the second touch screens after sending at least one of the pre-stored rejection message and the input rejection message.

209. The method of claim 203, further comprising:

detecting a second incoming call while the mid-call screen is displayed on the first touch screen and the second information is displayed on the second touch screen;

replacing the mid-call screen displayed on the first touch screen with a second incoming call screen related to the second incoming call in response to the detecting the second incoming call, wherein the second incoming call screen comprises at least one of a call participant identification area indicating a counterpart call participant related to the second incoming call, an incoming key, and a rejection message key;

detecting a pre-designated second touch gesture from the incoming key within the second incoming call screen; and

displaying a multi incoming selection menu window in the second incoming call screen displayed on the first touch screen in response to the detecting the second touch gesture, wherein the multi incoming selection menu window comprises a waiting key for the first incoming call and an end key; and

connecting the second incoming call and having the first incoming call wait in response to a tap gesture being detected from the waiting key, and replacing the second incoming call screen displayed on the first touch screen with a multi mid-call screen by displaying the multi call screen on the first touch screen, wherein the multi call screen comprises call participant identification areas for call participants of the first and second incoming calls, a call swap key, a merge key, and a function key area providing mid-call functions,

wherein the second touch screen continuously displays the second information while one of the second incoming call screen and the multi mid-call screen is displayed in the first touch screen.

210. The method of claim 203, further comprising:

displaying first information on the first touch screen and detecting a second incoming call while the second touch screen is turned off in a state where a first panel comprising the first touch screen and a second panel comprising the second touch screen are folded such that the first touch screen faces a front side;

replacing the first information displayed on the first touch screen with a second incoming call screen related to the second incoming call provided by a call application in response to the detecting the second incoming call, wherein the second incoming call screen comprises at least one of a call participant identification area indicating a counterpart call participant related to the second incoming call, an incoming key, and a rejection message key;

detecting the folded first and second panels are overturned such that the second touch screen faces the front side; and

turning off the first touch screen and displaying a rejection message screen on the second touch screen in response to the detecting the folded first and second panels are overturned, wherein the rejection message screen comprises a plurality of pre-stored rejection messages and sending keys for the rejection messages.

211. The method of claim 210, further comprising:

detecting that the first and second touch panels are unfolded while the rejection message screen is displayed on the second touch screen;

displaying the rejection message screen on the first touch screen, and replacing the rejection message screen displayed on the second touch screen with a text input area for inputting a rejection message and a virtual keypad by displaying the text input area and the virtual keypad on the first touch screen in response to the detecting that the first and second touch panels are unfolded, wherein the rejection message screen comprises a plurality of pre-stored rejection messages and sending keys for the rejection messages;

sending a corresponding pre-stored rejection message to a counterpart call participant of the second incoming call in response to a tap gesture being detected from one of the sending keys; and

in response to a rejection message being input through the virtual keypad and a tap gesture being detected from a sending key included in the text input area, sending the input rejection message to the counterpart call participant of the second incoming call.

212. (canceled)

213. A portable device comprising:

at least one foldable panel;

a first touch screen and a second touch screen arranged on the at least one foldable panel; and

at least one processor that is configured to;

display, on the first touch screen, first information and detect a generation of a first incoming call while second information is displayed on the second touch screen in a state where a first panel of the at least one foldable panel comprises the first touch screen, a second panel of the at least one foldable panel comprises the second touch screen, and the first and second touch screens are unfolded,

replace the first information displayed on the first touch screen with a first incoming call screen related to the first incoming call provided by a call application by displaying the first incoming call screen on the first touch screen in response to the generation of the first incoming call, wherein the first incoming call screen comprises at least one of a call participant identification area indicating a counterpart call participant, an incoming key, and a rejection message keys,

deactivate the second information displayed on the second touch screen and display a guide message indicating to fold the portable device for a call while displaying the first incoming call screen,

detect a pre-designated first touch gesture from the incoming key within the first incoming call screen,

replace the incoming call screen displayed on the first touch screen with a mid-call screen by displaying the mid-call screen on the first touch screen in response to the detection of the first touch gesture, and remove the guide message on the second touch screen, wherein the mid-call screen comprises a call participant identification area indicating the counterpart call participant and a function key area providing a call duration time and mid-call functions, and

replace the mid-call screen on the first touch screen with the first information by displaying the first information on the first touch screen in response to the first incoming call ending.

214. (canceled)

215. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program executable by a computer to perform a method of controlling portable device comprising a first touch screen and a second touch screen arranged on at least one foldable panel, the method comprising:

displaying, on the first touch screen, a first page comprising at least one of a widget area designated as a home screen and an icon related to at least one application or and displaying a dock area a call icon of a call application;

displaying, on the second touch screen, first information in a state where a first panel of the at least one foldable panel comprises the first touch screen, a second panel of the at least one foldable panel comprises the second touch screen are unfolded;

detecting a first tap gesture from that selects the call icon;

replacing the first page and the dock area on the first touch screen with an outgoing call screen provided by the call application by displaying the outgoing call screen on the first touch screen in response to a detection of the first tap gesture,

wherein the outgoing call screen comprises at least one of a number display area, a keypad area, a call key, a video call key, and a message sending key, and the second touch screen maintains the first information while the outgoing call screen is displayed in the first touch screen;

receiving a phone number through the keypad area and detecting a second tap gesture from the call key;

replacing the outgoing call screen displayed on the first touch screen with a dialing screen by displaying the dialing screen on the first touch screen in response to the detecting the second tap gesture, and displaying, on the second touch screen, a guide message indicating to fold the portable device for a call, wherein the dialing screen comprises a call participant identification area indicating a counterpart call participant and a function key area providing mid-call functions;

replacing the dialing screen displayed on the first touch screen with a mid-call screen by displaying the mid-call screen on the first touch screen in response to the call being connected with the counterpart call participant; and

removing the guide message displayed on the second touch screen, and displaying the first information, wherein the mid-call screen comprises a call participant identification area indicating the counterpart call participant and a function key area providing a call duration time and mid-call functions.

216. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program executable by a computer to perform a method of controlling a portable device comprising a first touch screen and a second touch screen arranged on at least one foldable panel, the method comprising:

displaying first information on a first touch screen and detecting a generation of a first incoming call while second information is displayed on a second touch screen in a state where a first panel of the at least one foldable panel comprises the first touch screen, a second panel of the at least one foldable panel comprises the second touch screen, and the first and second panels are unfolded;

replacing the first information displayed on the first touch screen with a first incoming call screen related to the first incoming call provided by a call application by displaying the first incoming call screen on the first touch screen in response to the generation of the first incoming call,

wherein the first incoming call screen comprises at least one of a call participant identification area indicating a counterpart call participant, an incoming key, and a rejection message key;

deactivating the second information displayed on the second touch screen and displaying a guide message indicating to fold the portable device for a call while displaying the first incoming call screen;

detecting a pre-designated first touch gesture from the incoming key within the first incoming call screen;

replacing the incoming call screen displayed on the first touch screen with a mid-call screen by displaying the mid-call screen on the first touch screen in response to the detecting the first touch gesture;

removing the guide message displayed on the second touch screen, wherein the mid-call screen comprises a call participant identification area indicating the counterpart call participant and a function key area providing a call duration time and mid-call functions; and

replacing the mid-call screen of displayed on the first touch screen with the first information by displaying the first information on the first touch screen in response to the first incoming call ending.

217. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program executable by a computer to perform a method of controlling portable device comprising a first touch screen and a second touch screen arranged on at least one foldable panel, the method comprising:

detecting a first incoming call while displaying first information on the first touch screen and displaying second information on the second touch screen;

replacing the first information displayed on the first touch screen with a first incoming call screen related to the first incoming call by displaying the first incoming call screen on the first touch screen in response to the detecting the first incoming call, wherein the first incoming call screen comprises at least one of a call participant identification area indicating a counterpart call participant corresponding to the first incoming call, an incoming key, and a rejection message key;

deactivating the second information displayed on the second touch screen and displaying a guide message indicating to fold the portable device for a call while displaying the first incoming call screen;

detecting a pre-designated first touch gesture from the incoming key within the first incoming call screen; and

replacing the first incoming call screen displayed on the first touch screen with a mid-call screen by displaying the mid-call screen on the first touch screen in response to the detecting the first touch gesture, and removing the guide message displayed on the second touch screen, wherein the mid-call screen comprises a call participant identification area indicating the counterpart call participant and a function key area providing a call duration time and mid-call functions.

218-228. -228. (canceled)