TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR SETTING MENU ENVIRONMENTS IN THE TERMINAL

• US 20130339909A1
• Filed: 06/18/2013
• Published: 12/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: HA, Young-Hee
• Granted Patent: US 9,372,542 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/863
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• 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 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• 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: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

An apparatus and method for setting a menu environment in a mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a controller for switching to an environment setting mode of a menu according to a type of a gesture having occurred on the menu.

Claims

1. A terminal comprising:

a controller for, if a first gesture occurs on a specific menu, directly switching to an environment setting mode of the specific menu, in which an environment for a function of the specific menu may be set.

2. The terminal of claim 1, wherein if a second gesture occurs on the specific menu, the controller performs the function of the specific menu.

3. The terminal of claim 1, wherein if a third gesture occurs on the specific menu, the controller controls to display environment information which is set on the specific menu.

4. The terminal of claim 3, wherein if a second gesture occurs on the specific menu while displaying the environment information set on the specific menu in a pop-up window, the controller performs the function of the specific menu, and if the first gesture occurs on the specific menu or if the second gesture occurs in the pop-up window, the controller directly switches to the environment setting mode of the specific menu.

5. A terminal comprising:

a controller for setting activation or inactivation for a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) function if a short touch occurs on a Wi-Fi menu among a plurality of menus in a quick panel including the plurality of menus, and directly switching to an environment setting mode of the Wi-Fi menu if a double touch occurs on the Wi-Fi menu.

6. The terminal of claim 5, wherein if a long touch occurs on the Wi-Fi menu, the controller controls to display environment information set on the Wi-Fi menu.

7. The terminal of claim 5, wherein if a long touch occurs on the Wi-Fi menu, the controller controls to display a pop-up window indicating the environment information set on the Wi-Fi menu, in the vicinity of the Wi-Fi menu, and controls to display at least one of a type and a signal strength of a router in the pop-up window as the environment information set on the Wi-Fi menu.

8. The terminal of claim 7, wherein if a short touch occurs on the Wi-Fi menu while displaying the environment information set on the Wi-Fi menu in a pop-up window, the controller sets activation or inactivation for the Wi-Fi function, and if a double touch occurs on the Wi-Fi menu or if a short touch occurs in the pop-up window, the controller directly switches to an environment setting mode of the Wi-Fi menu.

9. A terminal comprising:

a controller for setting a type of a call notification menu if a short touch occurs on the call notification menu among a plurality of menus in a quick panel including the plurality of menus, and directly switching to an environment setting mode of the call notification menu if a double touch occurs on the call notification menu.

10. The terminal of claim 9, wherein if a long touch occurs on the call notification menu, the controller controls to display environment information set on the call notification menu.

11. The terminal of claim 9, wherein if a long touch occurs on the call notification menu, the controller controls to display a pop-up window indicating environment information set on the call notification menu, in the vicinity of the call notification menu, and controls to display, in the pop-up window, at least one of a type of the call notification menu and details of the call notification menu as environment information set on the call notification menu.

12. The terminal of claim 11, wherein if a short touch occurs on the call notification menu while displaying environment information set on the call notification menu in the pop-up window, the controller sets a type of the call notification menu, and if a double touch occurs on the call notification menu or if a short touch occurs in the pop-up window, the controller directly switches to an environment setting mode of the call notification menu.

13. A method for setting a menu environment in a terminal, the method comprising:

if a gesture occurs on a specific menu, determining a type of the gesture which has occurred on the specific menu; and

if a first gesture occurs on the specific menu, directly switching to an environment setting mode of the specific menu, in which an environment for a function of the specific menu may be set.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

if a second gesture occurs on the specific menu, performing the function of the specific menu.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

if a third gesture occurs on the specific menu, displaying environment information which is set on the specific menu.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

if a third gesture occurs on the specific menu, displaying the environment information set on the specific menu in a pop-up window;

if a second gesture occurs on the specific menu while displaying the environment information set on the specific menu in the pop-up window, performing the function of the specific menu, and

if the first gesture occurs on the specific menu or if the second gesture occurs in the pop-up window, directly switching to the environment setting mode of the specific menu.

17. A method for setting a menu environment in a terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of menus on a quick panel;

if a short touch occurs on a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) menu among the plurality of menus, setting activation or inactivation for a Wi-Fi function; and

if a double touch occurs on the Wi-Fi menu, directly switching to an environment setting mode of the Wi-Fi menu.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

if a long touch occurs on the Wi-Fi menu among the plurality of menus, displaying environment information set on the Wi-Fi menu.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

if a long touch occurs on the Wi-Fi menu, displaying a pop-up window indicating the environment information set on the Wi-Fi menu, in the vicinity of the Wi-Fi menu; and

displaying at least one of a type and a signal strength of a router in the pop-up window as the environment information set on the Wi-Fi menu.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

if a short touch occurs on the Wi-Fi menu while displaying the environment information set on the Wi-Fi menu in the pop-up window, setting activation or inactivation for the Wi-Fi function; and

if a long touch occurs on the Wi-Fi menu or if a short touch occurs in the pop-up window, directly switching to an environment setting mode of the Wi-Fi menu.

21. A method for setting a menu environment in a terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of menus on a quick panel;

if a short touch occurs on a call notification menu among the plurality of menus, setting a type of the call notification menu; and

if a double touch occurs on the call notification menu, directly switching to an environment setting mode of the call notification menu.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

if a long touch occurs on the call notification menu, displaying environment information set on the call notification menu.

23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

if a long touch occurs on the call notification menu, displaying a pop-up window indicating environment information set on the call notification menu, in the vicinity of the call notification menu; and

displaying, in the pop-up window, at least one of a type of the call notification menu and details of the call notification menu as environment information set on the call notification menu.

24. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

if a short touch occurs on the call notification menu while displaying environment information set on the call notification menu in the pop-up window, setting a type of the call notification menu; and

if a double touch occurs on the call notification menu or if a short touch occurs in the pop-up window, directly switching to an environment setting mode <

of the call notification menu.