DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20140033119A1
• Filed: 11/30/2012
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Kang-Tae, KIM, Chul-Joo, JEONG, Sun-Young
• Granted Patent: US 10,185,456 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/800
• 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 3/0481 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 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method of controlling a display device for displaying a window executing an application is provided. The method includes displaying the window, determining whether a window control mode for controlling an operation of the window is executed, determining whether a window control event for controlling the window is input into an internal area of the window, and controlling the window based on the determined window control event.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a display device for displaying a window executing an application, the method comprising:

displaying the window;

determining whether a window control mode for controlling an operation of the window is executed;

determining whether a window control event for controlling the window is input into an internal area of the window; and

controlling the window based on the determined window control event.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after determining whether the window control mode for controlling the operation of the window is executed, an event is not dispatched to an application executed in the window.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the window control event is a window display changing event for changing a display of the window, and the controlling of the window comprises changing at least one of a size and a position of the window and displaying the changed window based on a determined window display changing event.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the displaying of the window comprises displaying an execution screen of the application and a title bar for the application on an entire screen.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the determining of whether the window control mode is executed comprises:

determining whether the title bar of the window is touched a preset number of times;

determining whether the title bar of the window is touched for a time equal to or longer than a preset time; and

determining whether a window control mode execution button located on the title bar is touched.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

when the window control mode is executed, reducing the execution screen of the application, the title bar, and a control area for controlling a display or an end of the window; and

displaying the reduced execution screen of the application, the title bar, and the control area on a part of the entire screen.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the window display changing event is an input of a dragging starting from one point of an execution screen of the application included in the internal area of the window.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

detecting at least one of a start point of the input dragging, a direction of the input dragging, and a distance of the input dragging.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining a direction in which the window is enlarged or reduced based on the detected start point of the dragging.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the determining of the direction in which the window is enlarged or reduced comprises:

determining a right direction as an enlargement direction of the window and a left direction as a reduction direction of the window, when the start point of the dragging is a right screen of the execution screen of the application; and

determining the left direction as the enlargement direction of the window and the right direction as the reduction direction of the window, when the start point of the dragging is a left screen of the execution screen of the application.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining whether to enlarge or reduce the window based on the detected direction of the dragging; and

displaying the enlarged or reduced window.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the determining of whether to enlarge or reduce the window and the displaying of the enlarged or reduced window comprises:

determining to enlarge the window when the direction of the dragging is an external direction of the window; and

determining to reduce the window when the direction of the dragging is an internal direction of the window.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining an enlargement magnification or a reduction magnification of the window based on the detected distance of the dragging.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the changing of the at least one of the size and the position of the window and the displaying of the changed window comprises:

changing the size of the window based on at least one of the start point of the dragging, the direction of the dragging, and the distance of the dragging and displaying the changed window.

15. The method of claim 3, wherein the window display changing event is an input of a dragging starting from two points of an execution screen of the application included in the internal area of the window.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the changing of the at least one of the size and the position of the window and the displaying of the changed window comprises:

enlarging the window and displaying the enlarged window when the dragging increases a distance between the two points, and

reducing the window and displaying the reduced window when the dragging decreases the distance between the two points.

17. The method of claim 3, wherein the window display changing event is an input of a dragging starting from one point of a control area included in the internal area of the window.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the changing of the at least one of the size and the position of the window and the displaying of the changed window comprises:

changing the position of the window; and

displaying the changed window based on the direction and the distance of the input dragging.

19. The method of claim 3, wherein the window display changing event is an input of a dragging performed from one point of an execution screen of the application included in the internal area of the window to a top.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

detecting a dragging input performed from one point of the control area to a bottom; and

reconstructing the window to have a size, only before the control area is displayed, and displaying the reconstructed window.

21. The method of claim 3, wherein the window display changing event is an input of a dragging performed from one point of a control area for controlling a display or an end of the window to a top, and the changing of the at least one of the size and the position of the window and the displaying of the changed window comprises displaying an execution screen of the application and a title bar for the application on an entire screen.

22. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

dispatching an event to the application when a control mode releasing event is detected, wherein the window control mode releasing event is the window control event.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the determining of whether the window control mode is executed comprises:

determining whether a back button located in a lower bar is touched;

determining whether an external area of the window is touched; and

determining whether the title bar of the window is touched a preset number of times.

24. The method of claim 3, wherein the window display changing event is an input of a dragging starting from one point of a control area included in the internal area of the window and ending at a boundary line of a touch screen of the display device.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein, when the window display changing event is an input of the dragging starting from the one point of the control area and ending at a left boundary line or a right boundary line of the touch screen of the display device, the changing of the at least one of the size and the position of the window and the displaying of the changed window comprises displaying the window on a left divided screen or a right divided screen of the touch screen.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein, when the window display changing event is an input of the dragging starting from the one point of the control area and ending at a top boundary line of the touch screen of the display device, the changing of the at least one of the size and the position of the window and the displaying of the changed window comprises displaying the window on an entire screen of the touch screen.

27. The method of claim 24, wherein, when the window display changing event is an input of the dragging starting from the one point of the control area and ending at a bottom boundary line of the touch screen of the display device, the changing of the at least one of the size and the position of the window and the displaying of the changed window comprises displaying only the control area of the window in a lower end of the touch screen.

28. A display device comprising a touch screen for displaying a window executing an application, the display device comprising:

the touch screen for displaying the window; and

a controller for determining whether a window control mode for controlling an operation of the window is executed, for determining whether a window control event for controlling the window is input into an internal area of the window, and for controlling the window based on the determined window control event.

29. The display device of claim 28, wherein the controller does not dispatch an event to the application executed in the window when the window control mode is executed.

30. The display device of claim 28, wherein the window control event is a window display changing event for changing a display of the window, and the controller changes at least one of a size and a position of the window and displays the changed window based on a determined window display changing event.

31. The display device of claim 30, wherein the controller displays an execution screen of the application and a title bar for the application on an entire screen.

32. The display device of claim 31, wherein the determining of whether the window control mode is executed comprises determining whether the title bar of the window is touched a preset number of times, determining whether the title bar of the window is touched for a time equal to or longer than a preset time, and determining whether a window control mode execution button located on the title bar of the window is touched.

33. The display device of claim 32, wherein the controller reduces the execution screen of the application, the title bar, and a control area for controlling a display or an end of the window, and displays the reduced execution screen of the application, the title bar, or the control area on a part of the entire screen.

34. The display device of claim 30, wherein the window display changing event is an input of a dragging starting from one point of an execution screen of the application included in the internal area of the window.

35. The display device of claim 34, wherein the controller detects at least one of a start point of the input dragging, a direction of the input dragging, and a distance of the input dragging.

36. The display device of claim 35, wherein the controller determines a direction in which the window is enlarged or reduced based on the detected start point of the dragging.

37. The display device of claim 36, wherein the controller determines a right direction as an enlargement direction of the window and a left direction as a reduction direction of the window, when the start point of the dragging is a right screen of the execution screen of the application, and determines the left direction as the enlargement direction of the window and the right direction as the reduction direction of the window, when the start point of the dragging is a left screen of the execution screen of the application.

38. The display device of claim 35, wherein the controller determines whether to enlarge or reduce the window and displays the enlarged or reduced window based on the detected direction of the dragging.

39. The display device of claim 35, wherein the controller determines to enlarge the window when the direction of the dragging is an external direction of the window and determines to reduce the window when the direction of the dragging is an internal direction of the window.

40. The display device of claim 39, wherein the controller determines an enlargement magnification or a reduction magnification of the window based on the detected distance of the dragging.

41. The display device of claim 35, wherein the controller changes the size of the window and displays the changed window based on at least one of the start point of the dragging, the direction of the dragging, and the distance of the dragging.

42. The display device of claim 30, wherein the window display changing event is an input of a dragging starting from two points of an execution screen of the application included in the internal area of the window.

43. The display device of claim 42, wherein the controller enlarges the window and displays the enlarged window when the dragging increases a distance between the two points, and reduces the window and displays the reduced window when the dragging decreases the distance between the two points.

44. The display device of claim 30, wherein the window display changing event is an input of a dragging starting from one point of a control area included in the internal area of the window.

45. The display device of claim 44, wherein the controller changes the position of the window and displays the changed window based on the direction and the distance of the input dragging.

46. The display device of claim 30, wherein the window display changing event is an input of a dragging performed from one point of an execution screen of the application included in the internal area of the window to a top.

47. The display device of claim 46, wherein the controller detects an input of a dragging performed from one point of the control area to a bottom, and reconstructs the window to have a size, only before the control area is displayed, and displays the reconstructed window.

48. The display device of claim 30, wherein the window display changing event is an input of a dragging performed from one point of a control area for controlling a display or an end of the window to a bottom, and the controller displays an execution screen of the application and a title bar for the application on an entire screen.

49. The display device of claim 28, wherein the window control event is a window control mode releasing event, and the controller dispatches an event to the application when the control mode releasing event is detected.

50. The display device of claim 49, wherein the controller determines whether a back button located in a lower bar is touched, determines whether an external area of the window is touched, and determines whether the title bar of the window is touched a preset number of times.

51. The display device of claim 30, wherein the window display changing event is an input of a dragging starting from one point of a control area included in the internal area of the window and ending at a boundary line of a touch screen of the display device.

52. The display device of claim 51, wherein, when the window display changing event is an input of the dragging starting from the one point of the control area and ending at a left boundary line or a right boundary line of the touch screen of the display device, the controller displays the window on a left divided screen or a right divided screen of the touch screen.

53. The display device of claim 51, wherein, when the window display changing event is an input of the dragging starting from the one point of the control area and ending at a top boundary line of the touch screen of the display device, the controller displays the window on an entire screen of the touch screen.

54. The display device of claim 51, wherein, when the window display changing event is an input of the dragging starting from the one point of the control area and ending at a bottom boundary line of the touch screen of the display device, the controller displays only the control area of the window in a lower end of the touch screen.