MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING TOUCH SCREEN AND FUNCTION CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE SAME

• US 20140040822A1
• Filed: 10/11/2013
• Published: 02/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: YANG, Hui Chul, HONG, Nho Kyung, JEON, Jin Young, KANG, Tae Young, Jong, In Won
• Granted Patent: US 9,411,502 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/800
• 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 3/0488 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: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera

Abstract

A method for providing a graphical user interface on a display of a device includes: displaying a photograph image on the display of the device; receiving a touch input made on the display; superimposedly displaying a plurality of control guides at a location corresponding to the touch input over the displayed photograph image in response to the touch input; receiving a drag input corresponding to one of the plurality of control guides displayed on the display; adjusting a display characteristic of the photograph image corresponding to the one of the plurality of control guides, in response to the drag input; and displaying the photograph image having the adjusted display characteristic on the display, wherein the display characteristic is a magnification of the photograph image.

Claims

1. A method for providing a graphical user interface on a display of a device, the method comprising:

displaying a photograph image on the display of the device;

receiving a touch input made on the display;

superimposedly displaying a plurality of control guides at a location corresponding to the touch input over the displayed photograph image in response to the touch input;

receiving a drag input corresponding to one of the plurality of control guides displayed on the display;

adjusting a display characteristic of the photograph image corresponding to the one of the plurality of control guides, in response to the drag input; and

displaying the photograph image having the adjusted display characteristic on the display,

wherein the display characteristic is a magnification of the photograph image.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one of the plurality of control guides disappears in response to receiving the drag input.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of control guides disappear in response to receiving the drag input.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of control guides are a plurality of directional arrows superimposed over the displayed photograph image.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of control guides are respectively associated with a plurality of different controls that adjust display characteristics of the photograph image.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of control guides are associated with text information describing the adjusting the display characteristic.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of directional arrows are respectively arranged to indicate different directions.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the display characteristic is a brightness of the photograph image.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting the display characteristic of the photograph image based on a distance of the drag.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting the display characteristic of the photograph image based on a direction of the drag.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting the display characteristic of the photograph image based on a velocity of the drag.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of control guides are associated with a plurality of tasks, respectively, and

the adjusting comprises adjusting the display characteristic in accordance with one of the plurality of tasks associated with the one of the control guides.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein different control guides among the plurality of control guides are displayed based on different locations of the touch input.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having recorded thereon a program, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute a method for providing a graphical user interface on a display of a device, the method comprising:

displaying a photograph image on the display of the device;

receiving a touch input made on the display;

superimposedly displaying a plurality of control guides at a location corresponding to the touch input over the displayed photograph image in response to the touch input;

receiving a drag input corresponding to one of the plurality of control guides displayed on the display;

adjusting a display characteristic of the photograph image corresponding to the one of the plurality of control guides, in response to the drag input; and

displaying the photograph image having the adjusted display characteristic on the display,

wherein the display characteristic is a magnification of the photograph image.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 14, wherein the display characteristic is a brightness of the photograph image.

16. An image capturing method using a graphical user interface on a preview screen of a device, the method comprising:

displaying a photograph image on the preview screen of the device;

superimposedly displaying a plurality of control guides over the displayed photograph image;

receiving a touch input or a drag input on the preview screen corresponding to one of the plurality of control guides displayed on the preview screen;

adjusting a display characteristic of the photograph image corresponding to the one of the plurality of control guides, in response to the touch input or the drag input;

displaying the photograph image having the adjusted display characteristic on the preview screen; and

capturing the photograph image having the adjusted display characteristic displayed on the preview screen,

wherein the display characteristic is a magnification of the photograph image.