ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING TOUCH REGION TO BE SHOWN AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20140043268A1
• Filed: 08/13/2013
• Published: 02/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: BAE, Hye-Rim
• Granted Patent: US 9,904,400 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

An electronic device for displaying a touch region to be shown and a method thereof are provided. The method includes verifying an input touch region and adjusting a layout of a screen such that the touch region is not covered. Accordingly, a user is able to see a touch region without taking their finger, etc. used for a touch of a touch screen off the touch screen.

Claims

1. An operating method of an electronic device, the operating method comprising:

receiving an input touch in a screen displaying an text;

when the text within a specified distance from a center coordinate of a touch region is displayed, detecting an empty line space between lines nearest from the center coordinate of the touch region or detecting a blank space between characters nearest from the center coordinate of the touch region; and

displaying, based on the empty line space between the lines, separation of lines by a first specified distance or displaying, based on the blank space between the characters, separation of characters by a second specified distance.

2. The operating method of claim 1, further comprising before the step of detecting, confirming an execution range of a visual function.

3. The operating method of claim 1, wherein if the execution range of the visual function is the empty line space between the lines, detecting the blank space between the lines nearest from the center coordinate of the touch region is performed.

4. The operating method of claim 1, wherein the characters further include numbers or/and symbols composing the text.

5. The operating method of claim 1, further comprising

verifying a position where a touch is ended after the text is scrolled.;

and

adjusting a layout of the screen.

6. The operating method of claim 5, wherein the adjusting of the layout of the screen comprises

verifying that the position where the touch is ended is lower than a set position, and

shifting a text portion which is located on an lower portion of the empty line space between the lines to a higher side of the touch region and combining the shifted text portion with a text portion which is located on a higher portion of the empty line space between the lines.

7. The operating method of claim 5, wherein the

adjusting of the layout of the screen comprises

verifying that the position where the touch is ended is higher than a set position, and

shifting a text portion which is located on an upper portion of the empty line space between the lines to a lower side of the touch region and combining the shifted text portion with a text portion which is located on a lower portion of the empty line space between the lines.

8. The operating method of claim 5,

wherein the characters further include numbers or/and symbols composing the text, and

wherein the adjusting of the layout of the screen comprises combining any one of the numbers, the characters, and the symbols which are located on left and right portions of the blank space between the characters with each other.

9. The operating method of claim 1, further comprising adding a transparent layer to the empty line space between the lines after the separation of lines by the first specified distance or the blank space between the characters after the separation of characters by the second specified distance.

10. An operating method of an electronic device, the operating method comprising:

Inputting of a certain region is displayed image and media player;

verifying a center coordinate of the touch region; and

shifting the entire image or media player included in the touch region to a higher side of the touch region or lower side of the touch region and displaying the shifted image or media player such that the image or media player.

11. The operating method of claim 10, wherein shifting the entire image or media player included in the touch region to a higher side of the touch region or lower side of the touch region and displaying the shifted image or media player such that the image or media player.

verifying that the verified center coordinate is higher than a set position;

and

shifting the entire image or media player included in the touch region to a higher side of the touch region and displaying the shifted image or media player such that the image or media player included.

12. The operating method of claim 10, wherein shifting the entire image or media player included in the touch region to a higher side of the touch region or lower side of the touch region and displaying the shifted image or media player such that the image or media player.

verifying that the verified center coordinate is higher than a set position;

and

shifting the entire image or media player included in the touch region to a lower side of the touch region and displaying the shifted image or media player such that the image or media player included.

13. An electronic device comprising:

a touch screen receiving an input touch in a screen displaying an text;

a processor unit, when the text within a specified distance from a center coordinate of a touch region is displayed, detecting an empty line space between lines nearest from the center coordinate of the touch region or detecting a blank space between characters nearest from the center coordinate of the touch region; and

displaying, based on the line empty line space between the lines, separation of lines by a first specified distance or displaying, based on the blank space between the characters, separation of characters by a second specified distance.

14. The operating method of claim 13, wherein the processer unit, before the step of detecting, confirming an execution range of a visual function.

15. The operating method of claim 13, wherein the processer unit, wherein if the execution range of the visual function is the empty line space between the lines, detecting the empty line space between the lines nearest from the center coordinate of the touch region is performed.

16. The operating method of claim 13, wherein the characters further include numbers or/and symbols composing the text.

17. The operating method of claim 13, wherein the processer unit, verifying a position where a touch is ended after the text is scrolled.;

and

adjusting a layout of the screen.

18. The operating method of claim 17, wherein the processer unit, verifying that the position where the touch is ended is lower than a set position, and

shifting a text portion which is located on an lower portion of the empty line space between the lines to a higher side of the touch region and combining the shifted text portion with a text portion which is located on a higher portion of the empty line space between the lines.

19. The operating method of claim 17, wherein the processer unit, verifying that the position where the touch is ended is higher than a set position, and

shifting a text portion which is located on an upper portion of the empty line space between the lines to a lower side of the touch region and combining the shifted text portion with a text portion which is located on a lower portion of the empty line space between the lines.

20. The operating method of claim 17,

wherein the characters further include numbers or/and symbols composing the text, and

wherein the processer unit, wherein the adjusting of the layout of the screen comprises combining any one of the numbers, the characters, and the symbols which are located on left and right portions of the blank space between the characters with each other.

21. The operating method of claim 13, wherein the processer unit, adding a transparent layer to the empty line space between the lines after the separation of lines by the first specified distance or the empty line space between the characters after the separation of characters by the second specified distance.

22. An electronic device comprising:

a touch screen Inputting of a certain region is displayed image and media player;

a the processer unit verifying a center coordinate of the touch region; and

shifting the entire image or media player included in the touch region to a higher side of the touch region or lower side of the touch region and displaying the shifted image or media player such that the image or media player.

23. The operating method of claim 22, wherein the processer unit, verifying that the verified center coordinate is higher than a set position;

and

shifting the entire image or media player included in the touch region to a higher side of the touch region and displaying the shifted image or media player such that the image or media player included.

24. The operating method of claim 22, wherein the processer unit, verifying that the verified center coordinate is higher than a set position;

and

shifting the entire image or media player included in the touch region to a lower side of the touch region and displaying the shifted image or media player such that the image or media player included.