METHOD OF EXECUTING APPLICATION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONTENT SHARING, AND DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20140071043A1
• Filed: 09/05/2013
• Published: 03/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: JUNG, Ji-hyun, LEE, Geun-ho
• Granted Patent: US 9,886,100 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• 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 3/03 Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

Provided is a method of executing an application performed by a display device. The method includes detecting a first motion that bends the display device in a first direction to deform the display device into a first form, executing a first application, based on the first motion, detecting a second motion that bends the display device in a second direction to deform the display device into a second form, and executing a second application related to the first application, based on the second motion.

Claims

1. A method of executing an application performed by a display device, the method comprising:

detecting a first motion that bends the display device in a first direction to deform the display device into a first form;

executing a first application, based on the first motion;

detecting a second motion that bends the display device in a second direction to deform the display device into a second form; and

executing a second application related to the first application, based on the second motion.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second direction is different from the first direction and the second form is different from the first form.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the executing the second application comprises recommending and displaying the second application.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the executing the second application further comprises:

providing a second application list comprising a plurality of second applications that are related to the first application;

receiving a selection of at least one second application comprised in the second application list; and

executing the at least one second application.

5. The method of claim 1,

wherein the executing the first application comprises:

displaying an external device list on a screen of the display device using the first application; and

receiving a selection of at least one external device comprised in the external device list, and

wherein the executing the second application comprises;

transmitting predetermined content to the at least one external device using the second application.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the executing the second application comprises:

executing at least one of a message application, a chatting application, a social network service (SNS) application, and a short-distance communication application, so as to transmit the predetermined content to the at least one external device.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the displaying the external device list comprises:

searching for one or more external devices that are positioned within a predetermined distance from the display device; and

displaying a list of found one or more external devices on the screen.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the displaying the external device list comprises:

displaying identification (ID) information of the at least one external device comprised in the external device list so that the ID information appears from an outer side of the screen toward an inner side of the screen, based on the first motion.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein the receiving the selection of the at least one external device comprises:

detecting a third motion that bends an area of the display device that is already deformed into the first form, by at least a predetermined degree into a bended position; and

selecting an external device that corresponds to the bended position of the third motion.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the receiving the selection of the at least one external device comprises:

receiving a user input that moves the ID information of the at least one external device comprised in the external device list to a center area of the screen.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the receiving the selection of the at least one external device comprises:

detecting a tilting motion that tilts the display device that is already deformed into the first form, by at least a predetermined degree; and

scrolling the ID information of the at least one external device comprised in the external device list, based on a tilting direction and a degree of tilt of the tilting motion.

12. The method of claim 1,

wherein the first form comprises the display device being bent so that the screen is concave, and

wherein the second form comprises the display device being bent so that the screen is convex.

13. The method of claim 5, wherein the executing the first application comprises selecting content to be transmitted to the at least one external device, based on a user input.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the user input comprises at least one of a touch input, a bending input, a key input, a voice input, and a motion input.

15. The method of claim 5, wherein the transmitting the predetermined content comprises changing a size of an image corresponding to the predetermined content, based on a transmission rate of the predetermined content, and then displaying the image on the screen.

16. The method of claim 5, wherein the displaying of the external device list comprises changing an arrangement order in the external device list, based on a degree of bending of the first motion.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the transmitting the predetermined content comprises transmitting the predetermined content to an external device that is positioned at a top of the external device list, in response to the detecting the second motion.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the executing the first application comprises:

displaying a content list of an external device on the screen using the first application; and

receiving a user selection with respect to at least one content comprised in the content list, and

wherein the executing the second application comprises receiving the at least one content from the external device using the second application.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the displaying the content list comprises:

receiving a first signal for content sharing from the external device that is positioned within a predetermined distance from the display device;

transmitting a second signal comprising identification (ID) information of the display device to the external device, in response to the first signal; and

receiving a content list from the external device via short-distance communication via a communication link formed between the display device and the external device based on the second signal.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the receiving of the first signal further comprises outputting an alarm signal when the first signal is received.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the alarm signal comprises at least one of an audio signal, a video signal, and a vibration signal.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the transmitting the second signal comprises:

determining whether a rear surface of the display device faces the external device; and

transmitting the second signal to the external device based on a result of the determining.

23. The method of claim 18, wherein the receiving the user selection comprises:

detecting a third motion that bends, the display device that is already deformed into the first form, by at least a predetermined degree into a bended position; and

selecting content that corresponds to the bended position of the third motion.

24. The method of claim 18, wherein the executing the first application further comprises selecting the external device based on a user input.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the selecting the external device comprises:

detecting a fourth motion that displays an external device list; and

changing an arrangement order in the external device list, based on a degree of bending of the fourth motion.

26. The method of claim 18, wherein the executing the second application comprises:

changing a size of an image corresponding to the at least one content, based on a reception rate of the at least one content, and

displaying the image with the changed size on the screen.

27. The method of claim 1,

wherein the executing the first application comprises:

executing an address book application that displays an external device list on a screen of the display device based on the first motion; and

receiving a user selection of at least one external device comprised in the external device list, and

wherein the executing the second application comprises;

executing a communication application that communicates with the at least one external device based on the second motion.

28. The method of claim 1,

wherein the executing the first application comprises:

executing a content management application that displays a content list of an external device on a screen of the display device, based on the first motion; and

receiving a user selection with respect to at least one content comprised in the content list, and

wherein the executing the second application comprises;

executing a backup application that backs up the at least one content in an external server based on the second motion.

37. The method of claim 28, wherein the controlling the first device comprises:

receiving the at least one content from the first device; and

transmitting the at least one content to the second device.

64. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 1.

29. A method performed by a display device of controlling content sharing between a first device and a second device, the method comprising:

detecting a motion that bends an area of the display device;

displaying identification (ID) information and a content list of the first device on a first area of a screen of the display device and displaying ID information of the second device on a second area of the screen, based on the motion;

receiving a selection of at least one content comprised in the content list that is displayed on the first area;

detecting a tilting motion that tilts the display device by at least a predetermined degree in a direction toward the second area;

controlling the first device to transmit the at least one content to the second device, based on the tilting motion; and

displaying a graphical image on the screen, wherein the graphical image displays a motion in which an image that corresponds to the at least one content moves from the first area to the second area.

30. The method of claim 29, further comprising:

displaying a controllable device list on the screen; and

selecting the first device in the controllable device list, as a transmission device, and selecting the second device in the controllable device list, as a reception device, according to a user input.

31. The method of claim 29, wherein the receiving the selection comprises receiving the selection of the at least one content via at least one of a touch input, a bending input, a key input, and a voice input.

32. The method of claim 29,

wherein the detecting the motion comprises detecting the motion that bends the first area of the display device so as to make the first area become convex, and

wherein the displaying the content list of the first device comprises displaying the content list of the first device extending from an upper portion of the first area toward a lower portion of the first area.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the displaying the graphical image comprises displaying a graphical image in which an image that corresponds to the at least one content falls from the convexly-bent first area to the second area, due to the tilting motion by at least the predetermined degree.

34. The method of claim 29, wherein the displaying the graphical image comprises displaying a graphical image in which an image that corresponds to the at least one content falls from the first area to the concavely-bent second area in response to detecting a tilting motion that tilts the display device having a concavely-bent second area in a direction toward the second area by at least a predetermined degree.

35. The method of claim 29, wherein the controlling the first device comprises transmitting a control command to the first device that controls the first device to transmit the at least one content to the second device.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the control command comprises information about the at least one content and information about the second device.

65. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 29.

38. A display device for executing an application, the display device comprising:

a user input unit configured to detect a first motion that bends the display device in a first direction to deform the display device into a first form, and detect a second motion that bends the display device in a second direction to deform the display device into a second form; and

a control unit configured to execute a first application in response to the first motion being detected, and configured to execute a second application related to the first application in response to the second motion being detected.

39. The display device of claim 38, wherein the second direction is different from the first direction and the second form is different from the first form.

40. The display device of claim 38, wherein the control unit is configured to determine the second application.

41. The display device of claim 40, further comprising:

a display unit configured to provide a second application list comprising a plurality of second applications that are related to the first application,

wherein the user input unit is configured to receive a selection of at least one second application comprised in the second application list, and

wherein the control unit is configured to execute the at least one second application.

42. The display device of claim 38, further comprising:

a display unit configured to display an external device list using the first application; and

a communication unit configured to receive a user selection with respect to at least one external device comprised in the external device list, and transmit predetermined content to the at least one external device using the second application.

43. The display device of claim 42, wherein the control unit is configured to execute at least one of a message application, a chatting application, a social network service (SNS) application, and a short-distance communication application so as to transmit the predetermined content to the at least one external device.

44. The display device of claim 42, further comprising a searching unit configured to search for one or more external devices that are positioned within a predetermined distance from the display device, and

wherein the display unit is configured to display a list of the searched one or more external devices on the screen.

45. The display device of claim 42, wherein the display unit is configured to display identification (ID) information of the at least one external device comprised in the external device list so that the ID information appears from an outer side of the screen toward an inner side of the screen is response to the first motion being detected.

46. The display device of claim 42, wherein the user input unit is configured to detect a third motion that bends an area of the display device, that is already deformed into the first form, by at least a predetermined degree into a bended position, and

the control unit is configured to select an external device that corresponds to the bended position of the third motion.

47. The display device of claim 42, wherein the user input unit is configured to receive a user input that moves the identification (ID) information of the at least one external device comprised in the external device list to a center area of the screen.

48. The display device of claim 47,

wherein the user input unit comprises a motion recognition module configured to detect a tilting motion that tilts the display device, that is already deformed into the first form, by at least a predetermined degree, and

wherein the control unit is configured to scroll the ID information of the at least one external device comprised in the external device list, based on a tilting direction and a degree of tilt of the tilting motion.

49. The display device of claim 38,

wherein the first form comprises a form in which a screen of the display device is bent to be concave, and

wherein the second form comprises a form in which a screen of the display device is bent to be convex.

50. The display device of claim 42, wherein the control unit is configured to select content to be transmitted to the at least one external device based on a user input.

51. The display device of claim 50, wherein the user input comprises at least one of a touch input, a bending input, a key input, a voice input, and a motion input.

52. The display device of claim 42, wherein the display unit is configured to change a size of an image corresponding to the predetermined content, based on a transmission rate of the predetermined content, and then displays the image on the screen.

53. The display device of claim 42, wherein the control unit is configured to change an arrangement order in the external device list, based on a degree of bending of the first motion.

54. The display device of claim 53, wherein the communication unit is configured to transmit the predetermined content to an external device that is positioned at a top of the external device list, in response to the second motion being detected.

55. The display device of claim 38, further comprising:

a display unit configured to display a content list of an external device using the first application; and

a communication unit configured to receive at least one content from the external device using the second application in response to receiving a user selection with respect to the at least one content comprised in the content list.

56. The display device of claim 55, wherein the communication unit is configured to:

receive a first signal for content sharing from the external device that is positioned within a predetermined distance from the display device;

transmit a second signal comprising identification (ID) information of the display device to the external device, in response to the first signal; and

receive a content list from the external device via short-distance communication via a communication link formed between the display device and the external device based on the second signal.

57. The display device of claim 56, wherein the display unit is configured to output an alarm signal, when the first signal is received.

58. The display device of claim 56, wherein the control unit is configured to:

determine whether a rear surface of the display device faces the external device, and

control the communication unit to transmit the second signal to the external device based on a result of the determination.

59. The display device of claim 55,

wherein the user input unit is configured to detect a third motion that bends the display device that is already deformed into the first form, by at least a predetermined degree into a bended position, and

wherein the control unit is configured to select content that corresponds to the bended position of the third motion.

60. The display device of claim 55, wherein the control unit is configured to select the external device based on a user input.

61. The display device of claim 55, wherein the display unit is configured to change a size of an image corresponding to the at least one content, based on a reception rate of the at least one content, and then displays the image on the screen.

62. The display device of claim 38,

wherein the control unit is configured to execute an address book application that displays an external device list on a screen of the display device is response to the control unit detecting the first motion, and

wherein the control unit is configured to execute a communication application that communicates with at least one user-selected external device comprised in the external device list in response to the control unit detecting the second motion.

63. The display device of claim 38,

wherein the control unit is configured to execute a content management application that displays a content list of an external device on a screen of the display device in response to the control unit detecting the first motion, and

wherein the control unit is configured to execute a backup application that backs up at least one user-selected content, that is comprised in the content list, in an external server in response to the control unit detecting the second motion.

66. A flexible display device comprising:

a flexible display surface comprising a plurality of bending sensors configured to detect a motion and generate positional sensor data;

a processing unit configured to;

determine an apex of a curve created by the motion and formed by the now bent flexible display surface, and

select an operation based on at least one of an association with the location of the apex and the positional sensor data;

a transceiver configured to communicate with an external device as defined by the selected operation;

wherein the selected operation is at least one of transmitting data, receiving data, processing data, and displaying data.