METHOD FOR PROCESSING CONTENTS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF

• US 20140181737A1
• Filed: 12/12/2013
• Published: 06/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: HWANG, Soo-Ji, PARK, Ji-Yoon, AHN, Chang-Hyun, LEE, Ha-Na
• Application Number:
  US14/104,527
• Publication Number:
  US 20140181737A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/800
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1692 the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04805 Virtual magnifying lens, i.e. window or frame movable on top of displayed information to enlarge it for better reading or selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

A method for enlarging contents and an electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes displaying contents on a front side of a double-sided touch-sensitive display, detecting a selection for enlarging a specific area of the contents, upon the detection of selection, switching the double-sided touch-sensitive display to a semi-transparent mode, sensing a touch on a rear side of the double-sided touch-sensitive display, and displaying a threshold area of the double-sided touch-sensitive display corresponding to a coordinate at which the touch is sensed by enlarging the area by a pre-set magnification factor.

Claims

1. A method of processing contents in an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying contents on a front side of a double-sided touch-sensitive display;

detecting a selection for enlarging a specific area of the contents;

upon the detection of the selection, switching the double-sided touch-sensitive display to a semi-transparent mode;

sensing a touch on a rear side of the double-sided touch-sensitive display; and

displaying a threshold area of the double-sided touch-sensitive display corresponding to a coordinate at which the touch is sensed by enlarging the area by a magnification factor.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising setting a transparency for the enlarged threshold area in a full area of the double-sided touch-sensitive display to a value less than a current transparency of the double-sided touch-sensitive display.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a gesture on the enlarged area; and

maintaining or ending the threshold area in an enlarged state.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising editing the enlarged area of the contents under a user control in a state where the threshold area is enlarged.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

applying the edited area to the contents; and

after the applying of the edited area to the contents, switching to a mode before the semi-transparent mode.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

detecting that the enlarged area of the contents is selected under a user control in a state where the threshold area is enlarged; and

if it is detected that the enlarged area is selected, performing a function corresponding to the area on which the selection is detected,

wherein the function corresponding to the area on which the selection is detected includes at least one of a page change function, a link connection function, and a scroll function.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting at least two multi-touches for the enlarged area; and

if the detected at least two multi-touches are drags diverging from each other, increasing a size of an area displayed by enlarging the threshold area according to a drag distance.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising, if the detected at least two multi-touches are drags converging with each other, decreasing the size of the area.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting at least two multi-touches on the enlarged area; and

if the detected at least two multi-touches are drags diverging from each other, increasing a magnification factor by which the threshold area according to the drag distance in a state where a size of the threshold area is maintained.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising, if the detected at least two multi-touches are drags converging with each other, decreasing the magnification factor by which the threshold area according to the drag distance in the state where a size of the threshold area is maintained.

11. An electronic device comprising:

one or more processors;

a double-sided touch-sensitive display;

a memory; and

one or more programs stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors,

wherein the one or more programs include an instruction for displaying contents on a front side of the double-sided touch-sensitive display, for detecting a selection for enlarging a specific area of the contents, for, upon the detection of selection, switching the double-sided touch-sensitive display to a semi-transparent mode, for sensing a touch on a rear side of the double-sided touch-sensitive display, and for displaying a threshold area of the double-sided touch-sensitive display corresponding to a coordinate at which the touch is sensed by enlarging the area by a magnification factor.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the program further includes an instruction for setting a transparency for the enlarged threshold area in a full area of the double-sided touch-sensitive display to a value less than a current transparency of the double-sided touch-sensitive display.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the program further includes an instruction for detecting a gesture on the enlarged area, and, maintaining or ending the threshold area in an enlarged state.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the program further includes an instruction for editing an enlarged area of the contents under a user control in a state where the threshold area is enlarged.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the program includes an instruction for applying the edited area to the contents, and, after the applying of the edited area to the contents, switching to a mode before the semi-transparent mode.

16. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the program further includes an instruction for detecting that the enlarged area of the contents is selected under a user control in a state where the threshold area is enlarged, and if it is detected that the enlarged area is selected, for performing a function corresponding to the area on which the selection is detected, and

wherein the function corresponding to the area on which the selection is detected includes at least one of a page change function, a link connection function, and a scroll function.

17. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the program further includes an instruction for detecting at least two multi-touches for the enlarged area, and, if the detected at least two multi-touches are drags diverging from each other, for increasing a size of an area displayed by enlarging the threshold area according to a drag distance.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the program further includes an instruction for, if the detected at least two multi-touches are drags converging with each other, decreasing the size of the area.

19. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the program further includes an instruction for detecting at least two multi-touches on the enlarged area, and if the detected at least two multi-touches are drags diverging from each other, for increasing a magnification factor by which the threshold area according to the drag distance in a state where a size of the threshold area is maintained.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the program further includes an instruction for, if the detected at least two multi-touches are drags converging with each other, decreasing the magnification factor by which the threshold area according to the drag distance in the state where the size of the threshold area is maintained.