METHOD OF DISPLAYING USER INTERFACE ON DEVICE, AND DEVICE

• US 20140215367A1
• Filed: 01/31/2014
• Published: 07/31/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Sin-ae, KIM, Young-sun, CHOI, Seung-eok, LEE, Jae-young
• Granted Patent: US 10,387,006 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/765
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method of displaying a user interface (UI) on a screen of a device is provided. The method includes selecting, when an event occurs, a first object, which is related to the event, from among the one or more objects included in the UI, determining a second object for executing a second operation related to a first operation, the first operation being executed when the first object is selected by an input to the device, and changing the first object into the second object.

Claims

1. A method of displaying a user interface (UI) on a screen of a device, the method comprising:

selecting, when an event occurs, a first object, which is related to the event, from among one or more objects included in the UI;

determining a second object for executing a second operation related to a first operation, the first operation being executed when the first object is selected by an input to the device; and

changing the first object into the second object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the event is related to a schedule,

wherein the first object and the second object that are included in the UI display information related to the schedule, and

wherein the first operation and the second operation connect the device to an external device based on connection information, according to the input.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the UI is displayed on a home screen of the device, and

wherein each of the first object and the second object is one from among a widget, an application execution icon, an application execution screen, and a combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the second object comprises:

obtaining information related to the event;

determining the second operation related to the first operation, based on the information related to the event; and

determining the second object.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first object displays information related to a first external device,

wherein the first operation requests a phone-call with respect to the first external device according to an input,

wherein the second object displays information related to a second external device, and

wherein the second operation requests to process a phone-call with respect to the second external device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the information related to the first external device includes at least one from among a phone number of the first external device, an image that is set as the first external device, and identification information of the first external device, and

wherein the information related to the second external device comprises at least one from among a phone number of the second external device, an image that is set as the second external device, and identification information of the second external device.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the information related to the event includes information about a schedule set to the device, and

wherein the second external device is an external device that is related to the information about the schedule.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein the event corresponds to a change in a geographical position of the device, and

wherein the information related to the event comprises position information of the device.

9. The method of claim 3, wherein the first object is an icon for executing a first application,

wherein the second object is an icon for executing a second application, and

wherein, when the second application is not installed in the device, the method further includes downloading and installing the second application.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting of the first object includes selecting the first object from among the one or more objects, based on at least one from among information about types of a plurality of pieces of content that are displayed via the one or more objects comprised in the UI, at least one from among information about categories of characteristics of the one or more objects, and at least one from among information about service providers of services that are provided via the one or more objects.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the first object displays a list of one or more applications, and

wherein the second object displays a list of recommended applications related to the one or more applications.

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

12. A device for displaying a UI, the device comprising:

a display unit configured to display the UI, the UI having one or more objects; and

a controller configured to select, when an event occurs, a first object, which is related to the event, the first object being selected from among the one or more objects included in the UI, configured to determine a second object for executing a second operation related to a first operation, the first operation being executed when the first object is selected by an input to the device, and configured to change the first object into the second object.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the event is related to a schedule,

wherein the first object and the second object display information are related to the schedule, and

wherein the first operation and the second operation connect the device to an external device based on connection information, according to the input.

14. The device of claim 12, wherein the UI is displayed on a home screen of the device, and

wherein each of the first object and the second object is one from among a widget, an application execution icon, an application execution screen, and a combination thereof.

15. The device of claim 12, wherein the controller is configured to obtain information related to the event, configured to determine the second operation related to the first operation based on the information related to the event, and configured to determine the second object.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the first object displays information related to a first external device,

wherein the first operation requests a phone-call with respect to the first external device according to an input,

wherein the second object displays information related to a second external device, and

wherein the second operation requests to process a phone-call with respect to the second external device.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein the information related to the first external device includes at least one from among a phone number of the first external device, an image that is set as the first external device, and identification information with respect to the first external device, and

wherein the information related to the second external device comprises at least one from among a phone number of the second external device, an image that is set as the second external device, and identification information of the second external device.

18. The device of claim 16, wherein the information related to the event includes information about a schedule set to the device, and

wherein the second external device is an external device that is related to the information about the schedule.

19. The device of claim 15, wherein the event corresponds to a change in a geographical position of the device, and

wherein the information related to the event comprises position information of the device.

20. The device of claim 14, wherein the first object is an icon for executing a first application,

wherein the second object is an icon for executing a second application, and

wherein, when the second application is not installed in the device, the controller is configured to download and install the second application.

21. The device of claim 12, wherein the controller is configured to select the first object from among the one or more objects, based on at least one from among information about types of a plurality of pieces of content that are displayed via the one or more objects comprised in the UI, at least one from among information about categories of characteristics of the one or more objects, and at least one from among information about service providers of services that are provided via the one or more objects.