MOBILE DEVICE OF EXECUTING ACTION IN DISPLAY UNCHECKING MODE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20140281962A1
• Filed: 03/04/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: WON, Sung-Joon
• Application Number:
  US14/196,135
• Publication Number:
  US 20140281962A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/705
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• 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

Abstract

A mobile device of executing an action in a display unchecking mode and a method of controlling the same are provided. The method includes detecting a display unchecking mode trigger, entering into the display unchecking mode, upon detection of the display unchecking mode trigger, detecting a predetermined execution trigger in the display unchecking mode, and executing a predetermined action corresponding to the predetermined execution trigger, upon the detecting of the predetermined execution trigger.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a mobile device that executes an action in a display unchecking mode, the method comprising:

detecting a display unchecking mode trigger;

entering into the display unchecking mode;

detecting a predetermined execution trigger; and

executing a predetermined action corresponding to the predetermined execution trigger.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting of the display unchecking mode trigger comprises:

detecting the display unchecking mode trigger when the mobile device is in at least one of an earphone connected state, a standby state, a locked state, and an application execution state.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the display unchecking mode trigger is pressing of a home button for a predetermined time or longer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the entering into the display unchecking mode comprises:

displaying, on a touch screen, a help indication that explains the predetermined execution trigger and the predetermined action.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

removing the help indication from the touch screen, upon detection of a help remove trigger; and

re-displaying the help indication on the touch screen, upon detection of a help re-display trigger.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the help remove trigger is a selection of a help remove icon or no input for a predetermined time, and

wherein the help re-display trigger is selection of a help re-display icon.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined action corresponding to the predetermined execution trigger is determined based on a user information log of a user, determined in relation to a currently executed application, determined as execution of a switching function corresponding to a state of the mobile device, or predefined and stored in a memory of the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, if the predetermined execution trigger is a leftward or rightward swipe, a predetermined action corresponding to the leftward or rightward swipe is a play of a next or previous music, and

wherein, if the predetermined execution trigger is an upward or downward swipe, a predetermined action corresponding to the upward or downward swipe is execution or termination of a music application.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined execution trigger is a double tap, and

wherein the predetermined action corresponding to the predetermined execution trigger is reproduction of a voice message explaining a state of the mobile device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein, if the predetermined execution trigger is a touch held for a predetermined time or longer, a predetermined action corresponding to the touch held for the predetermined time or longer is execution of a voice input standby state, and

wherein, if the predetermined execution trigger is a drag of a voice icon, a predetermined action corresponding to the drag of the voice icon is execution of a voice-controlled interface application.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein, if the predetermined execution trigger is an incoming call, a predetermined action corresponding to the incoming call is execution of an incoming call application.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein, if the predetermined execution trigger is a combination of a message reception, and an upward, downward, leftward, or rightward swipe, a predetermined action corresponding to the combination of the message reception and the upward, downward, leftward, or rightward swipe is voice reproduction of a received message, and

wherein, if the predetermined execution trigger is a combination of a message reception and a double tap, a predetermined action corresponding to the combination of the message reception and the double tap is to ignore the message reception.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the reproduction is performed in a full mode or a compact mode, and the full mode or the compact mode is preset or is set according to a state of the mobile device or a currently executed application.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein, upon detection of a plurality of rightward swipes, a jump operation is performed during the reproduction, and

wherein, upon detection of a plurality of leftward swipes, a rewind operation is performed during the reproduction.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

upon detection of a trigger other than the predetermined execution trigger in the display unchecking mode, performing voice reproduction of a help explaining the predetermined execution trigger and the predetermined action.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting of the predetermined execution trigger in the display unchecking mode comprises:

ignoring a touch on an edge of a touch screen.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting of the predetermined execution trigger in the display unchecking mode comprises:

determining that the predetermined execution trigger is not detected, if the predetermined execution trigger is a swipe, drag, or flick from a first point to a second point on a touch screen, the first point is near to a left or right side of the touch screen, and the swipe, drag, or flick does not reach the second point.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting of the predetermined execution trigger in the display unchecking mode comprises, if the predetermined execution trigger is a swipe, drag, or flick in a first direction, an orientation of the mobile device is detected, and a swipe, drag, or flick in a second direction is detected, determining the detected swipe, drag, or flick in the second direction as the swipe, drag, or flick in the first direction, taking into account the orientation of the mobile device.

37. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform the method of claim 1.

19. A mobile device of executing an action in a display unchecking mode, the mobile device comprising:

a controller configured to detect a display unchecking mode trigger, to enter into the display unchecking mode, to detect a predetermined execution trigger and to execute a predetermined action corresponding to the predetermined execution trigger;

a touch screen configured to display a screen of the mobile device; and

a memory configured to store information about the predetermined action corresponding to the predetermined execution trigger.

20. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein the controller detects the display unchecking mode trigger when the mobile device is in at least one of an earphone connected state, a standby state, a locked state, and an application execution state.

21. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein the display unchecking mode trigger is pressing of a home button for a predetermined time or longer.

22. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein, when the controller enters the display unchecking mode upon detection of the display, on the touch screen, unchecking mode trigger, the controller displays a help indication that explains the predetermined execution trigger and the predetermined action.

23. The mobile device of claim 22, wherein, upon detection of a help remove trigger, the controller removes the help indication from the touch screen, and

wherein, upon detection of a help re-display trigger, the controller re-displays the help indication on the touch screen.

24. The mobile device of claim 23, wherein the help remove trigger is a selection of a help remove icon or no input for a predetermined time, and

wherein the help re-display trigger is selection of a help re-display icon.

25. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein the predetermined action corresponding to the predetermined execution trigger is determined based on a user information log of a user, determined in relation to a currently executed application, determined as execution of a switching function corresponding to a state of the mobile device, or predefined and stored in a memory of the mobile device.

26. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein, if the predetermined execution trigger is a leftward or rightward swipe, a predetermined action corresponding to the leftward or rightward swipe is a play of a next or previous music, and

wherein, if the predetermined execution trigger is an upward or downward swipe, a predetermined action corresponding to the upward or downward swipe is execution or termination of a music application.

27. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein the predetermined execution trigger is a double tap, and

wherein the predetermined action corresponding to the predetermined execution trigger is reproduction of a voice message explaining a state of the mobile device.

28. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein, if the predetermined execution trigger is a touch held for a predetermined time or longer, a predetermined action corresponding to the touch held for the predetermined time or longer is execution of a voice input standby state, and

wherein, if the predetermined execution trigger is a drag of a voice icon, a predetermined action corresponding to the drag of the voice icon is execution of a voice-controlled interface application.

29. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein, if the predetermined execution trigger is an incoming call, a predetermined action corresponding to the incoming call is execution of an incoming call application.

30. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein, if the predetermined execution trigger is a combination of a message reception, and an upward, downward, leftward, or rightward swipe, a predetermined action corresponding to the combination of the message reception and the upward, downward, leftward, or rightward swipe is voice reproduction of a received message, and

wherein, if the predetermined execution trigger is a combination of a message reception and a double tap, a predetermined action corresponding to the combination of the message reception and the double tap is to ignore the message reception.

31. The mobile device of claim 27, wherein the reproduction is performed in a full mode or a compact mode, and the full mode or the compact mode is preset or is set according to a state of the mobile device or a currently executed application.

32. The mobile device of claim 27, wherein, upon detection of a plurality of rightward swipes, a jump operation is performed during the reproduction and

wherein, upon detection of a plurality of leftward swipes, a rewind operation is performed during the reproduction.

33. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein, upon detection of a trigger other than the predetermined execution trigger in the display unchecking mode, the controller performs voice reproduction of a help explaining the predetermined execution trigger and the predetermined action.

34. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein, when the controller detects the predetermined execution trigger in the display unchecking mode, the controller ignores a touch on an edge of a touch screen.

35. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein, when the controller detects the predetermined execution trigger in the display unchecking mode, if the predetermined execution trigger is a swipe, drag, or flick from a first point to a second point on a touch screen, the first point is near to a left or right side of the touch screen, and the swipe, drag, or flick does not reach the second point, the controller determines that the predetermined execution trigger is not detected.

36. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein when the controller detects the predetermined execution trigger in the display unchecking mode, if the predetermined execution trigger is a swipe, drag, or flick in a first direction, an orientation of the mobile device is detected, and a swipe, drag, or flick in a second direction is detected, the controller determines the detected swipe, drag, or flick in the second direction as the swipe, drag, or flick in the first direction, taking into account the orientation of the mobile device.