PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20140304664A1
• Filed: 05/22/2013
• Published: 10/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: LEE, Doyoung, KIM, Yongsin, SHIN, Changshik
• Application Number:
  US13/900,196
• Publication Number:
  US 20140304664A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/863
• CPC Class Codes: G04F 1/005 using electronic timing, e.g. counting means pulse time delay arrangements H03K5/13; modifications of electronic switches for introducing a time delay before switching H03K17/28
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 13/02 at preselected times, e.g. alarm clocks
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/0076 in which the time in another time-zone or in another city can be displayed at will
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• 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 portable device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, in which a user may set a timer or alarm more conveniently and more exactly. The portable device comprises a display unit, a sensor unit configured to sense a touch input for the display unit, and a processor configured to control the display unit and the sensor unit, wherein the processor is further configured to display an unlock interface for unlocking a lock state when the portable device is in the lock state, the unlock interface including a current time indicator displaying current time information, the current time indicator including a first zone indicating current hour unit information and a second zone indicating current minute unit information.

Claims

1. A portable device comprising:

a display unit;

a sensor unit configured to sense a touch input for the display unit; and

a processor configured to control the display unit and the sensor unit,

wherein the processor is further configured to;

display an unlock interface for unlocking a lock state when the portable device is in the lock state, the unlock interface including a current time indicator displaying current time information, the current time indicator including a first zone indicating current hour unit information and a second zone indicating current minute unit information,

display at least one timer setup object corresponding to a time unit of at least one of the first zone and the second zone in a direction when a first touch input is sensed on at least one of the first zone and the second zone, and

set a timer according to a second touch input when the second touch input for the timer setup object is sensed.

2. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein, when the second touch input is sensed as a touch input preceded by the first touch input, the processor is configured to set the timer according to the timer setup object corresponding to a release point of the second touch input.

3. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein, when the second touch input is sensed, the processor is configured to display the timer setup object corresponding to a location of the second touch input.

4. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein, when the second touch input is sensed, the processor is configured to display the timer setup object corresponding to a length of the second touch input in a direction.

5. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the second zone includes a third zone indicating ten-minute unit information and a fourth zone indicating one-minute unit information, and

the processor is configured to display the at least one timer setup object corresponding to time unit of at least one of the third zone and the fourth zone when a third touch input is sensed on at least one of the third zone and the fourth zone, and set the timer according to a fourth touch input when the fourth touch input for the timer setup object is sensed.

6. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the current time indicator further includes a date zone displaying current date information, the date zone including a fifth zone indicating month unit information, a sixth zone indicating day unit information, and a seventh zone indicating day of week unit information.

7. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein, when the first touch input corresponds to a multi-touch input sensed at the same time in the first zone and the second zone, the processor is configured to display the timer setup objects corresponding to the time unit of the first zone and the second zone, at the same time.

8. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein, when a time of the timer is set, the processor is further configured to display a time count indicator, which indicates counting the set time of the timer, on the display unit.

9. The portable device according to claim 8, wherein the time count indicator includes a graphic user interface of which size, length or brightness is controlled according to the counted time.

10. The portable device according to claim 9, wherein, when a fifth touch input for the time count indicator is sensed, the processor is configured to increase or decrease the time of the timer, which is being counted, according to a location of the fifth touch input.

11. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein, when the first touch input is sensed, the processor is configured to display at least one alarm setup object corresponding to the time unit of at least one of the first zone and the second zone, and

wherein when a sixth touch input for the alarm setup object is sensed, the processor is further configured to set an alarm according to the sixth touch input.

12. A method for controlling a portable device, the method comprising the steps of:

displaying an unlock interface for unlocking a lock state when the portable device is in the lock state, the unlock interface including a current time indicator displaying current time information, the current time indicator including a first zone indicating current hour unit information and a second zone indicating current minute unit information;

displaying at least one timer setup object corresponding to a time unit of at least one of the first zone and the second zone in a direction when a first touch input is sensed on at least one of the first zone and the second zone; and

setting a timer according to a second touch input when the second touch input for the timer setup object is sensed.

13. The method according to claim 12, when the second touch input is sensed as a touch input preceded by the first touch input, further comprising the step of setting the timer according to the timer setup object corresponding to a release point of the second touch input.

14. The method according to claim 12, when the second touch input is sensed, further comprising the step of displaying the timer setup object corresponding to a location of the second touch input.

15. The method according to claim 12, when the second touch input is sensed, further comprising the step of displaying the timer setup object corresponding to a length of the second touch input in a direction.

16. The method according to claim 12, wherein the second zone includes a third zone indicating ten-minute unit information and a fourth zone indicating one-minute unit information, and the method further comprises displaying the at least one timer setup object corresponding to a time unit of at least one of the third zone and the fourth zone when a third touch input is sensed on at least one of the third zone and the fourth zone, and setting the timer according to a fourth touch input when the fourth touch input for the timer setup object is sensed.

17. The method according to claim 12, wherein the current time indicator further includes a date zone displaying current date information, the date zone including a fifth zone indicating month unit information, a sixth zone indicating day unit information, and a seventh zone indicating day of week unit information.

18. The method according to claim 12, when the first touch input corresponds to a multi-touch input sensed at the same time in the first zone and the second zone, further comprising the step of displaying the timer setup objects corresponding to the time unit of the first zone and the second zone, at the same time.

19. The method according to claim 12, when a time of the timer is set, further comprising the step of displaying a time count indicator, which indicates counting the set time of the timer, on a display unit.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the time count indicator includes a graphic user interface of which size, length or brightness is controlled according to the counted time.

21. The method according to claim 20, when a fifth touch input is sensed in the time count indicator, further comprising the step of increasing or decreasing the time of the timer, which is being counted, according to a location of the fifth touch input.

22. The method according to claim 12, further comprising the steps of displaying at least one alarm setup object corresponding to the time unit of at least one of the first zone and the second zone when the first touch input is sensed, and

setting an alarm according to a sixth touch input when the sixth touch input for the alarm setup object is sensed.