DISPLAYING HISTORY INFORMATION FOR APPLICATION

• US 20140310653A1
• Filed: 04/10/2014
• Published: 10/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: HAN, Kapsu
• Application Number:
  US14/249,620
• Publication Number:
  US 20140310653A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

A device and a method of controlling a device are disclosed. At least one selection area is displayed and a first input selecting a first selection area is detected. An application corresponding to the first selection area may be executed, in response to the first input selecting the first selection area in a first manner. Usage history information associated with the application corresponding to the first selection area may be displayed, in response to the first input selecting the first selection area in a second manner.

Claims

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

displaying at least one selection area;

detecting a first input selecting a first selection area;

in response to the first input selecting the first selection area in a first manner, executing an application corresponding to the first selection area; and

in response to the first input selecting the first selection area in a second manner, displaying usage history information associated with the application corresponding to the first selection area.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining ranking information associated with a plurality of history items included in the history information, the ranking information comprising information for ordering the plurality of history items in accordance with predetermined criteria; and

ordering the plurality of history items based on the obtained ranking information.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting a second input selecting a displayed history item included in the history information.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein detecting the second input comprises detecting a movement in a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction while the first input continues to select the first selection area such that a plurality of history items are scrolled to a first history item or a second history item adjacent to a currently selected history item, in accordance with the direction of the detected movement.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein scrolling the plurality of history items comprises:

displaying an indicator of the currently selected history item; and

moving the displayed indicator to the first history item or the second history item in accordance with the direction of the detected movement.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein scrolling the plurality of history items comprises:

replacing the currently selected history item with the first history item adjacent to the currently selected history item or the second history item adjacent to the currently selected history item, in accordance with the direction of the detected movement.

7. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

detecting a third input based on a movement in a third direction or a fourth input based on a movement in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction;

performing a first predetermined action for a currently selected history item in response to the third input when the third input is detected; and

performing a second predetermined action for the currently selected history item in response to the fourth input when the fourth input is detected.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting movement using one of a touch-sensitive display, an eye-tracking interface, a tilt sensor, an accelerometer, or a motion-recognition interface.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting input using one of a key-based interface, a touchscreen interface, a voice-recognition interface, a motion-recognition interface, a tilt sensor, an accelerometer, and an eye-tracking interface.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with instructions stored therein which upon execution cause at least one processor to:

display at least one selection area;

detect a first input selecting a first selection area;

in response to the first input selecting the first selection area in a first manner, execute an application corresponding to the first selection area; and

in response to the first input selecting the first selection area in a second manner, display usage history information associated with the application corresponding to the first selection area.

11. A device comprising:

a display;

an input module configured to detect input; and

a controller configured to;

detect a first input selecting a first selection area;

execute an application corresponding to the first selection area, in response to the first input selecting the first selection area in a first manner; and

display usage history information associated with the application corresponding to the first selection area, in response to the first input selecting the first selection area in a second manner.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to:

obtain ranking information associated with a plurality of history items included in the history information, the ranking information comprising information for ordering the plurality of history items in accordance with predetermined criteria; and

order the plurality of history items based on the obtained ranking information.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to detect a second input selecting a displayed history item included in the history information.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to detect a movement in a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction while the first input continues to select the first selection area such that a plurality of history items are scrolled to a first history item or a second history item adjacent to a currently selected history item, in accordance with the direction of the detected movement.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the controller is configured to:

display an indicator of the currently selected history item; and

move the displayed indicator to the first history item or the second history item in accordance with the direction of the detected movement.

16. The device of claim 14, wherein the controller is configured to replace the currently selected history item with the first history item adjacent to the currently selected history item or the second history item adjacent to the currently selected history item, in accordance with the direction of the detected movement.

17. The device of claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to:

detect a third input based on a movement in a third direction or a fourth input based on a movement in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction;

perform a first predetermined action for a currently selected history item in response to the third input when the third input is detected; and

performing a second predetermined action for the currently selected history item in response to the fourth input when the fourth input is detected.

18. The device of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to detect movement using one of a touch-sensitive display, an eye-tracking interface, a tilt sensor, an accelerometer, or a motion-recognition interface.

19. The device of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to detect input using one of a key-based interface, a touchscreen interface, a voice-recognition interface, a motion-recognition interface, a tilt sensor, an accelerometer, and an eye-tracking interface.

20. The device of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to store the usage history information in a memory of the device.