OBJECT EDITING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF

• US 20140365958A1
• Filed: 06/03/2014
• Published: 12/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Geon-Soo, PARK, Jun-Young
• Granted Patent: US 9,588,665 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/790
• 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 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A method and apparatus for editing an object of an electronic device are provided. The object editing method of the electronic device includes determining whether an area for editing an object overlaps the another area for editing the object, and if the area for editing the object overlaps the another area for editing the object, enlarging the area for editing the object.

Claims

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

determining whether an area for editing an object overlaps another area for editing the object; and

if the area for editing the object overlaps the another area for editing the object, enlarging the area for editing the object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the area for editing the object includes an area equal to, narrower than, or wider than a display area of an object editing handle, is used for detecting a selection on the object editing handle for editing the object, and includes an area for moving the object.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the object editing handle includes a handle for changing a size of the object and a handle for rotating the object.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein enlarging the area for editing the object comprises displaying the area for editing the object by enlarging and moving a size of the object editing handle.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein determining whether the area for editing the object overlaps the another area for editing the object comprises includes determining whether the area for editing the object overlaps the another area for editing the object, upon detecting the selection on the area for editing the object.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the area for editing the object overlaps the another area for editing the object comprises determining whether the area for editing the object overlaps the another area for editing the object at an occurrence of an editing event for the object.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the area for editing the object overlaps the another area for editing the object comprises determining whether the area for editing the object overlaps the another area for editing the object, upon detecting a movement of the area for editing the object.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein enlarging the area for editing the object comprises enlarging the area for editing the object based on a reference interval in which the area for editing the object does not overlap the another area for editing the object.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying an object specific editing window for editing the object if the area for editing the object overlaps the another area for editing the object.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the object specific editing window comprises at least one of an object position editing icon for changing a position of the object, an object size editing icon for changing a size of the object, and an object direction editing icon for changing a direction of the object.

11. An electronic device comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor configured to determine whether an area for editing an object overlaps another area for editing the object, and if the area for editing the object overlaps the another area for editing the object, enlarge the area for editing the object.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the area for editing the object comprises an area equal to, narrower than, or wider than a display area of an object editing handle, is used as an area for detecting a selection on the object editing handle for editing the object, and includes an area for moving the object.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the object editing handle includes a handle for changing a size of the object and a handle for rotating the object.

14. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein if the area for editing the object is enlarged, the processor displays the area for editing the object by enlarging and moving a size of the object editing handle.

15. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the processor determines whether the area for editing the object overlaps the another area for editing the object, upon detecting the selection on the area for editing the object.

16. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor determines whether the area for editing the object overlaps the another area for editing the object at an occurrence of an editing event for the object.

17. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor determines whether the area for editing the object overlaps the another area for editing the object, upon detecting a movement of the area for editing the object.

18. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor enlarges the area for editing the object based on a reference interval in which the area for editing the object does not overlap the another area for editing the object.

19. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor displays an object specific editing window for editing the object if the area for editing the object overlaps the another area for editing the object.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the object specific editing window comprises at least one of an object position editing icon for changing a position of the object, an object size editing icon for changing a size of the object, and an object direction editing icon for changing a direction of the object.