METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE

• US 20150033164A1
• Filed: 07/28/2014
• Published: 01/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: JUNG, Ho-Young, KIM, Do-Hyeon, KIM, Ji-Hoon, LEE, Dong-Chang, LEE, Dong-Hyuk, CHANG, Won-Suk, HWANG, Seong-Taek, LEE, Jae-Woong
• Granted Patent: US 10,216,350 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/765
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A method of providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is provided. The method includes receiving an image to be used for the GUI, and selecting one or more object areas to be used for the GUI from the image, setting a GUI icon corresponding to the selected object area, and outputting the set GUI as a home screen for executing at least one of application on a display of the terminal.

Claims

1. A method of providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) by a terminal, the method comprising:

receiving an image to be used for the GUI;

selecting one or more object areas to be used for the GUI from the image;

setting a GUI icon corresponding to the selected object area; and

outputting the set GUI as a home screen for executing at least one of application on a display of the terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the image includes a drawing image formed based on a user input.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting of the GUI icon corresponding to the selected object area comprises:

providing an application list including at least one application executed in the terminal; and

selecting the one or more applications to be used as the GUI icon from the application list.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the providing of the application list comprises displaying an application list including at least one applications stored in the terminal.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the providing of the application list comprises providing an application list including at least one application corresponding to an image to be used for the GUI.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the providing of the application list comprises displaying an application list including at least one application stored in the terminal such that at least one application having high similarity with the image to be used for the GUI are displayed in a descending order.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the providing of the application list comprises:

receiving a character from a user; and

providing an application list including at least one application corresponding to the received character.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the providing of the application list comprises displaying an application list including at least one application stored in the terminal such that at least one application having high similarity with the received character are displayed in a descending order.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting of the GUI icon corresponding to the selected object area comprises setting at least one object area as an icon execution area.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting of the GUI icon corresponding to the selected object area comprises setting an object area set by a user as an icon execution area.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selected GUI icon from a user; and

executing an application corresponding to the GUI icon.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a user input by the object area; and

executing, based on the user input, an application corresponding to the object area.

13. A terminal apparatus comprising:

a touch screen configured to display information and to detect a touch input event input by a user;

one or more controllers; and

a memory configured to store one or more input images and to stores at least one or more programs,

wherein the at least one or more programs is configured to be executed by the controller, to include a command for receiving an image to be used for a Graphical User Interface (GUI), selecting one or more object areas to be used for the GUI from the image and for setting a GUI icon corresponding to the selected object area, and outputting the set GUI as a home screen for executing at least one of application on a display of the terminal.

14. The terminal apparatus of claim 13, wherein the image includes a drawing image formed based on a user input.

15. The terminal apparatus of claim 13, wherein the at least one program includes a command for providing an application list including at least one application executed in the terminal, and selecting the at least one applications to be used as the GUI icon from the application list.

16. The terminal apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one program includes a command for displaying an application list including at least one application stored in the terminal.

17. The terminal apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one program includes a command of displaying an application list including one or more applications stored in the terminal such that at least one application having high similarity with the image to be used for the GUI are displayed in a descending order.

18. The terminal apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one program includes a command of displaying an application list including one or more applications stored in the terminal such that at least one application having high similarity with the image to be used for the GUI are displayed in a descending order in response to receiving a character from a user.

19. The terminal apparatus of claim 13, wherein the at least one program includes a command for executing an application corresponding to the GUI icon in response to receiving a selected GUI icon from a user.

20. The terminal apparatus of claim 19, wherein the at least one program includes a command of executing, reflecting the user input, an application corresponding to the object area in response to receiving a user input by the object area.