METHOD FOR DISPLAYING PREVIEWS IN A WIDGET

• US 20150095819A1
• Filed: 09/04/2014
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: HONG, Duk-Ki, KANG, Hyuk, LEE, Sang-Hyup
• Application Number:
  US14/476,854
• Publication Number:
  US 20150095819A1
• 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 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Provided is a method of displaying a widget, the method including: displaying a widget; displaying an application list of a plurality of applications within the widget; detecting a user selection on one of the plurality of applications; and displaying in the widget a preview screen of the selected application without executing the selected application.

Claims

1. A method of displaying a widget, the method comprising

executing a widget;

displaying an application list of a plurality of applications;

detecting a selection on one of the plurality of applications; and

displaying, within the widget, a preview screen of the selected application without executing the selected application.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a widget list; and

detecting a selection of the widget from the widget list.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the widget is displayed on a home screen including a plurality of pages.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

detecting a selection of a page where the widget is to be displayed from among the pages of the home screen.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting an input corresponding to resizing of the widget; and

changing a size of a window of the widget based on the input.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the input corresponds to a touch gesture.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting an input corresponding to resizing of the widget that displays the preview screen of the selected application; and

changing a size of a window of the widget that displays the preview screen of the selected application based on the input.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

comparing a size of a window or a size of a font of the widget to a predetermined threshold value; and

determining a portion of the preview screen of the selected application to be displayed within the widget based on a comparison result.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, when the size of the window or the size of the font of the widget is greater than or equal to the threshold value, an entirety of the preview screen of the application is displayed within the widget.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein, when the size of the window or the size of the font of the widget is less than the threshold value, only a portion of the preview screen of the application is displayed within the widget.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium which upon execution instructs at least one processor to:

execute a widget;

display an application list of a plurality of applications;

detect a selection on one of the plurality of applications; and

display, within the widget, a preview screen of the selected application without executing the selected application.

12. An electronic device, comprising:

a display unit to display a screen;

a controller to;

execute a widget on the display unit;

display an application list of a plurality of applications;

detect a selection on one of the plurality of applications; and

display, within the widget, a preview screen of the selected application without executing the selected application.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, further comprising:

a storage unit that stores settings of the widget,

wherein the settings of the widget include at least one of identification information of the selected application, a size of a window of the widget, a size of a font of text in the widget, a position of the widget, and information associated with a portion or an entirety of the preview screen of the selected application to be displayed within the widget.

14. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the widget is displayed on a home screen including a plurality of pages.

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

detect an input corresponding to resizing of the widget; and

change a size of a window of the widget based on the input.

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

compare a size of a window or a size of a font within the widget to a predetemrined threshold value; and

determine a portion of the preview screen of the selected application to be displayed in the widget based on a comparison result.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein, when the size of the window or the size of the font of the widget is greater than or equal to the threshold value, the controller is configured to display an entirety of the preview screen of the selected application within the widget.

18. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein, when the size of the window or the size of the font of the widget is less than the threshold value, the controller is configured to display only a portion of the preview screen of the application within the widget.

19. A method of displaying a widget, the method comprising:

receiving a selection of one application from a list of selectable applications; and

displaying in the widget a preview screen corresponding to the selected application,

wherein the widget includes an activity independent from an activity of the application.