METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE SCREEN

• US 20150169196A1
• Filed: 12/15/2014
• Published: 06/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Hoshin
• Application Number:
  US14/569,963
• Publication Number:
  US 20150169196A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An electronic device is provided comprising a display unit and a controller configured to: display a screen on the display unit; in response to a first input, move the screen in a first direction by a first distance and hiding a first portion of the screen; and in response to an event generated while the screen is moving in the first direction, display a visual effect, the visual effect including bouncing the screen for a first time by moving the screen in a second direction by a second distance and hiding a second portion of the screen, wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction and the second distance is greater than the first distance.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising a display unit and a controller configured to:

display a screen on the display unit;

in response to a first input, move the screen in a first direction by a first distance and hiding a first portion of the screen; and

in response to an event generated while the screen is moving in the first direction, display a visual effect, the visual effect including bouncing the screen for a first time by moving the screen in a second direction by a second distance and hiding a second portion of the screen,

wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction and the second distance is greater than the first distance.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein

the controller is further configured to detecting at least one of a direction and speed of the first input;

and

the second distance is determined based on at least one of the direction of the first input and speed of the first input.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to move the screen in the first direction by a third distance, the third distance being different from the first distance and the second distance.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to, while the portion of the screen is hidden, display, a blank area for visually indicating that there is no further screen to be displayed.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein a size of the blank area is changed as the screen is moved in the first direction.

6. An electronic device comprising a display unit and a controller configured to:

display a screen on the display unit;

in response to a first input, move the screen in a first direction by a first distance until a boundary line of the screen reaches an end of the display unit; and

bounce the screen for a first time by moving the screen in a second direction by a second distance and hide a second portion of the screen,

wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein, the screen is bounced in response to the boundary line reaching the end of the display unit.

8. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the screen is bounced in response to the first input being released.

9. A method comprising:

displaying a screen on a display unit of an electronic device;

in response to a first input, moving the screen in a first direction by a first distance and hiding a first portion of the screen; and

in response to an event generated while the screen is moving in the first direction, displaying a visual effect, the visual effect including bouncing the screen for a first time by moving the screen in a second direction by a second distance and hiding a second portion of the screen,

wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction and the second distance is greater than the first distance.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

detecting at least one of a direction and speed of the first input; and

wherein the second distance is determined based on at least one of the direction of the first input and speed of the first input.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising moving the screen in the first direction by a third distance, the third distance being different from the first distance and the second distance.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising, while the portion of the screen is hidden, displaying, a blank area for visually indicating that there is no further screen to be displayed.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein a size of the blank area is changed as the screen is moved in the first direction.

14. A method comprising:

displaying a screen on a display unit of an electronic device;

in response to a first input, moving the screen in a first direction by a first distance until a boundary line of the screen reaches an end of the display unit; and

bouncing the screen for a first time by moving the screen in a second direction by a second distance and hiding a second portion of the screen,

wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein, the screen is bounced in response to the boundary line reaching the end of the display unit.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the screen is bounced in response to the first input being released.