USER TERMINAL DEVICE AND DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20150227271A1
• Filed: 02/10/2015
• Published: 08/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KANG, Dong-goo, KIM, Yun-kyung, LEE, Yong-yeon, KWAK, Ji-yeon, KIM, Hyun-jin
• Granted Patent: US 10,437,421 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1641 the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components G06F1/1647 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/165 the additional display being small, e.g. for presenting status information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1677 for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1692 the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• 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 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
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0243 using the relative angle between housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0245 using open/close detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 : by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 : with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 : for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 : including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 : including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A user terminal device and a controlling method thereof are provided. The user terminal device includes a display configured to be divided into a first area and a second area which is larger than the first area with reference to a folding line, a cover disposed on a rear side of the display, a detector configured to detect a user interaction on the display and the cover, and a controller configured to, in response to the display being folded along the folding line such that the first area and the second area face each other, control the detector to detect a user interaction through an exposure area, which is an exposed part of the second area, and the cover, and, in response to the display being folded such that the two parts of the cover face with each other with reference to the folding line, control the detector to detect a user interaction through the first area and the second area.

Claims

1. A user terminal device, comprising:

a display configured to be divided into a first area and a second area which is larger than the first area with reference to a folding line;

a cover disposed on a rear side of the display;

a detector configured to detect a user interaction on the display and the cover; and

a controller configured to;

in response to the display being folded along the folding line such that the first area and the second area face each other, control the detector to detect a user interaction through an exposure area, which is an exposed part of the second area, and the cover, and

in response to the display being folded along the folding line such that two parts of the cover face each other, control the detector to detect a user interaction through the first area and the second area.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to, in response to a user interaction being detected on the cover while the display is unfolded, control the display to rotate a currently executed one or more applications in a direction of a z axis to be displayed.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to, in response to a telephone call request being received while the display is folded such that the first area and the second area face each other, control the display to display a UI for informing that a telephone call request is received on the exposure area, and accept or reject the telephone call request according to a user interaction detected on the cover.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to, in response to a user interaction of dragging simultaneously in a same direction being detected on the display and the cover while the display is unfolded, control the display to display a currently executed one or more applications overlapping.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to, in response to a user interaction of dragging simultaneously in different directions being detected on the display and the cover while the display is unfolded, control the display to display a currently executed one or more applications overlapping by a predetermined angle.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to, in response to a user interaction being detected simultaneously on the first area and the second area of the display while the display is folded such that the two parts of the cover face each other, control a first screen displayed on the second area to be changed to a second screen.

7. The user terminal device of claim 6, wherein the first screen is a lock screen.

8. The device of claim 6, wherein the second screen includes a menu screen corresponding to the first screen.

9. A user terminal device, comprising:

a display configured to be divided into a first area and a second area which is larger than the first area with reference to a folding line;

a cover disposed on a rear side of the display that includes one or more light emitting parts;

a detector configured to detect a user interaction on the display and the cover; and

a controller configured to;

in response to the display being folded along the folding line such that the first area and the second area face each other, control an object to be displayed on an exposure area, which is an exposed part of the second area, and control the light emitting parts such that one or more visual indicators is displayed on the cover based on the object displayed.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the controller is configured to:

in response to a user interaction of touching the cover at a location of one of the visual indicators, control an application corresponding to the object displayed.

11. A user interaction controlling method of a user terminal device which includes a display divided into a first area and a second area larger than the first area, and a cover which is disposed on a rear side of the display, the method comprising:

detecting a first folding state of the display and a second folding state where the display is folded in a direction opposite to the direction of the first folding state; and

controlling, in the first folding state, a user interaction to be detected through an exposure area, which is an exposed part of the second area, and the cover, and

controlling, in the second folding state, a user interaction to be detected through the first area and the second area.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein in the first folding state, the display is folded such that the first area and the second area face each other.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

detecting a user interaction on the cover while the display is unfolded; and

rotating and displaying a currently executed one or more applications in a direction of a z-axis based on the user interaction.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a telephone call request while the display is in the first folding state;

detecting a user interaction on the cover; and

accepting or rejecting the telephone call request based on the user interaction.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

while the display is in an unfolded state, simultaneously detecting a first user interaction on the display and a second user interaction on the cover; and

displaying a currently executed one or more applications overlapping on the display based on the first user interaction and the second user interaction.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, in response to the first user interaction being in a first direction and the second user interaction being in a second direction different than the first direction,

displaying the one or more applications overlapping by a predetermined angle.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

detecting user interactions simultaneously on the first area and the second area while the display is in the second folding state; and

changing a first screen displayed on the first area or the second area, to a second screen, in response to the user interactions.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first screen is a lock screen.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the second screen includes a menu screen corresponding to the first screen.

20. A display controlling method of a user terminal device which includes a display configured to be divided into a first area and a second area larger than the first area with reference to a folding line, and a cover which is disposed on a rear side of the display and includes a plurality of light emitting parts, the method comprising:

in response to the display being folded along the folding line such that the first area and the second area face each other, displaying an object on an exposure area, which is an exposed part of the second area; and

turning on a part of an area of the cover based on the object displayed.