USER INTERFACE METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR RECEIVING USER INPUT

• US 20150286328A1
• Filed: 04/06/2015
• Published: 10/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: LEE, Yohan, Kim, Mooyoung, Hwang, Hochul
• Application Number:
  US14/679,568
• Publication Number:
  US 20150286328A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0381 Multimodal input, i.e. interface arrangements enabling the user to issue commands by simultaneous use of input devices of different nature, e.g. voice plus gesture on digitizer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• 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 3/04895 Guidance during keyboard input operation, e.g. prompting

Abstract

A method and electronic device for providing a user interfaces corresponding to a user input in an electronic device. The method includes displaying at least one first user interface corresponding to a first user input mode and displaying, when a user input of a second user input mode is detected, at least one input guide for executing a function corresponding to the at least one first user interface in the second user input mode.

Claims

1. A method of providing a user interface corresponding to a user input in an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying at least one first user interface corresponding to a first user input mode; and

displaying, when a user input of a second user input mode is detected, at least one input guide for executing a function corresponding to the at least one first user interface in the second user input mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user input mode is one of a key input mode and a touch input mode, and the second user input mode is one of a hovering input mode, a motion input mode, and a gesture input mode.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one input guide changes shape as time progresses to guide the second user input mode.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one input guide changes color as time progresses to guide the second user input mode.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the at least one input guide corresponds to one of the at least one first user interface.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein each of the at least one input guide is displayed along with the at least one first user interface.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one input guide is a new interface object for executing a function corresponding to the at least one first user interface.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one input guide is reused in screen pages.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

executing, when an input of the first user input mode is detected in a state where the at least one input guide is displayed, a function corresponding to the input of the first user input mode; and

displaying the at least one first user interface corresponding to the first user input mode.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising indicating, when the second user input mode is activated, activation of the second user input mode.

11. An electronic device for providing a user interface corresponding to a user input, the electronic device comprising:

a user input module configured to receive a user input in a first user input mode and a second user input mode;

a display module configured to display at least one first user interface corresponding to the first user input mode and at least one input guide corresponding to a second user input mode;

a memory configured to store the at least one first user interface, the at least one input guide, and an operation program of the electronic device; and

a processor configured to control the display module to display, when a user input of a second user input mode is detected in a state where the first user input mode is displayed on a screen of the display module, the at least one input guide for executing a function corresponding to the at least one first user interface in the second user input mode.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the first user input mode is one of a key input mode and a touch input mode, and the second user input mode is one of a hovering input mode, a motion input mode, and a gesture input mode.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display module to display the at least one input guide changing in shape as time progresses to guide the second user input mode.

14. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display module to display the at least one input guide changing color as time progresses to guide the second user input mode.

15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display module to display one of the at least one input guide corresponding to one of the at least one first user interface.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display module to display the at least one input guide along with the at least one first user interface.

17. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display module to display one of the at least one input guide as a new interface object for executing a function corresponding to one of the at least one first user interface.

18. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display module to display the at least one input guide to be reused in screen pages.

19. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to execute, when an input of the first user input mode is detected in a state where the at least one input guide is displayed, a function corresponding to the input of the first user input mode and control the display module to display the at least one first user interface corresponding to the first user input mode.

20. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display module to indicate, when the second user input mode is activated, activation of the second user input mode.