METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MANAGING SCREEN

• US 20150324080A1
• Filed: 05/08/2015
• Published: 11/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Ho Shin, Jin, Jeong Gyu
• Granted Patent: US 10,025,451 B2
• 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 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

An electronic device screen management method includes: displaying a first display area and a second display area on a display; and gradually changing the second display area in correspondence to a scroll operation occurring from the first display area.

Claims

1. An electronic device screen management method comprising:

displaying a first display area and a second display area on a display; and

gradually changing the second display area in correspondence to a scroll operation occurring from the first display area.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein gradually changing of the second display comprises:

gradually changing at least one of a size and transparency of the second display area in correspondence to the scroll operation;

or

partially displaying the second display area in correspondence to the scroll operation.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein gradually changing of the second display comprises at least one of:

gradually reducing or enlarging a size of the second display area in correspondence to at least one of a scroll speed and a direction;

gradually increasing or decreasing a transparency of the second display area in correspondence to at least one of the scroll speed and the direction;

or

gradually decreasing or increasing a displayed portion or a size in the second display area in correspondence to at least one of the scroll speed and the direction.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising maintaining the changed second display area state when the scroll operation ends.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising maintaining the changed second display area state when the scroll operation ends in a state in which information disposed in the first display area is non-editable information.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising restoring the second display area to a state before the scrolling operation when the scroll operation ends.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising restoring the second display area to a state before the scroll operation when the scroll operation ends when information disposed in the first display area is editable information.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying additional information in the first display area in correspondence to the second display area change.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the gradually changing of the second display comprises:

gradually changing the second display area to be invisible on the display in correspondence to the scroll operation;

or

displaying the second display area in a state before the scroll operation when the scroll operation ends.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least part of the second display area comprises a virtual keypad.

11. An electronic device including:

a display configured to display a first display area and a second display area; and

a display control module configured to gradually change the second display area in correspondence to a scroll operation occurring from the first display area.

12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the display control module is further configured to gradually change at least one of a size and transparency of the second display area or partially displays the second display area, in correspondence to the scroll operation.

13. The device according to claim 11, wherein the display control module is further configured to at least one of gradually reduce or enlarge a size of the second display area, gradually increase or decrease a transparency of the second display area, or gradually decrease or increase a displayed portion in the second display area, in correspondence to at least one of a scroll speed and a direction.

14. The device according to claim 11, wherein the display control module is further configured to maintain the changed second display area state when the scroll operation ends.

15. The device according to claim 11, wherein the display control module is further configured to maintain the changed second display area state when the scroll operation ends in a state in which information disposed in the first display area is non-editable information.

16. The device according to claim 11, wherein the display control module is further configured to restore the second display area to a state before the scroll operation when the scroll operation ends.

17. The device according to claim 11, wherein the display control module is further configured to restore the second display area to a state before the scroll operation when the scroll operation ends if information disposed in the first display area is editable information.

18. The device according to claim 11, wherein the display control module is further configured to display additional information in the first display area in correspondence to the second display area change.

19. The device according to claim 11, wherein the display control module is further configured to:

gradually change the second display area to be invisible on the display in correspondence to the scroll operation; and

display the second display area in a state before the scroll operation when the scroll operation ends.

20. The device according to claim 11, wherein the display control module is further configured to output a virtual keypad to the second display area.