METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING INPUT USING DISPLAY

• US 20150331511A1
• Filed: 03/24/2015
• Published: 11/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: SHIN, Haeng-Jin, JEONG, Seog-Hee
• Granted Patent: US 10,275,056 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0383 Remote input, i.e. interface arrangements in which the signals generated by a pointing device are transmitted to a PC at a remote location, e.g. to a PC in a LAN
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4222 Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415

Abstract

A method for processing an input is provided. The method includes obtaining a user input through a display that is functionally connected to an electronic device, determining an angle corresponding to the user input by defining a first axis for the display as a reference axis, determining a second axis for the display as the reference axis based on at least the angle, and performing at least one event corresponding to the user input on at least one external device that is functionally connected to the electronic device, based on the second axis.

Claims

1. A method for processing an input, the method comprising:

obtaining a user input through a display that is functionally connected to an electronic device;

determining an angle corresponding to the user input by defining a first axis for the display as a reference axis;

determining a second axis for the display as the reference axis based on at least the angle; and

performing at least one event corresponding to the user input on at least one external device that is functionally connected to the electronic device, based on the second axis.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining of the user input comprises:

disregarding the user input if a moving distance of the user input is within a specified range.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining of the user input comprises:

determining whether the user input is an execution input for performing the at least one event, based on a moving distance corresponding to the user input.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the obtaining of the user input comprises:

determining whether the user input includes a plurality of the execution inputs, based on at least one of a moving distance and a moving direction of the user input.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the angle comprises:

determining the angle based on a moving direction of the user input.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the second axis comprises:

determining the first axis as the second axis, if the angle is within a specified range.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the second axis comprises:

determining, as the second axis, an axis that is determined by increasing or decreasing an angle of the first axis by a first angle, if the angle is within a first specified range; and

determining, as the second axis, an axis that is determined by increasing or decreasing an angle of the first axis by a second angle, if the angle is within a second specified range.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input includes a first input obtained in a first area on the display and a second input obtained in a second area on the display, and

wherein the determining of the second axis comprises:

determining, as the reference axis, each of a first reference axis corresponding to the first input and a second reference axis corresponding to the second input.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the performing of the at least one event corresponding to the user input comprises:

performing at least one of a first event corresponding to the first input and a second event corresponding to the second input based on at least one of the first reference axis and the second reference axis.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the performing of the at least one event corresponding to the user input comprises:

performing a first event corresponding to the first input on a first external device; and

performing a second event corresponding to the second input on a second external device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing of the at least one event corresponding to the user input comprises:

continuously performing an event corresponding to each of a plurality of execution inputs, if the user input includes the plurality of execution inputs for performing the at least one event.

12. An electronic device for processing an input, the electronic device comprising:

a display configured to obtain a user input;

a memory configured to store information associated with the user input; and

an input processing module that is functionally connected to the memory;

wherein the input processing module is configured to;

determine an angle corresponding to the user input by defining a first axis for the display as a reference axis;

determine a second axis for the display as the reference axis based on at least the angle; and

perform at least one event corresponding to the user input on at least one external device that is functionally connected to the electronic device, based on the second axis.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the input processing module is configured to disregard the user input if a moving distance of the user input is within a specified range.

14. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the input processing module is configured to determine whether the user input is an execution input for performing the at least one event, based on a moving distance corresponding to the user input.

15. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the input processing module is configured to determine whether the user input includes a plurality of the execution inputs, based on at least one of a moving distance and a moving direction of the user input.

16. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the input processing module is configured to designate, if a moving distance of the user input includes a first specified distance and a second specified distance, each of a first input corresponding to the first specified distance and a second input corresponding to the second specified distance as an execution input for performing the at least one event.

17. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the input processing module is configured to:

determine, as the second axis, an axis that is determined by increasing or decreasing an angle of the first axis by a first angle, if the angle is within a first specified range; and

determine, as the second axis, an axis that is determined by increasing or decreasing an angle of the first axis by a second angle, if the angle is within a second specified range,

wherein the input processing module is configured to determine the first axis as the second axis, if the angle is within a specified range.

18. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the input processing module is configured to continuously perform an event corresponding to each of a plurality of execution inputs as the at least one event, if the user input includes the plurality of execution inputs for performing the at least one event.

19. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the input processing module is configured to provide notification information corresponding to the event through at least one output device that is functionally connected to at least one of the electronic device and the external device.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium recording a program that when executed on a computer causes the computer to execute the operations of:

obtaining a user input through a display;

determining an angle of the user input by defining a first axis for the display as a reference axis;

changing a second axis for the display as the reference axis based on at least the angle; and

performing at least one event corresponding to the user input on at least one external device that is functionally connected to an electronic device, based on the second axis.