METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN

• US 20160133228A1
• Filed: 11/06/2015
• Published: 05/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Yoon, Sung-Jin, Oh, Young-IL, Koo, Dong-Ho, Kim, Sung-Taek
• Granted Patent: US 9,990,901 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/021 Power management, e.g. power saving
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/022 in absence of operation, e.g. no data being entered during a predetermined time
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/022 Centralised management of display operation, e.g. in a server instead of locally
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/02 characterised by the way in which colour is displayed details of colour display specific for CRTs G09G1/28; specific for flat matrix panels other than liquid crystal displays G09G3/2003; specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device is configured to check whether an event is generated during a first period in a state in which a screen is displayed, change a chroma of the screen when the event is not generated during the first period, check whether the event is generated during a second period, and adjust a lighting brightness of the screen when the event is not generated during the second period.

Claims

1. A method to control a screen of an electronic device, the method comprising:

checking whether an event is generated during a first period in a state in which a screen is displayed;

changing a chroma of the screen when the event is not generated during the first period;

checking whether the event is generated during a second period; and

adjusting a lighting brightness of the screen when the event is not generated during the second period.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second period is a predetermined period from a time when the first period is terminated, and wherein the method further comprises restoring the chroma of the screen to a chroma that is not changed when the event is generated during the second period.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

checking whether the event is generated during a third period; and

turning off power to the screen when the event is not generated during the third period.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the third period is a predetermined period from a time when the second period is terminated, and wherein the method further comprises restoring the lighting brightness of the screen to a lighting brightness that is not changed and restoring the chroma of the screen to the chroma that is not changed when the event is generated during the third period.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the chroma of the screen is gradually changed.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein, when the event is an air gesture, the chroma of the screen is restored to the chroma that is not changed from an area corresponding to a position where the air gesture is initially started to a remaining area except for the area corresponding to the position where the air gesture is initially started along a direction corresponding to the air gesture.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein, when the event is a touch input, the chroma of the screen is restored to the chroma that is not changed from an area corresponding to a point where the touch input is generated to a remaining area except for the area corresponding to the point.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein, when the event comprises a touch drag, and wherein the chroma of the screen is restored to the chroma that is not changed from an area corresponding to a point where a touch input for the touch drag is initially generated to a remaining area except for the area corresponding to the point along a direction of the touch drag.

9. The method of claim 4, wherein, when the event is a key input, the chroma of the screen is restored to the chroma that is not changed from an area adjacent to a position where a key is installed to a remaining area except for the area adjacent to the position.

10. The method of claim 4, wherein, when the event is a grip for the electronic device, the chroma of the screen is restored to the chroma that is not changed from an area corresponding to a point where the grip is generated to a remaining area except for the area corresponding to the point.

11. An electronic device comprising:

a display; and

a screen control module configured to;

check whether an event is generated during a first period in a state in which a screen of the display is displayed,

change a chroma of the screen when the event is not generated during the first period,

check whether the event is generated during a second period, and

adjust a lighting brightness of the screen when the event is not generated during the second period.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the second period is a predetermined period from a time when the first period is terminated, and wherein the screen control module is configured to restore the chroma of the screen to a chroma that is not changed when the event is generated during the second period.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the screen control module is configured to:

check whether the event is generated during a third period, and

turn off power to the screen when the event is not generated during the third period.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the third period is a predetermined period from a time when the second period is terminated, and wherein the screen control module is configured to restore the lighting brightness of the screen to a lighting brightness that is not changed and restore the chroma of the screen to the chroma that is not changed.

15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the screen control module is configured to gradually change the chroma of the screen.

16. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein, when the event is an air gesture, the screen control module is configured to restore the chroma of the screen to the chroma that is not changed from an area corresponding to a position where the air gesture is initially started to a remaining area except for the area corresponding to the position where the air gesture is initially started along a direction corresponding to the air gesture.

17. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein, when the event is a touch input, the screen control module is configured to restore the chroma of the screen to the chroma that is not changed from an area corresponding to a point where the touch input is generated to a remaining area except for the area corresponding to the point.

18. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein, when the event is a touch drag, the screen control module is configured to restore the chroma of the screen to the chroma that is not changed from an area corresponding to a point where a touch input for the touch drag is initially generated to a remaining area except for the area corresponding to the point along a direction of the touch drag.

19. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein, when the event is a key input, the screen control module is configured to restore the chroma of the screen to the chroma that is not changed from an area adjacent to a position where a key is installed in the electronic device to a remaining area except for the area adjacent to the position.

20. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein, when the event is a grip for the electronic device, the screen control module is configured to restore the chroma of the screen to the chroma that is not changed from an area corresponding to a point where the grip is generated to a remaining area except for the area corresponding to the point.