ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OBJECT IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20160147384A1
• Filed: 10/07/2015
• Published: 05/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: HONG, Jee-Eun, KWAK, Kyung-Moon, JUNG, Young-Il
• Granted Patent: US 10,416,843 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 3/04817 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 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display module functionally connected to the electronic device and an object control module configured to create object property information based on a characteristic of an application and configure and display an object for controlling at least some functions of the application based on the object property information when the application is executed.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display module functionally connected to the electronic device; and

an object control module configured to;

create object property information based on a characteristic of an application, and

configure and display an object for controlling at least some functions of the application based on the object property information when the application is executed.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the object property information comprises at least one of the shape of an object, the number of items contained in the object, functions of the items contained in the object, or the location of the object.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, when a screen change occurs while the application is executed, the object control module is further configured to:

create object property information based on the changed screen, and

configure and display an object for controlling at least some functions of the application based on the object property information.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, when an event occurs while the application is executed, the object control module is further configured to:

create object property information based on information of the event, and

configure and display an object for controlling the event based on the object property information.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, while execution screens of a plurality of applications are displayed in a plurality of windows, respectively, the object control module is further configured to:

create object property information based on a characteristic of an application executed in an activated window among the plurality of windows, and

configure and display an object for controlling the application executed in the activated window based on the object property information.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, while displaying an execution screen of an identical application in a plurality of windows, the object control module is further configured to:

create object property information based on a characteristic of the application, and

configure and display an object for controlling the application based on the object property information.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein, when an input for selecting a specific application is detected after a specific item is selected from at least one item contained in the object, the object control module is further configured to perform a function corresponding to the specific item in the specific application.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, while displaying a plurality of applications in a plurality of windows, respectively, the object control module is further configured to:

create a plurality of pieces of object property information based on the characteristics of the plurality of applications, and

configure and display an object for controlling the plurality of applications based on the plurality of pieces of object property information.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the object control module is further configured to distinguishably arrange and display a plurality of items contained in the object for controlling the plurality of applications, based on at least one of shapes, sizes, colors, or locations thereof according to the plurality of pieces of object property information.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, while executing the application, the object control module is further configured to:

identify at least one hold detection signal, and

distinguishably display the object in at least one partial area of the display module that correspond to the at least one hold detection signal.

11. A method of controlling an object in an electronic device, the method comprising:

creating object property information based on a characteristic of an application when the application is executed; and

configuring and displaying an object for controlling at least some functions of the application based on the object property information.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the object property information comprises at least one of the shape of an object, the number of items contained in the object, functions of the items contained in the object, or the location of the object.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

creating, when a screen change occurs while the application is executed, object property information based on the changed screen; and

configuring and displaying an object for controlling at least some functions of the application based on the object property information.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

creating, when an event occurs while the application is executed, object property information based on information of the event; and

configuring and displaying an object for controlling the event based on the object property information.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

creating, while execution screens of a plurality of applications are displayed in a plurality of windows, respectively, object property information based on a characteristic of an application executed in an activated window among the plurality of windows; and

configuring and displaying an object for controlling the application executed in the activated window based on the object property information.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

creating, while displaying an execution screen of an identical application in a plurality of windows, object property information based on a characteristic of the application; and

configuring and displaying an object for controlling the application based on the object property information.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

displaying at least one item contained in the object; and

performing, when an input for selecting a specific application is detected after a specific item is selected from at least one item contained in the object, a function corresponding to the specific item in the specific application.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

creating, while displaying a plurality of applications in a plurality of windows, respectively, a plurality of pieces of object property information based on characteristics of the plurality of applications; and

configuring and displaying an object for controlling the plurality of applications based on the plurality of pieces of object property information.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the displaying of the object comprises:

distinguishably arranging and displaying a plurality of items contained in the object for controlling the plurality of applications, based on at least one of shapes, sizes, colors, or locations thereof according to the plurality of pieces of object property information.

20. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

identifying, while executing the application, at least one hold detection signal; and

distinguishably displaying the object in one or more partial areas of the display module that correspond to the at least one hold detection signal.