ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING TOUCH SCREEN AND FUNCTION CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE SAME

• US 20160299668A1
• Filed: 06/22/2016
• Published: 10/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: YANG, Hui Chul, HONG, Nho Kyung, JEON, Jin Young, KANG, Tae Young, Jong, In Won
• Granted Patent: US 9,778,832 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• 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: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera

Abstract

A method for providing a graphical user interface on a display of a device includes: displaying a photograph image on the display of the device; receiving a touch input made on the display; superimposedly displaying a plurality of control guides at a location corresponding to the touch input over the displayed photograph image in response to the touch input; receiving a drag input corresponding to one of the plurality of control guides displayed on the display; adjusting a display characteristic of the photograph image corresponding to the one of the plurality of control guides, in response to the drag input; and displaying the photograph image having the adjusted display characteristic on the display, wherein the display characteristic is a magnification of the photograph image.

Claims

1-15. -15. (canceled)

16. An image photographing method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying a preview image on a screen of the electronic device, wherein a preview image is an image that is displayed on the screen of the electronic device for photographing an image;

displaying a plurality of control guides over a preview image being displayed on the screen, wherein at least one control guide of the plurality of control guides is for adjusting attribute for a preview image;

based on a touch input for adjusting attribute corresponding to the at least one control guide while displaying the plurality of control guides over a preview image, displaying a preview image having the adjusted attribute on the screen; and

photographing an image having the adjusted attribute.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the photographing an image is based on the adjusted attribute.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the touch input is a drag, and

wherein the attribute associated with the at least one control guide is adjusted based on a distance of the touch input.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the touch input is a drag, and

wherein the attribute associated with the at least one control guide is adjusted based on a direction of the touch input.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the touch input is a drag, and

wherein the attribute associated with the at least one control guide is adjusted based on a velocity of the touch input.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein the at least one control guide of the plurality of control guides is for adjusting a brightness of an image to photograph.

22. An image photographing method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

controlling to provide a preview image on a screen of the electronic device, wherein a preview image is an image that is provided on the screen of the electronic device for photographing an image;

controlling to provide a plurality of control guides over a preview image being provided on the screen, wherein at least one control guide of the plurality of control guides is for adjusting attribute for a preview image;

based on a touch input for adjusting attribute corresponding to the at least one control guide while providing the plurality of control guides over a preview image, controlling to provide a preview image having the adjusted attribute on the screen; and

controlling to photograph an image having the adjusted attribute.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the controlling to photograph an image is based on the adjusted attribute.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the touch input is a drag, and wherein the attribute associated with the at least one control guide is adjusted based on a distance of the touch input.

25. The method of claim 22, wherein the touch input is a drag, and

wherein the attribute associated with the at least one control guide is adjusted based on a direction of the touch input.

26. The method of claim 22, wherein the touch input is a drag, and

wherein the attribute associated with the at least one control guide is adjusted based on a velocity of the touch input.

27. The method of claim 22, wherein the at least one control guide of the plurality of control guides is for adjusting a brightness of an image to photograph.

28. An electronic device comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the stored instructions to;

control to provide a preview image on a screen of the electronic device, wherein a preview image is an image that is provided on the screen of the electronic device for photographing an image;

control to provide a plurality of control guides over a preview image being provided on the screen, wherein at least one control guide of the plurality of control guides is for adjusting attribute for a preview image;

based on a touch input for adjusting attribute corresponding to the at least one control guide while providing the plurality of control guides over a preview image, control to provide a preview image having the adjusted attribute on the screen; and

control to photograph an image having the adjusted attribute.

29. The electronic device of claim 28, wherein the control to photograph an image is based on the adjusted attribute.

30. The electronic device of claim 28, wherein the touch input is a drag, and

wherein the attribute associated with the at least one control guide is adjusted based on a distance of the touch input.

31. The electronic device of claim 28, wherein the touch input is a drag, and

wherein the attribute associated with the at least one control guide is adjusted based on a direction of the touch input.

32. The electronic device of claim 28, wherein the touch input is a drag, and

wherein the attribute associated with the at least one control guide is adjusted based on a velocity of the touch input.

33. The electronic device of claim 28, wherein the at least one guide of the plurality of control guides is for adjusting a brightness of an image to photograph.

34. A tangible computer readable recording medium storing instructions executable by a processor of an electronic device to cause the processor to:

control to provide a preview image on a screen of the electronic device, wherein a preview image is an image that is provided on the screen of the electronic device for photographing an image;

control to provide a plurality of control guides over a preview image being provided on the screen, wherein at least one control guide of the plurality of control guides is for adjusting attribute for a preview image;

based on a touch input for adjusting attribute corresponding to the at least one control guide while providing the plurality of control guides over a preview image, control to provide a preview image having the adjusted attribute on the screen; and

control to photograph an image having the adjusted attribute.

35. The tangible computer readable recording medium of claim 34, wherein the control to photograph an image is based on the adjusted attribute.

36. The tangible computer readable recording medium of claim 34, wherein the touch input is a drag, and

wherein the attribute associated with the at least one control guide is adjusted based on a distance of the touch input.

37. The tangible computer readable recording medium of claim 34, wherein the touch input is a drag, and

wherein the attribute associated with the at least one control guide is adjusted based on a direction of the touch input.

38. The tangible computer readable recording medium of claim 34, wherein the touch is a drag input, and

wherein the attribute associated with the at least one control guide is adjusted based on a velocity of the touch input.

39. The tangible computer readable recording medium of claim 34, wherein the at least one control guide of the plurality of control guides is for adjusting a brightness of an image to photograph.