ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SCREEN DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF

• US 20160306442A1
• Filed: 04/15/2016
• Published: 10/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: JUNG, Jinyung, LEE, Eunhye
• Granted Patent: US 10,401,983 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/02 Detectors of external physical values, e.g. temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/0064 in which functions not related to time can be displayed digital output to display devices of digital computers G06F3/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials

Abstract

An electronic device and a screen display method thereof are described. In one aspect, a display is configured to display a screen that includes an information area, an item area disposed at the edge of the information area, and a pointer configured to point within the item area, where the item area is configured to display at least one event item, and a controller is configured to control the display to move the pointer based on a rotation input and to display event information of an event item to which the pointer points, in the information area.

Claims

1. A method for a display of an electronic device, comprising:

displaying a screen that comprises an information area, an item area disposed at the edge of the information area, and a pointer configured to point within the item area, wherein the item area is configured to display at least one event item;

moving the pointer based on a rotation input; and

displaying event information of an event item to which the pointer points, in the information area.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the item area corresponds to a preset time period, and the location of an event item in the item area is determined according to the event time of the event item within the preset time period.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the item area is implemented in a ring shape surrounding the information area, and a reference point representing both the start point and the end point of the preset time period is disposed in the item area.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein displaying the screen comprises:

displaying event information of all event items in the information area when the end of the preset time period arrives; and

removing the all event items and the event information from the screen after a certain period of time passes.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the pointer is disposed on, and moves along, a boundary between the information area and the item area.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the screen comprises:

determining an attribute of the event item based on event data; and

displaying the event item in the item area according to the attribute.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the event data comprises a category and event time, and

wherein determining an attribute comprises:

determining at least one of the shape and color of the event item according to the category in the event data; and

determining the size of the event item and the location thereof in the item area according to the event time in the event data.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein moving the pointer comprises:

determining a rotation parameter from the rotation input, wherein the rotation parameter comprises at least one of the direction, angle, and time of rotation; and

moving the pointer according to the rotation parameter.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, based on the rotation input, whether a rest event item to be pointed by the pointer exists next to the pointer in the direction of rotation of the rotation input;

extending a color block in the item area when the residual event item does not exist; and

reducing the color block in the item area when the rotation input stops.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying event data corresponding to the event information in the information area when the event information is selected.

11. An electronic device comprising:

a display configured to display a screen that comprises an information area, an item area at the edge of the information area, and a pointer configured to point within the item area, wherein the item area is configured to display at least one event item;

a rotary unit configured to receive a rotation input; and

a controller configured to;

control the display to move the pointer based on the rotation input, and

display event information of an event item to which the pointer points, in the information area.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the item area corresponds to a preset time period, and the location of an event item in the item area is determined according to the event time of the event item within the preset time period.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the item area is implemented in a ring shape surrounding the information area, a reference point representing both the start point and the end point of the preset time period is disposed in the item area.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the pointer is disposed on, and moves along, a boundary between the information area and the item area.

15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the controller determines an attribute of the event item based on event data and controls the display to display the event item in the item area according to the attribute.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the event data comprises a category and event time, and

wherein the controller determines at least one of the shape and color of the event item according to the category in the event data and determines the size of the event item and the location thereof in the item area according to the event time in the event data.

17. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the controller determines a rotation parameter from the rotation input and moves the pointer according to the rotation parameter, wherein the rotation parameter comprises at least one of the direction, angle, and time of rotation.

18. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the rotary unit surrounds the display unit and is rotatably fastened to the electronic device.

19. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the controller determines, based on the rotation input, whether a rest event item to be pointed by the pointer exists next to the pointer in the direction of rotation of the rotation input;

extends a color block in the item area when the residual event item does not exist; and

reduces the color block in the item area when the rotation input stops.

20. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the controller controls to display event data corresponding to the event information in the information area when the event information is selected.