DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20180165793A1
• Filed: 12/13/2017
• Published: 06/14/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: JEON, Eun Jung, KO, Hee Jin, SEO, Jang Won, JULIEN, Jae
• Application Number:
  US15/840,629
• Publication Number:
  US 20180165793A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting

Abstract

A display apparatus includes a display, an input module configured to receive a user input, and a processor configured to display a user interface (UI) to provide a plurality of objects to be selected on the display, receive the user input from the input module to select at least one of the plurality of objects from the UI displayed on the display, and change a size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input by enlarging the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input during a first time and reduce the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input during a second time, or by reducing the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input during the first time and enlarge the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input during the second time.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a display;

an input module configured to receive a user input; and

a processor configured to;

display a user interface (UI) to provide a plurality of objects to be selected on the display;

receive the user input from the input module to select at least one of the plurality of objects from the UI displayed on the display; and

change a size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input

by enlarging the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input during a first time and reduce the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input during a second time, or

by reducing the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input during the first time and enlarge the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input during the second time.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

change the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input when the processor determines that a specific time elapses after the user input is received.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first time is longer than the second time, or the first time is shorter than the second time.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

change a speed at which the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input is changed; and

change the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input depending on the changed speed.

5. The display apparatus of claim 4, wherein the processor is configured to:

increase and decrease the speed at which the size of the selected at least one object is changed, during the first time; and

increase and decrease the speed at which the size of the selected at least one object is changed, during the second time.

6. The display apparatus of claim 5, wherein the processor is configured to:

allow, during the first time, a first rate at which, in a period where a first speed at which the size of the selected at least one object is changed increases, the first speed increases per unit time to be smaller than a second rate at which, in a period where a second speed at which the size of the selected at least one object is changed decreases, the second speed decreases per unit time; and

allow, during the second time, a third rate at which, in a period where a third speed at which the size of the selected at least one object is changed increases, the third speed increases per unit time to be greater than a fourth rate at which, in a period where a fourth speed at which the size of the selected at least one object is changed decreases, the fourth speed decreases per unit time.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to

when the user input is received, enlarge the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input and then change the size of the enlarged object.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input includes a plurality of sub objects, and

wherein the processor is configured to:

when a user input to select at least one sub object of the plurality of sub objects is received, change the size of the selected at least one object including the plurality of sub objects.

9. The display apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to

when receiving a user input to select the sub object, display an indicator corresponding to the selected sub object on the display.

10. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to

change at least one of transparency, a display period, and a color of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input during the first time and the second time.

11. A controlling method of an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying a UI which provides a plurality of objects to be selected on a display;

receiving a user input to select at least one of the plurality of objects; and

changing a size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input,

wherein the changing of the size of the selected at least one object includes;

enlarging the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input during a first time and reducing the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input during a second time, or

reducing the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input during the first time and enlarging the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input during the second time.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the changing of the size of the object includes:

changing the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input when a specific time elapses after the user input is received.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first time is longer than the second time, or the first time is shorter than the second time.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the changing of the size of the selected at least one object further includes:

changing a speed at which the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input is changed; and

changing the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input depending on the changed speed.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the changing of the speed further includes:

increasing and decreasing the speed at which the size of the selected at least one object is changed, during the first time; and

increasing and decreasing the speed at which the size of the selected at least one object is changed, during the second time.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the increasing and decreasing of the speed at which the size of the selected at least one object is changed, during the first time includes:

increasing and decreasing the speed at which the size of the selected at least one object is changed, to allow a first rate at which, in a period where a speed at which the size of the selected at least one object is changed increases, the speed increases per unit time to be greater than a second rate at which, in a period where a speed at which the size of the selected at least one object is changed decreases, the speed decreases per unit time, and

wherein the increasing and decreasing of the speed at which the size of the selected at least one object is changed, during the second time includes;

increasing and decreasing the speed at which the size of the selected at least one object is changed, to allow a third rate at which, in a period where a speed at which the size of the selected at least one object is changed increases, the speed increases per unit time to be greater than a fourth rate at which, in a period where a speed at which the size of the selected at least one object is changed decreases, the speed decreases per unit time.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

enlarging the size of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input when the user input is received,

wherein the changing of the size of the selected at least one object includes;

changing the size of the enlarged object.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input includes a plurality of sub objects,

further comprising:

receiving a user input to select at least one of the plurality of objects; and

changing the size of the selected at least one object including the plurality of sub objects.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

displaying an indicator corresponding to a sub object corresponding to the user input in the display.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the changing of the size of the selected at least one object includes:

changing the size of the selected at least one object while changing at least one of transparency, a display period, and a color of the selected at least one object corresponding to the user input during the first time and the second time.