ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING SCREEN THEREOF

• US 20180240260A1
• Filed: 02/13/2018
• Published: 08/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Jaemyoung, KIM, Nari, KIM, Youngmi, KIM, Youngseong, KIM, Jiyeon, KIM, Hyungmin, NAM, Seungwook, BANG, Hyosang, LEE, Sangsu, LEE, Youngjay, LEE, Hyunyeul, YIM, Soeyoun, JEON, Heekyung, JUNG, Martin, CHO, Jinhoon
• Granted Patent: US 10,853,979 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3287 by switching off individual functional units in the computer system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3293 by switching to a less power-consuming processor, e.g. sub-CPU
• 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 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/021 Power management, e.g. power saving
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/10 Mixing of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of an operation, e.g. adding, on the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/12 Overlay of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of switching between the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

An electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise a display, memory, and at least one processor configured to be connected electrically to the display and the memory. The at least one processor may execute instructions stored in the memory to: display a first screen generated by a first application on the display, provide first attribute information of at least one object included in the first screen to a second application in response to a screen switching event for displaying a second screen generated by the second application, and generate, by the second application, the second screen including the at least one object based on the first attribute information.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

a memory; and

at least one processor configured to be connected electrically to the display and the memory,

wherein the at least one processor executes instructions stored in the memory to;

display a first screen generated by a first application on the display,

provide first attribute information of at least one object included in the first screen to a second application in response to a screen switching event for displaying a second screen generated by the second application, and

generate, by the second application, the second screen including the at least one object based on the first attribute information.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first attribute information comprises coordinate information of the at least one object included in the first screen.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor executes instructions stored in the memory to move a location of the at least one object dynamically while the first screen or the second screen is displayed.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first application generates a first layer including the at least one object and at least one other layer different from the first layer, and wherein the first screen is generated by overlaying the first layer and the at least one other layer different from the first layer.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the second application is configured to:

generate a second layer including the at least one object based on the first attribute information,

generate at least one other layer different from the second layer, and

generate the second screen by overlaying the second layer and the at least one other layer different from the second layer.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the at least one other layer different from the second layer comprises:

a background layer including at least one image and being displayed beneath the second layer; and

a foreground layer including a widget and/or an icon and being displayed above the second layer.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor executes instructions stored in the memory to:

provide the first attribute information to a framework in response to the screen switching event, and

control the framework to provide the first attribute information to the second application.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first screen is an always on display (AOD) screen and the second screen is a lock screen or a home screen.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor comprises:

a first processor configured to execute the first application to generate the AOD screen; and

a second processor configured to execute the second application to generate the lock screen or the home screen.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor executes instructions stored in the memory to provide second attribute information of the at least one object included in the second screen to a third application in response to detection of a screen switching event for displaying a third screen generated by third application while the second screen is displayed, and

wherein the at least one object is included in the third screen based on the second attribute information.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the second screen is a lock screen and the third screen is a home screen.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the object comprises at least one of an animation effect, an icon, and a widget.

13. A method for displaying a screen in an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying a first screen generated by a first application;

providing attribute information of at least one object included in the first screen to a second application in response to detection of a screen switching event for displaying a second screen generated by the second application; and

generating, by the second application, the second screen including the at least one object based on the attribute information.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the attribute information comprises coordinate information of the at least one object included in the first screen.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising moving a location of the at least one object dynamically while the first screen or the second screen is displayed.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the first screen comprises a first layer including the at least one object and at least one other layer different from the first layer;

and wherein the first screen is generated by overlaying the first layer and the at least one other layer different from the first layer.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the second screen comprises a second layer including the at least one object based on the attribute information and at least one other layer different from the second layer;

and wherein the second screen is generated by overlaying the second layer and the at least one other layer different from the second layer.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the first screen is an always on display (AOD) screen and the second screen is a lock screen or a home screen.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the AOD screen is generated a first processor configured to execute the first application, and

the lock screen or the home screen is generated by a second processor configured to execute the second application, wherein the second processor is different from the first processor.

20. A computer readable recording medium comprising instructions for executing the method of claim 13.