Method, medium and apparatus browsing images

• US 8,149,214 B2
• Filed: 05/03/2007
• Issued: 04/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Cho, Sung-jung, Choi, Chang-kyu, Lee, Kwang-hyeon, Kim, Yeun-bae
• Primary Examiner(s): Hjerpe, Richard
• Assistant Examiner(s): Okebato, Sahlu
• Application Number:
  US11/797,493
• Publication Number:
  US 20070290999A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,797 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-158, 345/169, 715/711, 715/786
• US Class Current: 345/158
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/54 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer

Abstract

A method, medium and apparatus browsing images is disclosed. The method browsing images includes sensing acceleration imparted to a portable digital device, and moving an image onto a display area in accordance with a tilt angle of the portable digital device if the sensed acceleration is greater than a first threshold value.

Claims

1. A method of browsing images, comprising:

sensing acceleration imparted to a portable digital device;

moving a first image onto a display area in accordance with a tilt angle of the portable digital device if the sensed acceleration is greater than a first threshold value, and preventing unintended panning of the image; and

moving an adjacent image to a center of the display area if the tilt angle is greater than a second threshold value.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the moving of the first image comprises increasing a moving distance of the first image, as the tilt angle increases while remaining below the second threshold value.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the moving of the first image comprises increasing movement velocity of the first image as the tilt angle increases while remaining below the second threshold value.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the moving of the first image comprises increasing movement velocity of the first image as a duration of a tilt time increases, while the tilt angle remains below the second threshold value.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the moving of the first image comprises increasing a movement velocity of the first image as a change rate of the tilt angle increases while the tilt angle remains below the second threshold value.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the moving of the first image comprises moving the first image to a center of the display area if there is no change in the tilt angle.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the moving of the first image comprises gradually moving a midpoint of the first image towards a midpoint of the display area in accordance with a time period commenced immediately after a moment when the tilt angle is no longer changing.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the moving of the first image comprises controlling the first image to move a midpoint of the first image towards a midpoint of the display area, while making the midpoint of the first image oscillate around the midpoint of the display area.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the moving of the adjacent image comprises gradually moving a midpoint of the adjacent image to a midpoint of the display area in accordance with a time period commencing the moment the tilt angle exceeds the second threshold value.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the moving of the adjacent image comprises controlling the adjacent image to move a midpoint of the adjacent image towards a midpoint of the display area, while making the midpoint of the adjacent image oscillate in a predetermined direction around the midpoint of the display area.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the moving of the first image comprises moving the first image onto the display area in accordance with the tilt angle of the portable digital device around a predetermined reference axis.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the first threshold value is greater than an acceleration value imparted to the portable digital device by a user'"'"'s unintended motion.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the first threshold value is calculated by experiment.

22. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the screen management unit gradually a midpoint of the adjacent image to the midpoint of the display area in accordance with a time period commencing the moment the tilt angle exceeds the second threshold value.

14. An apparatus browsing images, comprising:

a sensor unit to sense acceleration imparted to a portable digital device;

a screen management unit to move a first image onto a display area in accordance with a tilt angle of the portable digital device if the sensed acceleration is greater than a first threshold value, to prevent unintended panning of the image, and to move an adjacent image to a midpoint of the display area if the tilt angle is greater than a second threshold value.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the screen management unit increases a moving distance of the first image, as the tilt angle increases while remaining below the second threshold value.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the moving of the first image comprises increasing a movement velocity of the first image as the tilt angle becomes increasing while less than the second threshold value.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the screen management unit increases movement velocity of the first image, as a duration of a tilt time increases while the tilt angle remains below the second threshold value.

18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the screen management unit increases a movement velocity of the first image as a change rate of the tilt angle increases while the tilt angle remains below the second threshold value.

19. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the screen management unit moves the first image to a center of the display area if there is no change in the tilt angle.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the screen management unit gradually moves a midpoint of the first image towards a midpoint of the display area in accordance with a time period commenced immediately after a moment when the tilt angle is no longer changing.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the screen management unit controls the first image to move a midpoint of the first image towards a midpoint of the display area, while moving the midpoint of the first image in a predetermined direction around the midpoint of the display area.

23. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the screen management unit controls the adjacent image to move a midpoint of the adjacent image towards the midpoint of the display area, while moving the midpoint of the adjacent image in a predetermined direction around the midpoint of the display area.

24. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising a measurement unit to measure the tilt angle around a predetermined reference axis.

25. An image browsing method, comprising:

measuring a tilt angle of a portable device;

moving a first image onto a display of the portable device, according to the measured tilt angle, when the measured tilt angle is greater than a first threshold value, and preventing unintended panning of the image; and

moving an adjacent image to a center of the display area if the tilt angle is greater than a second threshold value.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the adjacent image is moved to replace the first image currently displayed on the display.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the moving of the first image comprises increasing a moving distance of the first image, as the tilt angle increases while remaining below the second threshold value.

28. The method of claim 25, wherein the moving of the first image comprises increasing movement velocity of the first image as the tilt angle increases while remaining below the second threshold value.

29. The method of claim 25, wherein the moving of the first image comprises increasing a movement velocity of the first image as a change rate of the tilt angle increases while the tilt angle remains below the second threshold value.

30. The method of claim 25, wherein the moving of the first image comprises moving the first image to a center of the display area if there is no change in the tilt angle.

31. The method of claim 25, wherein the moving of the first image comprises gradually moving a midpoint of the adjacent image to a midpoint of the display area in accordance with a time period commencing the moment the tilt angle exceeds the second threshold value.

32. At least one non-transitory computer readable recording medium to control at least one processing element to implement the method of claim 25.