Method, medium and apparatus for browsing images

• US 8,866,741 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2012
• Issued: 10/21/2014
• 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): Boddie, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Okebato, Sahlu
• Application Number:
  US13/406,082
• Publication Number:
  US 20120154271A1
• Time in Patent Office: 967 Days
• Field of Search: 345/158
• 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, the method comprising:

displaying a first image on a display area of a portable digital device;

sensing a tilting movement of the portable digital device with respect to a reference axis;

responsive to the sensing, panning the first image if the sensed tilting movement is between a first value and a second value, scrolling the first image displayed on the display area in a first direction if the tilting movement exceeds the second value, and displaying a beginning portion of a second image adjacent to an end portion of the first image during the scrolling in the first direction, and upon determining that a tilting movement that exceeds the first value has not been sensed for a predetermined time automatically moving either the first image or the second image to a center of the display area,

wherein the first image is a visual representation of a first digital file, and

the second image is a visual representation of a second digital file.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second image is selected among one of two images adjacent to the first image according to a direction of the tilting movement.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising increasing a moving distance of the first image as a tilt angle increases.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising increasing a movement velocity of the first image as a tilt angle increases.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising increasing a movement velocity of the first image as a duration of a tilt time increases.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising increasing a movement velocity of the first image as a change rate of a tilt angle increases.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining either the first image or the second image as a reference image and moving the reference image to the center of the display area.

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

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising controlling the reference image to move a midpoint of the reference image towards a midpoint of the display area, and making the midpoint of the reference image oscillate around the midpoint of the display area.

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

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising moving a midpoint of the second image towards a midpoint of the display area, and making the midpoint of the second image oscillate around the midpoint of the display area.

12. An apparatus browsing images, comprising:

a control unit to display a first image on a display area of a portable digital device;

a tilt angle measurement unit to sense a tilting movement of the portable digital device with respect to a reference axis; and

a screen management unit to, responsive to the sensing, pan the first image if the tilting movement exceeds a first value, scroll the first image displayed on the display area in a first direction if the tilting movement exceeds the first value, and display a beginning portion of a second image adjacent to an end portion of the first image during the scrolling in the first direction, and upon determining that a tilting movement exceeding the first value has not been sensed for a predetermined time, automatically moving either the first image or the second image to a center of the display area,

wherein the first image is a visual representation of a first digital file, and

the second image is a visual representation of a second digital file.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the second image is selected among one of two images adjacent to the first image according to a direction of the tilting movement.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the screen management unit increases a moving distance of the first image as a tilt angle increases.

15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the screen management unit increases a movement velocity of the first image as a tilt angle increases.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the screen management unit increases a movement velocity of the first image as a duration of a tilt time increases.

17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the screen management unit increases a movement velocity of the first image as a change rate of a tilt angle increases.

18. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the screen management unit determines whether either the first image or the second image is a reference image and moves the reference image to the center of the display area.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the screen management unit gradually moves a midpoint of the reference image towards a midpoint of the display area in accordance with a time period commenced immediately after a moment when a tilt angle is no longer changing.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the screen management unit moves a midpoint of the reference image towards a midpoint of the display area, and moves the midpoint of the reference image in a predetermined direction around the midpoint of the display area.

21. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the screen management unit moves a midpoint of the second image to the midpoint of the display area in accordance with a time period commencing a moment a tilt angle exceeds the second value.

22. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the screen management unit moves a midpoint of another image towards a midpoint of the display area, while moving a midpoint of the second image in a predetermined direction around the midpoint of the display area.