Method and apparatus for controlling interrupt in portable terminal

• US 9,229,736 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 01/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Chun, Eun-Jin
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Nimesh G
• Application Number:
  US13/619,065
• Publication Number:
  US 20130111091A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,208 Days
• Field of Search: 710/266
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4812 by interrupt, e.g. masked
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72484 wherein functions are triggered by incoming communication events
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/048 Arrangements providing optical indication of the incoming call, e.g. flasher circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for controlling an interrupt in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes executing an application based on user'"'"'s control, determining whether an event occurs during the application execution, displaying information representing the event occurrence on a screen while continuing the application execution, and determining whether to interrupt the application by the event based on user'"'"'s control.

Claims

1. A portable terminal comprising:

a touch screen; and

a control unit configured to;

detect a reception of an incoming message event during an execution of a first application,

control the touch screen to display a notification window for depicting at least a portion of an entire message associated with the incoming message event while displaying at least a portion of an application screen associated with the execution of the first application, wherein the notification window is displayed on an area of the touch screen that is less than an entire area of the touch screen,

in response to detecting a touch input on the notification window to execute a message application, control the touch screen to display an application screen associated with the message application, and

in response to detecting a drag input on the notification window when the window depicts only the portion of the entire message associated with the incoming message event, control the touch screen to display another portion of the entire message on the notification window while displaying at least the portion of the application screen associated with the execution of the first application.

2. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the first application is a video application.

3. The portable terminal of claim 2, wherein in response to detecting an input to remove the notification window, the control unit is configured to control the touch screen to display the application screen associated with the execution of the first application after removing the notification window.

4. The portable terminal of claim 3, wherein in response to detecting a touch input on the notification window after displaying the other portion of the entire message based on the drag input, the control unit is configured to control the touch screen to display the application screen associated with the message application.

5. The portable terminal of claim 4, wherein the drag input comprises a drag input across at least a portion of the notification window in a predetermined direction.

6. The portable terminal of claim 5, wherein the control unit is configured to continue the execution of the first application while controlling the touch screen to display the notification window.

7. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the message application comprises an application receiving a social network service (SNS) text message.

8. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein in response to detecting an input to remove the notification window, the control unit is configured to control the touch screen to display the application screen associated with the execution of the first application after removing the notification window.

9. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein in response to detecting a touch input on the notification window after displaying the other portion of the entire message based on the drag input, the control unit is configured to control the touch screen to display the application screen associated with the message application.

10. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the portable terminal is a mobile communication terminal configured to receive a call and permit voice communication through the call.

11. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the drag input comprises a drag input across at least a portion of the notification window in a predetermined direction.

12. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to pause the execution of the first application while controlling the touch screen to display the application screen associated with the message application.

13. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to continue the execution of the first application while controlling the touch screen to display the notification window.

14. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the application screen associated with the message application occupies an entire display area of the touch screen.

15. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the portion of the entire message comprises information relating to a user of the incoming message.

16. A method implemented using a portable terminal, the method comprising:

detecting a reception of an incoming message event during an execution of a first application;

controlling a touch screen to display a notification window for depicting at least a portion of an entire message associated with the incoming message event while displaying at least a portion of an application screen associated with the execution of the first application, wherein the notification window is displayed on an area of the touch screen that is less than an entire area of the touch screen;

in response to detecting a touch input on the notification window to execute a message application, controlling the touch screen to display an application screen associated with the message application; and

in response to detecting a drag input on the notification window when the window depicts only the portion of the entire message associated with the incoming message event, controlling the touch screen to display another portion of the entire message on the notification window while displaying at least the portion of the application screen associated with the execution of the first application.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the first application is a video application.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the message application comprises an application receiving a social network service (SNS) text message.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein in response to detecting an input to remove the notification window, controlling the touch screen to display the application screen associated with the execution of the first application after removing the notification window.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein in response to detecting a touch input on the notification window after displaying the other portion of the entire message based on the drag input, controlling the touch screen to display the application screen associated with the message application.

21. The method of claim 16, further comprising when the portable terminal is a mobile communication terminal, receiving a call and permitting voice communication through the call.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein the drag input comprises a drag input across at least a portion of the notification window in a predetermined direction.

23. The method of claim 16, further comprising pausing the execution of the first application while controlling the touch screen to display the application screen associated with the message application.

24. The method of claim 16, further comprising continuing the execution of the first application while controlling the touch screen to display the notification window.

25. The method of claim 16, wherein the application screen associated with the message application occupies an entire display area of the touch screen.

26. The method of claim 16, wherein the portion of the entire message comprises information relating to a user of the incoming message.

27. A mobile communication terminal capable of performing voice communication via a cellular communication, the mobile communication terminal comprising:

a touch screen; and

a control unit configured to;

detect a reception of an incoming message from another mobile communication terminal via the cellular communication during an execution of a first application,

control the touch screen to display a notification window associated with the incoming message in response to detecting the reception of the incoming message while displaying at least a portion of an application screen associated with the execution of the first application,

in response to detecting a touch input on the notification window to execute a message application, control the touch screen to display an application screen associated with the message application, and

in response to detecting a scroll input on the notification window, control the touch screen to display another portion of the incoming message on the notification window while displaying at least the portion of the application screen associated with the execution of the first application.

28. The mobile communication terminal of claim 27, wherein the first application is a video application.

29. The mobile communication terminal of claim 28, wherein in response to detecting an input to remove notification window, controlling the touch screen to display the application screen associated with the execution of the first application after removing the notification window.

30. The mobile communication terminal of claim 29, wherein in response to detecting a touch input on the notification window after displaying the other portion of the incoming message based on the scroll input, controlling the touch screen to display the application screen associated with the message application.

31. The mobile communication terminal of claim 30, wherein the scroll input comprises a scroll input across at least a portion of the notification window in a predetermined direction.

32. The mobile communication terminal of claim 31, further comprising continuing the execution of the first application while controlling the touch screen to display the notification window.

33. The mobile communication terminal of claim 27, wherein in response to detecting an input to remove notification window, controlling the touch screen to display the application screen associated with the execution of the first application after removing the notification window.

34. The mobile communication terminal of claim 27, wherein in response to detecting a touch input on the notification window after displaying the other portion of the incoming message based on the scroll input, controlling the touch screen to display the application screen associated with the message application.

35. The mobile communication terminal of claim 27, wherein the scroll input comprises a scroll input across at least a portion of the notification window in a predetermined direction.

36. The mobile communication terminal of claim 27, further comprising continuing the execution of the first application while controlling the touch screen to display the notification window.

37. A method implemented using a mobile communication terminal configured to perform voice communication via a cellular communication system, the method comprising:

detecting a reception of an incoming message from another mobile communication terminal via the cellular communication system during an execution of a first application;

controlling the touch screen to display a notification window associated with the incoming message in response to detecting the reception of the incoming message while displaying at least a portion of an application screen associated with the execution of the first application;

in response to detecting a touch input on the notification window to execute a message application, controlling the touch screen to display an application screen associated with the message application; and

in response to detecting a scroll input on the notification window, controlling the touch screen to display another portion of the incoming message on the notification window while displaying at least the portion of the application screen associated with the execution of the first application.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein the first application is a video application.

39. The method of claim 37, wherein in response to detecting an input to remove notification window, controlling the touch screen to display the application screen associated with the execution of the first application after removing the notification window.

40. The method of claim 37, wherein in response to detecting a touch input on the notification window after displaying the other portion of the incoming message based on the scroll input, controlling the touch screen to display the application screen associated with the message application.

41. The method of claim 37, wherein the scroll input comprises a scroll input across at least a portion of the notification window in a predetermined direction.

42. The method of claim 37, further comprising continuing the execution of the first application while controlling the touch screen to display the notification window.