Method for changing object position and electronic device thereof

• US 9,400,599 B2
• Filed: 08/22/2013
• Issued: 07/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honor Device Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Sang-Sup, Park, Ji-Hea, Song, Se-Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Sherman, Stephen
• Application Number:
  US13/973,325
• Publication Number:
  US 20140062925A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,069 Days
• Field of Search: 345173-178, 178 1801- 1809, 178/18.11
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for editing an object in an electronic device are provided. In the method, when a first event occurs depending on detected touch information of at least one object among a plurality of objects displayed on a display unit, a movement interval is determined depending on a characteristic of the first event. A position of the at least one object is changed depending on a movement interval corresponding to the characteristic of the first event.

Claims

1. A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:

when a first event occurs depending on detected touch information of at least one object among a plurality of objects displayed on a display unit, determining a movement interval of a predetermined quantity of units corresponding to a characteristic of the first event; and

changing a position of the at least one object depending on the movement interval corresponding to the characteristic of the first event,

wherein the determining of the movement interval comprises;

(i) detecting whether a touch occurred;

(ii) when detecting that a touch has occurred, determining a touch frequency of the at least one object detected for a predetermined reference time, and a corresponding movement interval of a respective predetermined quantity of units mapped to the touch frequency.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

when a second event occurs before the first event occurs, switching to an object edit mode;

determining a position change direction of an object; and

determining whether the first event occurs depending on touch information of the at least one object among the objects displayed on the display unit.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the movement interval comprises:

when the first event occurs depending on the touch information of the at least one object among the objects displayed on the display unit, determining the movement interval and a position change direction of an object depending on the characteristic of the first event.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the movement interval comprises detecting that the touch has occurred:

determining a touch maintain time of the at least one object; and

mapping the respective predetermined quantity of units to the touch maintain time.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after determining the movement interval corresponding to a characteristic of the first event, displaying a preview screen for changing a position of the at least one object depending on a corresponding movement interval on the display unit.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the displaying of the preview screen comprises:

after determining a movement interval corresponding to a characteristic of the first event with consideration of a drag direction of the at least one object, displaying the preview screen on the display unit with consideration of the drag direction of the at least one object.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

after displaying the preview screen, determining an initial display direction of the display unit;

determining if the initial display direction of the display unit changes; and

changing at least one of a shape and a position of the preview screen on the corresponding to a changed object display direction.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein changing the position of the object comprises:

after displaying the preview screen, when a touch of the at least one object is released, changing a position of the at least one object depending on a movement interval corresponding to a characteristic of the first event.

9. An electronic device comprising:

a touchscreen; and

at least one processor,

wherein when a first event occurs depending on detected touch information of at least one object among a plurality of objects displayed on the touchscreen, the processor determines a movement interval depending on whether a characteristic of the first event comprises a touch or a drag event, and changes a position of the at least one object depending on the movement interval of a predetermined quantity of units corresponding to the characteristic of the first event, and wherein when the processor determines the touch event has occurred, the processor determines a touch frequency of the at least one object detected for a predetermined reference time, and determines a corresponding movement interval of a respective predetermined quantity of units mapped to the touch frequency.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein when a second event occurs, the processor switches to an object edit mode, determines a position change direction of an object, and determines whether the first event occurs depending on touch information of the at least one object among the objects displayed on the touchscreen.

11. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein when the first event occurs depending on the touch information of the at least one object among the objects displayed on the touchscreen, the processor determines a movement interval of a respective predetermined quantity of units and a position change direction of an object depending on characteristic of the first event.

12. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein when the drag event has occurred, the processor determines a drag direction of the at least one object, and determines the corresponding movement interval of a respective predetermined quantity of units mapped to the drag direction.

13. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein when the drag event has occurred, the processor determines a drag distance of the at least one object, and determines the movement interval of a respective predetermined quantity of units mapped to the drag distance.

14. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein when detecting a touch of the at least one object among the objects displayed on the touchscreen, the processor determines a touch maintain time of the at least one object, and determines the corresponding movement interval of a respective predetermined quantity of units mapped to the touch maintain time.

15. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein when the drag event has occurred, the processor determines a drag region of the at least one object, determines a corresponding movement interval of a respective predetermined quantity of units mapped to the drag region, and determines a position change direction of the object with consideration of a drag direction of the drag region.

16. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein when the drag event has occurred, the processor determines a drag angle of the at least one object based on a reference angle, and determines the corresponding movement interval of a respective predetermined quantity of units and a position change direction of the at least one object with consideration of the drag angle of the at least one object.

17. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein after determining the corresponding movement interval, the at least one processor controls to display a preview screen for changing a position of the at least one object on the touchscreen.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein when determining the corresponding movement interval of a respective predetermined quantity of units with consideration of a drag direction of the at least one object, the at least one processor controls display of the preview screen on the touchscreen with consideration of the drag direction of the at least one object.

19. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein after displaying the preview screen, the processor determines based on an initial display direction of the touchscreen, if an initial display direction changes, and when the initial display direction of the touchscreen changes, the at least one processor changes at least one of a shape and a position of the preview screen on the touchscreen corresponding to depending on the changed display direction.

20. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein after displaying the preview screen, when a touch of the at least one object is released, a program changes a position of the at least one object depending on a movement interval of a respective predetermined quantity of units corresponding to a characteristic of the first event.

21. A method for editing an object in an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of objects on a display unit;

detecting a position movement event for at least one object among the plurality of objects;

selecting the at least one object in a position the position movement event is detected;

detecting a movement of the position movement event;

determining a characteristic of the position movement event;

determining a predefined movement interval for the characteristic of the position movement event; and

changing a position of the at least one selected object to jump by the determined predefined movement interval,

wherein the determining of the predefined movement interval comprises;

when detecting a touch selection of the at least one object among the objects displayed on the display unit, determining a touch frequency of the at least one object detected for a predetermined reference time; and

determining a corresponding movement interval of a respective predetermined quantity of units mapped to the touch frequency.

22. An electronic device comprising:

a touchscreen configured to display a plurality of object; and

a processor configured to;

detect a position movement event for at least one object among the plurality of objects,

select the at least one object in a position the position movement event is detected,

detect a movement of the position movement event,

determine a characteristic of the position movement event,

determine a predefined movement interval for the characteristic of the position movement event, and

change a position of the selected object to jump by the determined predefined movement interval,

wherein when detecting a touch selection of the at least one object among the objects displayed on the touchscreen, the processor determines a touch frequency of the at least one object detected for a predetermined reference time, and determines a corresponding movement interval of a respective predetermined quantity of units mapped to the touch frequency.