Method, apparatus, and graphical user interface for providing visual effects on a touchscreen display

• US 9,400,600 B2
• Filed: 12/10/2012
• Issued: 07/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Engolz, Ofir, Cha, Sangok, Lee, Shinjun, Kim, Youngri, Dror, Amir, Kim, Ilhwan, Hong, Kyungsoo, Lee, Sanghyup, Jung, Jaehoon
• Primary Examiner(s): Sasinowski, Andrew
• Assistant Examiner(s): Castiaux, Brent D
• Application Number:
  US13/709,941
• Publication Number:
  US 20130314341A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,324 Days
• Field of Search: 345173-178
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• 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 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A graphical user interface, method and apparatus for providing visual effects on a touchscreen display, including: displaying a first screen; detecting a multi-point touch on the first screen; detecting a first touch event based on the multi-point touch; turning the first screen into a garbage object in response to the first touch event; and removing the garbage object by moving the garbage object to a trash bin icon.

Claims

1. A method of providing visual effects on a touchscreen display, the method comprising:

displaying a first screen;

detecting a multi-point touch on the first screen;

detecting a first touch event based on the multi-point touch;

turning the first screen into a garbage object in response to the first touch event;

detecting a multi-point touch on the garbage object; and

restoring the first screen by turning the garbage object back into the first screen in response to the detecting of the multi-point touch on the garbage object,

wherein the turning the first screen into the garbage object comprises displaying an animation based on a combination of both a location and direction of the first touch event,

wherein the animation is displayed to form a shape of one of among a crumpled globe, torn pieces, and a folded miniature based on the combination of both the location and direction of the first touch event, and

wherein a size and a shape of the crumpled globe, the torn pieces, and the folded miniature are determined based on the combination of both the location and direction of the first touch event.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a single-point touch on the garbage object;

removing the garbage object by moving the garbage object based on the single-point touch,

wherein the removing the garbage object comprises moving the garbage object in one of among a preset direction, a direction of the single-point touch, and a direction toward the trash bin icon.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the removing the garbage object comprises moving the garbage object to the trash bin icon in response to detection of the single-point touch.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising detecting a touch event based on the single-point touch,

wherein the removing the garbage object comprises moving the garbage object to the trash bin icon in response to detection of the touch event.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the removing the garbage object comprises:

determining a movement direction of the garbage object upon detection of the touch event based on the single-point touch; and

moving the garbage object in the determined direction.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting a second touch event based on the multi-point touch on the garbage object.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein restoring the first screen comprises:

restoring the first screen in response to a determination that the second touch event reaches a preset threshold; and

restoring the first screen from the garbage object according to changes in location the multi-point touch of the second touch event.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein turning the first screen into a garbage object comprises modifying the first screen in accordance with movement of the first touch event, and turning the modified first screen into the garbage object in response to the first touch event.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein turning the first screen into a garbage object comprises:

turning the first screen into the garbage object in response to a determination that the first touch event reaches a preset threshold; and

turning the first screen into the garbage object at a speed determined according to changes in location of the multi-point touch.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a second screen as a background along with modification of the first screen according to the first touch event.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein, in the presence of the garbage object, user input on the second screen is ignored as invalid input and user input only on the garbage object is processed as valid input.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying an animation effect.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein displaying an animation effect further comprises presenting at least one of among a sound effect and a haptic effect as feedback.

14. A method of providing visual effects on a touchscreen display, the method comprising:

displaying a lock screen;

detecting a first touch event based on a multi-point touch on the lock screen;

turning the lock screen into a garbage object in response to the first touch event;

detecting a second touch event based on a single-point touch on the garbage object; and

unlocking the screen by moving the garbage object in a preset direction in response to the second touch event,

wherein the turning the lock screen into the garbage object comprises displaying an animation based on a combination of both a location and direction of the first touch event,

wherein the animation is displayed to form a shape of one of among a crumpled globe, torn pieces, and a folded miniature based on the combination of both the location and direction of the first touch event, and

wherein a size and a shape of the crumpled globe, the torn pieces, and the folded miniature are determined based on the combination of both the location and direction of the first touch event.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the detecting a first touch event comprises:

detecting the first touch event comprising a multi-point touch in the lock screen and movement of the multi-point touch; and

removing the lock screen in response to the first touch event.

16. A display apparatus comprising:

a touchscreen display which detects a first touch event based on a multi-point touch on a first screen and a second touch event based on a multi-point touch on a garbage object and a third touch event based on a single-point touch on the garbage object and displays visual effects according to the touch events;

a storage unit storing setting information specifying the visual effects according to touch events; and

a control unit which controls the touchscreen display to display an animation wherein the first screen is turned into the garbage object according to the setting information in response to the first touch event, the garbage object is turned into the first screen according to the setting information in response to the second touch event, the garbage object is moved in response to the third touch event, and a second screen is displayed,

wherein the control unit displays the animation of turning the first screen into the garbage object based on a combination of both a location and direction of the first touch event,

wherein the animation is displayed to form a shape of one of among a crumpled globe, torn pieces, and a folded miniature based on the combination of both the location and direction of the first touch event, and

wherein a size and a shape of the crumpled globe, the torn pieces, and the folded miniature are determined based on the combination of both the location and direction of the first touch event.

17. The display of claim 16, wherein:

the control unit determines a direction of the third touch event, and controls the touchscreen display to display an animation wherein the garbage object is moved in the direction of the third touch event at a constant velocity.

18. The display of claim 16, wherein the control unit controls the touchscreen display to display an animation wherein the garbage object is moved in one of among a direction toward the trash bin icon, a direction of the third touch event, and a preset direction.

19. The display of claim 16, wherein the control unit controls the touchscreen display to display an animation wherein the first screen is turned into the garbage object in response to a determination that the first touch event reaches a preset first threshold, and controls the touchscreen display to display an animation wherein the garbage object is removed from the screen in response to a determination that the third touch event reaches a preset second threshold.

20. The display of claim 16, wherein the control unit determines the speed of turning the first screen into the garbage object according to changes in location of the multi-point touch associated with the first touch event.

21. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing program instructions comprising:

a function which turns a first screen into a garbage object in response to detection of a first touch event based on a multi-point touch on the first screen;

a function which turns the garbage object into the first screen in response to detection of a second touch event based on a multi-point touch on the garbage object;

a function which moves the garbage object upon detection of a third touch event based on a single-point touch on the garbage object; and

a function which transitions to a second screen,

wherein the turning the first screen into the garbage object comprises displaying an animation based on a combination of both a location and direction of the first touch event,

wherein the animation is displayed to form a shape of one of among a crumpled globe, torn pieces, and a folded miniature based on the combination of both the location and direction of the first touch event, and

wherein a size and a shape of the crumpled globe, the torn pieces, and the folded miniature are determined based on the combination of both the location and direction of the first touch event.

22. A method for providing visual effects on a touchscreen display, the method comprising:

displaying a first user interface screen containing a virtual keypad;

detecting a touch event on the first user interface screen;

displaying information corresponding to a first touch event in response to the first touch event based on a single-point touch on the virtual keypad;

displaying a transition from the first user interface screen to a second user interface screen in response to a second touch event based on a multi-point touch on the first user interface screen, the second user interface screen comprising a garbage object;

detecting a multi-point touch on the garbage object; and

restoring the first user interface screen by turning the garbage object back into the first user interface screen in response to the detecting of the multi-point touch on the garbage object,

wherein the transition from the first user interface screen to the second user interface screen comprises displaying an animation based on a combination of both a location and direction of the first touch event,

wherein the animation is displayed to form a shape of one of among a crumpled globe, torn pieces, and a folded miniature based on the combination of both the location and direction of the first touch event, and

wherein a size and a shape of the crumpled globe, the torn pieces, and the folded miniature are determined based on the combination of both the location and direction of the first touch event.

23. A graphical user interface for a computing device comprising a touchscreen display, the graphical user interface comprising:

a first screen;

a first animation transitioning the first screen into a garbage object in response to a first user touch input;

a second animation transitioning the garbage object into the first screen in response to a second user touch input;

a third animation moving the garbage object in response to a third user touch input,

wherein the first animation determines an animation based on a combination of both a location and direction of the first touch event,

wherein the animation is displayed to form a shape of one of among a crumpled globe, torn pieces, and a folded miniature based on the combination of both the location and direction of the first touch event, and

wherein a size and a shape of the crumpled globe, the torn pieces, and the folded miniature are determined based on the combination both the location and direction of the first touch event.

24. The graphical user interface of claim 23, wherein the first screen is deleted and the third animation comprises the garbage object being removed in response to a determination that the third user touch input is a predetermined single-touch input.

25. The graphical user interface of claim 23, wherein the first screen is restored and the second animation comprises the garbage object being transitioning to the first screen in response to a determination that the second user touch input is a predetermined multi-touch input.