Method for providing GUI using motion and display apparatus applying the same

• US 9,495,066 B2
• Filed: 10/07/2010
• Issued: 11/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Shim, Jung-hyun, Park, Yong-gook
• Primary Examiner(s): Tan, Alvin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Yi, Rinna
• Application Number:
  US12/900,182
• Publication Number:
  US 20110083103A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,231 Days
• Field of Search: 715/810, 715/757, 715/763, 715/778, 715/848, 715/863, 715/864, 345/158, 345/173, 345/184
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04802 3D-info-object: information is displayed on the internal or external surface of a three dimensional manipulable object, e.g. on the faces of a cube that can be rotated by the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

A method for providing a Graphic User Interface (GUI) and a display apparatus applying the same are provided. According to the method, a screen on a specific face is displayed on a Three Dimensional (3D) GUI, and if a user'"'"'s manipulation is inputted when the screen of the specific face is displayed, a screen of at least one of adjoining face that corresponds to a direction of the user'"'"'s manipulation, is displayed. As a result, a user is able to select a desired menu with increased ease and convenience.

Claims

1. A method for providing a Graphic User Interface (GUI) of a display apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of objects on a display on a screen of the display apparatus;

if a first object among the plurality of objects displayed on the screen is selected, displaying a first execution screen correspond to the first object on the screen, wherein the first execution screen displays a first application corresponding to the first object that is currently executed by the display apparatus;

if a first slanting motion is input, displaying the plurality of objects displayed on the screen, on a specific face of a Three Dimensional (3D) GUI constructed to display separate faces depicting the specific face and at least one of adjoining faces contacting an edge of the specific face that correspond to the first slanting motion;

in response to the selection of the first object while the first slanting motion is input;

simultaneously displaying the plurality of objects on the at least one of the adjoining faces and the execution screen corresponding to the selected object on the specific face while the first slanting motion is maintained; and

if a second object among the plurality of objects displayed on the at least one of the adjoining faces is selected, in response to the selection of the second object while the first slanting motion is maintained, displaying a second execution screen corresponding to the second object on the specific face,

wherein the second execution screen displays a second application corresponding to the second object that is currently executed by the displays apparatus.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the specific face is one face of a rectangular parallelepiped, and the at least one of the adjoining faces is an upward face, a downward face, a leftward face, and a rightward face which adjoin four edges of the specific face.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein if the first slanting motion is input the displaying comprises displaying the 3D GUI at an inclination in a direction of the first slanting motion, to display at least one of the upward, downward, leftward and rightward faces that corresponds to the direction of the first slanting motion.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein an angle of slanting of the slanted 3D GUI corresponds to an angle of slanting of the display apparatus.

5. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein if the first slanting motion is input the displaying comprises:

inputting a start manipulation, indicating an initiation of a manipulation by the first slanting motion;

detecting the first slanting motion of the display apparatus; and

displaying the at least one of the upward, downward, leftward and rightward faces that corresponds to a direction of the first slanting motion.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein inputting the start manipulation comprises inputting by pressing a specific button provided on the display apparatus.

7. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein if the first slanting motion is input the displaying comprises displaying the at least one of the upward, downward, leftward and rightward faces that corresponds to a direction of the first slanting motion, if the first slanting motion is input in one of upward, downward, leftward and rightward directions with reference to the display of the display apparatus.

8. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein if the first slanting motion is input the displaying comprises displaying two of the upward, downward, leftward and rightward and faces that correspond to a direction of the first slanting motion, if the first slanting motion is input in one of diagonal directions including left-upward, left-downward, right-upward and right-downward directions with reference to the display of the display apparatus.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of objects comprise icons having shortcut functions with respect to functions provided by the display apparatus.

10. A display apparatus comprising:

a Graphic User Interface (GUI) generating unit which generates a Three Dimensional (3D) GUI;

a display unit which displays the 3D GUI; and

a control unit which;

controls the display unit to display a plurality of objects, the plurality of objects displayed on a screen on the display unit of the display apparatus,

if a first object among the plurality of objects displayed on the screen is selected, controls the display unit to display a first execution screen corresponding to the first object on the screen, wherein the first execution screen displays first application corresponding to the first object that is currently executed by the display apparatus,

if a first slanting motion is input, controls the display unit to display the plurality of objects displayed on the screen, on a specific face of the 3D GUI constructed to display separate faces depicting the specific face and at least one of the adjoining faces contacting an edge of the specific face that corresponds to the first slanting motion,

in response to the selection of the first object while the first slanting motion is input;

controls the display unit to simultaneously display the plurality of objects on the at least one of the adjoining faces and the execution screen corresponding to the selected object on the specific face while the first slanting motion is maintained, and

if a second object among the plurality of objects displayed on the at least one of the adjoining faces is selected, in response to the selection of the second object while the first slanting motion is maintained, controls the display unit to display a second execution screen corresponding to the second object on the specific face,

wherein the second execution screen displays a second application corresponding to the second object that is currently executed by the display apparatus.

11. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the specific face is one face of a rectangular parallelepiped, and the at least one of the adjoining faces is an upward face, a downward face, a leftward face, and a rightward face which adjoin four edges of the specific face.

12. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein if the first slanting motion is input the control unit controls the display unit to display the 3D GUI at an inclination in a direction of the first slanting motion, to display at least one of the upward, downward, leftward and rightward faces that corresponds to the direction of the first slanting motion.

13. The apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein an angle of slanting of the slanted 3D GUI corresponds to an angle of slanting of the display apparatus.

14. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display, if a start manipulation is inputted, indicating an initiation of a manipulation by the first slanting motion, according to a direction of the first slanting motion as detected by a motion detecting unit, the at least one of the upward, downward, leftward and rightward faces that corresponds to the direction of the first slanting motion.

15. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein the control unit detects a pressing on a specific button provided on the display apparatus as a start of the manipulation.

16. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display the at least one of the upward, downward, leftward and rightward faces that corresponds to a direction of the first slanting motion, if the first slanting motion is input in one of upward, downward, leftward and rightward directions with reference to the display unit of the display apparatus.

17. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display two of the upward, downward, leftward and rightward faces that correspond to a direction of a second slanting, if the second slanting motion is input in one of diagonal directions including left-upward, left-downward, right-upward and right-downward directions with reference to the display unit of the display apparatus.

18. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the plurality of objects comprise icons having shortcut functions with respect to functions provided by the display apparatus.

19. A method for providing a Graphic User Interface (GUI) of a display apparatus for detecting a motion, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of objects on a display on a screen of the display apparatus;

receiving touch input selecting a first object among the plurality of objects displayed on the screen;

displaying a first execution screen corresponding to the first object on the screen, wherein the first execution screen displays a first application corresponding to the first object that is currently executed by the display apparatus;

if a first slanting motion is input, displaying the plurality of objects displayed on the screen, on a specific face of a Three Dimensional (3D) GUI constructed to display separate faces depicting the specific face and at least one of adjoining faces contacting an edge of the specific face that corresponds to the first slanting motion;

in response to the selection of the first object while the first slanting motion is input;

simultaneously displaying the plurality of objects on the at least one of the adjoining faces and the execution screen corresponding to the selected object on the specific face while the first slanting motion is maintained;

receiving touch input selecting a second object among of the plurality of objects displayed on the at least one of the adjoining faces; and

in response to the selection of the second object while the first slanting motion is maintained, displaying a second execution screen corresponding to the second object on the specific face,

wherein the second execution screen displays a second application corresponding to the second object that is currently executed by the display apparatus.