Three dimensional (3D) display terminal apparatus and operating method thereof

• US 9,495,805 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2011
• Issued: 11/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Shim, Jung-hyun, Lee, Yong-yeon, Lee, Yeon-hee, Koo, Ja-ok
• Primary Examiner(s): RIEGLER, PATRICK F
• Application Number:
  US13/331,778
• Publication Number:
  US 20120162213A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,792 Days
• Field of Search: 715/766, 715/782, 715/794, 715/848, 715/852
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0382 Plural input, i.e. interface arrangements in which a plurality of input device of the same type are in communication with a PC
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04101 2.5D-digitiser, i.e. digitiser detecting the X/Y position of the input means, finger or stylus, also when it does not touch, but is proximate to the digitiser's interaction surface and also measures the distance of the input means within a short range in the Z direction, possibly with a separate measurement setup
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• 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 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/20 Editing of 3D images, e.g. changing shapes or colours, aligning objects or positioning parts
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/2016 Rotation, translation, scaling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/128 Adjusting depth or disparity

Abstract

An operating method of a three dimensional (3D) display terminal apparatus includes displaying a plurality of objects with different degrees of perceived depths, and changing display state of the plurality of objects according to a user'"'"'s manipulation. The user'"'"'s manipulation includes a plurality of touch modes which are perceived as different depths corresponding to the degrees of perceived depths, and the plurality of touch modes include a direct touch mode and a near touch mode. As a result, the terminal apparatus is operated with increased ease.

Claims

1. A method for operating a terminal apparatus, the method comprising:

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

adjusting, in response to a user'"'"'s manipulation in a touch mode for selecting an object from among the plurality of objects being received, a degree of depth of the selected object; and

displaying the selected object in accordance with the adjusted degree of depth,

wherein when the degree of depth of the selected object prior to the selection is such that the selected object is not displayed in a protruded form, the touch mode is a direct touch mode for touching a surface of the display to adjust the degree of depth of the selected object such that the selected object is displayed in the protruded form, and

wherein when the degree of depth of the selected object prior to the selection is such that the selected object is displayed in the protruded form, the touch mode is a near touch mode for receiving touch input at an area spaced apart from the surface of the display to adjust the degree of depth of the selected object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the adjusting further comprises:

displaying, in response to a selection of the object by the user'"'"'s manipulation, a menu select window on one side of the selected object, and

adjusting, in response to a selection of a copy menu from the displayed menu select window, the degree of depth of the selected object.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the adjusting further comprises:

adjusting, when the user'"'"'s manipulation to select the object and rotate a spot of selecting the object in a preset direction or move in a preset pattern is received, the degree of depth of the selected object.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected object is displayed in the protruded form in a three dimensional (3D) manner along a vertical direction from the surface of the display.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

changing, when the user'"'"'s manipulation to select the object displayed in the protruded form in the near touch mode and the user'"'"'s manipulation to move a spot of object selection is received, a location at which the protruded object is displayed according to movement of the spot.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

changing, when the selected object is displayed in protruded form, and a user'"'"'s second manipulation in the direct touch mode is received, the screen according to the user'"'"'s second manipulation in the direct touch mode, while maintaining the degree of depth of the selected object; and

adjusting, when a user'"'"'s third manipulation to select the selected object in the protruded form and directly touch at an area on the surface of the display is received, the degree of depth of the selected object to be displayed at the touched area on the surface of the display.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the plurality of objects are contents.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

switching, when the degree of depth of the selected object is adjusted and a plurality of other objects having different degrees of depth are displayed and a layer switch command is inputted, the degree of depth of the selected object and the degree of depth of the plurality of other objects.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising displaying a menu to input the layer switch command on an area of the screen.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein changing the screen comprises:

changing, when, while the selected object is displayed in the protruded form, the user'"'"'s manipulation in the direct touch mode to select an application is received, the screen to an application screen corresponding to the selected application.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying the screen comprises displaying the screen corresponding to a page among a plurality of pages, with the plurality of pages arranged in series with at least one object, and further comprising:

changing, when the user'"'"'s manipulation touching the surface of the display and moving the touched spot in a direction with a speed exceeding a threshold is received, the screen by turning a currently displayed page to a next page according to the direction of movement of the touched spot, while displaying the selected object in the protruded form.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of objects are icons.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch mode further includes at least one of a pressing mode for selecting the selected object by varying touch pressure while maintaining direct contact with the screen, and a long press mode for selecting the selected object by varying a duration of directly touching the screen.

14. A terminal apparatus comprising:

a display configured to display a screen including a plurality of objects;

a plurality of sensor units, wherein one sensor unit of the plurality of sensor units is configured to detect a user'"'"'s manipulation; and

a processor configured to adjust, in response to the user'"'"'s manipulation of a touch mode for selecting an object from among the plurality of objects being detected, a degree of depth of the selected object, and to control the display to display the selected object in accordance with the adjusted degree of depth,

wherein when the degree of depth of the selected object prior to the selection is such that the selected object is not displayed in a protruded form, the touch mode is a direct touch mode for touching a surface of the display to adjust the degree of depth of the selected object such that the selected object is displayed in a protruded form, and

when the degree of depth of the selected object prior to the selection is such that the selected object is displayed in a protruded form, the touch mode is a near touch mode for receiving touch input at an area spaced apart from the surface of the display to adjust the degree of depth of the selected object.

15. The terminal apparatus of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display to display a menu select window on one side of the selected object, in response to a selection of the object by the user'"'"'s manipulation, and to adjust the degree of depth of the selected object if a copy menu is selected from the menu select window.

16. The terminal apparatus of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured adjust the degree of depth of the selected object, when the user'"'"'s manipulation to select the object and rotate a spot of selecting the object in a preset direction or moves in a preset pattern is detected.

17. The terminal apparatus of claim 14, wherein the converting unit is further configured to adjust the degree of depth of the selected object so that the selected object is displayed in the protruded form along a vertical direction from the surface of the display in a three dimensional (3D) manner.

18. The terminal apparatus of claim 14, wherein when the user'"'"'s manipulation to select the object displayed in the protruded from in the near touch mode and a user manipulation to move a spot of selecting the object is detected, the processor controls the display and to change a displayed location of the selected object according to movement of the spot.

19. The terminal apparatus of claim 14, wherein, when the selected object is displayed in protruded form and a user'"'"'s second manipulation in the direct touch mode is detected, the processor controls the display to change the screen according to the user'"'"'s second manipulation in the direct touch mode, while maintaining the degree of depth of the selected object, and

when a user'"'"'s third manipulation to select the selected object in the protruded form and directly touch at an area on the surface of the display is received, the processor adjusts the degree of depth of the selected object to be displayed at the touched area on the surface of the display.

20. The terminal apparatus of claim 19, wherein the plurality of objects are contents.

21. The terminal apparatus of claim 14, wherein, when the degree of depth of the selected object is adjusted so that a plurality of other objects with different degrees of depth are displayed, and a layer switch command is inputted, the processor controls to switch the degree of depth of the protruded selected object and of the plurality of other objects, and to display a result thereof.

22. The terminal apparatus of claim 21, wherein the display unit displays a menu to input the layer switch command of an area on the screen.

23. The terminal apparatus of claim 19, wherein, when, while the selected object is displayed in the protruded form, the user'"'"'s manipulation in the direct touch mode to select an application is received, the processor controls the display so that the screen is changed to an application screen corresponding to the selected application.

24. The terminal apparatus of claim 14, wherein the display displays the screen corresponding to a page among a plurality of pages, with the plurality of pages arranged in series with at least one object, and when the user'"'"'s manipulation touching the surface of the display moving the touched spot in a predetermined direction with a speed exceeding a threshold is detected, the processor controls the display so that the screen is changed by turning a currently displayed page to a next page according to the predetermined direction, while the selected object is maintained in the protruded form.

25. The terminal apparatus of claim 24, wherein the plurality of objects are icons.

26. The terminal apparatus of claim 14, wherein the touch modes further include at least one of a pressing mode for selecting the selected object by varying touch pressure while maintaining a direct contact with the screen, and a long press mode for selecting the selected object by varying a time of directly touching the screen.

27. The terminal apparatus of claim 14, wherein the plurality of sensor units comprise:

a first sensor unit which detects a direct touch by which the display is directly touched, and

a second sensor unit which detects a near touch by which a touch is made within a distance range to the display.