Object editing method and electronic device thereof

• US 9,588,665 B2
• Filed: 06/03/2014
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Jun-Young, Kim, Geon-Soo
• Primary Examiner(s): Titcomb, William
• Application Number:
  US14/295,036
• Publication Number:
  US 20140365958A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,008 Days
• Field of Search: 715/790
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04805 Virtual magnifying lens, i.e. window or frame movable on top of displayed information to enlarge it for better reading or selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A method and apparatus for editing an object of an electronic device are provided. The object editing method of the electronic device includes determining whether an area for editing an object overlaps the another area for editing the object, and if the area for editing the object overlaps the another area for editing the object, enlarging the area for editing the object.

Claims

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

displaying an object and at least two areas for editing the object, wherein the at least two areas comprise a first area for changing a shape of the object and a second area for moving the object;

identifying a size of the object; and

if the size of the object is less than a reference size, enlarging the first area for changing the shape of the object and the second area for moving the object while maintaining the size of the object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first area for changing the shape of the object includes an area equal to, narrower than, or wider than a display area of an object editing handle, and is used for detecting a selection on the object editing handle for editing the object.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the object editing handle includes a handle for changing a size of the object and a handle for rotating the object.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein enlarging the first area for changing the shape of the object comprises displaying the first area for changing the shape of the object by enlarging and moving a size of the object editing handle.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein identifying the size of the object comprises determining whether the first area for changing the shape of the object overlaps the second area for moving the object, upon detecting the selection on the object.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the size of the object comprises determining whether the first area for changing the shape of the object overlaps the second area for moving the object at an occurrence of an editing event for the object.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the size of the object comprises determining whether the first area for changing the shape of the object overlaps the second area for moving the object, upon detecting a movement of the first area for changing the shape of the object.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein enlarging the first area for changing the shape of the object comprises enlarging the first area for changing the shape of the object based on a reference interval in which the area for changing the shape of the object does not overlap the second area for moving the object.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying an object specific editing window for editing the object if the size of the object is less than a reference size.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the object specific editing window comprises at least one of an object position editing icon for changing a position of the object, an object size editing icon for changing a size of the object, and an object direction editing icon for changing a direction of the object.

11. An electronic device comprising:

a display; and

at least one processor operatively coupled to the display, and configured to;

control the display to display an object and at least two areas for editing the object, wherein the at least two areas comprise a first area for changing a shape of the object and a second area for moving the object;

identify a size of the object; and

if the size of the object is less than a reference size, enlarge the first area for changing the shape of the object and the second area for moving the object while maintaining the size of the object.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the first area for changing the shape of comprises an area equal to, narrower than, or wider than a display area of an object editing handle, and is used as an area for detecting a selection on the object editing handle for editing the object.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the object editing handle includes a handle for changing a size of the object and a handle for rotating the object.

14. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein if the first area for changing the shape of the object is enlarged, the processor displays the first area for changing the shape of the object by enlarging and moving a size of the object editing handle.

15. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the processor determines whether the first area for changing the shape of the object overlaps the second area for moving the object, upon detecting the selection on the area for editing the object.

16. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor determines whether the first area for changing the shape of the object overlaps the second area for moving the object at an occurrence of an editing event for the object.

17. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor determines whether the first area for changing the shape of the object overlaps the second area for moving the object, upon detecting a movement of the first area for changing the shape of the object.

18. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor enlarges the first area for changing the shape of the object based on a reference interval in which the first area for changing the shape of the object does not overlap the second area for moving the object.

19. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor displays an object specific editing window for editing the object if the size of the object is less than a reference size.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the object specific editing window comprises at least one of an object position editing icon for changing a position of the object, an object size editing icon for changing a size of the object, and an object direction editing icon for changing a direction of the object.