Apparatus and method of controlling screens in a device
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1. An apparatus for controlling screens in a device, the apparatus comprising:
- a display configured to include a first screen and a second screen overlapped over the first screen; and
at least one processor configured to;
change an attribute of the second screen, upon detecting a gesture corresponding to performing a function related to the first screen while information is being displayed separately on the first and second screens, the gesture being at least a user eye-movement directed toward the second screen,display the second screen that is changed by the changed attribute, anddisplay partial information of the first screen hidden by the second screen overlapped over the first screen while the user eye-movement remains directed toward the second screen.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method of controlling screens in a device are provided. The apparatus includes a display configured to include a first screen and a second screen overlapped over the first screen, and a controller configured to control display of partial information of the first screen hidden by the second screen to be viewable by changing an attribute of the second screen, upon detecting a gesture on the second screen while information is being displayed separately on the first and second screens.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for controlling screens in a device, the apparatus comprising:
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a display configured to include a first screen and a second screen overlapped over the first screen; and at least one processor configured to; change an attribute of the second screen, upon detecting a gesture corresponding to performing a function related to the first screen while information is being displayed separately on the first and second screens, the gesture being at least a user eye-movement directed toward the second screen, display the second screen that is changed by the changed attribute, and display partial information of the first screen hidden by the second screen overlapped over the first screen while the user eye-movement remains directed toward the second screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for controlling screens in a device, the apparatus comprising:
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a display configured to include a first screen and a second screen overlapped over the first screen; and at least one processor configured to, while information based on a first application is being displayed on the first screen and information based on a second application is being displayed on the second screen, upon detecting an eye-gaze gesture corresponding to perform a function related to the first screen, determine whether the eye-gaze gesture is directed toward a display area of the second screen based on coordinates of a position of the eye-gaze gesture, determine a type of the eye gaze gesture, if the eye-gaze gesture was directed toward the second screen, control display of partial information of the first screen hidden by the second screen to be viewable by moving the second screen out of a currently displayed area of the second screen while the second screen remains overlapping a portion of the first screen, if the determined type of the eye-gaze gesture is a request for moving the second screen, and control returning of the second screen to a previous displayed area if a direction of the eye-gaze gesture moves away from the second screen or keep the second screen in a currently displayed area, if the eye-gaze gesture remains directed toward the second screen. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method of controlling screens in a device, the method comprising:
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displaying information based on at least one application separately on first and second screens; changing an attribute of the second screen, upon detecting a gesture corresponding to performing a function related to the first screen the second screen while the information based on the at least one application separately on the first and second screens, the gesture being at least a user eye-movement directed toward the second screen; and displaying the second screen that is changed by the changed attribute and partial information of the first screen hidden by the second screen overlapped over the first screen while the user eye-movement remains directed toward the second screen. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of controlling screens in a device, the method comprising:
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displaying information based on a first application on a first screen and displaying information based on a second application on a second screen overlapped over the first screen; determining whether an eye-gaze gesture directed toward a display area of the second screen based on coordinates of a position of the eye gaze gesture, upon detecting the eye gaze gesture corresponding to perform a function related to the first screen while the information based on the first application is being displayed on the first screen and the information based on the second application is being displayed on the second screen; determining a type of the eye gaze gesture, if the eye-gaze gesture was directed toward the second screen; displaying partial information of the first screen hidden by the second screen to be viewable by moving the second screen out of a currently displayed area of the second screen while the second screen remains overlapping a portion of the first screen, if the determined type of the eye-gaze gesture is a request for moving the second screen; and returning the second screen to a previous displayed area if a direction of the eye-gaze gesture moves away from the second screen or keeping the second screen in a currently displayed area, if the eye-gaze gesture remains directed toward the second screen. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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