Electronic system with display mode mechanism and method of operation thereof

• US 9,933,846 B2
• Filed: 01/27/2014
• Issued: 04/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Simmons, Daniel William, Shih, Nina F., Tafel, Robin M., Becker, Eugene W., Tan, Natasha, Dressel, Christoph, Ferreira, Kwame, Bar-Nahum, Guy
• Primary Examiner(s): Yodichkas, Aneeta
• Application Number:
  US14/165,307
• Publication Number:
  US 20140210708A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,527 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• 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 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0442 Handling or displaying different aspect ratios, or changing the aspect ratio
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/045 Zooming at least part of an image, i.e. enlarging it or shrinking it
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0492 Change of orientation of the displayed image, e.g. upside-down, mirrored
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/145 related to small screens
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

An electronic system includes: a control unit configured to: detect a motion applied to a device with a display in a mode; select another mode of the display based on the device motion; and a user interface, coupled to the control unit, configured to apply a screen motion to the another mode of the display.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a control unit configured to;

detect a motion to rotate the electronic device in a mode;

select another mode based on the motion;

switch between multiple instances of a content layer based on the motion wherein one instance of the content layer corresponds to an opposite side of another instance of the content layer for displaying each instance of the content layer on each screen of the electronic device facing away from one another; and

a user interface, coupled to the control unit, configured to display the multiple instances of the content layer according to transition between the mode and the another mode.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to detect the motion to rotate an orientation of the electronic device between a designated front and back.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to:

detect a screen motion on the electronic device in the mode; and

transition to the another mode based on the screen motion.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to select the another mode including a kid'"'"'s mode for providing an interactive play space.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to select the another mode including a Timeline mode for providing a visibility of a chronological event.

6. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to select the another mode including an application drawer mode for automatically organizing links to an icon, a symbol, an image, or a combination thereof.

7. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to:

detect a magnitude and a direction of the motion; and

select an intermediate mode for rotating an image, a text, a symbol, or a combination thereof based on the magnitude opposite the direction on the electronic device.

8. A method of operation of an electronic system comprising:

detecting, with a control unit, a motion to rotate a device in a mode;

selecting another mode based on the motion;

switching between multiple instances of a content layer based on the motion wherein each of the content layer is provided on an opposite side of one another for displaying each instance of the content layer on each screen of an electronic device facing away from one another; and

displaying the multiple instances of the content layer according to transition between the mode and the another mode.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8 wherein detecting the motion includes detecting a change in an orientation of the device between a designated front and back.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8 further comprising:

detecting a screen motion on the device in the mode; and

transitioning to the another mode based on the screen motion.

11. The method as claimed in claim 8 wherein selecting the another mode includes selecting a kid'"'"'s mode for providing an interactive play space.

12. The method as claimed in claim 8 wherein selecting the another mode includes selecting a Timeline mode for providing a visibility of a chronological event.

13. The method as claimed in claim 8 wherein selecting the another mode includes selecting an application drawer mode for automatically organizing links to an icon, a symbol, an image, or a combination thereof.

14. The method as claimed in claim 8 wherein:

detecting the motion includes detecting a magnitude and a direction of the motion; and

selecting an intermediate mode for rotating an image, a text, a symbol, or a combination thereof based on the magnitude opposite the direction on the device.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium including stored thereon instructions to be executed by a control unit comprising:

detecting a device motion to rotate a device in a mode;

selecting another mode based on the motion;

switching between multiple instances of a content layer based on the motion wherein each of the content layer is provided on an opposite side of one another for displaying each instance of the content layer on each screen of an electronic device facing away from one another; and

displaying the multiple instances of a content layer according to transition between the mode and the another mode.

16. The medium as claimed in claim 15 wherein detecting the motion includes detecting a change in an orientation of the device between a designated front and back.

17. The medium as claimed in claim 15 further comprising:

detecting a screen motion on the device in the mode; and

transitioning to the another mode based on the screen motion.

18. The medium as claimed in claim 15 wherein selecting the another mode includes selecting a kid'"'"'s mode for providing an interactive play space.

19. The medium as claimed in claim 15 wherein selecting the another mode includes selecting a Timeline mode for providing a visibility of a chronological event.

20. The medium as claimed in claim 15 wherein selecting the another mode includes selecting an application drawer mode for automatically organizing links to an icon, a symbol, an image, or a combination thereof.