Apparatus and method for digital device providing quick control menu

• US 10,209,873 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2014
• Issued: 02/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Cho, Eunhyung, Lee, Doyoung, Chun, Sinae
• Primary Examiner(s): Chow, Doon Y
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nicholas, Wendy
• Application Number:
  US15/039,828
• Publication Number:
  US 20160378319A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,840 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• 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 1/3262 Power saving in digitizer or tablet
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/50 in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate

Abstract

A method for controlling a digital device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present specification includes activating a display unit, when a first input is detected in a Standby mode, wherein the display unit is deactivated, activating the display unit, when a second control input is detected in the Standby mode, wherein the display unit is deactivated, and displaying a quick control menu based upon a position where the second control input is detected, detecting a third control input selecting the quick control menu, and displaying an execution screen of the application respective to the third control input, and, herein, the first control input and the second control input may each include two parts, and the first control input and the second control input may be partially identical to one another.

Claims

1. A digital device executing an application, the digital device comprising:

a display unit;

a touch sensor unit configured to detect a contact between a control input and the display unit;

a vibration sensor unit configured to sense vibration generated by the control input; and

a controller configured to;

control the display unit and the touch sensor unit;

if a first control input is detected in a Standby mode, activate the display unit;

if a second control input is detected in the Standby mode, activate the display unit and cause the display unit to display a quick control menu at a position where the second control input is detected; and

cause the display unit to display an execution screen of the application in response to a third control input selecting the quick control menu,

wherein the display unit is inactivated in the Standby mode,

wherein each the first control input and the second control input includes two parts, and

wherein a first part included in the first control input is same as a first part included in the second control input,

wherein a second part included in the first control input is different from a second part included in the second control part,

wherein the position where the second control input is detected is an end point of the second control input where the second part of the second control input is released,

wherein each of the first part of the first control input and the first part of the second control input comprises a short touch,

wherein the second part of the first control input comprises a second short touch that is sequentially detected following the short touch of the first part of the first control input,

wherein the second part of the second control input comprises a long touch that is sequentially detected following the short touch of the first part of the second control input, and

wherein the controller is further configured to;

detect the second part of the second control input through the vibration sensor unit; and

deactivate the vibration sensor unit when the second part of the second control input is detected.

2. The digital device of claim 1,

wherein the controller is further configured to:

detect the first part and the second part of the second control input; and

cause the display unit to display the quick control menu based upon a position where the second part is detected.

3. The digital device of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to detect the first part of the second control input through the vibration sensor unit.

4. The digital device of claim 1, wherein the touch sensor unit is deactivated in the Standby mode, and

wherein the controller activates the touch sensor unit when the second part of the second control input is detected.

5. The digital device of claim 2, wherein the second part of the second control input is detected through the vibration sensor unit and the touch sensor unit,

wherein the vibration sensor unit is further configured to sense vibration of the digital device generated by the second part of the second control input, and

wherein the touch sensor unit is further configured to sense a contact between the second part of the second control input and the display unit, after the vibration sensor unit senses the vibration generated by the second part of the second control input.

6. The digital device of claim 5, wherein the touch sensor unit is deactivated in the Standby mode, and

wherein the controller activates the touch sensor unit after the vibration sensor unit senses the vibration generated by the second part of the second control input.

7. The digital device of claim 5, wherein the controller is further configured to detect the second part of the second control input when a contact between the second part of the second control input and the display unit is sensed for a first time period or longer.

8. The digital device of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to:

detect the second part of the second control input through the touch sensor unit; and

deactivate the vibration sensor unit when the first part of the second control input is detected.

9. The digital device of claim 8, wherein the touch sensor unit is deactivated in the Standby mode, and

wherein the controller activates the touch sensor unit when the first part of the second control input is detected.

10. The digital device of claim 8, wherein the controller is further configured to detect the second part of the second control input when a contact between the second part of the second control input and the display unit is sensed for a first time period or longer.

11. The digital device of claim 1, wherein the quick control menu includes a plurality of shortcut icons, each icon corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of applications.

12. The digital device of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to:

realign the plurality of shortcut icons based upon a position where the second part of the second control input is detected; and

cause the display unit to display the realigned plurality of shortcut icons.

13. The digital device of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to:

divide the display unit into a first area and a second area; and

cause the display unit to display the quick control menu when a position where the second part of the second control input is detected corresponds to the first area,

wherein the quick control menu is not displayed when a position where the second part of the second control input is detected corresponds to the second area.

14. The digital device of claim 13, wherein the first area corresponds to a central area of the display unit located at a distance exceeding a first distance from an edge of the display unit.

15. The digital device of claim 13, wherein the second area corresponds to a borderline area of the display unit located within a first distance from an edge of the display unit.

16. The digital device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to move a position of the displayed quick control menu along an opposite direction of a first direction, when the digital device is moved along the first direction by the third control input.

17. The digital device of claim 16, wherein the quick control menu is configured to include a plurality of shortcut icons, each icon corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of applications, and

wherein the controller is further configured to:

select a shortcut icon located in an opposite direction of the first direction from a position where the second control input is detected; and

cause the display unit to display an execution screen of the application respective to the selected shortcut icon.

18. A method for controlling a digital device executing an application, the method comprising:

if a first input is detected in a Standby mode, activating a display unit;

if a second control input is detected in the Standby mode, activating the display unit and displaying a quick control menu at a position where the second control input is detected; and

displaying an execution screen of the application in response to a third control input selecting the quick control menu,

wherein the display unit is inactivated in the Standby mode,

wherein each of the first control input and the second control input includes two parts,

wherein a first part included in the first control input is same as a first part included in the second control input,

wherein a second part included in the first control input is different from a second part included in the second control part,

wherein the position where the second control input is detected is an end point of the second control input where the second part of the second control input is released,

wherein each of the first part of the first control input and the first part of the second control input comprises a short touch,

wherein the second part of the first control input comprises a second short touch that is sequentially detected following the short touch of the first part of the first control input,

wherein the second part of the second control input comprises a long touch that is sequentially detected following the short touch of the first part of the second control input, and

wherein the method further comprises;

detecting the second part of the second control input through the vibration sensor unit; and

deactivating the vibration sensor unit when the second part of the second control input is detected.