Method of adjusting an UI and user terminal using the same

• US 10,331,332 B2
• Filed: 05/19/2017
• Issued: 06/25/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Arability IP LLC (IP Edge LLC)
• Original Assignee: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
• Inventors: Yoo, Chang-Sik
• Primary Examiner(s): Augustine, Nicholas
• Application Number:
  US15/600,515
• Publication Number:
  US 20170277387A1
• Time in Patent Office: 767 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• 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 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units

Abstract

A method of adjusting the size, position, or arrangement of a UI and a user terminal using the method are disclosed. The user terminal includes a display unit for displaying a UI, and a UI control unit configured to display the UI on the display unit with at least one of a position, size, and arrangement of the UI adjusted according to an input by a user.

Claims

1. A method of adjusting a user interface (UI) on a user terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a UI on a display unit of a user terminal having an upper area displaying status information pertaining to the user terminal and a lower area displaying a plurality of selectable input receiving units;

receiving a first touching event on an adjustment area positioned in perimeter of the display unit within a preset distance from a bezel of the user terminal;

receiving a second touching event;

in response to the first touching event;

determining the first touching event having a first distance between a first initial touch position and a first final touch position;

scaling the UI into a reduced form according to the first touching event, location of the reduced form is based upon moving direction of the first touching event;

in response to the second touch event;

scaling the UI into an enlarged form of size correspond to a size of a screen displayed on the display unit.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

showing an icon for adjusting a size or position of the reduced form on the reduced form; and

displaying a UI having a size or a position thereof adjusted using the icon.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the enlarged form is displayed in the event that the user terminal is rebooted while the reduced form is being displayed.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the reduced form is displayed reduced by a preset rate regardless of the first distance.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the reduced form is displayed on a left side, a lower left side, a right side, or a lower right side of the display unit.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second touching event is inputted on a virtual area, a representation of the virtual area being omitted from the screen of the display unit.

7. A method of adjusting a user interface (UI) on a user terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a UI on a display unit of a user terminal having an upper area displaying status information pertaining to the user terminal and a lower area displaying a plurality of selectable input receiving units; and

receiving a first and second touching event;

in response to the first touching event;

determining the first touching event having a first distance between a first initial touch position and a first final touch position;

scaling UI into a reduced form toward the final touch position of the first touching event, location of the reduced form is based upon moving direction of the first touching event;

in response to the second touch event;

determining the second touching event having a second distance between a second initial touch position and a second final touch position;

scaling the UI into an enlarged form toward the final touch position of the second touching event, size of the enlarged form corresponds to a size of a screen displayed on the display unit.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

showing an icon for adjusting a size or position of the enlarged form on the enlarged form; and

displaying a UI having a size or a position thereof adjusted using the icon.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the enlarged form is displayed in the event that the user terminal is rebooted while the reduced form is being displayed.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the reduced form is reduced by a preset rate regardless of the first distance.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the reduced form is displayed on a left side, a lower left side, a right side, or a lower right side of the display unit.

12. A method of adjusting a user interface (UI) on a user terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a UI on a display unit of a user terminal having an upper area displaying status information pertaining to the user terminal and a lower area displaying a plurality of selectable input receiving units; and

receiving a first and second touching event;

in response to the first touching event;

determining the first touching event having a first distance between a first initial touch position and a first final touch position;

scaling UI into a reduced form according to the first touching event, location of the reduced form is based upon moving direction of the first touching event;

in response to the second touch event;

determining the second touching event having a second distance between a second initial touch position and a second final touch position;

scaling the UI into an enlarged form of size correspond to a size of a screen displayed on the display unit.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the reduced form is displayed on a left side of the display unit in the event that a touch means is moved in a direction towards the left bezel of the user terminal, and the reduced form is displayed on a right side of the display unit in the event that the touch means is moved in a direction towards the right bezel of the user terminal.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

showing an icon for adjusting a size or position of the enlarged form on the enlarged form; and

displaying a UI having a size or a position thereof adjusted using the icon.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the enlarged form is displayed in the event that the user terminal is rebooted while the reduced form is being displayed.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the reduced form is reduced by a preset rate regardless of the first distance.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the first and second touching event is inputted on a virtual area, a representation of the virtual area being omitted from the screen of the display unit.