Device for and method of changing size of display window on screen

• US 10,379,706 B2
• Filed: 02/14/2013
• Issued: 08/13/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Chul-joo, Kim, Kang-tae, Kim, Eun-young, Sun, Kwang-won, Lee, Jae-yeol
• Primary Examiner(s): Dasgupta, Shourjo
• Application Number:
  US13/767,610
• Publication Number:
  US 20130227458A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,371 Days
• Field of Search: 715769
• 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 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A device for and method of changing a size of a display window on a screen are provided. The method includes receiving a user input for changing the size of the display window, moving a guideline and displaying the moving guideline according to the user input, the guideline indicating the size of the display window, determining a changed size of the display window after the user input is terminated, and displaying the display window with the determined changed size, wherein contents are displayed in the displayed display window.

Claims

1. A method of changing a display window on a screen, the method comprising:

receiving a first touch input on the screen;

determining a position of the first touch input on a display window;

when the position of the first touch input is on an upper side of the display window, increasing a thickness of only the upper side of the display window;

when the position of the first touch input is on at least one of a left side, a right side, or a bottom side of the display window, increasing a thickness of only the left side, the right side, and the bottom side of the display window;

receiving a second touch input on the display window;

upon determining that the position of the first touch input is on the upper side of the display window, changing a position of the display window based on the second touch input, when the second touch input is on the increased upper side of the display window;

upon determining that the position of the first touch input is on the at least one of the left side, the right side, or the bottom side of the display window, changing a size of the display window based on the second touch input, when the second touch input is on one of the increased left side, the increased right side, or the increased bottom side of the display window; and

displaying the changed display window on the screen,

wherein the first touch input for increasing the thickness of the at least one side of the display window is different than the second touch input for changing the position or the size of the display window.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, upon determining that the position of the first touch input is on the upper side of the display window:

displaying a guideline indicating the position of the display window according to the second touch input; and

displaying the guideline to move,

wherein, while the guideline is moving and the moving guideline is displayed, the display window is displayed at the position of the display window before the second touch input is received.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the guideline is different from an outline of the display window.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising, upon determining that the position of the first touch input is on the at least one of the left side, the right side, or the bottom side of the display window:

displaying a guideline indicating the size of the display window according to the second touch input; and

displaying the guideline to move,

wherein, while the guideline is moving and the moving guideline is displayed, the display window is displayed at the size of the display window before the second touch input is received.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising, upon determining that the position of the first touch input is on the at least one of the left side, the right side, or the bottom side of the display window:

displaying a guide point on at least one side of the display window,

wherein the receiving of the second touch input comprises selecting the guide point and moving the selected guide point.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the guide point is used for moving a side of the display window, the side of the display window comprising the guide point.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the side of the display window is moved when the guide point is selected, and dragged and dropped.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising, upon determining that the position of the first touch input is on the at least one of the left side, the right side, or the bottom side of the display window:

displaying a guide point on at least one vertex of the display window,

wherein the receiving of the second touch input comprises selecting the guide point and moving the selected guide point.

9. The method of claim 1,

wherein the position of the first touch input is on the at least one of the left side, the right side, or the bottom side of the display window,

wherein the second touch input comprises an input for selecting a border of at least one of the left side, the right side, or the bottom side of the display window, dragging and dropping the selected border, and flicking the selected border toward a predetermined position of the screen, and

wherein the displaying of the display window comprises moving the display window displayed with a determined size to the predetermined position.

10. The method of claim 1,

wherein the position of the first touch input is on the at least one of the left side, the right side, or the bottom side of the display window,

wherein the changed size of the display window is set within a predetermined range, and

wherein the determining of the changed size of the display window comprises determining the changed size of the display window within the set predetermined range.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 1.

12. The method of claim 1,

wherein the changed position of the display window is set within a predetermined range, and

wherein the determining of the changed position of the display window comprises determining the changed position of the display window within the set predetermined range.

13. A device for changing a display window on a screen, the device comprising:

a display configured to display a display window on a screen;

an input interface configured to receive touch inputs on the screen; and

at least one processor configured to;

control the input interface to receive a first touch input on the screen of the display,

determine a position of the first touch input on the display window,

when the position of the first touch input is on an upper side of the display window, increase a thickness of only the upper side of the display window,

when the position of the first touch input is on at least one of a left side, a right side, or a bottom side of the display window, increasing a thickness of only the left side, the right side, and the bottom side of the display window;

control the input interface to receive a second touch input on the display window,

upon determining that the position of the first touch input is on the upper side of the display window, change a position of the display window based on the second touch input, when the second touch input is on the increased upper side of the display window,

upon determining that the position of the first touch input is on the at least one of the left side, the right side, or the bottom side of the display window, change a size of the display window based on the second touch input, when the second touch input is on one of the increased left side, the increased right side, or the increased bottom side of the display window, and

control the display to display the changed display window on the screen,

wherein the first touch input for increasing the thickness of the at least one side of the display window is different than the second touch input for changing the position or the size of the display window.

14. The device of claim 13,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to, upon determining that the position of the first touch input is on the upper side of the display window:

control the display to display a guideline indicating the position of the display window according to the second touch input, and

control the display to display the guideline to move,

wherein, while the guideline is moving and the moving guideline is displayed, the display displays the display window at the position of the display window before the second touch input is received.

15. The device of claim 13,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to, upon determining that the position of the first touch input is on the at least one of the left side, the right side, or the bottom side of the display window:

control the display to display a guideline indicating the position of the display window according to the second touch input, and

control the display to display the guideline to move, and

wherein, while the guideline is moving and the moving guideline is displayed, the display displays the display window with the size of the display window before the second touch input is received.

16. The device of claim 13,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to, upon determining that the position of the first touch input is on the at least one of the left side, the right side, or the bottom side of the display window:

control the display to display a guide point on the side of the display window, and

control the input interface to select the guide point and move the selected guide point.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein the guide point is used for moving the side of the display window, the side of the display window comprising the guide point.

18. The device of claim 17,

wherein the input interface receives the second touch input for selecting the guide point, and dragging and dropping the selected guide point, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the display to display the side of the display window to move according to the second touch input.

19. The device of claim 13,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to, upon determining that the position of the first touch input is on the at least one of the left side, the right side, or the bottom side of the display window:

control the display to display a guide point on at least one vertex of the display window, and

control the input interface to select the guide point and move the selected guide point.

20. The device of claim 13,

wherein the position of the first touch input is on the at least one of the left side, the right side, or the bottom side of the display window,

wherein the input interface receives the second touch input for selecting a border of at least one of the left side, the right side, or the bottom side of the display window, dragging and dropping the selected border, and flicking the selected border toward a predetermined position of the screen, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the display to display the display window to move with the determined changed size to the predetermined position.

21. The device of claim 13,

wherein the position of the first touch input is on the at least one of the left side, the right side, or the bottom side of the display window,

wherein the changed size of the display window is set within a predetermined range, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine the changed size of the display window to be within the set predetermined range.

22. The device of claim 13,

wherein the changed position of the display window is set within a predetermined range, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine the changed position of the display window to be within the set predetermined range.