ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING USER INTERFACE

• US 20100026640A1
• Filed: 01/22/2009
• Published: 02/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Hyun-jin, PARK, Yong-gook, PARK, Min-kyu, KWAK, Ji-yeon
• Granted Patent: US 10,983,665 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04106 Multi-sensing digitiser, i.e. digitiser using at least two different sensing technologies simultaneously or alternatively, e.g. for detecting pen and finger, for saving power or for improving position detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• 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 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

An electronic apparatus and method of implementing a user interface according to a pressure intensity of a touch on the electronic apparatus, the method including detecting a position at which the touch is input, identifying the type of object displayed on the position, and detecting the pressure intensity. Accordingly, the user can manipulate electronic apparatuses with greater convenience.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a display unit comprising a touch screen to display an object and to receive a user input;

a sensing unit to sense whether the displayed object is approached or touched; and

a control unit to control the display unit to display data related to the displayed object according to whether the displayed object is approached or touched, as sensed by the sensing unit.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensing unit comprises:

a position detector to detect a position of an approach or a touch on the touch screen; and

a pressure detector to detect a pressure intensity of the approach or the touch on the touch screen.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control unit recognizes that the position is approached if position data corresponding to the position is received from the position detector and a pressure intensity that is lower than a first predetermined value is received from the pressure detector.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control unit recognizes that the position is touched if position data corresponding to the position is received from the position detector and a pressure intensity that is higher than a first predetermined value is received from the pressure detector.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the control unit recognizes that the position is pressed if the position data corresponding to the position is received from the position detector and a pressure intensity that is higher than a second predetermined value, which higher than the first predetermined value, is received from the pressure detector.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein if position data of the position of the approach or the touch on the touch screen received from the position detector corresponds to a position of the displayed object, the control unit determines a type of the displayed object and controls the display unit to display the data related to the displayed object according to the pressure intensity detected by the pressure detector and the determined type of the displayed object.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein if the control unit determines that the type of the displayed object is a menu, and a pressure intensity that is lower than a first predetermined value is received from the pressure detector, the control unit controls the display unit to display a sub menu of the menu.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein if the control unit determines that the type of the displayed object is a menu, and a pressure intensity that is higher than a first predetermined value is received from the pressure detector, the control unit selects the menu.

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein if the control unit determines that the type of the displayed object is the menu, and a pressure intensity that is higher than a second predetermined value, which is higher than the first predetermined value, is received from the pressure detector, the control unit displays a direct menu item of the menu.

10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein if the control unit determines that the type of the displayed object is content, and a pressure intensity that is lower than a first predetermined value is received from the pressure detector, the control unit controls the display unit to display a summary screen of the content.

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein if the control unit determines that the type of the displayed object is content, and a pressure intensity that is higher than a first predetermined value is received from the pressure detector, the control unit plays back the content.

12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein if the control unit determines that the type of the displayed object is a title of the content, and a pressure intensity that is higher than a second predetermined value, which is higher than the first predetermined value, is received from the pressure detector, the control unit displays a control menu of the content.

13. The apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein if the control unit determines that the content is being played back at the position, and the pressure intensity that is higher than the second predetermined value is received from the pressure detector, the control unit displays a control menu regarding the playback of the content.

14. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein if the control unit determines that the type of the displayed object is an icon, and a pressure intensity that is lower than a first predetermined value is received from the pressure detector, the control unit controls the display unit to display detailed information regarding the icon and/or controls the display unit to enlarge the icon.

15. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein if the control unit determines that the type of the displayed object is an icon, and a pressure intensity that is higher than a first predetermined value is received from the pressure detector, the control unit executes an operation regarding the icon.

16. The apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein if the control unit determines that the type of the displayed object is the icon, and a pressure intensity that is higher than a second predetermined value, which is higher than the first predetermined value, is received from the pressure detector, the control unit controls the display unit to display a control menu regarding the icon.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein if the control unit determines that the type of the displayed object is a character, and a pressure intensity that is lower than a first predetermined value is received from the pressure detector, the control unit controls the display unit to enlarge the character.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein if the control unit determines that the type of the displayed object is the character, and the pressure intensity that is lower than the first predetermined value is received from the pressure detector, without interruption, for longer than a predetermined period of time, the control unit controls the display unit to display one or more predetermined terms related to the character.

19. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein if the control unit determines that the type of the displayed object is a character, and a pressure intensity that is higher than a first predetermined value is received from the pressure detector, the control unit controls the display unit to display the character on an input window.

20. The apparatus as claimed in claim 19, wherein if the control unit determines that the type of the displayed object is the character, and a pressure intensity that is higher than a second predetermined value, which is higher than the first predetermined value, is received from the pressure detector, the control unit controls the display unit to display a first predetermined term related to the character on the input window.

21. The apparatus as claimed in claim 20, wherein if the control unit determines that the type of the displayed object is the character, and the pressure intensity that is higher than the second predetermined value is received from the pressure detector, without interruption, for longer than a predetermined period of time, the control unit controls the display unit to remove the first predetermined term from the input window and to display a second predetermined term related to the character, different from the first predetermined term, on the input window.

22. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display the data related to the displayed object according to whether the displayed object is approached or touched, as sensed by the sensing unit, and according to a type of the displayed object.

23. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display the data related to the displayed object according to whether the displayed object is approached or touched, as sensed by the sensing unit, and according to a length of time that the displayed object is approached or touched without interruption.

24. A method of implementing a user interface for an electronic apparatus comprising a sensing unit to sense whether an object displayed on a display unit is approached or touched, the method comprising:

determining whether the displayed object is approached or touched according to a result of a sensing output by the sensing unit; and

controlling the display unit to display data related the displayed object according to whether the displayed object is determined to be approached or touched.

25. The method as claimed in claim 24, further comprising:

detecting a position of an approach or a touch on the display unit; and

detecting a pressure intensity of the approach or the touch on the display unit.

26. The method as claimed in claim 25, wherein the determining of whether the displayed object is approached or touched comprises:

determining that the displayed object is approached if position data of the detected position of the approach or the touch on the display unit corresponds to a position of the displayed object, and the detected pressure intensity is lower than a first predetermined value.

27. The method as claimed in claim 25, wherein the determining of whether the displayed object is approached or touched comprises:

determining that the displayed object is touched if position data of the detected position of the approach or the touch on the display unit corresponds to a position of the displayed object, and the detected pressure intensity is higher than a first predetermined value.

28. The method as claimed in claim 27, wherein the determining of whether the displayed object is approached or touched further comprises:

determining that the displayed object is pressed if the position data of the detected position of the approach or the touch on the display unit corresponds to the position of the displayed object, and the detected pressure intensity is higher than a second predetermined value, which is higher than the first predetermined value.

29. The method as claimed in claim 25, wherein:

the determining of whether the displayed object is approached or touched comprises, if position data of the detected position of the approach or the touch on the display unit corresponds to a position of the displayed object, determining a type of the displayed object; and

the controlling of the display unit comprises controlling the display unit to display the data related to the object according to the detected pressure intensity and the determined type of the displayed object.

30. The method as claimed in claim 29, wherein the controlling of the display unit according to the detected pressure intensity and the determined type of the displayed object comprises, if the determined type of the displayed object is a menu and the detected pressure intensity is lower than a first predetermined value, controlling the display unit to display a sub menu of the menu.

31. The method as claimed in claim 29, wherein the controlling of the display unit according to the detected pressure intensity and the determined type of the displayed object comprises, if the determined type of the displayed object is a menu and the detected pressure intensity is higher than a first predetermined value, selecting the menu.

32. The method as claimed in claim 31, wherein the controlling of the display unit according to the detected pressure intensity and the determined type of the displayed object further comprises, if the determined type of the displayed object is the menu and the detected pressure intensity is higher than a second predetermined value, which is higher than the first predetermined value, controlling the display unit to display a direct menu item of the menu.

33. The method as claimed in claim 29, wherein the controlling of the display unit according to the detected pressure intensity and the determined type of the displayed object comprises, if the determined type of the displayed object is content and the detected pressure intensity is lower than a first predetermined value, controlling the display unit to display a summary screen of the content.

34. The method as claimed in claim 29, wherein the controlling of the display unit according to the detected pressure intensity and the determined type of the displayed object comprises, if the determined type of the displayed object is content and the detected pressure intensity is higher than a first predetermined value, playing back the content.

35. The method as claimed in claim 34, wherein the controlling of the display unit according to the detected pressure intensity and the determined type of the displayed object further comprises, if the determined type of the displayed object is a title of the content and the detected pressure intensity is higher than a second predetermined value, which is higher than the first predetermined value, controlling the display unit to display a control menu of the content.

36. The method as claimed in claim 35, wherein the controlling of the display unit according to the detected pressure intensity and the determined type of the displayed object further comprises, if the determined type of the displayed object is the content, the content is being played back, and the detected pressure intensity is higher than the second predetermined value, controlling the display unit to display a control menu regarding the playback of the content.

37. The method as claimed in claim 29, wherein the controlling of the display unit according to the detected pressure intensity and the determined type of the displayed object comprises, if the determined type of the displayed object is an icon and the detected pressure intensity is lower than a first predetermined value, controlling the display unit to display detailed information regarding the icon and/or controlling the display unit to enlarge the icon.

38. The method as claimed in claim 29, wherein the controlling of the display unit according to the detected pressure intensity and the determined type of the displayed object comprises, if the determined type of the displayed object is an icon and the detected pressure intensity is higher than a first predetermined value, executing an operation corresponding to the icon.

39. The method as claimed in claim 38, wherein the controlling of the display unit according to the detected pressure intensity and the determined type of the displayed object further comprises, if the determined type of the displayed object is the icon and the detected pressure intensity is higher than a second predetermined value, which is higher than the first predetermined value, controlling the display unit to display a control menu regarding the icon.

40. The method as claimed in claim 29, wherein the controlling of the display unit according to the detected pressure intensity and the determined type of the displayed object comprises, if the determined type of the displayed object is a character and the detected pressure intensity is lower than a first predetermined value, controlling the display unit to enlarge the character.

41. The method as claimed in claim 40, wherein the controlling of the display unit according to the detected pressure intensity and the determined type of the displayed object further comprises, if the determined type of the displayed object is the character and the detected pressure intensity that is lower than the first predetermined value is output for longer than a predetermined period of time without interruption, controlling the display unit to display one or more predetermined terms related to the character.

42. The method as claimed in claim 29, wherein the controlling of the display unit according to the detected pressure intensity and the determined type of the displayed object comprises, if the determined type of the displayed object is a character and the detected pressure intensity is higher than a first predetermined value, controlling the display unit to display the character on an input window.

43. The method as claimed in claim 42, wherein the controlling of the display unit according to the detected pressure intensity and the determined type of the displayed object further comprises, if the determined type of the displayed object is the character and the detected pressure intensity is higher than a second predetermined value, which is higher than the first predetermined value, controlling the display unit to display a first predetermined term related to the character on the input window.

44. The method as claimed in claim 42, wherein the controlling of the display unit according to the detected pressure intensity and the determined type of the displayed object further comprises, if the determined type of the displayed object is the character and the detected pressure intensity is higher than a second predetermined value, which is higher than the first predetermined value, controlling the display unit to display a predetermined term, from among a plurality of predetermined terms related to the character, mapped according to the pressure intensity.

45. The method as claimed in claim 43, wherein the controlling of the display unit according to the detected pressure intensity and the determined type of the displayed object further comprises, if the determined type of the displayed object is the character and the detected pressure intensity that is higher than the second predetermined value is output for longer than a predetermined period of time without interruption, controlling the display unit to display a second predetermined term related to the character, different from the first predetermined term, on the input window.

46. The method as claimed in claim 24, wherein the controlling of the display unit comprises controlling the display unit to display the data related to the object according to whether the displayed object is determined to be approached or touched and according to a type of the displayed object.

47. The method as claimed in claim 24, wherein the controlling of the display unit comprises controlling the display unit to display the data related to the object according to whether the displayed object is determined to be approached or touched and according to a length of time that the displayed object is approached or touched without interruption.

48. A computer-readable recording medium encoded with the method of claim 24 and implemented by at least one computer.

49. A method of implementing a user interface for an electronic apparatus comprising a display unit to display an object, the method comprising:

controlling the display unit to display data related the displayed object according to a pressure intensity of a touch on the displayed object.

50. A computer-readable recording medium encoded with the method of claim 49 and implemented by at least one computer.