Apparatus and method for providing user interface

• US 20100180219A1
• Filed: 12/29/2009
• Published: 07/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Sung, Yun-sick, Ahn, Sung-won
• Application Number:
  US12/654,683
• Publication Number:
  US 20100180219A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/762
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42206 characterized by hardware details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18

Abstract

Disclosed is a user interface (UI) providing technology to perform a complex function. According to an exemplary aspect, there is provided a complex UI which recognizes use patterns of a device based on user inputs and performs all of a plurality of functions at once according to the use pattern. Accordingly, various functions with high use frequency may be used through a simple manipulation.

Claims

1. A user interface (UI) apparatus comprising:

an analysis unit to analyze a user input for controlling a device and obtain use pattern information associated with a plurality of functions of the device; and

an UI creating unit to create a complex user interface to perform at least two functions of the plurality of functions of the device at once, based on the use pattern information.

2. The UI apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least two functions of the plurality of functions are functions that are used repeatedly in association with each other among functions of the device.

3. The UI apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user input includes control commands for executing at least one function of the plurality of functions of the device.

4. The UI apparatus of claim 3, wherein the analysis unit obtains the use pattern information by statistically classifying and processing the control commands.

5. The UI apparatus of claim 1, wherein the complex user interface is provided as a graphic user interface on a touch screen.

6. The UI apparatus of claim 1, wherein the complex user interface includes image data and control commands for executing the at least two functions of the plurality of functions of the device.

7. The UI apparatus of claim 1, wherein the complex user interface is provided as a plurality of complex user interfaces corresponding to a plurality of complex functions of the device.

8. The UI apparatus of claim 1, wherein the complex user interface is updated in real time according to the use pattern information.

9. The UI apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device includes an apparatus in which the UI providing apparatus is installed, or an apparatus which is remote-controlled by the apparatus in which the UI providing apparatus is installed.

10. A User Interface (UI) method comprising:

receiving a user input for controlling a device;

analyzing the user input to obtain use pattern information associated with a plurality of functions of the device; and

creating a complex user interface to perform at least two functions of the plurality of functions of the device at once, based on the use pattern information.

11. The UI method of claim 10, wherein the at least two functions of the plurality of functions are functions that are used repeatedly in association with each other among functions of the device.

12. The UI method of claim 10, wherein the user input includes control commands for executing at least one function of the plurality of functions of the device.

13. The UI method of claim 12, wherein the obtaining of the use pattern information comprises statistically classifying and processing the control commands.

14. The UI method of claim 10, wherein the complex user interface is provided as a graphic user interface on a touch screen.

15. The UI method of claim 10, wherein the complex user interface includes image data and control commands for executing the at least two functions of the plurality of functions of the device.

16. The UI method of claim 10, wherein the complex user interface is a plurality of complex user interfaces corresponding to a plurality of complex functions of the device.

17. The UI method of claim 10, wherein the complex user interface is updated in real time according to the use pattern information.