METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING PICTURE ON PORTABLE DEVICE

• US 20140351761A1
• Filed: 05/08/2014
• Published: 11/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: BAE, Daewoong, KO, Kwanghyun, PARK, Yonghak
• Granted Patent: US 10,691,291 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/835
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• 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 3/04886 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

A method of displaying images on a screen of a portable device is provided. The method includes entering a mini-mode and displaying a mirror image, which is the same as an original image with a smaller size than that of the original image, in the mini-mode on the screen; detecting a touch input which is generated on the mirror image; and performing a function corresponding to the touch input.

Claims

1. A method of displaying images on a screen of a portable device, the method comprising:

entering a mini-mode and displaying a mirror image, which is the same as an original image with a smaller size than that of the original image, in the mini-mode on the screen;

detecting a touch input which is generated on the mirror image; and

performing a function corresponding to the touch input.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting a preset event for requesting the mini-mode while the original image is displayed on the screen,

wherein the preset event comprises at least one of a preset touch gesture for requesting the mini-mode, a preset key input for requesting the mini-mode and a preset motion for requesting the mini-mode.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the preset touch gesture for requesting the mini-mode satisfies a predetermined limit in terms of at least one of a touch movement speed or a touch movement distance.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the mirror image includes displaying the mirror image to overlay the original image, or displaying only the mirror image to be opaque.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the mirror image comprises displaying outer key icons, which are variably arranged based on the location of the mirror image, on one side of the mirror image.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the mirror image comprises displaying setup change icons, which include at least one of a size adjustment key for requesting a size adjustment mode of the mirror image, a movement key for requesting a movement mode of the mirror image, and a mini-mode deactivation key, on one side of the mirror image.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the touch input generated on the mirror image comprises determining whether the touch input is a preset touch input for changing a setup of the mirror image, and

wherein performing the function corresponding to the touch input comprises, when it is determined that the touch input is for changing the setup of the mirror image, changing the setup of the mirror image.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein changing the setup of the mirror image comprises:

detecting a touch movement which starts from a corner point of the mirror image in a direction; and

adjusting a size of the mirror image according to the direction of the detected touch movement.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein changing the setup of the mirror image comprises:

determining whether a size adjustment key displayed on one side of the mirror image is selected;

when it is determined that the selection of the size adjustment key is selected, displaying an image adjustment box on a border of the mirror image; and

adjusting a size of the mirror image by adjusting a size of the image adjustment box.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein changing the setup of the mirror image comprises:

detecting a touch which is generated on at least one of a border of the mirror image or a movement key;

performing a movement mode of the mirror image according to the detected touch;

detecting a movement of the detected touch; and

changing a location of the mirror image according to the movement of the detected touch.

11. An apparatus of displaying images on a screen of a portable device, comprising:

a touch panel configured to detect a touch input for performing a function in a mini-mode;

a display panel configured to display a mirror image, which is the same as an original image with a smaller size than that of the original image, in the mini-mode on the screen;

a memory configured to store setup information of the mini-mode; and

a control unit configured to enter the mini-mode and to perform a function corresponding to the touch input.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising at least one of a key input unit configured to detect a preset key input for requesting the mini-mode, a sensor unit configured to detect a preset motion for requesting a mini-mode in the portable device, and the touch panel configured to detect a preset touch gesture for requesting the mini-mode.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein, when at least one of a touch movement speed or a touch movement distance of the touch gesture satisfies a predetermined limit, the control unit is configured to determine that the touch gesture is the preset gesture for requesting the mini-mode.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the display panel is configured to display the mirror image to overlay the original image, or to display only the mirror image to be opaque.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the display panel is configured to display outer key icons, which are variably arrange based on the location of the mirror image displayed on the screen, on one side of the mirror image.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the display panel is configured to display setup change icons, which include at least one of a size adjustment key for requesting a size adjustment mode of the mirror image, a movement key for requesting a movement mode of the mirror image, and a mini-mode deactivation key, on one side of the mirror image.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the control unit is configured to determine whether a preset touch input is for changing a setup of the mirror image, and to change the setup of the mirror image in response to the preset touch input when it is determined that the touch input is for changing the setup of the mirror image.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the control unit is configured to detect a touch movement which starts from a corner point of the mirror image in a direction, and to adjust a size of the mirror image according to the direction of the detected touch movement.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the control unit is configured to determine whether a size adjustment key displayed on one side of the mirror image is selected, when it is determined that the selection of the size adjustment key is selected, to display an image adjustment box on a border of the mirror image, and to adjust a size of the mirror image by adjusting a size of the image adjustment box.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the control unit is configured to detect a touch which is generated on at least one of a border of the mirror image or a movement key, to perform a movement mode of the mirror image according to the detected touch, to detect a movement of the detected touch, and to change a location of the mirror image according to the movement of the detected touch.