USER TERMINAL DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING CONTENTS AND METHODS THEREOF

• US 20150015512A1
• Filed: 07/11/2014
• Published: 01/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KWAK, Ji-yeon, LEE, Yong-yeon, KIM, Hyun-jin, YOON, Yeo-jun, KUMAR, Nipun, SEO, Joon-kyu, KIM, Yun-kyung
• Granted Patent: US 10,318,120 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3231 Monitoring the presence, absence or movement of users
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04102 Flexible digitiser, i.e. constructional details for allowing the whole digitising part of a device to be flexed or rolled like a sheet of paper
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04103 Manufacturing, i.e. details related to manufacturing processes specially suited for touch sensitive devices
• 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 2203/04108 Touchless 2D- digitiser, i.e. digitiser detecting the X/Y position of the input means, finger or stylus, also when it does not touch, but is proximate to the digitiser's interaction surface without distance measurement in the Z direction
• 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 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• 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 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• 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 3/04845 : for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 : Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 : Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 : Drag-and-drop
• 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 3/04886 : 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
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/022 : in absence of operation, e.g. no data being entered during a predetermined time
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 : Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 : Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/50 : in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate

Abstract

A content display method of a user terminal device including a bended touch screen divided into a main area and a sub area, includes displaying, on the main area, a first main content provided by a first application, and displaying, on the sub area, a first sub content associated with the first main content, receiving a user gesture input on the main area, and in response to receiving the user gesture, displaying, on the main area, a second main content provided by a second application, and displaying, on the sub area, a second sub content associated with the second main content.

Claims

1. A content display method of a user terminal device comprising a bended touch screen divided into a main area and a sub area, wherein the sub area is smaller than the main area, the main area and the sub area are defined by a bending line, and a surface comprising the main area and a surface comprising the sub area form an obtuse angle therebetween, the content display method comprising:

displaying, on the main area, a first main content provided by a first application, and displaying, on the sub area, a first sub content associated with the first main content;

receiving a first user gesture input on the main area; and

in response to receiving the first user gesture, displaying, on the main area, a second main content provided by a second application, and displaying, on the sub area, a second sub content associated with the second main content.

2. The content display method of claim 1, wherein the first and second applications are different applications.

3. The content display method of claim 1, wherein the first sub content comprises an object that represents a side of the first main content such that the first main content is represented three-dimensionally.

4. The content display method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second user gesture selecting the first main content; and

in response to receiving the second user gesture, marking the first main content and the first sub content associated with the first main content.

5. The content display method of claim 1, wherein the displaying, on the main area, the first main content provided by the first application, and the displaying, on the sub area, the first sub content associated with the first main content further comprises:

displaying, on the main area, a third main content provided by a third application, and displaying, on the sub area, a third sub content associated with the third main content,

wherein the third sub content is displayed in a same area of the sub area as the first sub content.

6. The content display method of claim 1, wherein the first sub content is an object displayed in a form of a film container, and the first main content is displayed within an object displayed in a form of film extracted out of the film container.

7. The content display method of claim 1, wherein the first main content is a content that is included in a first page of a plurality of pages, and in response to the first main content being selected, the content display method further comprises displaying, on the main area, moving the selected first main content to a second page of the plurality of pages.

8. The content display method of claim 1, wherein, the sub area comprises a plurality of sub areas, and wherein the displaying comprises displaying, on a first sub area among the plurality of sub areas, the first sub content associated with the first main content, and displaying, on a second sub area among the plurality of sub areas, an object that corresponds to one of a page and a layer comprising the first main content therein.

9. The content display method of claim 1, further comprising displaying, on the main area, a shortcut icon that corresponds to a third application installed on the user terminal device.

10. The content display method of claim 1, wherein the first main content comprises a content provided by a first widget of the first application, and the second main content comprises a content provided by a second widget of the second application.

11. The content display method of claim 10, wherein, the first widget comprises a plurality of contents, and the displaying comprises displaying, on the sub area, sub contents of the plurality of contents.

12. A user terminal device comprising:

a bended touch screen divided into a main area and a sub area, wherein the sub area is smaller than the main area, the main area and the sub area are defined by a bending line, and a surface comprising the main area and a surface comprising the sub area form an obtuse angle therebetween;

a memory configured to store a first application and a second application; and

a controller configured to control the bended touch screen to display, on the main area, a first main content provided by the first application, and display, on the sub area, a first sub content associated with the first main content, and in response to a first user gesture being input on the main area, to control the bended touch screen to display, on the main area, a second main content provided by the second application, and display, on the sub area, a second sub content associated with the second main content.

13. The user terminal device of claim 12, wherein the first and second applications are different applications.

14. The user terminal device of claim 12, wherein the first sub content comprises an object that represents a side of the first main content such that the first main content is represented three-dimensionally.

15. The user terminal device of claim 12, wherein, in response to the controller receiving a second user gesture selecting the first main content, the controller is further configured to control the bended touch screen to mark the first main content and the first sub content associated with the first main content.

16. The user terminal device of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to control the bended touch screen to display, on the main area, a third main content provided by a third application, and display, in a same area of the sub area where the first sub content is displayed, a third sub content associated with the third main content.

17. The user terminal device of claim 12, wherein the first sub content is an object displayed in a form of a film container, and the first main content is displayed within an object displayed in a form of film extracted out of the film container.

18. The user terminal device of claim 13, wherein the first main content is a content that is included in a first page of a plurality of pages, and in response to the first main content being selected, the controller is further configured to control the bended touch screen to display, on the main area, moving the selected first main content to a second page of the plurality of pages.

19. The user terminal device of claim 12, wherein the sub area comprises a plurality of sub areas, and

wherein the controller is further configured to control the bended touch screen to display, on a first sub area among the plurality of sub areas, the first sub content associated with the first main content, and display, on a second sub area among the plurality of sub areas, an object that corresponds to one of a page and a layer comprising the first main content therein.

20. The user terminal device of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to control the bended touch screen to display, on the main area, a shortcut icon that corresponds to a third application installed on the user terminal device.

21. The user terminal device of claim 12, wherein the first main content comprises a content provided by a first widget of the first application, and the second main content comprises a content provided by a second widget of the second application.

22. The user terminal device of claim 21, wherein the first widget comprises a plurality of contents, and

wherein the controller is further configured to control the bended touch screen to display, on the sub area, sub contents of the plurality of contents.

23. A user terminal device comprising:

a touchscreen comprising a flat front surface portion and a curved side surface portion; and

a controller configured to control the touchscreen to display, on the flat front surface portion, a first main content provided by a first application, and display, on the curved side surface portion, a first sub content associated with the first main content, and in response to a user gesture being input on the flat front surface portion, to control the touchscreen to display, on the flat front surface portion, a second main content provided by the second application, and display, on the curved side surface portion, a second sub content associated with the second main content.

24. The user terminal device of claim 23, wherein the touchscreen comprises a first touchscreen comprising the flat front surface portion and a second touchscreen comprising the curved side surface portion.

25. A user terminal device comprising:

a front surface that is a touchscreen;

a rear surface;

a side surface that is a touchscreen; and

a controller configured to control the touchscreen to display, on the front surface, a first main content provided by a first application, and display, on the side surface, a first sub content associated with the first main content, and in response to a user gesture being input on the front surface, to control the front surface to display a second main content provided by the second application, and control the side surface to display a second sub content associated with the second main content.

26. The user terminal device of claim 25, wherein the front surface and the side surface form a same touchscreen.

27. A user terminal device comprising:

a touchscreen comprising a planar main area and a deformed sub area; and

a controller configured to control the touchscreen to display, on the planar main area, a first main content provided by a first application, and display, on the deformed sub area, a first sub content associated with the first main content, and in response to a user gesture being input on the planar main area, to control the touchscreen to display, on the planar main area, a second main content provided by the second application, and display, on the deformed sub area, a second sub content associated with the second main content, and

wherein the planar main area and the deformed sub area are respectively disposed on adjacent sides of the user terminal device.

28. A user terminal device comprising:

a front surface that is a flat touchscreen;

a rear surface;

a side surface connecting the front surface to the rear surface and comprising a convex touchscreen; and

a controller configured to control the flat touchscreen to display a first main content provided by a first application, and control the convex touchscreen to display a first sub content associated with the first main content, and in response to a user gesture being input on the flat touchscreen, to control the flat touchscreen to display a second main content provided by the second application, and control the convex touchscreen to display a second sub content associated with the second main content.

29. The user terminal device of claim 28, wherein the side surface further comprises a support portion connecting the convex touchscreen to the rear surface.