ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENT ACCORDING TO FIELD ATTRIBUTE

• US 20150067504A1
• Filed: 09/02/2014
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Tae-Yeon, JANG, Si-Hak, KOH, Sang-Hyuk, KIM, Hee-Jin, SIM, Bo-Hyun, LEE, Hye-Mi
• Granted Patent: US 10,088,977 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/708
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems

Abstract

An operating method of an electronic device is provided. The method includes selecting an area corresponding to at least one field of a page displayed through a display of the electronic device on the basis of an input; confirming an attribute corresponding to the at least one field among a plurality of attributes including a first attribute and a second attribute; and selectively providing a content corresponding to the attribute among at least one content including a first content and a second content according to the confirmed attribute.

Claims

1. A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:

selecting an area corresponding to at least one field of a page displayed through a display of the electronic device on the basis of an input;

confirming an attribute corresponding to the at least one field among a plurality of attributes including a first attribute and a second attribute; and

selectively providing a content corresponding to the attribute among at least one content including a first content and a second content according to the confirmed attribute.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the area comprises receiving the input from an external device of the electronic device or a user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the area comprises confirming at least one interaction relating to the input among a plurality of specified interactions.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the plurality of specified interactions comprise a first specified interaction and a second specified interaction,

wherein providing the content comprises:

performing a first function relating to the corresponding content when the at least one interaction is the first specified interaction; and

performing a second function relating to the corresponding content when the at least one interaction is the second specified interaction.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein confirming the attribute comprises confirming a corresponding field among a plurality of fields including a first field for receiving a content from outside of the electronic device, a second field for receiving a content stored in the electronic device, and a third field for receiving a specified menu, on the basis of the attribute.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the content comprises:

when the attribute corresponds to the first attribute and the input corresponds to a first specified interaction among a plurality of designated interactions, providing a user interface for receiving a content from outside of the electronic device to at least a portion of the display;

receiving a content from the outside of the electronic device through the user interface; and

displaying the content inputted through the user interface on the at least one field.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the content comprises:

when the attribute corresponds to the first attribute and the input corresponds to a second specified interaction among a plurality of specified interactions, displaying an input field area for receiving a content in the at least one field and a result field area for displaying the content inputted to the input field area;

displaying the content inputted to the input field area on the result field area; and

displaying the content displayed on the result field area on the selected area.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein displaying the content inputted to the input field area comprises:

displaying the content inputted to the input field area on a specified visual guide area; and

auto-scrolling a screen of the input field area according to the amount of a content displayed on the visual guide area.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein providing the content comprises:

when the attribute corresponds to the first attribute and the input corresponds to a third specified interaction among a plurality of specified interactions, displaying at least one specified content;

selecting at least a portion of the at least one specified content according to an input; and

providing at least the portion to the selected area.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the content comprises:

when the attribute corresponds to the second attribute and the input corresponds to a first specified interaction among a plurality of specified interactions, displaying at least one content on at least some areas of the display;

receiving an additional input corresponding to a second specified interaction among the plurality of specified interactions;

selecting at least a portion of the at least one content on the basis of the additional input; and

providing the selected at least the portion to the at least some areas of the display or another area of the display.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of attributes further comprise a third attribute, and wherein providing the content comprises when the attribute corresponds to the third attribute and the input corresponds to a first specified interaction among a plurality of specified interactions, enlarging or reducing a size of a content including the selected area.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of attributes further comprise a third attribute, and wherein providing the content comprises when the attribute corresponds to the third attribute and the input corresponds to a second specified interaction among a plurality of specified interactions, displaying an edit menu on at least some areas of the display;

and

performing an edit function corresponding to at least one menu selected from the edit menu.

13. An electronic device comprises:

a display unit configured to select an area corresponding to at least one field of a page displayed through a display of the electronic device on the basis of an input; and

a processor configured to confirm an attribute corresponding to the at least one field among a plurality of attributes including a first attribute and a second attribute, and to selectively provide a content corresponding to the attribute among at least one content including a first content and a second content according to the confirmed attribute.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the display unit receives the input from an external device of the electronic device or a user.

15. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to confirm at least one interaction relating to the input among a plurality of specified interactions.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein

the plurality of specified interactions comprise a first specified interaction and a second specified interaction;

and

wherein the processor is configured to perform a first function relating to the corresponding content when the at least one interaction is the first specified interaction, and to perform a second function relating to the corresponding content when the at least one interaction is the second specified interaction.

17. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to confirm a corresponding field among a plurality of fields including a first field for receiving a content from outside the electronic device, a second field for receiving a content stored in the electronic device, and a third field for receiving a specified menu, on the basis of the attribute.

18. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the display unit, when the attribute corresponds to the first attribute and the input corresponds to a first specified interaction among a plurality of designated interactions, is configured to provide a user interface for receiving a content from outside the electronic device to at least a portion of the display, receives a content from outside the electronic device through the user interface, and displays the content inputted through the user interface on the at least one field.

19. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the display unit, when the attribute corresponds to the first attribute and the input corresponds to a second specified interaction among a plurality of specified interactions, is configured to display an input field area for receiving a content in the at least one field and a result field area for displaying the content inputted to the input field area, to display the content inputted to the input field area on the result field area, and to display the content displayed on the result field area on the selected area.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the display unit is configured to display the content inputted to the input field area on a specified visual guide area, and to auto-scroll a screen of the input field area according to the amount of a content displayed on the visual guide area.

21. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the display unit, when the attribute corresponds to the first attribute and the input corresponds to a third specified interaction among a plurality of specified interactions, is configured to display at least one specified content, to select at least a portion of the at least one specified content according to an input, and to provide at least the portion to the selected area.

22. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the display unit, when the attribute corresponds to the second attribute and the input corresponds to a first specified interaction among a plurality of specified interactions, is configured to display at least one content on at least some areas of the display, to receive an additional input corresponding to a second specified interaction among the plurality of specified interactions, to select at least a portion of the at least one content on the basis of the additional input, and to provide the selected at least portion to the at least some areas of the display or another area of the display.

23. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the processor, when the attribute corresponds to a third attribute and the input corresponds to a first specified interaction among a plurality of specified interactions, is configured to enlarge or reduce a size of a content including the selected area.

24. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the display unit, when the attribute corresponds to a third attribute and the input corresponds to a second specified interaction among a plurality of specified interactions, is configured to display an edit menu on at least some areas of the display, and

wherein the processor is configured to perform an edit function corresponding to at least one menu selected from the edit menu.

25. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having thereon a program for executing a method in an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of selecting an area corresponding to at least one field of a page displayed through a display of an electronic device on the basis of an input, confirming an attribute corresponding to the at least one field among a plurality of attributes including a first attribute and a second attribute, and selectively providing a content corresponding to the attribute among at least one content including a first content and a second content according to the confirmed attribute.