ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING ELECTRONIC DEVICE BY ELECTRONIC PEN

• US 20160054821A1
• Filed: 08/20/2015
• Published: 02/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Dong-Woo, Kim, Jeong-Hun
• Granted Patent: US 10,007,362 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0442 using active external devices, e.g. active pens, for transmitting changes in electrical potential to be received by the digitiser

Abstract

An electronic device and a method of operating an electronic device are provided. The method includes determine a motion of an electronic pen received in a pen storage unit of the electronic device; in response to the motion of the electronic pen, determining information related to the motion of the electronic pen; and executing at least one function corresponding to the information related to the detected motion of the electronic pen.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a pen storage unit configured to receive an electronic pen; and

a processor configured to;

determine a motion of the electronic pen inserted into the pen storage unit,

in response to the motion of the electronic pen, determine information related to the motion of the electronic pen, and

execute at least one function corresponding to information related to the detected motion of the electronic pen.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information related to the motion of the electronic pen includes at least one information item selected from a group including an indication movement, an indication of non-movement, a movement direction, a movement speed, a movement distance, a movement pattern, and a moved location of the electronic pen.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information related to the motion of the electronic pen includes at least one information item selected from a group including an indication of rotation, an indication of non-rotation, a rotation direction, a rotation speed, a rotation angle, a rotation pattern, and a rotated location of the electronic pen.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a touch screen panel disposed on the electronic device,

wherein the touch screen panel determines the movement of the electronic pen by detecting a part including a material having a high-capacitance provided at one portion of the electronic pen below the touch screen panel.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the touch screen panel is disposed on a surface of the electronic device and is bent from an upper portion of the electronic device to extend to one side surface of the pen storage unit, and the motion of the electronic pen is detected by a region extending to the one side surface of the pen storage unit among regions of the touch screen panel.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a touch panel provided in at least a portion of the pen storage unit,

wherein the touch panel determines the movement of the electronic pen by detecting a part including a material having a high-capacitance provided at one portion of the electronic pen.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic pen includes an input unit including a button, and

wherein the processor is further configured to determine an input by detecting a change in impedance generated according to an input through the button provided in the electronic pen.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic pen includes an asymmetric rotating weight therein, and

wherein the processor is further configured to detect a motion related to rotation of the electronic pen according to a motion of the asymmetric rotating weight.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one magnetic sensor disposed adjacent to the pen storage unit; and

at least one magnetic body secured to the electronic pen, wherein the magnetic sensor is configured to detect a rotation of the at least one magnetic body according to a rotation of the electronic pen.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a detection switch that detects separation of the electronic pen inserted into the pen storage unit,

wherein the processor is further configured to control activation of a function for detecting the motion of the electronic pen, when the detection switch detects the separation of the electronic pen.

11. A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:

detecting a motion of an electronic pen received in a pen storage unit of the electronic device;

in response to the motion of the electronic pen, determining information related to the motion of the electronic pen; and

executing at least one function corresponding to the information related to the detected motion of the electronic pen.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the information related to the motion of the electronic pen includes at least one information item selected from a group including an indication of whether there is movement, a movement direction, a movement speed, a movement distance, a movement pattern, and a moved location of the electronic pen.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the information related to the motion of the electronic pen includes at least one information item selected from a group including an indication of rotation, an indication of non-rotation, a rotation direction, a rotation speed, a rotation angle, a rotation pattern, and a rotated location of the electronic pen.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

detecting separation of the electronic pen inserted into the pen storage unit; and

activating a function for detecting the motion of the electronic pen when the separation of the electronic pen is detected.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying, on a screen, at least one application corresponding to the information related to the motion of the electronic pen;

detecting an additional input through the electronic pen; and

executing a function related to an application corresponding to a location to which the electronic pen is moved, in response to the additional input through the electronic pen.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the additional input is an input detected according to at least one of rotation, movement, and a button input of the electronic pen.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying at least one setting for the electronic device that corresponds to the information related to the motion of the electronic pen;

detecting an additional input through the electronic pen; and

adjusting a setting value corresponding to a location where the electronic pen is moved, in response to the additional input through the electronic pen.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

determining at least one password corresponding to the information related to the motion of the electronic pen; and

comparing the at least one password corresponding to the information related to the motion of the electronic pen with a preset unlock password and unlocking the electronic device.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

detecting a motion pattern according to a motion direction of the electronic pen;

comparing the motion pattern of the electronic pen with a preset pattern; and

unlocking the electronic device according to a result of the comparison.

20. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium in which a program to be executed in a computer is recorded, wherein the program comprises executable instructions that allow a processor to perform a method comprising:

determining a motion of an electronic pen received in a pen storage unit of the electronic device;

in response to the motion of the electronic pen, determining information related to the motion of the electronic pen; and

executing at least one function corresponding to the information related to the detected motion of the electronic pen.