Method for providing graphical user interface (GUI), and multimedia apparatus applying the same

• US 8,769,410 B2
• Filed: 07/19/2013
• Issued: 07/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Chan-ho, Hwangbo, Kyoung-nyo, Kim, Mi-kyoung
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, THANH T
• Application Number:
  US13/946,433
• Publication Number:
  US 20130311928A1
• Time in Patent Office: 347 Days
• Field of Search: 715/720, 715/721, 715/722, 715/723
• US Class Current: 715/720
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• 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 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• 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: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

A method for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to receive a user command on a touch screen, and a multimedia apparatus using the same. The method for providing a GUI includes determining whether an enlargement command for a GUI item is received, and enlarging the GUI item. Therefore, it is possible to enable a user to operate the GUI item more correctly, and to provide the superior visual effect when the GUI item is operated.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a display unit; and

a control unit configured to control the display unit to display a first progress bar to provide a user with playback position information of a content which is currently being played back, using a position indicator of the first progress bar, to change the playback position of the content in response to a first touch input of which a duration of an initial touch applied to the position indicator is shorter than a predetermined time and a consecutive touch drag applied to the position indicator on the first progress bar based on a first playback duration corresponding to the first progress bar, and to display a second progress bar instead of the first progress bar in response to a second touch input of which duration of an initial touch applied to the position indicator is greater than the predetermined time or equal to the predetermined time and to change the playback position of the content in response to a consecutive touch drag applied to the position indicator on the second progress bar based on a second playback duration corresponding to the second progress bar,

wherein the first progress bar transitions to the second progress bar in response to the initial touch applied to the position indicator, and the second progress bar is displayed with the position indicator remaining at a same location on the display unit as a location of the position indicator prior to the transition.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second progress bar corresponding to a section of an entire length of the content has a finer resolution than the first progress bar corresponding to the entire length of the content.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a length of the first progress bar and a length of the second progress bar displayed on the display unit are substantially the same.

4. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a display unit; and

a control unit configured to control the display unit to display a first progress bar to provide a user with playback position information of a content which is currently being played back, using a position indicator of the first progress bar, to change the playback position of the content when a first touch input is received of which a duration of an initial touch applied to the position indicator that is displayed for a predetermined period of time is shorter than a predetermined time and a consecutive touch drag applied to the position indicator on the first progress bar based on a first playback duration corresponding to the first progress bar, and to display a second progress bar instead of the first progress bar in response to a second touch input of which a duration of an initial touch applied to the position indicator is greater than the predetermined time and to change the playback position of the content in response to a consecutive touch drag applied to the position indicator on the second progress bar based on a second playback duration corresponding to the second progress bar,

wherein the first progress bar transitions to the second progress bar in response to the initial touch applied to the position indicator, and the second progress bar is displayed with the position indicator remaining at a same location on the display unit as a location of the position indicator prior to the transition.

5. The display apparatus of claim 4, wherein the second progress bar corresponding to a section of an entire length of the content has a finer resolution than the first progress bar corresponding to the entire length of the content.

6. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a display unit; and

a control unit configured to control the display unit to display a first progress bar to provide a user with playback position information of a content which is currently played back, using a position indicator of the first progress bar, to change the playback position of the content in response to where a first touch input of which a duration of an initial touch applied to the position indicator that is displayed is shorter than a predetermined time and a consecutive touch drag applied to the position indicator on the first progress bar based on a first playback duration corresponding to the first progress bar, and to display a second progress bar instead of the first progress bar in response to a second touch input of which a duration of an initial touch applied to the position indicator is greater than the predetermined time and to change the playback position of the content in response to a consecutive touch drag applied to the position indicator on the second progress bar based on a second playback duration corresponding to the second progress bar,

wherein the first progress bar transition to the second progress bar in response to the initial touch applied to the position indicator, and the second progress bar is displayed with the position indicator remaining at a same location on the display unit as a location of the position indicator prior to the transition.

7. The display apparatus of claim 6, wherein the second progress bar corresponding to a section of an entire length of the content has a finer resolution than the first progress bar corresponding to the entire length of the content.

8. The display apparatus of claim 6, wherein at least one of the first touch input and the second touch input is received through a user touch on the display unit.

9. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a display unit; and

a control unit configured to control the display unit to display a first progress bar to provide a user with playback position information of a content which is currently being played back, using a position indicator of the first progress bar, to change the playback position of the content when a first touch input is received of which a duration of an initial touch applied to the position indicator is shorter than a predetermined time and a consecutive touch drag applied to the position indicator on the first progress bar based on a first playback duration corresponding to the first progress bar, and to display a second progress bar instead of the first progress bar in response to a second touch input of which a duration of an initial touch applied to the position indicator is greater than the predetermined time and to change the playback position of the content in response to a consecutive touch drag applied to the position indicator on the second progress bar based on a second playback duration corresponding to the second progress bar,

wherein the first progress bar transitions to the second progress bar in response to the initial touch applied to the position indicator, and the second progress bar is displayed with the position indicator remaining at a same location on the display unit as a location of the position indicator prior to the transition.

10. The display apparatus of claim 9, wherein the second progress bar corresponding to a section of an entire length of the content has a finer resolution than the first progress bar corresponding to the entire length of the content.

11. The display apparatus of claim 9, wherein at least one of the first touch input and the second touch input is received through a user touch on the display unit.