User terminal device and displaying method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10067641-B2
Application number	US-201514618421-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2015
Priority date	Feb 10, 2014
Publication date	Sep 4, 2018
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018

Abstract

A user terminal device and a displaying method thereof are provided. The user terminal device includes a display which is divided by a folding line into a first area and a second area, the second area being larger than the first area and comprising an exposure area that is exposed while the display is folded along the folding line such that the first area faces the second area, a detector configured to detect a first user interaction of moving along a long side of the exposure area and a second user interaction of moving along a short side of the exposure area, and a controller configured to display a first function execution screen on the exposure area in response to detecting the first user interaction, and display a second function execution screen on the exposure area in response to detecting the second user interaction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A displaying method of a user terminal device including a single flexible display which is divided into a first area and a second area by a hinge, and an exposure area of the first area being not covered by the second area when the user terminal device is folded so that the first area faces the second area, the method comprising:
detecting one of a first user interaction and a second user interaction different from the first user interaction on the exposure area while the user terminal device is folded along the hinge such that the first area faces the second area; and
displaying a first function execution screen on the exposure area in response to detecting the first user interaction on the exposure area, and displaying a second function execution screen on the exposure area in response to detecting the second user interaction on the exposure area,
wherein the first area is continuous,
wherein the first user interaction comprises movement in a first direction along a long side of the exposure area and movement in a second direction opposite to the first direction along the long side of the exposure area, and
wherein the displaying the first function execution screen on the exposure area comprises:
displaying a third function execution screen on the exposure area in response to detecting movement in the first direction, and
displaying a fourth function execution screen on the exposure area in response to detecting movement in the second direction.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the second user interaction moves along a short side of the exposure area perpendicular to the first direction in parallel with a short side of the exposure area.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an application providing the first function execution screen is the same as the application providing the second function execution screen.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second user interaction comprises movement in a third direction along a short side of the exposure area and movement in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction along the short side of the exposure area,
wherein the first function execution screen comprises:
displaying a fifth function execution screen on the exposure area in response to detecting movement in the third direction, and
displaying a sixth function execution screen on the exposure area in response to detecting movement in the fourth direction.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first function execution screen displays one of a home screen, public information, state information of the user terminal device, and an environment setting user interface of the user terminal device, and
wherein the second function execution screen displays another one of the home screen, public information, state information of the user terminal device, and the environment setting user interface of the user terminal device.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first function execution screen displays image information and a first user interface for requesting one or more of storing the image information, deleting the image information, displaying other information related to the image information, a lower menu and an upper menu, and
wherein the second function execution screen displays a second user interface for requesting another one of storing the image information, deleting the image information, displaying other information related to the image information, and a lower menu or an upper menu.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first function execution screen is a telephone application execution screen for indicating that one of a telephone call request is accepted, the telephone call request is rejected, a telephone number of a counterpart requesting the telephone call is stored in a contact list, and the telephone number of the counterpart requesting the telephone call is stored in a spam list, and
wherein the second function execution screen is another telephone application execution screen for indicating another one of the telephone call request is accepted, the telephone call request is rejected, the telephone number of the counterpart requesting the telephone call is stored in the contact list, and indicating that the telephone number of the counterpart requesting the telephone call is stored in the spam list.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first function execution screen is a message application execution screen for providing one of a received message, a next message, a previous message, an indication that the message is stored, and an indication that the message is deleted, and
wherein the second function execution screen is another message application execution screen for providing another one of the next message, the previous message, the indication that the message is stored, and the indication that the message is deleted.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first function execution screen is a music application execution screen for providing one of playlist information, next song information, previous song information, and other playlist information, and
wherein the second function execution screen is another music application execution screen for providing another one of playlist information, next song information, previous song information, and other playlist information.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting a third user interaction of touching the exposure area; and
displaying a fifth function execution screen on the exposure area in response to detecting the third user interaction.

11. A user terminal device, the device comprising:
a hinge for folding the user terminal device;
a single flexible display including a first area and a second area, the first area and the second area being defined by the hinge, and an exposure area of the first area being not covered by the second area when the user terminal device is folded so that the first area faces the second area;
a detector configured to detect one of a first user interaction and a second user interaction different from the first user interaction on the exposure area while the user terminal device is folded along the hinge such that the first area faces the second area; and
a controller configured to display a first function execution screen on the exposure area in response to detecting the first user interaction on the exposure area, and display a second function execution screen on the exposure area in response to detecting the second user interaction on the exposure area,
wherein the first area is continuous,
wherein the first user interaction comprises movement in a first direction along a long side of the exposure area and movement in a second direction opposite to the first direction along the long side of the exposure area, and
wherein the controller is configured to control the single flexible display to display a third function execution screen on the exposure area in response to detecting movement in the first direction, and control the single flexible display to display a fourth function execution screen on the exposure area in response to detecting movement in the second direction.

12. The device as claimed in claim 11 ,
wherein the second user interaction moves along a short side of the exposure area perpendicular to the first direction in parallel with a short side of the exposure area.

13. The device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein an application providing the first function execution screen is the same as the application providing the second function execution screen.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Yun-Kyung
• Kang Dong-Goo
• Lee Yong-Yeon
• Kwak Ji-Yeon

Classifications

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F1/1641

  the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components (G06F1/1647 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/1677

  for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment · CPC title

• G06F3/04847

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title