User terminal device for displaying contents and methods thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10318120-B2
Application number	US-201414329179-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2014
Priority date	Jul 11, 2013
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a rigid exterior body constituting a rear surface of the electronic apparatus;
a display which constitutes a front surface of the electronic apparatus and a side surface of the electronic apparatus, wherein the display comprises a main display area corresponding to the front surface and a curved edge display area corresponding to the side surface extended integrally from the main display area to bend away from one side of the main display area towards the rear surface, the curved edge display area being smaller than the main display area; and
a controller which, while information is not provided on the main display area and information is only provided on the curved edge display area, in response to receiving a first touch input on the curved edge display area, controls the electronic apparatus to provide information on the main display area,
wherein the controller controls the electronic apparatus to change the information provided on the curved edge display area, in response to receiving a second touch input on the curved edge display area in a predefined direction.

2. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the information provided on the main display area comprises information related to the information provided on the curved edge display area.

3. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the information provided on the main display area further comprises at least part of the information provided on the curved edge display area.

4. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the controller, in response to receiving a third touch input on the curved edge display area after the information provided on the curved edge display area is changed, controls the electronic apparatus to provide information on the main display area.

5. A method of controlling an electronic apparatus comprising an exterior body constituting a rear surface of the electronic apparatus and a display which constitutes a front surface of the electronic apparatus and a side surface of the electronic apparatus, wherein the display comprises a main display area corresponding to the front surface and a curved edge display area corresponding to the side surface extended integrally from the main display area to bend away from one side of the main display area towards the rear surface, the curved edge display area being smaller than the main display area, the method comprising:
receiving, while information is not provided on the main display area and information is only provided on the curved edge display area, a first touch input on the curved edge display area; and
providing information on the main display area,
wherein the method further comprising:
changing the information provided on the curved edge display area, in response to receiving a second touch input on the curved edge display area in a predefined direction.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the information provided on the main display area comprises information related to the information provided on the curved edge display area.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the information provided on the main display area further comprises at least part of the information provided on the curved edge display area.

8. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the providing, in response to receiving a third touch input on the curved edge display area after the information provided on the curved edge display area is changed, on the main display area, information related to the changed information provided on the curved edge display area.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kwak Ji-Yeon
• Kim Yun-Kyung
• Lee Yong-Yeon
• Kim Hyun-Jin
• Yoon Yeo-Jun
• Kumar Nipun
• Seo Joon-Kyu

Classifications

• G06F1/3231

  Monitoring the presence, absence or movement of users · CPC title

• G06F2203/04106

  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 title

• G06F2203/04108

  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 title

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• G06F3/041

  Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title