Control method for selecting and pasting content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10613724-B2
Application number	US-201715678723-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2017
Priority date	Aug 18, 2016
Publication date	Apr 7, 2020
Grant date	Apr 7, 2020

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a memory, and a processor configured to be electrically connected with the display and the memory. The processor is configured to display first content on a first screen region of the display, obtain at least a partial region of the first content as a copy region in response to a user input associated with a copy, display at least part of data corresponding to the copy region as second content on the display, and maintain a state of a second screen region which displays the second content is displayed while the first content is changed to another content.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a display;
a memory; and
a processor electrically connected with the display and the memory and configured to:
display first content on a first screen region of the display,
receive a first user input associated with copying at least part of the first content,
obtain at least a partial screen region corresponding to the at least part of the first content as a copy region in response to the first user input,
display at least part of data corresponding to the copy region as second content on a second screen region of the display,
maintain a state where the second screen region which displays the second content is displayed while the first content is changed to another content,
control the display to display an input window,
compare details entered in the input window with at least part of the second content, and
change at least one of a luminance, a color, or a saturation of at least part of the second content corresponding to the details entered in the input window displayed on the second region,

wherein, if the second content is text, the processor is further configured to:
display the entire text as the second content if the number of letters configuring the text is less than a predetermined number of letters, and
display the number of letters in the text as the second content if the number of the letters configuring the text is greater than or equal to the predetermined number of letters.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive a second user input; and
move the second screen region to a location corresponding to the second user input on a display region of the display.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the display is configured to display an input window, and
wherein the processor is further configured to, if a second user input signal is received on the second screen region, enter the at least part of the data corresponding to the copy region in the input window.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the display is configured to display an input window, and
wherein the processor is further configured to:
move the second screen region in response to a second user input signal, and
if a region where the moved second screen region is overlapped with the input window is greater than or equal to a size, enter the at least part of the data of the copy data in the input window.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, if a time elapses after the second content is displayed, end the displaying of the second content.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to, if a second user input signal is received on the second screen region before the displaying of the second content is ended, initialize progress of the time.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, if the second content is an image, the processor is further configured to:
display the image as the second content if a display size of the image is less than a value, and
display a reduction image in which the image is reduced to a size or a thumbnail image associated with the image as the second content if the display size of the image is greater than or equal to the value.

8. A method for controlling an electronic device including a display, the method comprising:
displaying first content on a first screen region of the display;
receiving a first user input associated with copying at least part of the first content;
obtaining at least a partial region of the first content as a copy region in response to the first user input;
displaying at least part of data corresponding to the copy region as second content on the display;
maintaining a state where a second screen region which displays the second content is displayed while the first content is changed to another content;
displaying an input window on the display;
comparing details entered in the input window with at least part of the second content; and
changing at least one of a luminance, a color, or a saturation of at least part of the second content corresponding to the details entered in the input window displayed on the second region,
wherein the displaying at least part of data corresponding to the copy region as second content comprises:
if the second content is text, displaying the entire text as the second content if the number of letters configuring the text is less than a predetermined number of letters; and
displaying the number of letters in the text as the second content if the number of the letters configuring the text is greater than or equal to the predetermined number of letters.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving a second user input; and
moving the second screen region to a location corresponding to the second user input on a display region of the display.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
displaying an input window on the display;
receiving a second user input signal on the second screen region; and
entering the at least part of the data corresponding to the copy region in the input window in response to the second user input.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the maintaining of the state where the second screen region which displays the second content is displayed while the first content is changed to the other content further comprises:
if a time elapses, ending the displaying of the second content.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the ending of the displaying of the second content if the time elapses comprises:
if a second user input signal is received on the second screen region before the displaying of the second content is ended, initializing progress of the time.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
if the second content is an image, displaying the image as the second content if a display size of the image is less than a value and displaying a reduction image in which the image is reduced to a size or a thumbnail image associated with the image as the second content if the display size of the image is greater than or equal to the value.

14. A non-transitory storage medium storing embodied thereon a program for executing a method for controlling an electronic device including a display, the method comprising:
displaying first content on a first screen region of the display;
receiving a user input associated with copying at least part of the first content;
obtaining at least a partial region of the first content as a copy region in response to the user input;
displaying at least part of data corresponding to the copy region as second content on the display;
maintaining a state where a second screen region which displays the second content is displayed while the first content is changed to another content;
displaying an input window on the display;
comparing details entered in the input window with at least part of the second content; and
changing at least one of a luminance, a color, or a saturation of at least part of the second content corresponding to the details entered in the input window displayed on the second region,
wherein the displaying at least part of data corresponding to the copy region as second content comprises:
if the second content is text, displaying the entire text as the second content if the number of letters configuring the text is less than a predetermined number of letters; and
displaying the number of letters in the text as the second content if the number of the letters configuring the text is greater than or equal to the predet

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Eun Dong Jin
• Koh Sang Hyuk
• Kim Chang Hwan
• Seo Heung Kyo
• Lee Chi Hoon
• Seo Jung Eui

Classifications

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/0486

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title

• G06F3/04845 Primary

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title