Method for displaying and electronic device thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10877624-B2
Application number	US-201414893674-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2014
Priority date	Jul 10, 2013
Publication date	Dec 29, 2020
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020

Abstract

An electronic device for recording and displaying memo objects and method executing the same are disclosed herein. The electronic devices includes a display and a processor. The processor is configured to execute steps implementing the method, including receive a memo object to a screen mode or a visual object presently displayed on the display when a memo input mode is active, store an association between the memo object and the presently displayed screen mode or visual object, and display the memo object on a memo layer disposed over the screen mode or visual object.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a display; and
a processor, operatively coupled to the display, configured to:
control to display a first screen in which a configuration object is displayed in a layout;
control to display, in response to detecting a first input for activating a memo object input mode, a translucent memo screen that is superimposed on the first screen being displayed;

receive, via the memo screen being displayed, a memo object associated with the first configuration object being displayed;
store first information including an identifier for uniquely associating the memo object with the configuration object and second information regarding the memo object; and
in response to a second input to change the displayed layout, move the configuration object displayed on the display by a distance and move the memo object displayed on the display by the same distance.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
display, in response to detecting a third input from a user, a second screen distinct from the first screen;
in response to detecting a fourth input from the user for switching the second screen to the first screen, identify the memo object associated with the first screen by using the identifier included in the first information; and
display the memo object that is superimposed on the first screen.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
terminate, in response to detecting the first screen is switched to a second screen, to display the memo object.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first screen associated with the memo object accompanies, based on the identifier included in the first information, the memo object.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first input is associated with a state of a physical button included in an input means, and wherein the input means is associated with the electronic device.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
in response to receiving the memo object, display the memo object within the memo screen superimposed on the first screen.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first screen comprises one of a home screen, an application execution screen, and a lock screen, and
wherein the memo object comprises at least one of a figure, a number, a text, or a multimedia content.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
adjust a size of the memo screen based on a user input.

9. A method of an electronic device, the method comprising:
displaying a first screen in which a configuration object is displayed in a layout;
displaying, in response to detecting a first input for activating a memo object input mode, a translucent memo screen that is superimposed on the first screen being displayed;
receiving, via the memo screen being displayed, a memo object associated with the configuration object being displayed;
storing first information including an identifier for uniquely associating the memo object with the configuration object and second information regarding the memo object; and
in response to a second input to change the displayed layout, moving the configuration object displayed on the display by a distance and moving the memo object displayed on the display by the same distance.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
displaying, in response to detecting a third input from a user, a second screen distinct from the first screen;
in response to detecting a fourth input from the user for switching the second screen to the first screen, identifying the memo object associated with the first screen by using the identifier included in the first information; and
displaying the memo object that is superimposed on the first screen.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
terminating, in response to detecting the first screen is switched to a second screen, to display the memo object.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first screen associated with the memo object accompanies, based on the identifier included in the first information, the memo object.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first input is associated with a state of a physical button included in an input device, and wherein the input device is associated with the electronic device.

14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
in response to receiving the memo object, displaying the memo object within the memo screen superimposed on the first screen.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first screen comprises one of a home screen, an application execution screen, and a lock screen, and
wherein the memo object comprises at least one of a figure, a number, a text, or a multimedia content.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Ji-Hyun
• Song Se-Jun
• Han Young-Eun

Classifications

• G06F3/0488 Primary

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

• H04M1/72403

  with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality · CPC title

• G06F3/0483

  Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

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

• H04M2250/68

  with means for recording information, e.g. telephone number during a conversation · CPC title