User terminal device and method for controlling the user terminal device thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10908703-B2
Application number	US-201916508548-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2019
Priority date	Sep 29, 2014
Publication date	Feb 2, 2021
Grant date	Feb 2, 2021

Abstract

A user terminal device and a control method are provided. The user terminal device includes a display, a sensor configured to sense a user interaction on the display, and a controller configured to, in response to a user interaction being sensed by the sensor of a touch being made by an input device of a polyhedral shape that includes different touch patterns on each of a plurality of surfaces, control a function of the user terminal device according to a touch pattern on a touched surface among the plurality of surfaces.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a touch screen display; and
a processor configured to at least:
control to display content on the touch screen display,
control to identify a surrounding area of a hand manipulatable input device while the hand manipulatable input device is placed over the touch screen display,
control to, based at least on the identified surrounding area, provide a plurality of menu items on the identified surrounding area, wherein each of the plurality of menu items respectively corresponds to a function for controlling the electronic device, and
control to, based on a drag of the hand manipulatable input device while the plurality of menu items is provided, execute a function related to a menu item corresponding to a direction of the drag.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of menu items comprise an item related to a search function.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the touch screen display is a capacitive type touch screen display.

4. A method executed by an electronic device comprising a touch screen display, the method comprising:
displaying content on the touch screen display;
based at least on a sensed predetermined touch pattern, identifying a surrounding area of a hand manipulatable input device while the hand manipulatable input device is placed over the touch screen display;
based at least on the identified surrounding area, providing a plurality of menu items on the identified surrounding area, wherein each of the plurality of menu items respectively corresponds to a function for controlling the electronic device; and
based on a drag of the hand manipulatable input device while the plurality of menu items is provided, executing a function related to a menu item corresponding to a direction of the drag.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of menu items comprise an item related to a search function.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the touch screen display is a capacitive type touch screen display.

7. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing instructions executable by a processor of an electronic device to cause the processor to at least:
displaying content on the touch screen display;
identifying a surrounding area of a hand manipulatable input device while the hand manipulatable input device is placed over the touch screen display;
based at least on the identified surrounding area, providing a plurality of menu items on the identified surrounding area of the touch screen display, wherein each of the plurality of menu items respectively corresponds to a function for controlling the electronic device; and
based on a drag of the hand manipulatable input device while the plurality of menu items is provided, executing a function related to a menu item corresponding to a direction of the drag.

8. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of menu items comprise an item related to a search function.

9. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 7 , wherein the touch screen display is a capacitive type touch screen display.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Mi-Ra
• Kuk Sung-Bin
• Kim Hark-Joon
• Lee Sang-Il
• Jung Min-Kyu
• Kang Seong-Hoon

Classifications

• G06F3/0346

  with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a three-dimensional [3D] space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors · CPC title

• G06F3/03543 Primary

  Mice or pucks (G06F3/03541 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

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

• 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