Circle type display device for a mobile terminal having a scroll bar at the edge of its display and method of controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10956017-B2
Application number	US-201615264670-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 14, 2016
Priority date	Dec 30, 2009
Publication date	Mar 23, 2021
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021

Abstract

A mobile terminal having a circle type display and a method for controlling the same is disclosed herein. A scroll bar is provided at an edge of the circle type display in response to a user input. The user may control the mobile terminal and the circle type display through touch inputs on the scroll bar.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for displaying data in a user device to be wearable on a wrist of a user having a circle type display, the method comprising:
receiving a touch and drag input on the circle type display;
determining whether the touch and drag input is applied on a first part of an edge area, a second part of the edge area, or an inside area of the circle type display;
detecting a rotating user input on an edge area of the circle type display when the rotating user input is the touch and drag input detected on the first part of the edge area, or the second part of the edge area of the circle type display;
displaying a menu scroll bar at the first part of the edge area of the circle type display in response to the detected rotating user input at the first part of the edge area, and a title scroll bar at the second part of the edge area of the circle type display in response to the detected rotating user input at the second part of the edge area;
detecting a first rotating touch input on the menu scroll bar or the title scroll bar, wherein the first rotating touch input is a touch-and-drag input in a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction on the menu scroll bar or the title scroll bar; and
performing a first change to a data displayed on the circle type display in response to the detected first rotating touch input,
wherein the first part of the edge area is a different area from the second part of the edge area,
wherein only one of the menu scroll bar and the title scroll bar is displayed in response to the detected rotating user input,
wherein in response to the detected first rotating touch input on the menu scroll bar, the performing the first change includes scrolling a menu list displayed on the circle type display,
wherein in response to the detected first rotating touch input on the title scroll bar, the performing the first change includes changing from a first menu displayed on the circle type display to a second menu displayed on the circle type display.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising
detecting a second rotating touch input on the menu scroll bar or the title scroll bar, wherein the second rotating touch input is a touch-and-drag input in the clockwise or the counterclockwise direction on the menu scroll bar or the title scroll bar, and
performing a second change to the data displayed on the circle type display in response to the detected second rotating touch input.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising changing a color of the menu scroll bar or the title scroll bar in response to the second rotating touch input.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the performing the second change includes a zoom-in or a zoom-out of the data displayed on the circle type display.

5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising
detecting a third touch input on the menu scroll bar or the title scroll bar, wherein the third touch input comprises a simultaneous touch input at two separate locations on the menu scroll bar or the title scroll bar, and
performing a third change to the data displayed on the circle type display in response to the third touch input.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the performing the second change includes a zoom-in or a zoom-out of the data displayed on the circle type display, and the performing the third change includes moving the data displayed on the circle type display.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising
displaying a plurality of menu items on the menu scroll bar,
detecting a touch-and-drag input on at least one of the plurality of menu items, and
replacing each of the plurality of menu items, except a touched menu item among the plurality of menu items, with a sub-menu item associated with the touched menu item.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising
displaying a control menu on the circle type display; and
detecting another touch input on the menu scroll bar, wherein the another touch input comprises a simultaneous touch input at the control menu and the menu scroll bar, and
performing another change to the data displayed on the circle type display in response to the another touch input.

9. A display device for a wrist watch, comprising:
a circle type display configured to display data; and
a controller configured to:
receive a touch and drag input on the circle type display;
determine whether the touch and drag input is applied on a first part of an edge area, a second part of the edge area, or an inside area of the circle type display;
detect a rotating user input on an edge area of the circle type display when the rotating user input is the touch and drag input detected on the first part of the edge area, or the second part of the edge area of the circle type display;
display a menu scroll bar at the first part of the edge area of the circle type display in response to the detected rotating user input at the first part of the edge area, and a title scroll bar at the second part of the edge area of the circle type display in response to the detected rotating user input at the second part of the edge area;
detect a first rotating touch input on the menu scroll bar or the title scroll bar, wherein the first rotating touch input is a touch-and-drag input in a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction on the menu scroll bar or the title scroll bar; and
perform a first change to a data displayed on the circle type display in response to the detected first rotating touch input,
wherein the first part of the edge area is a different area from the second part of the edge area,
wherein only one of the menu scroll bar and the title scroll bar is displayed in response to the detected rotating user input,
wherein in response to the detected first rotating touch input on the menu scroll bar, the performing the first change includes scrolling a menu list displayed on the circle type display,
wherein in response to the detected first rotating touch input on the title scroll bar, the performing the first change includes changing from a first menu displayed on the circle type display to a second menu displayed on the circle type display.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the controller controls the circle type display to change the data displayed on the circle type display in response to a second rotating touch input, wherein the second rotating touch input is a touch hold-and-drag input in the clockwise or the counterclockwise direction on the menu scroll bar or the title scroll bar.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the controller controls the circle type display such that a color of the menu scroll bar or the title scroll bar is changed in response to the second rotating touch input.

12. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the change in response to the second rotating touch input includes a zoom-in or a zoom-out of the data displayed on the circle type display.

13. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the controller controls the circle type display to change the data displayed on the circle type display in response to another touch input, wherein the another touch input is a simultaneous touch input at two separate locations on the menu scroll bar or the title scroll bar.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the change in response to the second rotating touch input includes a zoom-in and a zoom-out of the data displayed on the circle type display, and the change in response to the another touch input moves the data displayed on the circle type display.

15. The display device of claim 9 , wherein a plurality of menu items are displayed on the menu scroll bar, and wherein
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Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Seonmi
• Lim Sijin
• Kim Yeonkyung
• Kim Eunjin

Classifications

• H04B1/40 Primary

  Circuits · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

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

• G06F2203/04808

  Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen · CPC title

• G06F3/016

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title

• H04M1/72469

  for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons · CPC title