Electronic device and method of processing pop-up window using multi-window thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11334244-B2
Application number	US-202017066813-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2020
Priority date	Oct 14, 2019
Publication date	May 17, 2022
Grant date	May 17, 2022

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device and a method of processing a pop-up window using a multi-window thereof. The electronic device includes: a housing; a display viewable through a first face of the housing; a processor operatively coupled with the display; and a memory operatively coupled with the processor. The memory may store instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to: in response to occurrence of an event, display a pop-up window including a first User Interface (UI) corresponding to the event in some regions of the display, detect an input requesting extending and displaying the pop-up window, identify whether a multi-window is active in response to the detection of the input, and based on the multi-window being active, remove the pop-up window and display a second UI for the event on a sub-window having a lowest priority among at least one sub-window other than a main window among the multi-windows.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a display viewable through a first face of the housing;
a processor operatively coupled with the display; and
a memory operatively coupled with the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to:
in response to occurrence of an event, display a pop-up window overlapping one or more other windows displayed on the display and comprising a first User Interface (UI) corresponding to the event,
after displaying the pop-up window, detect an input requesting extending and displaying the displayed pop-up window,
identify whether a multi-window is active in response to the detection of the input requesting the extending and displaying the pop-up window, wherein in the active multi-window the display is divided into a plurality of sub-windows each displaying an execution screen of an application, and
based on the multi-window being active, remove the pop-up window and display a second UI for the event on a sub-window of the plurality of sub-windows having a lowest priority among at least one sub-window other than a main window among the plurality of sub-windows,
based on the multi-window not being active, divide a screen of the display into a number of regions, and display the second UI for the event on one of the divided screen regions,
wherein the priority is determined based on a usage history of the multi-window.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to: based on the multi-window not being active, divide the screen region of the display into two regions, display a current screen on any one of the divided screen regions, and display the second UI on the other screen region.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the main window includes a window having a greatest size among the multi-windows or a window currently focused.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to further display a visual object indicating a location on the multi-window for displaying the second UI based on the pop-up window being displayed, and
wherein the visual object comprises at least one of a first visual object included in an extension menu requesting extension of the pop-up window and a second visual object allowing a window for displaying the second UI to be visually identified from another window among the multi-windows.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the event is a call reception event.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 ,
wherein the display comprises a foldable flexible display,
wherein the electronic device further comprises an external display viewable through a second face opposite the first face, and
wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to display a call screen on the external display as a full screen based on the electronic device being folded.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to: activate a call with a speaker mode in response to accepting the call in an unfolding state of the electronic device, and turn off the speaker mode in response to detecting folding of the electronic device while calling with the speaker mode.

8. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
identify whether the external device is coupled upon detecting the folding of the electronic device,
display a screen corresponding to the main window on the external display as a full screen based on the external device being coupled, and
display the call screen on the external display as the full screen based on the electronic device not being coupled.

9. The electronic device of claim 5 ,
wherein the display comprises a foldable flexible display,
wherein the electronic device further comprises an external display viewable through a second face opposite the first face, and
wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to:
display a call screen on the external display as a full screen, in response to receiving a call request in a folding state of the electronic device,
determine whether the multi-window is active, in response to detecting the unfolding of the electronic device, and
control displaying of the call screen, based on the determination.

10. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a display viewable through a first face of the housing;
a processor operatively coupled with the display; and
a memory operatively coupled with the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to:
in response to occurrence of an event, display a pop-up window overlapping one or more other windows displayed on the display and comprising a first User Interface (UI) corresponding to the event,
after displaying the pop-up window, detect an input requesting extending and displaying the displayed pop-up window,
identify whether a multi-window is active in response to the detection of the input requesting the extending and displaying the pop-up window, wherein in the active multi-window the display is divided into a plurality of sub-windows each displaying an execution screen of an application,
based on the multi-window being active, identify whether a number of active sub-windows is less than a designated number,
based on the number of active sub-windows being less than the designated number: remove the pop-up window, add a sub-window through additional division of the display, and display a second UI for the event on the added sub-window, and
based on the number of active sub-windows not being less than the designated number: remove the pop-up window, and display the second UI for the event on a sub-window of the plurality of sub-windows having a lowest priority among at least one sub-window other than a main window among the plurality window.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to: based on the multi-window not being active: divide a screen region of the display into two regions, display a current screen on any one of the divided screen regions, and display the second UI on the other screen region.

12. A method of processing a pop-up window using a multi-window of an electronic device, the method comprising:
in response to occurrence of an event, displaying a pop-up window overlapping one or more other windows displayed on the display and comprising a first User Interface (UI) corresponding to the event;
in response to an input requesting extending the pop-up window, identifying whether the multi-window is active, wherein in the active multi-window the display is divided into a plurality of sub-windows each displaying an execution screen of an application;
based on the multi-window being active, identifying whether a number of active sub-windows is less than a designated number;
based on the number of active sub-windows being less than the designated number: removing the pop-up window, add a sub-window through additional division of the display, and displaying a second UI for the event on the added sub-window; and
based on the number of active sub-windows not being less than the designated number: removing the pop-up window, and displaying the second UI for the event on a sub-window of the plurality of sub-windows having a lowest priority among at least on

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Kyuok
• Oh Younghak
• Kim Bokeun
• Shin Inkyeong
• Lee Won

Classifications

• H04M1/72409

  by interfacing with external accessories (hands-free H04M1/60) · CPC title

• G06F1/1652

  the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  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

• G06F3/0481 Primary

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title