Electronic device and method for providing user interface for setting and executing various functions thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11513659-B2
Application number	US-201917421234-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 17, 2019
Priority date	Jan 7, 2019
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

A method for executing a function of an electronic device is provided. The method includes the operations of displaying a virtual clock user interface (UI) indicating a virtual time, and an icon list UI including icons corresponding to a plurality of functions, respectively, acquiring first input data according to a user input for selecting one time by using the displayed virtual clock UI, and second input data according to a user input for selecting one icon from the icon list UI, performing control, on the basis of the first input data and the second input data, so that a function corresponding to the selected icon is executed at the selected one time, and highlighting the selected icon as the virtual time reaches the one time, and executing the function corresponding to the selected icon as the current time reaches the one time.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for executing a function of an electronic device, the method comprising:
displaying a virtual watch user interface (UI) indicating a virtual time point and an icon list UI comprising icons corresponding to multiple functions, respectively;
acquiring first input data according to a first user input of selecting specific time point by touching and dragging a virtual time object of the displayed virtual watch UI;
acquiring second input data according to a second user input of selecting an icon from the icon list UI;
setting a function corresponding to the selected icon to be executed at the selected specific time point, by using the first input data and the second input data;
highlighting the selected icon of the displayed icon list UI, when the virtual time object is moved to the specific time point according to a third user input; and
executing the function corresponding to the selected icon as current real time reaches the specific time point.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, when the selected icon of the displayed icon list UI is highlighted, displaying a screen comprising information related to the specific time point by using input data according to a fourth user input of selecting the highlighted icon.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the controlling setting of the function corresponding to the selected icon to be executed at the selected specific time point comprises configuring an application for providing the function or transmitting information on the specific time point to an external device comprising an application for providing the function, so that the function is executed at the specific time point.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a configuration identification screen indicating that the function corresponding to the selected icon is configured to be executed at the specific time point; and
displaying information related to the specific time point on the icon list UI when the virtual time reaches the specific time point.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a detailed configuration screen for configuring a detailed function related to the function corresponding to the selected icon and provided at the specific time point; and
displaying at least specific of a time difference between the selected specific time point and current time or a date of the specific time point.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual time point initially corresponds to a pre-configured time point or a time point identical to the current time and movable by the third user input, and the virtual watch UI comprises a UI obtained by downsizing a current watch UI indicating the current time.

7. An electronic device comprising:
a display;
at least one processor coupled to the display; and
memory storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
control the display to display a virtual watch user interface (UI) indicating a virtual time point and an icon list UI comprising icons corresponding to multiple functions, respectively,
acquiring first input data according to a first user input of selecting specific time point by touching and dragging a virtual time object of the displayed virtual watch UI,
acquiring second input data according to a second user input of selecting an icon from the icon list UI,
setting a function corresponding to the selected icon to be executed at the selected specific time point by using the first input data and the second input data,
highlight the selected icon of the displayed icon list UI, when the virtual time object is moved to the specific time point according to a third user input, and
execute the function corresponding to the selected icon when current real time reaches the specific time point.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the memory stores at least one instruction configured to further cause the at least one processor to control the display to display a screen comprising information related to the specific time point, by using input data according to a fourth user input of selecting the highlighted icon of the displayed icon list UI.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the memory stores at least one instruction configured to further cause the at least one processor to, when the function corresponding to the selected icon is controlled to be executed at the selected specific time point, configure an application for providing the function, or control a communication unit to transmit information on the specific time point to an external device comprising an application for providing the function, so that the function is executed at the specific time point.

10. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the memory stores at least one instruction configured to further cause the at least one processor to:
control the display to display a configuration identification screen indicating that the function corresponding to the selected icon is configured to be executed at the specific time point, and
control the display to display information related to the specific time point on the icon list UI when the virtual time point reaches the specific time point.

11. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the memory stores at least one instruction configured to further cause the at least one processor to:
control the display to display a detailed configuration screen for configuring a detailed function related to the function corresponding to the selected icon and provided at the specific time point, and
control the display to display at least specific of a time difference between the selected specific time point and current time or a date of the specific time point.

12. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the virtual time point initially corresponds to a pre-configured time point or a time point identical to the current time and movable by the third user input, and the virtual watch UI comprises a UI obtained by downsizing a current watch UI indicating the current time.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing at least one instruction, when executed by an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform the method of claim 1 .

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• KOO Jaok
• Jin Sunmi
• Na Suhyun
• Lee Pius
• Lee Jongkee
• Chung Heeyoung

Classifications

• G06F3/0488

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

• G06F3/0482

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

• G06F3/0486

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title

• G04G15/006 Primary

  for operating at a number of different times (cigar or cigarette receptacles or boxes with means for limiting the frequency of smoking A24F15/005) · CPC title

• G06F3/04817 Primary

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