Method for mapping function of application and electronic device therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11550456-B2
Application number	US-201916971014-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 19, 2019
Priority date	Feb 19, 2018
Publication date	Jan 10, 2023
Grant date	Jan 10, 2023

Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a display; a memory; and a processor operatively connected to the display and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: detect occurrence of a function mapping event while an application screen is displayed; identify at least one object for detection of a designated event among at least one object displayed on the application screen; receive an input for selection of one of the identified at least one object; and map and store a function of the object, selected on the basis of the input, to a trigger event. Other embodiments are also possible.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a display;
a memory; and
a processor operatively connected with the display and the memory,
wherein the processor is configured to:
identify at least one object capable of detecting a touch event from among at least one object displayed on an application screen, based on information regarding a layout of the application screen, wherein the identified at least one object is an icon that performs a corresponding function based on detecting the touch event;
receive an input for selecting any one of the identified at least one object;
identify object information of the object selected based on the input, wherein the object information comprises coordinate information in the application screen;
identify restoration information for restoring the application screen, wherein the restoration information comprises information regarding an entry route until the application screen is displayed after the application is executed and user's input information, wherein the information regarding the entry route includes the application screen and at least one previous screen, and wherein the user's input information includes first information inputted to the application screen and second information inputted to the at least one previous screen by the user, and the user's input information further includes login information of the user;
display, on the display, a list of trigger items corresponding to a plurality of trigger events, wherein the trigger events includes an event of touching a soft key on the display, an event of pressing a hardware key of the electronic device and an event of wirelessly connecting with a predetermined external electronic device, and wherein a trigger item corresponding to the event of wirelessly connecting with the predetermined external electronic device is selectively included in the list of trigger items according to whether the predetermined external electronic device is being connected with the electronic device or not;
receive a user input to select one of the trigger items in the list;
map and store the object information and the restoration information onto a trigger event corresponding to the selected one of trigger items in the list; and
in response to detecting the trigger event corresponding to the selected one of trigger items in the list, after the object information and the restoration information are mapped and stored onto the trigger event corresponding to the selected one of trigger items in the list:
restore the application screen based on the restoration information, wherein the application screen and the at least one previous screen are identified based on the entry route in the restoration information, and wherein the first information is inputted to the application screen and the second information is inputted to the at least one previous screen based on the restoration information;
identify the object on the restored application screen based on the coordinate information; and
generate a touch event on the object.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the hardware key is designated from among a plurality of hardware keys exposed through at least a portion of a housing of the electronic device.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the soft key is one of a plurality of soft keys provided through the display.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a communication circuit configured to connect with the predetermined external electronic device via wireless communication,
wherein the processor is configured to detect the event of wirelessly connecting with the predetermined external electronic device, on the basis of whether a signal for requesting function mapping is received from the predetermined external electronic device through the communication circuit.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to apply a designated effect to the identified at least one object.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to apply a designated effect to the other area except for the identified at least one object on the application screen.

7. A method for mapping a function of an application in an electronic device, the method comprising:
identifying at least one object capable of detecting a touch event from among at least one object displayed on an application screen, based on information regarding a layout of the application screen, wherein the identified at least one object is an icon that performs a corresponding function based on detecting the touch event;
receiving an input for selecting any one of the identified at least one object;
identifying object information of the object selected based on the input, wherein the object information comprises coordinate information in the application screen;
identifying restoration information for restoring the application screen, wherein the restoration information comprises information regarding an entry route until the application screen is displayed after the application is executed and user's input information, wherein the information regarding the entry route includes the application screen and at least one previous screen, and wherein the user's input information includes first information inputted to the application screen and second information inputted to the at least one previous screen by the user, and the user's input information further includes login information of the user;
displaying, on a display of the electronic device, a list of trigger items corresponding to a plurality of trigger events, wherein the trigger events includes an event of touching a soft key on the display, an event of pressing a hardware key of the electronic device and an event of wirelessly connecting with a predetermined external electronic device, and wherein a trigger item corresponding to the event of wirelessly connecting with the predetermined external electronic device is selectively included in the list of trigger items according to whether the predetermined external electronic device is being connected with the electronic device or not;
receiving a user input to select one of the trigger items in the list;
mapping and storing the object information and the restoration information onto a trigger event corresponding to the selected one of trigger items in the list; and
in response to detecting the trigger event corresponding to the selected one of trigger items in the list, after the object information and the restoration information are mapped and stored onto the trigger event corresponding to the selected one of trigger items in the list:
restoring the application screen based on the restoration information, wherein the application screen and the at least one previous screen are identified based on the entry route in the restoration information, and wherein the first information is inputted to the application screen and the second information is inputted to the at least one previous screen based on the restoration information;
identifying the object on the restored application screen based on the coordinate information; and
generating a touch event on the object.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein one the hardware key is designated from among a plurality of hardware keys exposed through at least a portion of a housing of the electronic device.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the soft key is one of a plurality of soft keys provided through a display of the electronic device.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the event of wirelessly connecting with the predetermined external electronic device is detected, on the basis of whether a signal for requesting function mapping is re

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jeong Kyungho
• Kim Yoonsu
• Myung Jaeseok
• Bahn Sahnghee
• Sohn Jung Joo
• Jin Youngkyu
• Hong Yeseul

Classifications

• G06F3/0488

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

• G06F13/385 Primary

  for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices · CPC title

• G06F3/02

  Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials · CPC title

• G06F13/38

  Information transfer, e.g. on bus (G06F13/14 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F9/451

  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · CPC title