Method for displaying user interface and electronic device therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11914835-B2
Application number	US-202117525607-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 12, 2021
Priority date	Nov 16, 2020
Publication date	Feb 27, 2024
Grant date	Feb 27, 2024

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device including: a camera, a transparent display including a first area corresponding to a first visual field area and a second area corresponding to a second visual field area, at least one sensor, a processor, and a memory operatively connected to the processor. The electronic device may obtain motion information of the electronic device including a movement speed using the at least one sensor, may display a first user interface including at least one graphic user interface (GUI) corresponding to an application execution screen in the first area of the transparent display based on the movement speed not being greater than a first speed, and may display the at least one GUI in the second area based on the movement speed exceeding the first speed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a camera;
a transparent display including a first area corresponding to a first visual field area and a second area corresponding to a second visual field area, wherein the first area is different from the second area;
at least one sensor;
at least one processor; and
a memory operatively connected to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
control the electronic device to obtain motion information of the electronic device including a movement speed using the at least one sensor;
based on the movement speed not being greater than a first speed, control the display to display a first user interface including at least one graphic user interface (GUI) corresponding to an application execution screen in the first area of the transparent display; and
based on the movement speed exceeding the first speed, control the display to display the at least one GUI included in the first user interface in the second area,
wherein the first visual field area is an area including a specified angle with respect to a direction that the user is to face, and the second visual field area is an area excluding the first visual field area with respect to the direction that the user is to face.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
control the display to display the at least one GUI included in the first user interface in the first area; and
based on determining that the movement speed exceeds the first speed, gradually move a display location of the at least one GUI from the first area toward the second area in response to an increase in the movement speed and display the at least one GUI.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
control the display to display the at least one GUI included in the first user interface in the first area; and
based on determining that the movement speed exceeds the first speed, gradually increase transparency of the at least one GUI in response to an increase in the movement speed and display the at least one GUI.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one GUI includes a first GUI and a second GUI, and
wherein the one or more instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
control the display to display the first GUI and the second GUI in the first area; and
based on determining that the movement speed exceeds the first speed, display a part of the first GUI and a part of the second GUI in the second area.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
based on determining that the movement speed exceeds the first speed, control the display to overlay a second user interface including a notification message on the first user interface and to further display the overlaid result in the first area of the display.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the motion information obtained using the at least one sensor further includes at least one of direction information, tilt information, altitude information, or location information of the electronic device.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
control the display to display the at least one GUI included in the first user interface in the first area;
identify a specified external object included in an image obtained using the camera; and
based on the number of specified external objects exceeding a specified value, control the display to terminate a display of the first user interface.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
identify a correlation between the specified external object and the electronic device using information associated with the specified external object and the motion information obtained using the at least one sensor; and
based on determining that the correlation satisfies a specified condition, control the display to terminate the display of the first user interface.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
control the display to display the first user interface in the first area or the second area; and
based on determining that the movement speed exceeds a second speed, control the display to terminate a display of the first user interface.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a wireless communication circuit,
wherein the one or more instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
control the wireless communication circuit to receive the motion information of the electronic device from an external electronic device; and
determine whether to display the first user interface, based on the motion information.

11. A method for displaying a user interface of an electronic device comprising a transparent display including a first area corresponding to a first visual field area and a second area corresponding to a second visual field area, the method comprising:
obtaining motion information of the electronic device including a movement speed using at least one sensor;
based on the movement speed not being greater than a first speed, displaying a first user interface including at least one GUI corresponding to an application execution screen in the first area; and
based on the movement speed exceeding the first speed, displaying the at least one GUI included in the first user interface in the second area,
wherein the first area is different from the second area, and
wherein the first visual field area is an area having a specified angle with respect to a direction that the user faces, and the second visual field area is an area excluding the first visual field area with respect to the direction that the user faces.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
displaying the at least one GUI included in the first user interface in the first area; and
based on determining that the movement speed exceeds the first speed, gradually moving a display location of the at least one GUI included in the first user interface from the first area toward the second area in response to an increase in the movement speed and displaying the at least one GUI.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
displaying the at least one GUI included in the first user interface in the first area; and
based on determining that the movement speed exceeds the first speed, gradually changing a transparency of the at least one GUI included in the first user interface in response to a change in the movement speed and displaying the at least one GUI.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one GUI includes a first GUI and a second GUI,
the method further comprising:
displaying the first GUI and the second GUI in the first area; and
based on determining that the movement speed exceeds the first speed, displaying a part of the first GUI and a part of the second GUI in the second area.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
displaying the at least one GUI included in the first user interface in the first area; and
based on determining that the movement speed exceeds the first speed, overlaying a second user interface including a notification message on the first user interface and further displaying the overlaid result in the first area of the display.

16. The method of claim 11 , where

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jeong Eunsu

Classifications

• 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

• G02B27/017

  Head mounted · CPC title

• G02B27/0179

  Display position adjusting means not related to the information to be displayed · CPC title

• G06F3/0484

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G02B2027/014

  comprising information/image processing systems · CPC title