User terminal device for displaying contents and methods thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12066859-B2
Application number	US-202318141483-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 1, 2023
Priority date	Jul 11, 2013
Publication date	Aug 20, 2024
Grant date	Aug 20, 2024

Abstract

A content display method of a user terminal device including a bended touch screen divided into a main area and a sub area, includes displaying, on the main area, a first main content provided by a first application, and displaying, on the sub area, a first sub content associated with the first main content, receiving a user gesture input on the main area, and in response to receiving the user gesture, displaying, on the main area, a second main content provided by a second application, and displaying, on the sub area, a second sub content associated with the second main content.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a touch display comprising:
a first area; and
a second area, the second area extending from the first area and comprising a curved area; and
a memory storing instructions; and
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:
based on a context, identify an area on which a screen corresponding to an application is displayed, and
display the screen on the identified area,
wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
if it is identified that the screen is displayed on the first area, display on the first area the screen in a first layout,
if it is identified that the screen is displayed on the second area, display on the second area the screen in a second layout, and
if it is identified that the screen is displayed on the first area and the second area, display on the first area and the second area the screen in a third layout.

2. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the screen comprises an object, and
wherein at least one of a number of the object, a position of the object and a size of the object is determined based on the layout.

3. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the context comprises at least one of a setting by an user, a type of the application and a state of the electronic apparatus.

4. A method for controlling an electronic apparatus comprising a touch display which comprises a first area and a second area, the second area extending from the first area and comprising a curved area, the method comprising:
based on a context, identifying an area on which a screen corresponding to an application is displayed; and
displaying the screen on the identified area,
wherein the displaying comprises:
if it is identified that the screen is displayed on the first area, displaying on the first area the screen in a first layout,
if it is identified that the screen is displayed on the second area, displaying on the second area the screen in a second layout, and
if it is identified that the screen is displayed on the first area and the second area, displaying on the first area and the second area the screen in a third layout.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the screen comprises an object, and
wherein at least one of a number of the object, a position of the object and a size of the object is determined based on the layout.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the context comprises at least one of a setting by an user, a type of the application and a state of the electronic apparatus.

7. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing computer instructions that cause an electronic apparatus to perform an operation when executed by at least one processor of the electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus comprising a touch display which comprises a first area and a second area, the second area extending from the first area and comprising a curved area, the operation comprising:
based on a context, identifying an area on which a screen corresponding to an application is displayed; and
displaying the screen on the identified area,
wherein the displaying comprises:
if it is identified that the screen is displayed on the first area, displaying on the first area the screen in a first layout,
if it is identified that the screen is displayed on the second area, displaying on the second area the screen in a second layout, and
if it is identified that the screen is displayed on the first area and the second area, displaying on the first area and the second area the screen in a third layout.

8. The medium as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the screen comprises an object, and
wherein at least one of a number of the object, a position of the object and a size of the object is determined based on the layout.

9. The medium as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the context comprises at least one of a setting by an user, a type of the application and a state of the electronic apparatus.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kwak Ji-Yeon
• Kim Yun-Kyung
• Lee Yong-Yeon
• Kim Hyun-Jin
• Yoon Yeo-Jun
• Kumar Nipun
• Seo Joon-Kyu

Classifications

• G09G2330/022

  in absence of operation, e.g. no data being entered during a predetermined time · CPC title

• G09G5/00

  Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators (image data processing or generation, in general G06T) · CPC title

• G06F3/0486

  Drag-and-drop · 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

• G06F2203/04103

  Manufacturing, i.e. details related to manufacturing processes specially suited for touch sensitive devices · CPC title