Split screen layout control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12373077-B2
Application number	US-202418433898-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2024
Priority date	Aug 2, 2021
Publication date	Jul 29, 2025
Grant date	Jul 29, 2025

Abstract

According to an example embodiment, a method and device for controlling a screen displayed on a display is provided. The method includes: based on a layout of a split screen displayed on the display, verifying a trigger region in the split screen; based on a first input controlling a handle region of a pop-up window displayed on an upper layer of the split screen, detecting that at least a portion of the trigger region is overlaid with the pop-up window; changing the layout of the split screen based on at least one of a position of the portion of the trigger region overlaid with the pop-up window, a relative position of the handle region and a divider of the layout; and displaying a region in the split screen in which the pop-up window is to be arranged.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of controlling a screen displayed on a display of an electronic device, the method comprising:
verifying a trigger region in a screen comprising first execution window of a first application run by the electronic device;
based on a first input controlling a position of a second execution window of a second application corresponding to a pop-up window displayed on an upper layer of the screen, detecting that at least a portion of the trigger region is overlaid with the pop-up window;
splitting the screen comprising the first execution window of the first application in a splitting direction determined based on the position of the overlaid portion of the trigger region on the screen; and
displaying a region in the split screen in which the second execution window is to be arranged,
wherein the second execution window is arranged at an end of a first side of the split screen, when the overlaid portion of the trigger region is located on the end of the first side of the screen,

wherein at least one of the first execution window and the second execution window is determined to be downsized for additionally arranging a new pop-up window in the split screen where the first execution window and the second execution window are arranged, based on a relative position between a divider of the first execution window and the second execution window in the split screen and a handle region of the new pop-up window.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the splitting of the screen comprises:
determining a splitting direction of the screen based on the position of the overlaid portion of the trigger region; and
splitting the screen based on the determined splitting direction.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the region in which the pop-up window is to be arranged comprises:
arranging the execution window of the first application in a first region in the split screen based on the position of the overlaid portion of the trigger region; and
displaying a second region in the split screen as the region in which the pop-up window is to be arranged.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the screen comprises the execution window of the first application run by the electronic device, and
the pop-up window comprises an execution window of a second application run by the electronic device.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the operations of claim 1 .

6. An electronic device comprising:
a display configured to output a screen; and
a processor including processing circuitry operatively connected to the display and configured to control the screen displayed on the display,
wherein the processor is configured to:
verify a trigger region in the screen comprising first execution window of a first application being run;
based on a first input controlling a position of a second execution window of a second application corresponding to a pop-up window displayed on an upper layer of the screen, detect that at least a portion of the trigger region is overlaid with the pop-up window;
split the screen comprising the first execution window of the first application in a splitting direction determined based on the position of the overlaid portion of the trigger region on the screen; and
display a region in the split screen in which the second execution window is to be arranged,
wherein the second execution window is arranged at an end of a first side of the split screen, when the overlaid portion of the trigger region is located on the end of the first side of the screen,
wherein at least one of the first execution window and the second execution window is determined to be downsized for additionally arranging a new pop-up window in the split screen where the first execution window and the second execution window are arranged, based on a relative position between a divider of the first execution window and the second execution window in the split screen and a handle region of the new pop-up window.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein, for the splitting of the screen, the processor is configured to:
determine a splitting direction of the screen based on the position of the overlaid portion of the trigger region; and
split the screen based on the determined splitting direction.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jwa Yeonjoo
• Yang Minho
• Lim Eunsil

Classifications

• G06F3/04847

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title

• G06F2203/04803

  Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas · CPC title

• H04N21/4858

  for modifying screen layout parameters, e.g. fonts, size of the windows · CPC title

• H04N21/4438

  Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface · CPC title

• H04N21/4312

  involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations · CPC title