Electronic apparatus and interaction method for the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016124633-A1
Application number	US-201514932376-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 4, 2015
Priority date	Nov 5, 2014
Publication date	May 5, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a touch screen configured to display content and to sense a user input that is input to the touch screen, a bezel part housing the touch screen, a touch sensing unit configured to sense a user input that is input to the bezel part, and a control unit configured to select one character from a first set of characters based on a first user input when receiving the first user input starting at the bezel part and ending at the touch screen, and to select one character from a second set of characters based on a second user input when receiving the second user input from the touch screen.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic apparatus comprising:
a touch screen configured to display contents and to sense a user input that is input to the touch screen; a bezel part housing the touch screen; a touch sensing unit configured to sense a user input that is input to the bezel part; and a control unit configured to:
select one character from a first set of characters based on a first user input when receiving the first user input starting at the bezel part and ending at the touch screen, and
select one character from a second set of characters based on a second user input when the touch screen receives the second user input.

2 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to select the one character from the first set of characters depending on a length of the first user input when receiving the first user input.

3 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to:
temporarily display the selected one character on the touch screen, and input the one character to the electronic apparatus when the first user input is released.

4 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to determine the one character to be input to the electronic apparatus based on a position at which the first user input is sensed.

5 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the bezel part includes a plurality of sides, and
wherein the control unit is configured to:
receive a third user input from one of the plurality of sides, and
select one character from a third set of characters based on the third user input.

6 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to select one character from the second set of characters based on a direction of the second user input.

7 . An electronic apparatus comprising:
a touch screen configured to display contents and to sense a user input that is input to the touch screen; a bezel part housing the touch screen; a touch sensing unit configured to sense the user input that is input to the bezel part; and a control unit configured to:
receive a first user input starting at the bezel part and ending at the touch screen, and
select one character from a first set of characters based on a position at which the first user input is sensed and a length of the first user input.

8 . The electronic apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the control unit is configured to:
receive a second user input from the touch screen toward the bezel part, and select one character from a second set of characters based on a direction of the second user input.

9 . An electronic apparatus comprising:
a touch screen configured to display a keyboard and to sense a user input that is input to the touch screen; a bezel part housing the touch screen; a strap connected to the bezel part; a touch sensing unit positioned at the strap and configured to sense a user input that is input to the strap; and a control unit configured to:
allow the touch sensing unit to receive a first user input,
enlarge some of the keyboard displayed on the touch screen,
display the enlarged keyboard based on the first user input,
receive a second user input selecting one character from the enlarged keyboard, and
input the selected character to the electronic apparatus based on the second user input.

10 . The electronic apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the control unit is configured to:
display a menu including a plurality of items on the touch screen, allow the touch sensing unit to receive a third user input in a state in which the menu is displayed, and scroll the item based on the third user input.

11 . An interaction method for an electronic apparatus, the interaction method comprising:
receiving a first user input starting at a bezel part and ending at a touch screen or receiving, by a touch screen, a second user input; and selecting one character from a first set of characters based on a first user input when the first user input is received and selecting one character from a second set of characters based on a second user input when the second user input is received.

12 . The interaction method of claim 11 , wherein in the selecting, when the first user input is received, the one character is selected from the first set of characters depending on a length of the first user input.

13 . The interaction method of claim 12 , further comprising:
temporarily displaying the selected one character on the touch screen; and when the first user input is released, inputting the selected one character to the electronic apparatus.

14 . The interaction method of claim 11 , wherein in the selecting, the one character to be input to the electronic apparatus is determined based on a position at which the first user input is sensed.

15 . The interaction method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving a third user input from one of a plurality of sides; and selecting one character from a third set of characters based on the third user input. wherein the bezel part includes the plurality of sides.

16 . The interaction method of claim 11 , wherein in the receiving of the second user input, one character is selected from the second set of characters based on a direction of the second user input.

17 . An interaction method for an electronic apparatus, the interaction method comprising:
receiving a first user input starting at a bezel part and ending at a touch screen; and selecting one character from a first set of characters based on a position at which the first user input is sensed and a length of the first user input.

18 . The interaction method of claim 17 , further comprising:
receiving a second user input moving from the touch screen toward the bezel; and selecting one character from a second set of characters based on a direction of the second user input.

19 . An interaction method for an electronic apparatus, the interaction method comprising:
receiving, by a touch sensing unit, a first user input; enlarging some of a virtual keyboard displayed on a touch screen based on the first user input; displaying the enlarged virtual keyboard; receiving a second user input selecting one character from the enlarged keyboard; and inputting the selected character to the electronic apparatus based on the second user input.

20 . The interaction method of claim 19 , further comprising:
displaying a menu including a plurality of items on the touch screen; and receiving, by the touch sensing unit, a third user input in a state in which the menu is displayed and scrolling the menu item based on the third user input.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Yun-Kyung
• Yoon Min-Kyoung
• Kwak Ji-Yeon
• Kim Ji-Hyun
• Kim Hyun-Suk

Classifications

• G06F1/163

  Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

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

• G06F1/1643

  the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads (details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615) · CPC title

• G06F3/04886

  by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus · CPC title

• G06F3/04883 Primary

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title