Method and apparatus for providing user interface in an electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017046121-A1
Application number	US-201615233305-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 10, 2016
Priority date	Aug 11, 2015
Publication date	Feb 16, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device and an operating method of the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display for displaying a user interface (UI) including a plurality of cells; and a processor that detects a user input for playing music corresponding to a cell of the plurality of cells, identifies a target cell of the plurality of cells to play, in response to the user input, determines a musical structure of the target cell, and visually outputs music play of the target cell based on the musical structure of the target cell.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a display for displaying a user interface (UI) including a plurality of cells; and a processor that:
detects a user input for playing music corresponding to a cell of the plurality of cells,
identifies a target cell of the plurality of cells to play, in response to the user input,
determines a musical structure of the target cell, and
visually outputs music play of the target cell based on the musical structure of the target cell.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the UI comprises a looper area which provides the plurality of cells, and visually outputs the music play of the target cell.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the processor presents the musical structure of the music played, as a visual affordance in accordance with a tempo of the music, and
wherein the visual affordance comprises a visual effect which changes at least one of a flicker of a rim of a cell, an animation inside or outside the cell, a colorful light output around the cell, a glow level of the cell, a glow rotation around the cell, a glow rotation speed of the cell, a progress bar speed in the cell, and a color of the cell, in real time according to the tempo.

4 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of cells comprises a musical structure and a representative color,
wherein the musical structure comprises one or more parts, and wherein each of the one or more parts of the musical structure comprises an entry point, a tempo, a duration, or a mood of music.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the processor presents the played target cell using a visual effect in the representative color based on at least a part of the musical structure.

6 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein visually outputting the music play of the target cell based on the musical structure of the target cell comprises:
identifying a least one non-target cell among the plurality of the cells in response to the user input; determining a musical structure of the at least one non-target cell; determining a first visual effect to be applied to the target cell based on the musical structure of the target cell and a second visual effect to be applied to the at least one non-target cell based on the musical structure of the at least one non-target cell; output the first visual effect corresponding to the target cell according to a tempo of the music; and output the second visual effect corresponding to the at least one non-target cell according to the tempo of the music.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the processor outputs an audio sound of the music of the target cell and the first visual effect corresponding to the musical structure of the target cell, in sequence or in parallel.

8 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processor:
determines when the target cell finishes the music play, when it is determined that the target cell finishes music play:
aborts output of the audio sound of the music of the target cell, switches the target cell to a non-target cell, and
output a corresponding visual effect to the switched non-target cell.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor does not display the corresponding visual effect for a first part of the musical structure of the target cell, and displays the corresponding visual effect for a second part of the musical structure.

10 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the processor identifies a non-target cell on standby, outputs visual effects according to musical structures of the target cell and the non-target cell according to a tempo of the music, and outputs the visual effect in a representative color of a mood of the target cell.

11 . An operating method of an electronic device, comprising:
displaying a user interface (UI) including a plurality of cells; detecting a user input for playing music corresponding to a cell of the plurality of cells; identifying a target cell of the plurality of cells to play, in response to the user input; determining a musical structure of the target cell; and visually outputting music play of the target cell based on to the musical structure of the target cell.

12 . The operating method of claim 11 , wherein the UI comprises a looper area which provides the plurality of cells, and visually outputs the music play of the target cell.

13 . The operating method of claim 12 , wherein visually outputting the music comprises:
presenting the musical structure of the music played, as a visual affordances in accordance with a tempo of the music, wherein the visual affordance comprises a visual effect which changes at least one of a flicker of a rim of a cell, an animation inside or outside the cell, a colorful light output around the cell, a glow level of the cell, a glow rotation around the cell, a glow rotation speed of the cell, a progress bar speed in the cell, and a color of the cell, in real time according to the tempo.

14 . The operating method of claim 12 , wherein each of the plurality of cells comprises a musical structure and a representative color,
wherein the musical structure comprises one or more parts, and wherein each of the one or more parts of the musical structure comprises an entry point, a tempo, a duration, or a mood of music.

15 . The operating method of claim 14 , wherein the played target cell is presented using a visual effect in the representative color based on at least a part of the musical structure.

16 . The operating method of claim 12 , further comprising:
identifying at least one non-target cell among the plurality of the cells o in response to the user input; determining a musical structure of the at least one non-target cell; determining a first visual effect to be applied to the target cell based on the musical structure of the target cell and a second visual effect to be applied to the at least one non-target cell based on the musical structure of the at least one non-target cell; and outputting the first visual effect corresponding to the target cell and the second visual effect corresponding to the at least one non-target cell according to a tempo of the music.

17 . The operating method of claim 16 , further comprising:
outputting an audio sound of the music of the target cell and the first visual effect corresponding to the musical structure of the target cell, in sequence or in parallel.

18 . The operating method of claim 17 , further comprising:
determining when the target cell finishes the music play; when it is determined that the target cell finishes the music play:
aborting output of the audio sound of the music of the target cell;
switching the target cell to a non-target cell, and
outputting a corresponding visual effect to the switched non-target cell.

19 . The operating method of claim 18 , wherein outputting the corresponding visual effect comprises:
not displaying the corresponding visual effect for a first part of the musical structure of the target cell, and displaying the corresponding visual effect for a second part of the musical structure.

20 . The operating method of claim 12 , wherein visually outputting comprises:
identifying at least one non-target cell on standby, and outputting visual effects according to musical structures of the target cell and the at least one non-target cell according to a tempo of the music; and outputting the visual effect in a representative c

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Min-Hee
• Kim Sungmin
• Kim Hangyul
• Lee Yunjae
• Lee Hoyoung

Classifications

• G10H2250/641

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• G06F3/0482

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

• G10H1/42

  comprising tone forming circuits · CPC title

• G06F3/04847

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

• G06F3/165 Primary

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