Electronic device and method of controlling the electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018136802-A1
Application number	US-201715812644-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 14, 2017
Priority date	Nov 14, 2016
Publication date	May 17, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device includes a touch interface and a processor configured to identify a current touch displacement while a touch gesture of a user is received through the touch interface, to identify an action corresponding to a current state of the electronic device and the identified current touch displacement, and to perform a task according to the identified action.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method of controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving a touch gesture of a user; identifying a current touch displacement while the touch gesture is received; identifying an action corresponding to a current state of the electronic device and the identified current touch displacement; and performing a task according to the identified action.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the current state of the electronic device is a factor displayed on the electronic device, and
wherein the identifying the action comprises, in response to the touch gesture with respect to the factor being received, identifying an action based on a ratio of a full displacement movable by the factor to a current displacement.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the performing the task comprises performing a function corresponding to the factor to correspond to the ratio.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the function corresponding to the factor is a reminder function, and
wherein the performing the task comprises setting a reminder to be provided after a time proportional to the ratio elapses.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the receiving the touch gesture of the user comprises receiving the touch gesture from among a plurality of objects provided on an application execution screen, and
wherein the performing the task comprises setting a reminder with respect to a function provided by the application after a time proportional to the ratio elapses to be provided with respect to a selected object.

6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the identifying the action comprises:
identifying a first action in response to the ratio being less than a predetermined first ratio; identifying a second action in response to the ratio being larger than or equal to the predetermined first ratio and less than a predetermined second ratio; and identifying a third action in response to the ratio being larger than or equal to the predetermined second ratio.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the receiving the touch gesture of the user comprises receiving the touch gesture with respect to a push mode setting function provided on an application execution screen,
wherein the first action is a mute mode, wherein the second action is a sound mode, and wherein the third action is a sound and vibration mode.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a UI indicating the identified action.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing the task comprises:
in response to the touch gesture being ended, performing a task corresponding to the identified action.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the touch gesture is a swipe gesture, and wherein the identifying the action comprises identifying an action corresponding to a direction of the swipe gesture, the current state, and the current touch displacement.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying the action comprises identifying an action corresponding to a speed of the touch gesture, a direction of the touch gesture, the current state, and the current displacement.

12 . An electronic device, comprising:
a touch interface; and a processor configured to: identify a current touch displacement while a touch gesture of a user is received through the touch interface, identify an action corresponding to a current state of the electronic device and the identified current touch displacement, and perform a task according to the identified action.

13 . The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising:
a display, wherein a current state of the electronic device is a factor displayed on the display, and wherein the processor, in response to the touch gesture with respect to the factor being received, identifies an action based on a ratio of a full displacement movable by the factor to a current displacement.

14 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform a function corresponding to the factor to correspond to the ratio.

15 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein a function corresponding to the factor is a reminder function, and
wherein the processor is further configured to set a reminder to be provided after a time proportional to the ratio elapses.

16 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to, in response to the touch gesture being received from one of a plurality of objects provided on an application executed screen displayed through the display, set a reminder with respect to a function provided by the application after a time proportional to the ratio elapses to be provided with respect to a selected object.

17 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to identify a first action in response to the ratio being less than a predetermined first ratio, identify a second action in response to the ratio being larger than or equal to the predetermined first ratio and less than a predetermined second ratio, and identify a third action in response to the ratio being larger than or equal to the predetermined second ratio.

18 . The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive the touch gesture with respect to a push mode setting function provided by an application execution screen displayed through the display,
wherein the first action is a mute mode, wherein the second action is a sound mode, and wherein the third action is a sound and vibration mode.

19 . The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising:
a display, wherein the processor is further configured to provide a UI indicating the identified action through the display.

20 . The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform a task corresponding to the identified action in response to the touch gesture being ended.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Soni Amit Kumar
• Kaulgud Vishnupriya Surendranath
• Iyer Sowmya Radhakrishnan
• Mukherjee Debayan
• Chaurasia Rahul Kumar

Classifications

• H04L51/046

  Interoperability with other network applications or services · CPC title

• G06F3/04847

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

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F3/0482 Primary

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

• G06F3/04883

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