Electronic device including display device including touch sensor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020341629-A1
Application number	US-202016857692-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 24, 2020
Priority date	Apr 26, 2019
Publication date	Oct 29, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device including a display device including a touch sensor and a processor electrically connected to the touch sensor and the display device, wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to: display content and a cursor on a first area of the display device, display a touch pad user interface configured to receive a touch input on a second area of the display device, and control the cursor on the first area based on the touch input received through the touch pad user interface displayed on the second area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a display device including a touch sensor; and a processor electrically connected to the touch sensor and the display device, wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to: display content and a cursor on a first area of the display device, display a touch pad user interface configured to receive a touch input on a second area of the display device, and control the cursor on the first area based on the touch input received through the touch pad user interface displayed on the second area.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first area and the second area are displayed to not overlap each other.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to determine an operation of the cursor based on a movement speed and a movement distance of the touch input.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to:
control the cursor to move one space in a direction corresponding to a movement direction of the touch input based on identifying that a movement speed of the touch input is less than a speed threshold value and a movement distance of the touch input is greater than or equal to a first distance threshold value.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to: control the cursor to move a plurality of spaces in a direction corresponding to a movement direction of the touch input based on identifying that a movement speed of the touch input is greater than or equal to a speed threshold value and a movement distance of the touch input is greater than or equal to a second distance threshold value.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the second distance threshold value is obtained by multiplying a value obtained by dividing the speed threshold value by the movement speed of the touch input by the first distance threshold value.

7 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the movement distance of the cursor is proportional to the movement distance of the touch input.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to change a size of the cursor based on identifying that a movement speed of the touch input is less than a speed threshold value and a movement distance of the touch input is less than a second distance threshold value.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to change the size of the cursor in a direction corresponding to a movement direction of the touch input.

10 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to: change a width of the cursor in proportion to a horizontal movement distance of the movement distance of the touch input, and change a height of the cursor in proportion to a vertical movement distance of the movement distance of the touch input.

11 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to: change the width of the cursor by a value obtained by dividing a value obtained by multiplying a first distance threshold area and the horizontal movement distance of the touch input by a maximum change width, and
wherein the maximum change width corresponds to a maximum value to which the width of the cursor is able to increase.

12 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to: change the height of the cursor by a value obtained by dividing a value obtained by multiplying a first distance threshold area and the vertical movement distance of the touch input by a maximum change height, and
wherein the maximum change height corresponds to a maximum value to which the width of the cursor is able to increase.

13 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to: enter a text selection mode for displaying a selection area in which at least a part of the content is selected based on movement of the cursor by identifying that the size of the cursor is maintained in a changed state for a threshold time.

14 . The electronic device of claim 8 wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to:
display a user interface configured to determine whether to enter a text selection mode by identifying that the size of the cursor is maintained in a changed state for a threshold time, and
enter the text selection mode for displaying a selection area in which at least a part of the content is selected based on movement of the cursor by identifying an input for selecting the user interface for selection of entry to the displayed text selection mode.

15 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to: enter a text selection mode for displaying a selection area in which at least a part of the content is selected based on movement of the cursor by identifying that a touch area of the touch input increases by a threshold value or more.

16 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to: display the touch pad user interface on the second area of the display device based on receiving a specific input for a specific key included in a keyboard user interface displayed on the second area of the display device.

17 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to:
display a user interface for entering a touch pad user interface mode based on receiving a specific input for a specific key included in a keyboard user interface displayed on the second area of the display device. display the touch pad user interface on the second area of the display device based on receiving a slide input for the user interface for entry to the displayed touch pad user interface mode.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Seungyup
• Kim Jinseok
• Moon Minjeong
• Moon Minjung
• Bang Myojin
• Yoon Seoyoung
• Jeon Dami
• Han Jaegi
• Heo Jiyoon

Classifications

• G06F3/038

  Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry · CPC title

• G06F3/03547

  Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface · 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

• G06F3/1423

  controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display · CPC title

• G06F3/041

  Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title