User terminal device and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020356265-A1
Application number	US-202016940028-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 27, 2020
Priority date	Dec 29, 2014
Publication date	Nov 12, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A portable device having a display, the display including a main surface area, a first curved surface area extending from a first side of the main surface area, and a second curved surface area extending from a second side of the main surface area that is opposite the first side, a sensor configured to detect a state of the portable device, and a controller configured to control the display to display a user interface (UI) on one of the first curved surface and the second curved surface based on the state detected by the sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device, comprising:
a touch display comprising a main region and curved regions, the curved regions comprising a first curved region extending from the main region in a first direction towards a left side of a front surface of the electronic device and a second curved region extending from the main region in a second direction towards a right side of the front surface of the electronic device; and one or more processors configured to:
display a first screen corresponding to a first application on the main region, and control the touch display to display at least one user interface (UI) element on at least one of the first curved region or the second curved region; and
based on one of the at least one UI element being touched, control the touch display to display a second screen corresponding to the touched UI element on the main region.

2 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to, based on one of the at least one UI element being touched and dragged in a direction of the main region, control the touch display to display the second screen corresponding to the touched UI element on the main region.

3 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second screen is displayed on the first screen.

4 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second screen includes at least one second UI element, and
wherein the at least one second UI element is displayed around the UI element in the main region.

5 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second screen is displayed in full screen.

6 . A method of displaying different applications on an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a touch display comprising a main region and a curved regions, the curved regions comprising a first curved region extending from the main region in a first direction towards a left side of a front surface of the electronic device and a second curved region extending from the main region in a second direction towards a right side of the front surface of the electronic device, the method comprising:
displaying a first screen corresponding to a first application on the main region, and control the touch display to display at least one user interface (UI) element on at least one of the first curved region or the second curved region; and based on one of the at least one UI element being touched, displaying a second screen corresponding to the touched UI element on the main region.

7 . The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the displaying the second screen comprises, based on one of the at least one UI element being touched and dragged in a direction of the main region, displaying the second screen corresponding to the touched UI element on the main region.

8 . The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the second screen is displayed on the first screen.

9 . The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the second screen includes at least one second UI element, and
wherein the at least one second UI element is displayed around the UI element in the main region.

10 . The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the second screen is displayed in full screen.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ryu Jong-Hyun
• Choi Youn-Ho
• Kim Yong-Ho
• La Jin
• Park Yong-Gook
• Bae Yu-Dong
• Lim Ae-Young
• Jeong Kyung-Ho

Classifications

• H04M1/0269

  mounted in a fixed curved configuration, e.g. display curved around the edges of the telephone housing · CPC title

• H04M1/72469

  for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons · CPC title

• H04M1/72436

  for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F3/048 Primary

  Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] · CPC title