Method for mapping function of application and electronic device therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021081097-A1
Application number	US-201916971014-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 19, 2019
Priority date	Feb 19, 2018
Publication date	Mar 18, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a display; a memory; and a processor operatively connected to the display and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: detect occurrence of a function mapping event while an application screen is displayed; identify at least one object for detection of a designated event among at least one object displayed on the application screen; receive an input for selection of one of the identified at least one object; and map and store a function of the object, selected on the basis of the input, to a trigger event. Other embodiments are also possible.

First claim

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a display; a memory; and a processor operatively connected with the display and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: detect occurrence of a function mapping event while an application screen is being displayed; identify at least one object for detecting a designated event from among at least one object displayed on the application screen; receive an input for selecting any one of the at least one identified object; and map and store a function of the object selected based on the input onto a trigger event.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to detect the occurrence of the function mapping event, on the basis of an input on at least one hardware key designated from among a plurality of hardware keys exposed through at least a portion of a housing of the electronic device.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to detect the occurrence of the function mapping event, on the basis of a touch input on a soft key for requesting function mapping from among a plurality of soft keys provided through the display.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a communication circuit configured to connect with an external electronic device via wireless communication,
wherein the processor is configured to detect the occurrence of the function mapping event, on the basis of whether a signal for requesting function mapping is received from the external electronic device through the communication circuit.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to identify at least one object for detecting a touch event from among the at least one object displayed on the application screen.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to apply a designated effect to the at least one identified object.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to apply a designated effect to the other area except for the identified object on the application screen.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
identify object information of the object selected based on the input; identify restoration information for restoring the application screen; and map and store the object information and the restoration information onto the trigger event corresponding to the function mapping event.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
identify selected object information based on the input; identify restoration information for restoring the application screen; control the display to display a user interface comprising at least one trigger event; receive a user input of selecting one of the at least one trigger event; and map and store the object information and the restoration information onto the trigger event selected based on the user input.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
detect the trigger event; identify object information and restoration information which are mapped onto the trigger event; restore the application screen on the basis of the restoration information; and generate a touch event on an object corresponding to the trigger event on the basis of the object information.

11 . A method for mapping a function of an application in an electronic device, the method comprising:
detecting occurrence of a function mapping event while an application screen is being displayed; identifying at least one object for detecting a designated event from among at least one object displayed on the application screen; receiving an input for selecting any one of the at least one identified object; and mapping and storing a function of the object selected based on the input onto a trigger event.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein detecting the occurrence of the function mapping event comprises detecting the occurrence of the function mapping event, on the basis of an input on at least one hardware key designated from among a plurality of hardware keys exposed through at least a portion of a housing of the electronic device.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein detecting the occurrence of the function mapping event comprises detecting the occurrence of the function mapping event, on the basis of a touch input on a soft key for requesting function mapping from among a plurality of soft keys provided through a display of the electronic device.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein detecting the occurrence of the function mapping event comprises detecting the occurrence of the function mapping event, on the basis of whether a signal for requesting function mapping is received from an external electronic device which performs wireless communication with the electronic device.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein identifying the at least one object for detecting the designated event comprises identifying at least one object for detecting a touch event from among the at least one object displayed on the application screen.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jeong Kyungho
• Kim Yoonsu
• Myung Jaeseok
• Bahn Sahnghee
• Sohn Jung Joo
• Jin Youngkyu
• Hong Yeseul

Classifications

• G06F3/0488

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

• G06F13/385 Primary

  for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices · CPC title

• G06F3/04842 Primary

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/02

  Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials · CPC title

• G06F9/451

  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · CPC title