Method for providing graphical user interface (GUI), and multimedia apparatus applying the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9411491-B2
Application number	US-17398108-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2008
Priority date	Feb 5, 2008
Publication date	Aug 9, 2016
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016

Abstract

A method for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to receive a user command on a touch screen, and a multimedia apparatus using the same. The method for providing a GUI includes determining whether an enlargement command for a GUI item is received, and enlarging the GUI item. Therefore, it is possible to enable a user to operate the GUI item more correctly, and to provide the superior visual effect when the GUI item is operated.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of providing, on a touch screen, a graphical user interface (GUI) including a first progress bar having a position indicator to indicate a playback position of a content, the method comprising:
detecting an initial touch applied at the position indicator;
in response to the initial touch being applied for a duration greater than a threshold amount of time and detecting a dragging gesture being applied to the position indicator after the initial touch, performing a shifting of a playback position of the content in a first mode; and
in response to the initial touch being applied for a duration less than the threshold amount of time and detecting the dragging gesture being applied to the position indicator after the initial touch, performing a shifting of a playback position of the content in a second mode; and
in response to the initial touch being applied for a duration greater than the threshold amount of time, displaying a second progress bar representing a second playback duration which is shorter than the first playback duration and having a resolution that is finer than a resolution of the first progress bar associated with a first playback duration,
wherein the playback position can be adjusted more precisely in the first mode than in the second mode, and
wherein when the second progess bar is displayed, a position of the position indicator does not change.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second progress bar comprises an enlarged portion of the first progress bar corresponding to a predetermined interval range centered about the position indicator and that is displayed instead of the first progress bar.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying the second progress bar comprises controlling a portion of the first progress bar to be enlarged in between the initial touch and the release from the dragging gesture.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying the second progress bar comprises highlighting a position on the first progress bar to which the finer resolution is applied.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second progress bar is displayed on a position that the first progress bar associated with the first playback duration has been displayed on, such that the first progress bar associated with the first playback duration is not displayed on the position.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a location of the position indicator is not affected when displaying the second progress bar.

7. A method of providing, on a touch screen, a graphical user interface (GUI) including a first progress bar having a position indicator to indicate a playback position of a content, the method comprising:
detecting an initial touch applied at the position indicator;
in response to the initial touch being applied for a duration greater than a threshold amount of time and detecting a dragging gesture being applied to the position indicator after the initial touch, performing a shifting of a playback position of the content in a first mode; and
in response to the initial touch being applied for a duration less than the threshold amount of time and detecting the dragging gesture being applied to the position indicator after the initial touch, performing a shifting of a playback position of the content in a second mode: and
in response to the initial touch being applied for a for a duration greater than the threshold amount of time, displaying a second progress bar representing a second playback duration which is shorter than the first playback duration and having a resolution that is finer than a resolution of the first progress bar associated with a first playback duration,
wherein the playback position can be adjusted via the position indicator more precisely in the first mode than in the second mode, and
wherein when the second progress bar is displayed, a position of the position indicator does not change.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the second progress bar comprises an enlarged portion of the first progress bar corresponding to a predetermined interval range centered about the position indicator and that is displayed instead of the first progress bar.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the displaying the second progress bar comprises controlling a portion of the first progress bar to be enlarged in between the initial touch and the release from the dragging gesture.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the displaying the second progress bar comprises highlighting a position on the first progress bar to which the finer resolution is to be applied.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the second progress bar is based on location of the position indicator when the initial touch is applied for the duration greater than the threshold amount of time.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the second progress bar is displayed on a position that the first progress bar associated with the first playback duration has been displayed on, such that the first progress bar associated with the first playback duration is not displayed on the position.

13. The method of claim 7 , wherein a location of the position indicator is not affected when displaying the second progress bar.

14. A multimedia apparatus, comprising:
a touch screen configured to display a graphical user interface (GUI) including a first progress bar having a position indicator to indicate a playback position of a content; and
a controller configured to determine whether an initial touch is applied at the position indicator, and in response to the initial touch being applied for a duration greater than the threshold amount of time and detecting a dragging gesture being applied to the position indicator after the initial touch, controls to shift a playback position of the content in a first mode, and in response to the initial touch being applied for a duration less than the threshold amount of time and detecting the dragging gesture being applied to the position indicator after the initial touch, controls to shift a playback position of the content in a second mode,
wherein, in response to the initial touch being applied for a duration greater than the threshold amount of time the controller controls the touch screen to display a second progress bar representing a second playback duration which is shorter than the first playback duration and having a resolution that is finer than a resolution of the first progress bar associated with a first playback duration, and
wherein the playback position can be adjusted more precisely in the first mode than in the second mode, and
wherein when the second progress bar is displayed, a position of the position indicator does not change.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the second progress bar comprises an enlarged portion of the first progress bar corresponding to a predetermined interval range centered about the position indicator and that is displayed instead of the first progress bar.

16. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the controller controls the touch screen to display the second progress bar by controlling a portion of the first progress bar to be enlarged in between the initial touch and the release from the dragging gesture.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the controller controls the touch screen to display the second progress bar when a highlighted position on the first progress bar is received by the touch screen to which the finer resolution is to be applied by the controller.

18. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the controller controls the touch screen to display the second progress ba

Assignees

• Park Chan-Ho
• Hwangbo Kyoung-Nyo
• Kim Mi-Kyoung
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Chan-Ho
• Hwangbo Kyoung-Nyo
• Kim Mi-Kyoung

Classifications

• G06F3/0488

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

• G11B27/105

  of operating discs · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

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

• G06F3/0482

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

• G11B27/34

  Indicating arrangements  {(indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D)} · CPC title