Screen display method and electronic device supporting same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9529491-B2
Application number	US-201414587312-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2014
Priority date	Dec 31, 2013
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses are provided for displaying a screen on an electronic device. A locked screen is displayed on which at least one object is arranged. A location is determined on the locked screen at which event information corresponding to an event is displayed, based on an attribute of the at least one object, when the event occurs.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for displaying a screen on an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
displaying a locked screen on which at least one object is arranged; and
overlaying, on the locked screen, a layer including event information corresponding to an event, which has a size corresponding to an object of the locked screen when the event occurs,
wherein a portion of a background image related to the object is displayed on the layer.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying the event information in a first area at which the at least one object is arranged or a second area at which the at least one object is not arranged, according to a comparison of an attribute of the event and an attribute of the at least one object.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a size of the at least one object, and adjusting a size of the event information to correspond to the size of the at least one object; and
displaying the event information in a location at which the at least one object is arranged.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying the event information with a color associated with a background image of the locked screen.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying the event information in a location at which an object corresponding to a size of the event information is arranged.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the event comprises at least one of a communication related event and a specified time related event, and
the at least one object comprises at least one of a first object having an attribute to display information and a second object having an attribute to execute a specific function when selected.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising overlaying the event information on an area at which the at least one object is arranged.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
overlaying a layer on the locked screen; and
displaying the event information on the layer,
wherein a same background image is displayed on the locked screen and the layer.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
selecting a first object to be maintained on the locked screen or a second object to be removed from the locked screen according to attributes of the first and second objects; and
overlaying the layer on a location of the second object.

10. An electronic device comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
display a locked screen on which at least one object is arranged,
overlay, on the locked screen, a layer including event information corresponding to an event, which has a size corresponding to an object of the locked screen when the event occurs,
wherein a portion of a background image related to the object is displayed on the layer.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
display the event information in a first area at which the at least one object is arranged or a second area at which the at least one object is not arranged, according to a comparison of an attribute of the event with an attribute of the at least one object.

12. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine a size of the at least one object, and adjust a size of the event information to correspond to the size of the at least one object; and
display the event information in a location at which the at least one object is arranged.

13. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
display the event information with a color associated with a background image of the locked screen.

14. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
display the event information in a location at which an object corresponding to a size of the event information is arranged.

15. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein:
the event comprises at least one of a communication related event and a specified time related event, and
the at least one object comprises at least one of a first object having an attribute to display information and a second object having an attribute to execute a specific function when selected.

16. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to overlay the event information on an area at which the at least one object is arranged.

17. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to overlay a layer on the locked screen, and display the event information on the layer, and
the same background image as that of the locked screen is displayed on the layer.

18. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to select a first object to be maintained on the locked screen and a second object to be removed from the locked screen according to attributes of the first and second objects, and overlay the layer on a location of the second object.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Bae Soo Jung
• Choi Kyung Lim
• Kim Wan Kyu
• Kim Jeong Hyo
• Lee Jee Won
• Yang Hui Chul

Classifications

• H04M1/724631

  by limiting the access to the user interface, e.g. locking a touch-screen or a keypad · CPC title

• H04M1/72597

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/67

  by electronic means · CPC title

• H04M1/72577

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/72519

  Electricity · mapped topic