Method and apparatus for providing user interface in portable terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9645730-B2
Application number	US-201414187816-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2014
Priority date	Feb 22, 2013
Publication date	May 9, 2017
Grant date	May 9, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for providing a user interface of a portable terminal. The method includes displaying a lock screen; detecting a request to display an auxiliary including a plurality of modes on the lock screen; and displaying the auxiliary window in a specific mode among the plurality of modes on a side of the lock screen in response to the detecting indicating that the request for the display of the auxiliary window is detected, wherein the specific mode is changed in response to a mode changing event.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of controlling a mobile device, the method comprising:
displaying a screen of the mobile device, the screen comprising a status bar region; and
in response to detecting a first touch event in the status bar region, changing a display mode of the status bar region,
wherein the display mode of the status bar region includes a first display mode for displaying all notification icons for all pieces of notification information, and a second display mode for displaying a single notification icon, among the notification icons, for one of the pieces of the notification information selected by a user.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the screen of the mobile device comprises at least one of a lock screen, a home screen, and an operation screen.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:
detecting a second touch event in the status bar region; and
in response to detecting the second touch event, outputting a quick menu, the quick menu including at least one of a first quick menu configured to selectively execute a function preset by the user, and a second quick menu configured to selectively execute a function provided by the portable terminal.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
outputting a quick panel including at least one functional icon for activating or deactivating a function provided by the portable terminal in response to the status bar region being moved in a direction of a lower portion of the screen in a touched state, and outputting one of the pieces of the notification information;
activating an editing mode of the quick panel in response to detecting a request for an editing mode of the quick panel;
editing a layout of the quick panel by performing at least one of an addition, a deletion, or a location movement of the at least one functional icon; and
storing the edited layout when the editing mode is completed.

5. An apparatus configured to control a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
a touch detector configured to detect a touch on a screen of the mobile device;
a display configured to display the screen such that the screen comprises a status bar region; and
a controller configured to change a display mode of the status bar region in response to detecting a first touch event in the status bar region,
wherein the display mode of the status bar region includes a first display mode for displaying all notification icons for all pieces of notification information, and a second display mode for displaying only a single notification icon, among the notification icons, for one of the pieces of the notification information selected by a user.

6. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing instructions which, when executed, control a mobile device to perform a method comprising:
displaying a screen of the mobile device, the screen comprising a status bar region; and
in response to detecting a first touch event in the status bar region, changing a display mode of the status bar region,
wherein the display mode of the status bar region includes a first display mode for displaying all notification icons for all pieces of notification information, and a second display mode for displaying only a single notification icon, among the notification icons, for one of the pieces of the notification information selected by a user.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoon Jin
• Park Youngjoo
• Park Sungjae

Classifications

• G06F3/0482

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

• G06F3/0488 Primary

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

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• G06F9/4443

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title