Method and apparatus of operating electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9891787-B2
Application number	US-201414288813-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 28, 2014
Priority date	May 28, 2013
Publication date	Feb 13, 2018
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018

Abstract

A method and an apparatus of operating an electronic device are provided. The method includes receiving an input for displaying an object screen in a state where a function execution screen is displayed, displaying the object screen in an overlaid manner on a part of the function execution screen in response to the input, and executing a function in response to a user input made on the object screen.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving an input for displaying an object screen in a state where a function execution screen is displayed;
displaying the object screen in an overlaid manner on a part of the function execution screen in response to the input; and
executing a function in response to a user input made on the object screen,
wherein the object screen includes a recent tab, a download tab, and a recommend tab, and
wherein the executing of the function comprises:
extracting information associated with at least one item executed during a predetermined time period in response to detecting the user input for selecting the recommend tab,
acquiring filtering information for at least one recommend item based on the information associated with the at least one item, and
displaying recommend tab screen including the at least one recommend item based on the filtering information,

wherein the at least one recommend item includes an item associated with the extracted information among at least one item in a server and at least one item installed in the electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the object screen comprises at least a part thereof which is semi-transparent.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user input is one of a management mode entry input, and an object selection input.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the executing of the function comprises:
displaying, if the user input is the management mode entry input, a management mode object screen including at least one object;
displaying, if an input for creating a folder is detected on at least one object screen, an icon designated for creating a folder around the object to which the folder creation input is made;
creating, if an input for selecting the icon is detected, the folder containing the at least one object; and
rearranging automatically an array of the at least one object within the management mode object screen in response to the creating of the folder and displaying the rearranged management mode object screen.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the executing of the function comprises:
displaying, if the user input for selecting the recent tab is detected, a recent tab screen; and
displaying, if the user input selecting a download tab is detected, the download tab screen.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, if the at least one recommend item is executed, whether the at least one recommend item is installed in the electronic device;
displaying, if the at least one recommend item is installed in the electronic device, an execution screen of the at least one recommend item; and
installing the at least one recommend item if the at least one recommend item is not installed in the electronic device.

7. The method of claim 3 , wherein the executing of the function comprises executing, if the user input is the object selection input, a function associated with a property of the object which is one of an item and a folder.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the executing of the function comprises:
displaying, if the object is the folder, a popup window corresponding to the folder which contains at least one item;
checking, if an event related to movement direction of a folder is detected in the popup window, a level of the folder;
aligning folders by level; and
displaying a popup window of a folder corresponding to the movement direction.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the event comprises at least one of a touch event, a voice event, and a motion event.

10. The method of claim 4 , wherein the executing of the function comprises executing, if an object edit input is detected on the object screen, an object edit function which includes at least one of object deletion and object movement.

11. The method of claim 5 , wherein the executing of the function comprises:
displaying the recent tab screen including at least one of items executed in the electronic device and having execution history; and
displaying the download tab screen including the items installed in the electronic device.

12. An apparatus for operating an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:
a touch screen; and
a processor configured to:
receive an input for displaying an object screen in a state where a function execution screen is displayed,
display the object screen in an overlaid manner on a part of the function execution screen in response to the input, and
execute a function in response to a user input made on the object screen,

wherein the object screen includes a recent tab, a download tab, and a recommend tab, and
wherein the processor is further configured to:
extract information associated with at least one item executed during a predetermined time period in response to detecting the user input for selecting the recommend tab,
acquire filtering information for at least one recommend item based on the information associated with the at least one item, and
control the touch screen to display recommend tab screen including at least one recommend item acquired based on the filtering information,

wherein the at least one recommend item includes an item associated with the extracted information among at least one item in a server and at least one item installed in the electronic device.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the user input is one of a management mode entry input, and an object selection input.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
control the touch screen to display, if the user input is the management mode entry input, a management mode object screen including at least one object,
display, if an input for creating a folder is detected on at least one object screen, an icon designated for creating a folder around the object to which the folder creation input is made,
create, if an input for selecting the icon is detected, the folder containing the at least one object, and
rearrange automatically an array of the at least one object within the management mode object screen in response to the creating of the folder and displaying the rearranged management mode object screen.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
control the touch screen to display a recent tab screen if the user input for selecting the recent tab is detected, and
display the download tab screen if the user input selecting a download tab is detected.

16. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine, if the at least one recommend item is executed, whether the at least one recommend item is installed in the electronic device,
control the touch screen to display, if the at least one recommend item is installed in the electronic device, an execution screen of the at least one recommend item, and
install the at least one recommend item if the at least one recommend item is not installed in the electronic device.

17. The apparatus of claim 13 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to execute, if the user input is the object selection input, a function associated with a property of the object which is one of an item and a folder, and
wherein if the object is the folder, the processor is further configured to:
display a popup window corresponding to the folder which contains at least one item,
check, if an event related to movement direction of a folder is detected in the popup window, a level of the folder, to align folders by level, and
display a popup wind

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoon Jin
• Park Youngjoo
• Park Sungjae

Classifications

• G06F3/0482 Primary

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

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

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