Electronic device and method of controlling display of screen thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9898096-B2
Application number	US-201514856138-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 16, 2015
Priority date	Sep 17, 2014
Publication date	Feb 20, 2018
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018

Abstract

A method of controlling a display of a screen is provided. The method includes selecting a first image and a second image, selecting a masking pattern including at least one first area and at least one second area, measuring an inclination of the electronic device, and determining a part of the first image displayed in a screen corresponding to the at least one first area and a part of the second image displayed in a screen corresponding to the at least one second area, based on the measured inclination of the electronic device, and outputting the determined parts of the first image and the second image on a display unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of controlling a display of a screen of an electronic device, the method comprising:
selecting a first image and a second image, the first image and second image being copies of a same image;
selecting a masking pattern comprising at least one first area and at least one second area;
measuring an inclination of the electronic device;
determining a part of the first image displayed in a screen corresponding to the at least one first area and a part of the second image displayed in a screen corresponding to the at least one second area, based on the masking pattern and the measured inclination of the electronic device; and
outputting the determined parts of the first image and the second image on the display.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selecting of the first image and the second image comprises:
selecting an arbitrary image;
copying the selected image; and
generating the selected arbitrary image and the copied image as the first and second images, or the second and first images, respectively.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the outputting of the determined parts of the first image and the second image comprises:
arranging the first image and the second image in an upper layer and a lower layer, respectively; and
arranging the masking pattern on at least a part of the arranged first and second images.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the outputting of the determined parts of the first image and the second image comprises:
moving the first image with respect to the arranged masking pattern at a first acceleration, based on the measured inclination of the electronic device; and
displaying a part of the moved first image corresponding to the at least one first area in a screen corresponding to the at least one first area.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the outputting of the determined parts of the first image and the second image comprises:
moving the second image with respect to the arranged masking pattern at a second acceleration set to be different from the first acceleration, based on the measured inclination of the electronic device; and
displaying a part of the moved second image corresponding to the at least one second area in a screen corresponding to the at least one second area.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the displaying of the part of the moved second image in the screen comprises:
adjusting a transparency of a part of the moved first image corresponding to the at least one second area, based on the measured inclination of the electronic device.

7. The method of claim 5 ,
wherein the masking pattern further comprises at least one third area, and
wherein the method further comprises displaying a part of the moved second image corresponding to the at least one third area in a screen corresponding to the at least one third area.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the displaying of the part of the moved second image in the screen comprises at least one of:
adjusting a transparency of the part of the moved first image corresponding to the at least one third area, based on the measured inclination of the electronic device;
adjusting a transparency of the moved first image corresponding to the at least one third area such that the transparency of the moved first image corresponds to a value set in the at least one third area, based on the measured inclination of the electronic device; or
adjusting the transparency of the part of the moved first image corresponding to the at least one third area in a preset gradation form, based on the measured inclination of the electronic device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the outputting of the determined parts of the first image and the second image comprises:
adjusting at least one display attribute of the part of the first image and the part of the second image, based on the measured inclination of the electronic device; and
outputting the adjusted display attribute.

10. The method of claim 9 ,
wherein the display attribute comprises at least one of the brightness, contrast, or size of the image, and
wherein the outputting of the display attribute comprises:
adjusting at least one of the brightness, contrast, or sizes of the part of the first image and the part of the second image differently, and
outputting the adjusted part of the first image and the part of the second image.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising outputting a classified display of the masking pattern at a predetermined time interval in a screen output through the display.

12. An electronic device comprising:
a display configured to display a screen;
a sensor configured to measure an inclination of the electronic device; and
at least one processor configured to:
select a first image and a second image,
select a masking pattern comprising at least one first area and at least one second area,
determine a part of the first image displayed in a screen corresponding to the at least one first area and a part of the second image displayed in a screen corresponding to the at least one second area, based on the masking pattern and the measured inclination of the electronic device, and
output the determined parts of the first image and the second image on the display.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
select an arbitrary image,
copy the selected image, and
generate the selected image and the copied image as the first and second images, or the second and first images, respectively.

14. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
arrange the first image and the second image in an upper layer and a lower layer, respectively, and
arrange the masking pattern on at least a part of the arranged first and second images.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
move the first image with respect to the arranged masking pattern at a first acceleration, based on the measured inclination of the electronic device, and
display a part of the moved first image corresponding to the at least one first area in a screen corresponding to the at least one first area.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
move the second image with respect to the arranged masking pattern at a second acceleration set to be different from the first acceleration, based on the measured inclination of the electronic device, and
display a part of the moved second image corresponding to the at least one second area in a screen corresponding to the at least one second area.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to adjust a transparency of the part of the moved first image corresponding to the at least one second area, based on the measured inclination of the electronic device.

18. The electronic device of claim 16 ,
wherein the masking pattern further comprises at least one third area, and
wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display a part of the moved second image corresponding to the at least one third area in a screen corresponding to the at least one third area.

19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform at least one operation of:
adjusting a transparency of the part of the moved first image corresponding to the at least one third area, based on the m

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Changmo
• Park Junwon
• Park Hongsik
• Kim Eunjoo
• Lee Hyungmin
• Jang Chulho

Classifications

• G06F3/0338 Primary

  with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks · CPC title

• G06F2203/04804

  Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows · CPC title

• G06F3/017 Primary

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title

• G06F2200/1637

  Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer · CPC title

• G06F1/1694

  the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer · CPC title