User terminal device for displaying application and methods thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9977516-B2
Application number	US-201615185716-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 17, 2016
Priority date	Jul 11, 2013
Publication date	May 22, 2018
Grant date	May 22, 2018

Abstract

A content display method of a user terminal device including a bended touch screen divided into a main area and a sub area, includes displaying, on the main area, a first main content provided by a first application, and displaying, on the sub area, a first sub content associated with the first main content, receiving a user gesture input on the main area, and in response to receiving the user gesture, displaying, on the main area, a second main content provided by a second application, and displaying, on the sub area, a second sub content associated with the second main content.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, the device comprising:
a display, the display comprising:
a first area; and
a second area, the second area being extended integrally from the first area to be bent from a side of the first area and being smaller in size than the first area; and

a processor configured to, in response to a first touch input only on the second area while information is not provided on the first area and the second area, control the electronic device to provide information only on the second area and maintain a state in which information is not provided on a first area,
wherein the processor is further configured to, in response to a second touch input on the second area while the information is provided only on the second area, control the electronic device to change the information provided on the second area, and in response to a third touch input on the second area while the information is provided only on the second area, control the electronic device to provide information related to the information provided on the second area, on the first area, and
wherein a type of the second touch input is different from a type of the third touch input.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first touch input on the second area comprises a first drag gesture in a first direction and a second drag gesture in a second direction.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second touch input on the second area comprises a drag gesture in a predefined direction.

4. A method of controlling an electronic device comprising a display, the display comprising a first area and a second area, the second area being extended integrally from the first area to be bent from a side of the first area and being smaller in size than the first area, the method comprising:
receiving a first touch input only on the second area while information is not provided on the first area and the second area;
providing information only on the second area and maintaining a state in which information is not provided on a first area,
in response to a second touch input on the second area while the information is provided only on the second area, changing the information provided on the second area, and in response to a third touch input on the second area while the information is provided only on the second area, providing information related to the information provided on the second area, on the first area, and
wherein a type of the second touch input is different from a type of the third touch input.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the first touch input on the second area comprises a first drag gesture in a first direction and a second drag gesture in a second direction.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the second touch input on the second area comprises a drag gesture in a predefined direction.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kwak Ji-Yeon
• Kim Yun-Kyung
• Lee Yong-Yeon
• Kim Hyun-Jin
• Yoon Yeo-Jun
• Kumar Nipun
• Seo Joon-Kyu

Classifications

• G06F1/3231

  Monitoring the presence, absence or movement of users · CPC title

• G06F2203/04102

  Flexible digitiser, i.e. constructional details for allowing the whole digitising part of a device to be flexed or rolled like a sheet of paper · CPC title

• G06F3/013

  Eye tracking input arrangements (G06F3/015 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/3265

  Power saving in display device · CPC title

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title