Electronic device for adjusting brightness of screen and method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9990902-B2
Application number	US-201314080158-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2013
Priority date	Nov 16, 2012
Publication date	Jun 5, 2018
Grant date	Jun 5, 2018

Abstract

An operation method of an electronic device is provided. The operation method includes detecting a movement speed of contents being scrolled, if the detected movement speed is determined as being equal to or greater than a set speed, changing a brightness of a screen having been displayed at a first brightness, into a second brightness, and changing the brightness of the screen from the second brightness to the first brightness according to a changing movement speed of the contents being scrolled.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
displaying, on a display of the electronic device, a screen where content is included, wherein the screen is displayed with a first brightness;
in response to detecting that the content is scrolled, measuring, by using an illumination sensor of the electronic device, a surrounding brightness of the electronic device;
in response to determining that the surrounding brightness is not equal to or greater than a pre-set brightness, measuring a scroll speed at which the content is scrolled; and
in response to determining that the scroll speed is equal to or greater than a threshold, displaying the screen with a second brightness while the content is scrolled,
wherein the second brightness is darker than the first brightness.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a transparency for the screen according to the scroll speed; and
applying the determined transparency to the displayed screen.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the screen comprises:
in response to determining that the scroll speed is equal to or greater than the threshold, capturing an image by driving a camera module;
determining a distance between eyebrows, a variation of the eyebrows, or a variation of a pupil included in the captured image; and
in response to determining that the distance or the variation is equal to or greater than a variation threshold, displaying the screen with the second brightness.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the screen comprises:
detecting a pressure input for the electronic device by at least one grip sensor which is located on both sides of the electronic device; and
in response to determining that a value for the pressure input is equal to or greater than a pressure threshold, displaying the screen with the second brightness.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to determining that the scroll speed is zero or another input is detected, displaying the screen with the first brightness.

6. An apparatus comprising:
a display; and
at least one processor configured to:
display, on the display, a screen where content is included, wherein the screen is displayed with a first brightness,
in response to detecting that the content is scrolled, measure, by using an illumination sensor of the apparatus, a surrounding brightness of the electronic device,
in response to determining that the surrounding brightness is not equal to or greater than a pre-set brightness, measure a scroll speed at which the content is scrolled, and
in response to determining that the scroll speed is equal to or greater than a threshold, display the screen with a second brightness while the content is scrolled, wherein the second brightness is darker than the first brightness.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
determine a transparency for the screen according to the scroll speed, and apply the determined transparency to the displayed screen.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising a camera module configured to, in response to determining that the scroll speed is equal to or greater than the threshold, capture an image,
wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
determine a distance between eyebrows, a variation of the eyebrows, or a variation of a pupil included in the captured image, and
in response to determining that the distance or the variation is equal to or greater than a variation threshold, display the screen with the second brightness.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising at least one grip sensor configured to detect a pressure input for the electronic device and located on both sides of the apparatus,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
in response to determining that a value for the pressure input is equal to or greater than a pressure threshold, display the screen with the second brightness.

10. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
in response to determining that the scroll speed is zero or another input is detected, display the screen with the first brightness.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jung Eui-Chang
• Kang Hyuk
• Park Jeong-Min
• Hyun Eun-Jung

Classifications

• G09G2360/144

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• G09G2354/00

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• G09G2320/0626

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• G09G5/10 Primary

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• G09G3/20 Primary

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