IP Library Granted Patent US 9,933,846
Granted Patent B2
US 9,933,846 · App. 14/165,307 · Granted Apr 3, 2018

Electronic system with display mode mechanism and method of operation thereof

Inventors: Daniel William Simmons (San Francisco, CA); Nina F. Shih (Mountain View, CA); Robin M. Tafel (San Francisco, CA); Eugene W. Becker (Menlo Park, CA); Natasha Tan (San Francisco, CA); Christoph Dressel (Lisbon, PT); Kwame Ferreira (London, GB); Guy Bar-Nahum (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 9,933,846
App. No.
14/165,307
Granted
Apr 3, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic system includes: a control unit configured to: detect a motion applied to a device with a display in a mode; select another mode of the display based on the device motion; and a user interface, coupled to the control unit, configured to apply a screen motion to the another mode of the display.

Claims (43)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a control unit configured to:

detect a motion to rotate the electronic device in a mode;

select another mode based on the motion;

switch between multiple instances of a content layer based on the motion wherein one instance of the content layer corresponds to an opposite side of another instance of the content layer for displaying each instance of the content layer on each screen of the electronic device facing away from one another; and

a user interface, coupled to the control unit, configured to display the multiple instances of the content layer according to transition between the mode and the another mode.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to detect the motion to rotate an orientation of the electronic device between a designated front and back.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to:

detect a screen motion on the electronic device in the mode; and

transition to the another mode based on the screen motion.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to select the another mode including a kid's mode for providing an interactive play space.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to select the another mode including a Timeline mode for providing a visibility of a chronological event.

6. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to select the another mode including an application drawer mode for automatically organizing links to an icon, a symbol, an image, or a combination thereof.

7. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to:

detect a magnitude and a direction of the motion; and

select an intermediate mode for rotating an image, a text, a symbol, or a combination thereof based on the magnitude opposite the direction on the electronic device.

8. A method of operation of an electronic system comprising:

detecting, with a control unit, a motion to rotate a device in a mode;

selecting another mode based on the motion;

switching between multiple instances of a content layer based on the motion wherein each of the content layer is provided on an opposite side of one another for displaying each instance of the content layer on each screen of an electronic device facing away from one another; and

displaying the multiple instances of the content layer according to transition between the mode and the another mode.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8 wherein detecting the motion includes detecting a change in an orientation of the device between a designated front and back.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8 further comprising:

detecting a screen motion on the device in the mode; and

transitioning to the another mode based on the screen motion.

11. The method as claimed in claim 8 wherein selecting the another mode includes selecting a kid's mode for providing an interactive play space.

12. The method as claimed in claim 8 wherein selecting the another mode includes selecting a Timeline mode for providing a visibility of a chronological event.

13. The method as claimed in claim 8 wherein selecting the another mode includes selecting an application drawer mode for automatically organizing links to an icon, a symbol, an image, or a combination thereof.

14. The method as claimed in claim 8 wherein:

detecting the motion includes detecting a magnitude and a direction of the motion; and

selecting an intermediate mode for rotating an image, a text, a symbol, or a combination thereof based on the magnitude opposite the direction on the device.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium including stored thereon instructions to be executed by a control unit comprising:

detecting a device motion to rotate a device in a mode;

selecting another mode based on the motion;

switching between multiple instances of a content layer based on the motion wherein each of the content layer is provided on an opposite side of one another for displaying each instance of the content layer on each screen of an electronic device facing away from one another; and

displaying the multiple instances of a content layer according to transition between the mode and the another mode.

16. The medium as claimed in claim 15 wherein detecting the motion includes detecting a change in an orientation of the device between a designated front and back.

17. The medium as claimed in claim 15 further comprising:

detecting a screen motion on the device in the mode; and

transitioning to the another mode based on the screen motion.

18. The medium as claimed in claim 15 wherein selecting the another mode includes selecting a kid's mode for providing an interactive play space.

19. The medium as claimed in claim 15 wherein selecting the another mode includes selecting a Timeline mode for providing a visibility of a chronological event.

20. The medium as claimed in claim 15 wherein selecting the another mode includes selecting an application drawer mode for automatically organizing links to an icon, a symbol, an image, or a combination thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2014
From: SIMMONS, DANIEL WILLIAM; SHIH, NINA F.; TAFEL, ROBIN M.; BECKER, EUGENE W.; TAN, NATASHA; DRESSEL, CHRISTOPH; FERREIRA, KWAME; BAR-NAHUM, GUY
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 61757667 · Jan 28, 2013
Provisional Application 61757670 · Jan 28, 2013
Provisional Application 61758730 · Jan 30, 2013
Related Publication 20140210708A1 · Jul 31, 2014