IP Library Granted Patent US 11,275,484
Granted Patent B2
US 11,275,484 · App. 15/686,433 · Granted Mar 15, 2022

Method of controlling device having plurality of operating systems installed therein, and the device

Inventors: Gi-hun Jung (Seoul, KR); Jung-hyun Yoo (Seoul, KR); Min-ji Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Sung-min Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,275,484
App. No.
15/686,433
Granted
Mar 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a method of operating a device having a plurality of operating systems installed therein, the method including: receiving a first user input for selecting at least one application installed in a first operating system among the plurality of operating systems; receiving a second user input for selecting a second operating system, in which a shortcut icon for execution of the selected application is to be displayed, among the plurality of operating systems; creating the shortcut icon based on the first user input and the second user input; and displaying the created shortcut icon on a user interface of the second operating system.

Claims (43)

1. A method of operating a device having a plurality of operating systems installed therein, the method comprising:

while a first user interface and a second user interface are displayed, wherein the first user interface is displayed according to an execution of a first operating system and the second user interface is displayed according to an execution of a second operating system, and wherein the second operating system is different from the first operating system, receiving a first user input for selecting an icon of at least one application installed in the first operating system on the first user interface;

displaying, in the first user interface of the first operating system, a pop-up window displaying identification information of other operating systems installed in the device;

receiving a second user input, wherein the second user input is an input for dragging the selected icon from the first user interface to a selected position on the second user interface, or an input for dragging the selected icon to an identifier of the second operating system on the pop-up window;

creating a shortcut icon of the at least one application installed in the first operating system, including an identifier representing the first operating system displayed in the shortcut icon, in a format processable in the second operating system without installing the at least one application in the second operating system, in response to receiving the first user input and the second user input;

when the second user input is the input for dragging the selected icon from the first user interface to the selected position on the second user interface, displaying the created shortcut icon of the at least one application installed in the first operating system on the selected position on the second user interface of the second operating system;

when the second user input is the input for dragging the selected icon to the identifier of the second operating system on the pop-up window, displaying the created shortcut icon of the at least one application installed in the first operating system on a preset position on the second user interface of the second operating system;

receiving a third user input for selecting the created shortcut icon displayed on the second user interface; and

executing the at least one application installed in the first operating system based on receiving the third user input,

wherein the created shortcut icon includes path information for accessing a position of the at least one application in the first operating system and identification information of the at least one application.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting a preset application among the at least one application installed in the first operating system according to the receiving of the first user input,

wherein the creating of the shortcut icon comprises creating a shortcut icon of the selected preset application.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying a list including identification information about a plurality of applications installed in the first operating system; and

selecting, based on the first user input, the at least one application among the plurality of applications displayed in the list.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting the at least one application according to the receiving of the first user input on the icon of the at least one application displayed on the first user interface.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising removing the shortcut icon from the second user interface of the second operating system according to removal of the at least one application from the first operating system.

6. A device having a plurality of operating systems installed therein, the device comprising:

a display configured to display a first user interface according to an execution of a first operating system and display a second user interface according to an execution of a second operating system, wherein the second operating system is different from the first operating system, and further configured to display in the first user interface of the first operating system, a pop-up window displaying identification information of other operating systems installed in the device;

a user interface configured to receive a first user input for selecting an icon of at least one application installed in the first operating system on the first user interface, while the first user interface and the second user interface are displayed, and to receive a second user input, wherein the second user input is an input for dragging the selected icon from the first user interface to a selected position on the second user interface, or an input for dragging the selected icon to an identifier of the second operating system on the pop-up window; and

at least one processor configured to:

create a shortcut icon of the at least one application installed in the first operating system, including an identifier representing the first operating system displayed in the shortcut icon, in a format processable in the second operating system without installing the at least one application in the second operating system, in response to receiving the first user input and the second user input,

display the created shortcut icon of the at least one application installed in the first operating system on the selected position on the second user interface, when the second user input is the input for dragging the selected icon from the first user interface to the selected position on the second user interface, and

display the created shortcut icon of the at least one application installed in the first operating system on a preset position on the second user interface of the second operating system, when the second user input is the input for dragging the selected icon to the identifier of the second operating system on the pop-up window,

wherein the user interface is further configured to receive a third user input for selecting the created shortcut icon displayed in the second user interface,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one application installed in the first operating system based on receiving the third user input, and

wherein the created shortcut icon includes path information for accessing a position of the at least one application in the first operating system and identification information of the at least one application.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor selects a preset application among the at least one application installed in the first operating system according to the receiving of the first user input and creates a shortcut icon of the selected preset application.

8. The device of claim 6 , wherein

the display displays a list including identification information about a plurality of applications installed in the first operating system; and

the at least one processor selects the at least one application among the plurality of applications displayed in the list based on the first user input.

9. The device of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor selects the at least one application according to the receiving of the first user input on the icon of the at least one application displayed on the first user interface.

10. The device of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor removes the shortcut icon from the user interface of the second operating system according to removal of the at least one application from the first operating system.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores a program that is executed by a computer to perform a method of operating a device having a plurality of operating systems installed therein, the method comprising:

while a first user interface and a second user interface are displayed, wherein the first user interface is displayed according to an execution of a first operating system and the second user interface is displayed according to an execution of a second operating system, and wherein the second operating system is different from the first operating system, receiving a first user input for selecting an icon of at least one application installed in the first operating system on the first user interface;

displaying, in the first user interface of the first operating system, a pop-up window displaying identification information of other operating systems installed in the device;

receiving a second user input, wherein the second user input is an input for dragging the selected icon from the first user interface to a selected position on the second user interface, or an input for dragging the selected icon to an identifier of the second operating system on the pop-up window;

creating a shortcut icon of the at least one application installed in the first operating system, including an identifier representing the first operating system displayed in the shortcut icon, in a format processable in the second operating system without installing the at least one application in the second operating system, in response to receiving the first user input and the second user input;

when the second user input is the input for dragging the selected icon from the first user interface to the selected position on the second user interface, displaying the created shortcut icon of the at least one application installed in the first operating system on the selected position on the second user interface of the second operating system;

when the second user input is the input for dragging the selected icon to the identifier of the second operating system on the pop-up window, displaying the created shortcut icon of the at least one application installed in the first operating system on a preset position on the second user interface of the second operating system;

receiving a third user input for selecting the created shortcut icon displayed on the second user interface; and

executing the at least one application installed in the first operating system based on receiving the third user input,

wherein the created shortcut icon includes path information for accessing a position of the at least one application in the first operating system and identification information of the at least one application.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2017
From: JUNG, GI-HUN; YOO, JUNG-HYUN; LEE, MIN-JI; LEE, SUNG-MIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043402/0543 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTKR2016001919 · Feb 26, 2016
Provisional Application 62121923 · Feb 27, 2015
Related Publication 20170371509A1 · Dec 28, 2017