IP Library Granted Patent US 11,010,018
Granted Patent B2
US 11,010,018 · App. 16/040,395 · Granted May 18, 2021

System including wearable device and electronic device

Inventors: Tetsuya Fujii (Tokyo, JP); Ryo Hatano (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Toshiba Client Solutions CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,010,018
App. No.
16/040,395
Granted
May 18, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a wearable device includes a first user interface and a display. An electronic device includes a second user interface and causes the display to display a home screen. The home screen displayed in the display is divided into variable-sized first, second, and third areas. One of the first area, the second area, and the third area is selectable by an operation from the first user interface or the second user interface. The selected area is larger than non-selected areas among the first area, the second area, and the third area. A central icon in the selected area is larger than other icons in the selected area. A display format of the central icon in the selected area is different from a display format of the other icons in the selected area.

Claims (50)

1. A system comprising:

a wearable device comprising a first user interface and a display; and

an electronic device comprising a second user interface and causing the display to display a home screen, wherein

the home screen is divided into variable-sized first, second, and third areas,

first icons of a first type are displayed in the first area,

second icons of a second type are displayed in the second area,

third icons of a third type are displayed in the third area,

one of the first area, the second area, and the third area is selectable by an operation from the first user interface or the second user interface, the selected area being larger than non-selected areas among the first area, the second area, and the third area,

icons displayed in the selected area among the first icons, the second icons, and the third icons are scrollable by an operation from the first user interface or the second user interface, a central icon displayed in the selected area among the first area, the second area, and the third area displayed in the home screen being kept larger than other icons displayed in the selected area and icons displayed in the non-selected areas while any one of the first area, the second area, and the third area is being selected, the central icon being displayed in the center of the first area, the second area, or the third area when the first area, the second area, or the third area is respectively selected, and

a display format of the central icon in the selected area is different from a display format of the other icons in the selected area.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device generates the home screen and causes the display to display the home screen by activating a home application in a front-end application.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the selected area is vertically wider than the non-selected areas, and

icons in the selected area are larger than icons in the non-selected areas.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein:

the first user interface is able to move a focus between left and right regions of the one area, and

the second user interface is able to move a focus between left and right regions of the one area,

when the focus is moved to the left or the right regions of the selected area based on an operation from the first user interface or the second user interface for the selected area, an icon with the focus placed is displayed in a center of the selected area.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein related information of the icon with the focus placed is displayed on the home screen, based on an operation from the first user interface or the second user interface for the icon with the focus placed in the selected area.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the related information displayed on the home screen is deleted and the home screen comprising the central icon with the focus placed in the selected area is displayed again, based on an operation from the first user interface or the second user interface for the related information displayed on the home screen.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein an icon indicating a state of the wearable device or the electronic device is displayed at a right end or a left end of the first area.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the state of the wearable device or the electronic device comprises a remaining battery level, a network connection state, or a call state.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein vertical sizes of the first area, the second area, and the third area are respectively changed in accordance with a selection of the selected area.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein:

a boundary between the first area and the second area and a boundary between the second area and the third area are curves, and

a boundary between the one area and an area above or under the selected area is a curve projecting to a side of the selected area.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the wearable device further comprises a camera,

the electronic device is connected to an external device, enabling a call to be performed between the electronic device and the external device, and further comprises a memory that stores an image taken by the camera or an image transmitted from the external device,

the first icons comprise icons related to the call with the external device,

the second icons comprise icons related to browsing images stored in the memory, and

the third icons comprise icons related to a taking mode of the camera.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein:

the second icons comprise an icon related to activation of a content viewer application, and

the third icons comprise an icon related to setting of a wearable viewer.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein:

after a remote support application with the external device is activated, and

a live video taken by the camera during a call with the external device is transmitted to the external device during the call with the external device.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein:

after a remote support application with the external device is activated,

an image taken by the camera or an image stored in the memory is transmitted to the external device, and

an image transmitted from the external device is received and transmitted to the wearable device.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein:

after a remote support application with the external device is activated,

an annotated image transmitted from the external device is received and transmitted to the wearable device.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second icons are related to browsing a document file, an image file, and a video file stored in the memory.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the camera is operable in a first mode for taking a still image with a first image quality or a second mode for taking a still image with a second image quality higher than the first image quality.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the third icons comprise an icon related to activation of a photograph taking function and an icon related to activation of a video taking function.

19. The system of claim 1 , wherein in the selected area, only the central icon is displayed larger than other icons in the selected area.

20. The system of claim 1 , wherein in the selected area, the central icon displayed larger than other icons in the selected area is switchable between the icons in the selected area.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2019
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA CLIENT SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047994/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2018
From: FUJII, TETSUYA; HATANO, RYO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA; TOSHIBA CLIENT SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046405/0906 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-253062 · Dec 28, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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