IP Library Granted Patent US 10,146,341
Granted Patent B2
US 10,146,341 · App. 14/942,371 · Granted Dec 4, 2018

Electronic apparatus and method for displaying graphical object thereof

Inventors: Da-hye Park (Suwon-si, KR); Pil-seung Yang (Seoul, KR); Seol-hye Won (Seoul, KR); Jin-young Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 10,146,341
App. No.
14/942,371
Granted
Dec 4, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a sensor configured to sense an input of a touch pen and output a signal corresponding to the input of the touch pen, a display configured to include a first layer and a second layer, display a graphical object in the first layer, and display a handwriting image based on the input of the touch pen in the second layer, and a controller configured to control the display to change a display direction of the graphical object displayed in the first layer based on the signal output from the sensor.

Claims (70)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a transceiver;

a sensor configured to:

sense an input of a touch pen, and

output a signal corresponding to the input of the touch pen;

a display; and

at least one processor configured to:

control the display to display at least one graphical object,

in response to receiving the signal corresponding to the input of the touch pen on the display, control the display to display a handwriting image corresponding to the input of the touch pen while the at least one graphical object is displayed,

determine a display direction of the at least one graphical object displayed in the display based on an input direction of the touch pen to generate the handwriting image, and

control the display to display the at least one graphical object to be rotated based on the determined display direction of the at least one graphical object while a display direction of the handwriting image is maintained.

2. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine tilt information of the touch pen based on the signal.

3. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive a signal output from the touch pen through the transceiver, and

determine tilt information of the touch pen based on the signal output from the touch pen.

4. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine a tilt direction of the touch pen based on tilt information of the touch pen, and

determine the display direction of the at least one graphical object based on the tilt direction of the touch pen.

5. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the display to change the display direction of the at least one graphical object so that the tilt direction of the touch pen and the display direction of the at least one graphical object become opposite to each other.

6. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

control the display to display the at least one graphical object in a first layer, and

display the handwriting image displayed based on the input of the touch pen in a second layer.

7. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

control the display to fix the second layer, and

change the display direction of the at least one graphical object in the first layer based on the tilt direction of the touch pen.

8. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a sensor configured to:

sense an input of a touch pen, and

output a signal corresponding to the input of the touch pen;

a display configured to:

include a first layer and a second layer,

display at least one graphical object in the first layer, and

in response to receiving the signal corresponding to the input of the touch pen on the display, display a handwriting image corresponding to the input of the touch pen in the second layer while the at least one graphical object is displayed in the first layer; and

at least one processor configured to:

determine a display direction of the at least one graphical object displayed in the first layer of the display based on an input direction of the touch pen to generate the handwriting image, and

control the display to display the at least one graphical object to be rotated based on the determined display direction of the at least one graphical object while a display direction of the handwriting image is maintained.

9. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine a tilt direction of the touch pen based on the signal output from the sensor, and

control the display to change the display direction of the at least one graphical object displayed in the first layer according to the tilt direction of the touch pen.

10. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the display to maintain a direction of the second layer without change despite a direction of the first layer being changed.

11. A method for displaying a graphical object on a display of an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

sensing an input of a touch pen;

in response to receiving to the input of the touch pen on the display, displaying a generated handwriting image corresponding to the input of the touch pen while at least one graphical object is displayed on the display;

determining a display direction of the at least one graphical object displayed on the display based on an input direction of the touch pen during generation of the generated handwriting image; and

controlling the display to display the at least one graphical object to be rotated based on the determined display direction of the at least one graphical object while a display direction of the generated handwriting image is maintained.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the controlling of the display direction of the at least one graphical object comprises determining tilt information of the touch pen based on a signal corresponding to the input of the touch pen.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving a signal output from the touch pen,

wherein tilt information of the touch pen is determined based on the signal.

14. The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the controlling of the display direction of the at least one graphical object comprises:

determining a tilt direction of the touch pen based on tilt information of the touch pen, and

determining the display direction of the at least one graphical object based on the tilt direction of the touch pen.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the controlling of the display direction of the at least one graphical object comprises changing the display direction of the at least one graphical object so that the tilt direction of the touch pen and the display direction of the at least one graphical object become opposite to each other.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15 , further comprising:

displaying the generated handwriting image based on the input of the touch pen,

wherein the at least one graphical object is displayed in a first layer, and

wherein the generated handwriting image, which is displayed based on the input of the touch pen, is displayed in a second layer.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the controlling of the display direction of the at least one graphical object comprises:

fixing the second layer, and

changing the at least one display direction of the graphical object in the first layer based on the tilt direction of the touch pen.

18. A method for displaying a graphical object on a display of an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying at least one graphical object in a first layer on the display;

sensing an input of a touch pen;

in response to receiving the signal corresponding to the input of the touch pen on the display, displaying a handwriting image corresponding to the input of the touch pen in a second layer of the display while the at least one graphical object is displayed in the first layer of the display;

determining a display direction of the at least one graphical object displayed in the first layer based on an input direction of the touch pen during generation of the generated handwriting image; and

controlling the display to display the at least one graphical object to be rotated based on the determined display direction of the at least one graphical object while a display direction of the generated handwriting image is maintained.

19. The method as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the controlling of the display direction of the at least one graphical object comprises:

determining a tilt direction of the touch pen based on the input of the touch pen, and

changing the display direction of the at least one graphical object displayed in the first layer according to the tilt direction of the touch pen.

20. The method as claimed in claim 19 , further comprising maintaining a direction of the second layer without change despite the display direction of the at least one graphical object being changed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2015
From: PARK, DA-HYE; YANG, PIL-SEUNG; WON, SEOL-HYE; LEE, JIN-YOUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0168323 · Nov 28, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160154474A1 · Jun 2, 2016