IP Library Granted Patent US 10,217,441
Granted Patent B2
US 10,217,441 · App. 14/262,504 · Granted Feb 26, 2019

Method for displaying and electronic device thereof

Inventor: Tae-Jin Kang (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G09G5/373G06F3/0416G09G3/20G09G5/14G09G2330/00G09G2330/10G09G2330/12G09G2340/045G09G2340/0464
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Patent No.
US 10,217,441
App. No.
14/262,504
Granted
Feb 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

One or more embodiments provide a method for processing and an electronic device. The display method of the electronic device can include the operations of, if a damage of a touchscreen sensing a gesture is sensed, confirming a region in which the damage of the touchscreen does not occur. The display method can also include changing the size of an output screen based on the region in which the damage of the touchscreen does not occur. The display method can also include outputting the size-changed output screen to the region in which the damage of the touchscreen does not occur. Other example embodiments are also possible.

Claims (34)

1. A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:

if a damage to a touch screen is sensed, identifying a damaged region by the damage, and a non-damaged region;

displaying, in at least part of the non-damaged region, a plurality of regions, each of the plurality of regions representing a region to which an object selected by a user can be added;

in response to detecting a first user input selecting a region among the plurality of regions, displaying, in at least part of the non-damaged region, a list of functions executable by the electronic device;

in response to detecting a second user input selecting a function among the list, adding an object used for executing the selected function to the selected region; and

displaying the object used for executing the selected function in the selected region.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the functions executable by the electronic device comprise a function related to a communication of the electronic device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the functions included in the list are predefined.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of regions are blank regions.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the functions included in the list comprise at least one necessary function and at least one additional function.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least part of the non-damaged region in which the list of functions is displayed includes the at least part of the non-damaged region in which the plurality of regions are displayed.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of regions are distinct from each other.

8. An electronic device comprising:

at least one processor configured to execute a plurality of instructions; and

a memory configured to store the plurality of instructions,

at least one program stored in the memory and configured to be executable by the at least one processor,

wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

if a damage to a touch screen is sensed, identify a damaged region by the damage, and a non-damaged region;

display, in at least part of the non-damaged region, a plurality of regions, each of the plurality of regions representing a region to which an object selected by a user can be added;

in response to detecting a first user input selecting a region among the plurality of regions, display, in at least part of the non-damaged region, a list of functions executable by the electronic device;

in response to detecting a second user input selecting a function among the list, add an object used for executing the selected function to the selected region; and

display the object used for executing the selected function in the selected region.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the functions executable by the electronic device comprise a function related to communication of the electronic device.

10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of instructions comprise instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to identify a damaged region of the touch screen based on a sensitivity variation of a signal generated through a transmission channel of the touch screen and a signal sensed in a reception channel.

11. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of regions are blank regions.

12. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the functions included in the list comprise at least one necessary function and at least one additional function.

13. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the at least part of the non-damaged region in which the list of functions is displayed includes the at least part of the non-damaged region in which the plurality of regions are displayed.

14. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of regions are distinct from each other.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing one or more computer programs comprising computer readable code that, when executed by processing circuitry, causes the processing circuitry to:

if a damage to a touch screen is sensed, identify a damaged region by the damage, and a non-damaged region;

display, in at least part of the non-damaged region, a plurality of regions, each of the plurality of regions representing a region to which an object selected by a user can be added;

in response to detecting a first user input selecting a region among the plurality of regions, display, in at least part of the non-damaged region, a list of executable functions;

in response to detecting a second user input selecting a function among the list, add an object used for executing the selected function to the selected region; and

display the object used for executing the selected function in the selected region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2014
From: KANG, TAE-JIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2013-0046957 · Apr 26, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140320437A1 · Oct 30, 2014