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Granted Patent B2
US 11,042,186 · App. 15/819,184 · Granted Jun 22, 2021

Electronic device and control method thereof for changing user interface when device is under water

Inventors: Je-Heon Park (Hwaseong-si, KR); Seung-Woo Shin (Yongin-si, KR); Kum-Hyun Cho (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 11,042,186
App. No.
15/819,184
Granted
Jun 22, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device. The disclosed electronic device may include: a first sensor and a second sensor; a display configured to display a user interface; and a processor electrically connected with the first sensor, the second sensor, and the display, in which the processor is configured to change a first user interface displayed on the display to a second user interface displayed adjacent to a position of the second sensor and to display the second user interface, based on a result of detection by the first sensor.

Claims (39)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a first sensor for sensing a pressure, disposed in a first position within the electronic device;

a second sensor for sensing the pressure, disposed in a second position within the electronic device;

a touch screen; and

a processor configured to:

control the touch screen to display a first user interface,

control the touch screen to display a second user interface including a first icon which is on a first portion of the touch screen corresponding to the first position, a second icon which is on a second portion of the touch screen corresponding to the second position, and a third icon which is on a third portion of the touch screen different from the first portion and second portion, based on detecting that the electronic device is under water via the touch screen,

identify whether a difference between a first pressure sensed via the first sensor and a second pressure sensed via the second sensor is greater than a threshold value, when an input to the touch screen is received while the electronic device is under water,

based on identifying that the difference is greater than the threshold value:

based on identifying that a first pressure sensed via the first sensor is greater than a second pressure sensed via the second sensor when the electronic device is under water, provide a first function related to the first icon, and

based on identifying that the second pressure sensed via the second sensor is greater than the first pressure sensed via the first sensor when the electronic device is under water, provide a second function related to the second icon;

based on identifying that the difference is less than the threshold value:

provide a third function related to the third icon.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the touch screen includes a touch panel configured to recognize a touch, and each of the first sensor and the second sensor includes at least one touch sensor configured to use a piezoelectric element.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to increase a sensitivity with which the piezoelectric element recognizes a user's touch when a detection value of a touch sensor using the piezoelectric element exceeds a preset value during a preset period.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the second user interface includes at least one of execution screen related to a camera application, an album application, execution screen related to an album application, or execution screen related to a music reproduction application.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a number of function execution icons displayed by the first user interface is greater than a number of function execution icons displayed by the second user interface.

6. A method for controlling an electronic device comprising a first sensor, a second sensor and a touch screen, the method comprising:

displaying, on the touch screen, a first user interface;

displaying, on the touch screen, a second user interface including a first icon which is on a first portion of the touch screen corresponding to a first position within the electronic device at which the first sensor for sensing a pressure is disposed, a second icon which is on a second portion of the touch screen corresponding to a second position within the electronic device at which the second sensor for sensing the pressure is disposed, and a third icon which is on a third portion of the touch screen different from the first portion and second portion, based on detecting that the electronic device is under water via the touch screen;

identifying whether a difference between a first pressure sensed via the first sensor and a second pressure sensed via the second sensor is greater than a threshold value, when an input to the touch screen is received while the electronic device is under water;

based on identifying that the difference is greater than the threshold value:

based on identifying that a first pressure sensed via the first sensor is greater than a second pressure sensed via the second sensor when the electronic device is under water, providing a first function related to the first icon; and

based on identifying that the second pressure sensed via the second sensor is greater than the first pressure sensed via the first sensor when the electronic device is under water, providing a second function related to the second icon,

based on identifying that the difference is less than the threshold value:

providing a third function related to the third icon.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the touch screen includes a touch panel configured to recognize a touch, and each of the first sensor and the second sensor includes at least one touch sensor configured to use a piezoelectric element.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising increasing a sensitivity with which the piezoelectric element recognizes a user's touch when a detection value of a touch sensor using the piezoelectric element exceeds a preset value during a preset period.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the second user interface is includes at least one of an execution screen related to a camera application, an execution screen related to an album application, or an execution screen related to a music reproduction application.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein a number of function execution icons displayed by the first user interface is greater than the number of function execution icons displayed by the second user interface.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause an electronic device comprising a touch screen, a first sensor, and a second sensor to perform operations comprising:

displaying, on the touch screen, a first user interface;

displaying, on the touch screen, a second user interface including a first icon which is on a first portion of the touch screen corresponding to a first position within the electronic device at which the first sensor for sensing a pressure is disposed, a second icon which is on a second portion of the touch screen corresponding to a second position within the electronic device at which second first sensor for sensing the pressure is disposed, and a third icon which is on a third portion of the touch screen different from the first portion and second portion, based on detecting that the electronic device is under water via the touch screen;

identifying whether a difference between a first pressure sensed via the first sensor and a second pressure sensed via the second sensor is greater than a threshold value, when an input to the touch screen is received while the electronic device is under water;

based on identifying that the difference is greater than the threshold value:

based on identifying the first pressure sensed via the first sensor is greater than a second pressure sensed via the second sensor when the electronic device is under water, providing a first function related to the first icon; and

based on identifying that the second pressure sensed via the second sensor is greater than the first pressure sensed via the first sensor when the electronic device is under water, providing a second function related to the second icon,

based on identifying that the difference is less than the threshold value:

providing a third function related to the third icon.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2017
From: PARK, JE-HEON; SHIN, SEUNG-WOO; CHO, KUM-HYUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044189/0775 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0163005 · Dec 1, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180157368A1 · Jun 7, 2018