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US 10,884,578 B2Granted
Electronic device and method for controlling user interface of electronic device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsDong-Goo Kang, Yun-Kyung Kim, Yeo-Jun Yoon, Yong-Yeon Lee
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Abstract
According to various examples, an electronic device can comprise: a display; and a control unit for controlling the display such that the display displays a user interface on which at least one object is arranged according to a sequence of time and displays information on an object selected from among the at least one object arranged on the user interface while displaying the user interface.
Claims15
An electronic device comprising:
- a display;
- and
- a controller configured to control the display to:
- display a user interface (UI) including a first region and a second region, the first region comprising a plurality of objects in time order and the second region comprising an indication;
- based on an object selected among the plurality of objects displayed in time order in the first region, display information about the selected object at a location corresponding to the selected object;
- and
- based on the indication displayed in the second region selected while the plurality of objects is displayed in time order in the first region, display preset basic menus in place of the plurality of objects in the first region,
- wherein the plurality of objects in time order comprises at least one past object arranged in a first direction and at least one future object arranged in a second direction opposite to the first direction based on a first position representing a present time, the at least one past object corresponding to a previous user activity and the at least one future object corresponding to a future user activity.
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A method for controlling a user interface (UI) of an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying the UI including a first region and a second region, the first region comprising a plurality of objects in time order and the second region comprising an indication;
- based on an object selected among the plurality of objects displayed in time order in the first region, displaying information about the selected object at a location corresponding to the selected object;
- and
- based on the indication displayed in the second region selected while the plurality of objects is displayed in time order in the first region, displaying preset basic menus in place of the plurality of objects in the first region,
- wherein the plurality of objects in time order comprises at least one past object arranged in a first direction and at least one future object arranged in a second direction opposite to the first direction based on a first position representing a present time, the at least one past object corresponding to a previous user activity and the at least one future object corresponding to a future user activity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.