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US 11,886,684 B2Granted
Electronic apparatus and control method thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYongku Kim, Seokho Ban
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus and a control method thereof include obtaining usage history for a plurality of applications in a horizontal display mode and a vertical display mode of a display, displaying a plurality of first icons corresponding to the plurality of applications in a first sorted order, and displaying a plurality of second icons corresponding to the plurality of applications in a second sorted order based on usage history for the plurality of applications in the vertical mode.
Claims8
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a display;
- a motor configured to rotate the display;
- a memory configured to store at least one instruction;
- and
- a processor configured to execute the at least one instruction stored in the memory to control the electronic apparatus and to control the display to operate in a display mode among a horizontal display mode and a vertical display mode,
- wherein the processor is further configured to:
- display a group of a plurality of user interface (UI) items, the plurality of UI items comprising at least one horizontal UI item and at least one vertical UI items;
- identify the display mode of the display among the horizontal display mode and the vertical display mode;
- based on identifying that the display mode of the display is the horizontal display mode;
- determine a first prioritized order where each of the at least one horizontal UI item is displayed within the group at a position on an upper-left side with respect a position at which each of the at least one vertical UI item is displayed based on each of the at least one horizontal UI item having a first vertical length and a first horizontal length that is longer than the first vertical length;
- and
- control the display to display the at least one horizontal UI item and the at least one vertical UI item within the group of the plurality of UI items in the first prioritized order while the electronic apparatus operates in the horizontal display mode, and
- based on identifying that the display mode of the display is the vertical display mode:
- determine a second prioritized order where each of the at least one vertical UI item is displayed within the group at a position on an upper-left side with respect a position at which each of the at least one horizontal UI item is displayed based on each of the at least one vertical UI item having a second horizontal length and a second vertical length that is longer than the second horizontal length;
- and
- control the display to display the at least one horizontal UI item and the at least one vertical UI item within the group of the plurality of UI items in the second prioritized order while the electronic apparatus operates in the vertical display mode.
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A method of controlling an electronic apparatus that is rotatable and operates in a display mode among a horizontal display mode and a vertical display mode, the method comprising:
- displaying a group of a plurality of user interface (UI) items, the plurality of UI items comprising at least one horizontal UI item and at least one vertical UI items;
- identifying the display mode of the display among the horizontal display mode and the vertical display mode;
- based on identifying that the display mode of the display is the horizontal display mode:
- determining a first prioritized order where each of the at least one horizontal UI item is displayed within the group at a position on an upper-left side with respect a position at which each of the at least one vertical UI item is displayed based on each of the at least one horizontal UI item having a first vertical length and a first horizontal length that is longer than the first vertical length;
- and
- displaying the at least one horizontal UI item and the at least one vertical UI item within the group of the plurality of UI items in the first prioritized order while the electronic apparatus operates in the horizontal display mode;
- and
- based on identifying that the display mode of the display is the vertical display mode:
- determining a second prioritized order where each of the at least one vertical UI item is displayed within the group at a position on an upper-left side with respect a position at which each of the at least one horizontal UI item is displayed based on each of the at least one vertical UI item having a second horizontal length and a second vertical length that is longer than the second horizontal length;
- and
- displaying the at least one horizontal UI item and the at least one vertical UI item within the group of the plurality of UI items in the second prioritized order while the electronic apparatus operates in the vertical display mode.
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