Method and apparatus for interfacing
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsChun-eon Park, Seok-jae Jeong, Sun-gi Hong, Du-il Kim
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for interfacing includes outputting at least one object to a display embodying a three-dimensional space and determining a radius of rotation of the at least one object, based on a distance between the at least one object and a rotation axis in the three-dimensional space. The method and apparatus further include controlling the at least one object to rotate around the rotation axis based on the radius of rotation when a rotation command for the at least one object is received.
Claims26
A method of interfacing, the method comprising:
- outputting at least one object to a display embodying a three-dimensional space;
- determining a radius of rotation of the at least one object, based on a distance between the at least one object and a rotation axis in the three-dimensional space;
- and
- controlling the at least one object to rotate around the rotation axis based on the radius of rotation when a rotation command for the at least one object is received.
A method of interfacing, the method comprising:
- outputting a first screen including a superordinate object to which a plurality of subordinate objects belong;
- outputting the plurality of subordinate objects to the first screen when a dragging input for the superordinate object is detected;
- adjusting a disposition interval between the plurality of subordinate objects in the first screen depending on a length of the dragging input, while the dragging input is being maintained;
- and
- outputting a second screen in which the disposition interval between the plurality of the subordinate objects is adjusted to a predetermined length, if a length of the dragging input is over a critical value when the dragging input is ended.
A method of interfacing, the method comprising:
- sensing a touch input;
- determining whether an object exists at a first coordinate where the touch input is sensed;
- and
- when the object exists at the first coordinate where the touch input is sensed, moving the object from the first coordinate to a second coordinate apart from the first coordinates by a predetermined distance.
An interface apparatus comprising:
- an output unit for outputting at least one object to a display embodying a three-dimensional space;
- a determining unit for determining a radius of rotation for the at least one object based on a distance between the at least one object and a rotation axis in the three-dimensional space;
- and
- a control unit for controlling the at least one object to rotate the at least one object around the rotation axis based on the radius of rotation when a rotation command for the at least one object is received.
An interface apparatus comprising:
- an output unit for outputting a first screen including a superordinate object to which a plurality of subordinate objects belong;
- an output control unit for outputting the plurality of subordinate objects to the first screen when a dragging input for the superordinate object is detected;
- an interval control unit for controlling a disposition interval between the plurality of subordinate objects in the first screen, depending on a length of the dragging input, while the dragging input is being maintained;
- and
- a screen control unit for controlling the output unit so that a second screen in which the disposition interval between the plurality of the subordinate objects is adjusted to a predetermined length is output.
An interface apparatus comprising:
- an input sensing unit for sensing a touch input;
- a determining unit for determining whether an object exists at a first coordinate where the touch input is sensed;
- and
- a movement unit for moving the object from the first coordinate to a second coordinate apart from the first coordinate by a predetermined distance, when the object exists at the first coordinate where the touch input is sensed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.