Electronic apparatus and method for controlling thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSang-jin HAN, Yong-hwan Kwon, Jung-geun Kim
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus and a method for controlling thereof are provided. The method for controlling the electronic apparatus includes displaying an icon and a pointer to perform a motion task mode when a motion start command is input, moving the pointer in accordance with a first user motion, and executing a function corresponding to the icon when a second user motion is input while the pointer is placed on the icon. Accordingly, the user controls the electronic apparatus using the user motion more conveniently and intuitively.
Claims20
A method for controlling an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:
- displaying an icon and a pointer to perform a motion task mode when a motion start command is input;
- moving the pointer in accordance with a first user motion;
- and
- executing a function corresponding to the icon when a second user motion is input while the pointer is placed on the icon.
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a motion input receiver which receives input by a user motion;
- a display;
- and
- a controller which displays an icon and a pointer to perform a motion task mode when a motion start command is input through the motion input receiver, controls the display to move the pointer in accordance with a first user motion which is input through the motion input receiver, and executes a function corresponding to the icon when a second user motion is input through the motion input receiver while the pointer is placed on the icon.
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a motion input receiver which receives motion input from a user of the electronic apparatus;
- and
- a controller which displays an icon and a pointer, on a display screen of a display to perform a task that controls the display, when a motion start command is input by the user through the motion input receiver, controls the pointer when a first user motion is input by the user through the motion input receiver, and executes the task corresponding to the icon when a second user motion is input by the user through the motion input receiver while the pointer is placed on the icon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.