Method and device for executing applications through application selection screen
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKapsu HAN, Noyan GUNDAY
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Abstract
A method of operating a display device includes displaying one or more entities and one or more application icons associated with the one or more entities on an application selection screen; receiving a first input selecting an application icon of the one or more application icons, while continuing to display the application selection screen; and executing an application associated with the selected application icon, in response to the first input.
Claims24
A method of operating a display device, the method comprising:
- displaying one or more entities and one or more application icons associated with the one or more entities on an application selection screen;
- receiving a first input selecting an application icon of the one or more application icons, while continuing to display the application selection screen;
- and
- executing an application associated with the selected application icon, in response to the first input.
A display device comprising:
- a display unit;
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory configured to store computer program instructions executable by the one or more processors, including computer program instructions for:
- displaying one or more entities and one or more application icons associated with the one or more entities on an application selection screen;
- receiving a first input selecting an application icon of the one or more application icons, while continuing to display the application selection screen;
- and
- executing an application associated with the selected application icon, in response to the first input.
A display device comprising:
- a display configured to display one or more entities and one or more application icons associated with the one or more entities on an application selection screen;
- a receiver configured to receive a first input selecting an application icon of the one or more application icons, while continuing to display the application selection screen;
- and
- a processor configured to execute an application associated with the selected application icon, in response to the first input.
A method of operating a display device, the method comprising:
- displaying a first entity and a second entity on an application selection screen;
- displaying a first application icon inside the first entity, and a second application icon inside the second entity;
- receiving an input selecting the first entity and moving the first entity to within a first threshold distance from the second entity;
- receiving an input releasing the selection of the first entity;
- and
- in response to determining that the first entity is within a second threshold distance from the second entity when the input releasing the selection of the first entity is received, removing the first entity and displaying the first application icon and the second application icon inside the second entity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.