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US 9,244,601 B2Granted
Method for providing a user interface based on touch pressure, and electronic device using same
AssigneeKorea Electronics Technology Institute
InventorsKun Nyun Kim, Kwang Bum Park, Won Hyo Kim, Kang Ryeol Lee, Kyeung Hak Seo
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Abstract
A method for providing a User Interface (UI) based on a touch pressure and an electronic device using the same are provided. The UI providing method of the electronic device detects a touch pressure of a single touch input through a touch screen of the electronic device, and controls the electronic device based on the touch pressure. Since various UIs can be provided based on the touch pressure applied by the user in the touch screen, user convenience and entertainment can be improved.
Claims14
A method for providing a User Interface (UI) of an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying three touch points to receive touch inputs;
- detecting touch pressures of touch inputs through a touch screen of the electronic device;
- unlocking the electronic device when each of the touch pressures of the touch inputs is within a predetermined magnitude range,
- wherein the detecting comprises:
- when a first touch pressure of the touch pressures is under the predetermined magnitude range, displaying a three-layered circle having a filled innermost circle, an unfilled middle circle, and an unfilled outermost circle, on a first touch point which corresponds to the first touch pressure;
- when a second touch pressure of the touch pressures is above the predetermined magnitude range, displaying a three-layered circle having the filled innermost circle, a filled middle circle, and a filled outermost circle, on a second touch point which corresponds to the second touch pressure;
- when a third touch pressure of the touch pressures is within the predetermined magnitude range:
- displaying a three-layered circle having the filled innermost circle, the filled middle circle, and the unfilled outermost circle, on a third touch point which corresponds to the third touch pressure;
- and
- when the third touch pressure, which is within the predetermined magnitude range, is sustained for a predetermined time, changing the displayed three-layered circle having the filled innermost circle, the filled middle circle, and the unfilled outermost circle to a different shape from the three-layered circle having the filled innermost circle, the filled middle circle, and the unfilled outermost circle;
- and
- wherein the unlocking comprises unlocking the electronic device when each of the three touch points is changed to the different shape from the three-layered circle;
- and
- controlling the electronic device, based on a touch pressure.
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An electronic device, comprising:
- a touch screen configured to:
- display three touch points to receive touch inputs, and
- detect touch pressures of touch inputs by a user, through a touch screen of the electronic device;
- and
- a control part configured to:
- unlock the electronic device when each of the touch pressures of the touch inputs is within a predetermined magnitude range, and
- control operations, based on the touch pressures,
- wherein the control part is further configured to:
- when a first touch pressure of the touch pressures is under the predetermined magnitude range, display a three-layered circle having a filled innermost circle, an unfilled middle circle, and an unfilled outermost circle, on a first touch point which corresponds to the first touch pressure,
- when a second touch pressure of the touch pressures is above the predetermined magnitude range, display a three-layered circle having the filled innermost circle, a filled middle circle, and a filled outermost circle, on a second touch point which corresponds to the second touch pressure,
- when a third touch pressure of the touch pressures is within the predetermined magnitude range:
- display a three-layered circle having the filled innermost circle, the filled middle circle, and the unfilled outermost circle, on a third touch point which corresponds to the third touch pressure;
- and
- when the third touch pressure, which is within the predetermined magnitude range, is sustained for a predetermined time, change the displayed three-layered circle having the filled innermost circle, the filled middle circle, and the unfilled outermost circle to a different shape from the three-layered circle having the filled innermost circle, the filled middle circle, and the unfilled outermost circle;
- and
- unlock the electronic device when each of the three touch points is changed to the different shape from the three-layered circle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.