US 11,812,267 B2
Method of wearable device displaying icons, and wearable device for performing the same
Joon-kyu Seo, Seoul (KR); Young-joon Choi, Uiwang-si (KR); Ji-yeon Kwak, Seoul (KR); Hyun-jin Kim, Seoul (KR); and Yeo-jun Yoon, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Sep. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/478,414.
Application 17/478,414 is a continuation of application No. 16/585,958, filed on Sep. 27, 2019, granted, now 11,134,381.
Application 16/585,958 is a continuation of application No. 16/413,074, filed on May 15, 2019, granted, now 10,433,172, issued on Oct. 1, 2019.
Application 16/413,074 is a continuation of application No. 15/474,212, filed on Mar. 30, 2017, granted, now 10,349,273, issued on Jul. 9, 2019.
Application 15/474,212 is a continuation of application No. 14/101,727, filed on Dec. 10, 2013, granted, now 9,652,135, issued on May 16, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2012-0143064 (KR), filed on Dec. 10, 2012; application No. 10-2013-0001235 (KR), filed on Jan. 4, 2013; application No. 10-2013-0001820 (KR), filed on Jan. 7, 2013; and application No. 10-2013-0141955 (KR), filed on Nov. 21, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0007185 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 12/08 (2021.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0483 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2022.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); H04M 1/05 (2006.01); G04F 10/00 (2006.01); G04G 9/00 (2006.01); G04G 21/00 (2010.01); G04G 21/02 (2010.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); G06V 40/19 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); G04G 17/08 (2006.01); G04G 21/04 (2013.01); G06F 1/3206 (2019.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01); H04W 12/68 (2021.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01)
CPC H04W 12/08 (2013.01) [G04F 10/00 (2013.01); G04G 9/0064 (2013.01); G04G 17/08 (2013.01); G04G 21/00 (2013.01); G04G 21/02 (2013.01); G04G 21/025 (2013.01); G04G 21/04 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 1/1694 (2013.01); G06F 1/3206 (2013.01); G06F 3/005 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/014 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0483 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06V 40/166 (2022.01); G06V 40/19 (2022.01); G09G 5/003 (2013.01); H04B 1/385 (2013.01); H04M 1/05 (2013.01); H04M 1/6041 (2013.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1637 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04102 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04806 (2013.01); G09G 2300/04 (2013.01); G09G 2380/02 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01); H04W 12/68 (2021.01)] 25 Claims
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1. A wearable device comprising:
a touch display;
one or more processors; and
a memory storing one or more programs including instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wearable device to:
display, on the touch display, a plurality of circular icons comprising a first circular icon located in a center area of the touch display in a first size and a second circular icon and a third circular icon located outside of the center area of the touch display in a second size smaller than the first size, the first circular icon, the second circular icon, and the third circular icon corresponding to a first application, a second application, and a third application, respectively, and
based on a direction of a touch input received on the touch display, move the plurality of circular icons such that the first circular icon is moved to a first position located outside of the center area of the touch display and the second circular icon is moved from a second position located outside of the center area of the touch display to the center area of the touch display, is enlarged in size from the second size to the first size, and displays information related to the second application,
wherein the first position is different from the second position,
wherein a spacing distance between one circular icon and each of its adjacent circular icons is different from a spacing distance between another circular icon and each of its adjacent circular icons, and
wherein a size of each of the plurality of circular icons is inconsistent.