KR-102963040-B1 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ELECTRONIC PEN POINTER OF THE SAME

Abstract

The electronic device includes a communication module; a memory; a display module; and a processor, wherein the processor detects the execution of an electronic pen event, receives at least one movement information from the electronic pen, buffers the at least one movement information in the memory, predicts the coordinates of a pen pointer on the display module based on the buffered at least one movement information, and can display a pen pointer on the display module based on the predicted pen pointer coordinates and/or at least one movement information.

Inventors

• 권현웅
• 권방현
• 정인형
• 김상헌
• 임연욱

Assignees

• 삼성전자 주식회사

Dates

Publication Date

20260512

Application Date

20210120

Claims (20)

1. In electronic devices, Communication circuit; Memory for storing multiple instructions; Display; and Includes a processor, When the above plurality of instructions are executed by the processor, the electronic device, Confirm that an electronic pen event related to the electronic pen has occurred, and One or more movement information is received from the electronic pen at a first time interval, and One or more of the above movement information is stored in the memory, and Determining pen pointer coordinates on the display based on one or more movement information at a second time interval smaller than the first time interval, and Based on the pen pointer coordinates determined above, intermediate pen pointer coordinates on the display are determined at an intermediate time interval between the first time interval and the second time interval, and An electronic device that displays a pen pointer on a display based on the determined pen pointer coordinates, the intermediate pen pointer coordinates, and one or more movement information.
2. In Article 1, When the above plurality of instructions are executed by the processor, the electronic device, An electronic device that displays the pen pointer on the display based on confirming that the above electronic pen event has occurred.
3. In Article 1, One of the motion information among the above one or more motion informations is, An electronic device comprising position information of the electronic pen or movement information of the electronic pen based on data obtained from one or more sensors of the electronic pen.
4. In Article 1, When the above plurality of instructions are executed by the processor, the electronic device, An electronic device that checks display information of the above display and receives electronic pen information from the above electronic pen through the communication circuit.
5. In Paragraph 4, The above display information The screen refresh rate of the above display, and The above electronic pen information An electronic device that is the coordinate information transmission rate of the above electronic pen.
6. In Paragraph 4, When the above plurality of instructions are executed by the processor, the electronic device, Based on the above display information and the above electronic pen information, while not receiving movement information of the above electronic pen, determine the pen pointer coordinates and determine a time interval for displaying the pen pointer coordinates, or An electronic device that determines the number of times the above display displays the pen pointer coordinates.
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8. In Paragraph 6, When the above plurality of instructions are executed by the processor, the electronic device, An electronic device that controls the operation of a display based on the determined pen pointer coordinates, the determined time interval, and the number of times the display displays the pen pointer coordinates.
9. In Paragraph 8, When the above plurality of instructions are executed by the processor, the electronic device, An electronic device that controls the time to delay displaying the pen pointer on the display after receiving the above movement information.
10. In Paragraph 8, When the above plurality of instructions are executed by the processor, the electronic device, An electronic device that determines the delayed coordinates of the pen pointer based on the direction and speed of movement of the coordinates based on the above movement information.
11. In a method for displaying an electronic pen pointer of an electronic device, Action to confirm that an electronic pen event related to the electronic pen has occurred; An action of receiving one or more movement information from an electronic pen at a first time interval; The operation of storing one or more of the above-mentioned movement information in memory; An operation of determining pen pointer coordinates on a display based on one or more movement information at a second time interval smaller than the first time interval; The operation of determining intermediate pen pointer coordinates on the display in an intermediate time interval between the first time interval and the second time interval based on the determined pen pointer coordinates above; and A method comprising the operation of displaying a pen pointer on the display based on the determined pen pointer coordinates, the intermediate pen pointer coordinates, and one or more movement information.
12. In Paragraph 11, A method further comprising the operation of displaying the pen pointer on the display based on confirming that the above electronic pen event has occurred.
13. In Paragraph 11, One of the motion information among the above one or more motion informations is, A method comprising position information of the electronic pen or movement information of the electronic pen based on data obtained from one or more sensors of the electronic pen.
14. In Paragraph 11, The operation of determining the pen pointer coordinates on the above display is A method further comprising the operation of checking display information of the above display and receiving electronic pen information from the above electronic pen through a communication circuit.
15. In Paragraph 14, The above display information The screen refresh rate of the above display, and The above electronic pen information A method for the coordinate information transmission rate of the above electronic pen.
16. In Paragraph 14, The operation of determining the pen pointer coordinates on the above display is Based on the above display information and the above electronic pen information, while not receiving movement information of the above electronic pen, determine the pen pointer coordinates and determine a time interval for displaying the pen pointer coordinates, or A method further comprising an operation to determine the number of times the above display displays the pen pointer coordinates.
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18. In Paragraph 16, The operation of determining the pen pointer coordinates on the above display is A method further comprising controlling the operation of the display based on the determined pen pointer coordinates, the determined time interval, and the number of times the display displays the pen pointer coordinates.
19. In Paragraph 18, The operation that controls the operation of the above display is A method further comprising an action to control the time to delay displaying the pen pointer on the display after receiving the above movement information.
20. In Paragraph 18, The operation that controls the operation of the above display is A method further comprising the operation of determining the delayed coordinates of the pen pointer based on the direction of movement and speed of the coordinates based on the above movement information.

Description

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ELECTRONIC PEN POINTER OF THE SAME Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device and a method for displaying an electronic pen pointer of an electronic device. The electronic device can receive user input through a touchscreen, and additional input means, such as an electronic pen, may be provided to enable the user to make more precise touch or hover inputs. The electronic pen may be mounted in an internal or external space of the electronic device, or it may be configured as a separate component. The electronic device can not only display visual effects for touch input on the screen, but also visual effects for electronic pen input. For example, the electronic device can provide user convenience by displaying a graphic object, such as a pen pointer, in response to electronic pen input. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a network environment according to various embodiments. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic pen according to various embodiments. FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a drawing illustrating the configuration of an electronic device and an external electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 5 illustrates the structure of an electronic pen platform of an electronic device according to various embodiments. FIG. 6 is a drawing showing an electronic device and an electronic pen according to various embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying a pen pointer of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention. Figure 8 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of verifying the execution of the electronic pen event of Figure 7. FIG. 9 is a drawing showing an electronic pen event execution screen and a termination screen of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for obtaining movement information of an electronic pen according to various embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing movement information of an electronic pen according to various embodiments of the present invention on a coordinate plane. FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of predicting pen pointer coordinates on a display module based on at least one motion information of FIG. 7. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a method for an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention to predict the coordinates of a pen pointer. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the timeline of a pen pointer displayed in a display module and movement information transmitted from an electronic pen and the pen pointer displayed in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention. Figure 15 shows the case where the transmission delay of the electronic pen occurs once in Figure 14. Figure 16 shows the case where the transmission delay of the electronic pen occurs twice in Figure 14. FIGS. 17a to 17c are drawings illustrating a method for displaying a pen pointer of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention. FIGS. 18a and 18b are drawings illustrating a method for displaying a pen pointer of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device (101) in a network environment (100) according to various embodiments. Referring to FIG. 1, in the network environment (100), the electronic device (101) may communicate with an electronic device (102) through a first network (198) (e.g., a short-range wireless communication network) or may communicate with at least one of an electronic device (104) or a server (108) through a second network (199) (e.g., a long-range wireless communication network). According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may communicate with the electronic device (104) through a server (108). According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may include a processor (120), memory (130), input module (150), sound output module (155), display module (160), audio module (170), sensor module (176), interface (177), connection terminal (178), haptic module (179), camera module (180), power management module (188), battery (189), communication module (190), subscriber identification module (196), or antenna module (197). In some embodiments, at least one of these components (e.g., connection terminal (178)) may be omitted from the electronic device (101), or one or more other components may be added. In some embodiments, some of these components (e.g., sensor module (176), camera module (180), or antenna module (197)) may be integrated into a single component (e.g., display module (160)). The processor (120) can control at least one other comp