WO2013069967A1 - Method for controlling rotation of screen and terminal and touch system supporting the same - Google Patents

Method for controlling rotation of screen and terminal and touch system supporting the same Download PDF

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WO2013069967A1
WO2013069967A1 PCT/KR2012/009348 KR2012009348W WO2013069967A1 WO 2013069967 A1 WO2013069967 A1 WO 2013069967A1 KR 2012009348 W KR2012009348 W KR 2012009348W WO 2013069967 A1 WO2013069967 A1 WO 2013069967A1
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Seok In SHIN
Choong Kwon Lim
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  • FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a touch system of a terminal and a peripheral environment thereof according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a controller, for example the controller as shown in FIG. 2, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an angular velocity information analysis for determining a landscape according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling rotation of a screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a touch system of a terminal in which a screen rotation control function is provided and an environment in which the terminal is used according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • a touch system of a terminal and the environment in which the terminal is used may include a terminal 100 supporting a screen rotation control function, a certain environment, for example, a desk 100 in which the terminal 100 is arranged, and a touch pen 200 for operating the terminal 100.
  • a characteristic of an exemplary embodiment provides a screen of the terminal 100 which can be rotated in a direction which the user requires, and the desk 10 is provided to describe a situation in which the terminal is placed in a certain state, position or orientation, for example, a horizontal state, a flat position, or an orientation in which the body of the terminal 100 or a display screen of the terminal 100 is parallel with a horizontal surface (e.g. the top surface of the desk 10).
  • the touch pen 200 is added to input an operation in a certain state according to a specific setting.
  • a state in which the terminal 100 is in a horizontal or nearly horizontal position may be referred to as a horizontal mode state.
  • An orientation of the terminal 100 may be changed to a non-horizontal mode state, for example by tilting the terminal with respect to a horizontal plane. Whether in a horizontal mode state or not, an orientation of the terminal 100 may also be changed by rotating the terminal 100 about an axis that is normal to the plane of the terminal screen. For example, the orientation of the terminal 100 may be changed between a landscape orientation and a portrait orientation, differing by 90 degrees, which may be referred to, respectively, as a landscape mode state and a portrait (or transverse or picture) mode state of the terminal 100.
  • Information displayed on a display unit 140 of the terminal 100 may be displayed or orientated in a landscape format or a portrait format, which may be referred to, respectively, as a landscape mode and a portrait (or transverse or picture) mode of the display.
  • the terminal 100 may apply setting values differently according to contact of the touch pen 200 under control of screen conversion in a horizontal mode state.
  • the terminal 100 may apply a writing setting value using the touch pen 200 when the terminal 100 is in horizontal and transverse mode (picture mode) states differently from a writing setting value using the touch pen 200 when the terminal is in horizontal and landscape mode states.
  • the terminal 100 supports screen orientations such that user functions of various forms may be applied according to the use of the touch pen 200.
  • a description associated with an operation of the touch pen 200 will be given with reference to FIG. 7. Further, a configuration of the terminal 100 and screen control in a horizontal state will be described with reference to FIGs. 2 to 5.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a terminal 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • a terminal 100 may include a communication unit 110, an input unit 120, an audio processor 130, a display unit 140, a memory 150, a sensor unit 170, and a controller 160.
  • the communication unit 110 is a configuration to be added when the terminal 100 is manufactured to support a communication function. Accordingly, when the terminal 100 does not support the communication function, the communication unit 110 may be omitted from a configuration of the terminal 100. Meanwhile, the communication unit 110 may be provided in the form of a mobile communication module in order to support a communication function, particularly, a mobile communication function of the terminal 100.
  • the communication unit 110 forms a communication channel with a mobile communication system to support signal transceiving for performing the mobile communication function of the terminal 100.
  • the communication unit 110 may form at least one of a voice service channel, an image service channel, and a data service channel, and support transceiving of a certain signal according to a corresponding service channel.
  • the input signal for setting the screen rotation control function may be classified into (i) an input signal for setting a screen rotation control function to be applied (e.g. only) in a horizontal mode; (ii) an input signal for setting a screen rotation control function to be applied (e.g. only) in modes except for the horizontal mode; and (iii) an input signal for setting screen rotation control function to be applied regardless of a state of the terminal 100.
  • the foregoing input signals are transferred to the controller 160 and are converted into a command for performing a function according to each input signal or for setting a mode to be applied.
  • the audio processor 130 may output various audio data set in an operation procedure, audio data according to playback of audio files stored in the memory 150, and audio data received from the outside. Further, the audio processor 130 may support an audio data collecting function. To do this, the audio processor 130 may include a speaker SPK and a microphone MIC. The audio processor 130 may support output of various guide sounds and effect sounds associated with the screen rotation control function. When a screen is rotated from a landscape mode to a transverse mode or from the transverse mode to the landscape mode, the audio processor 130 may output a guide sound or an effect sound informing the occurrence of the rotation. The output function of the guide sound and the effect sound may be omitted according to user setting or intention of a designer.
  • the display unit 140 is a constituent element for providing various screen interfaces necessary for operating the terminal 100.
  • the display unit 140 supports an idle screen or a menu screen necessary for operating the terminal 100.
  • the display unit 140 may output a function operation screen according to activation of a certain user function.
  • the display unit 140 rotates and outputs a direction of the function screen according to the rotation.
  • Such a rotation control function may be selectively operated according to whether the screen rotation control function is set for a specific function and/or whether the terminal 100 is in a certain state.
  • the rotation may be selectively operated according to whether the terminal 100 is in a horizontal state or whether the terminal 100 is tilted so as to have a predetermined slope.
  • the screen rotation control function may be set to operate only when the terminal 100 is rotated in a horizontal mode state, or may be set so as to not operate when the terminal is in the horizontal mode state, or may be set so as to operate regardless of a slope or tilt of the terminal 100.
  • the display unit 140 may be provided in the form of a touch screen in which a display panel 141 and a touch panel 143 overlap each other. Images and texts corresponding to the forgoing various screens may be outputted on the display panel 141.
  • the touch panel 143 may set a valid touch region and an invalid touch region according to a screen characteristic outputted on the display panel 141 and transfer a touch event generated in the valid touch region to the controller 160.
  • the memory 150 may store various operating systems, application programs, and algorithms necessary for operating the terminal 100. Particularly, the memory 150 may store a screen rotation support program 151 for operating a screen rotation control function, and a program list 153 necessary for operating the screen rotation support program 151.
  • the screen rotation support program 151 may be a program for supporting a screen rotation control function.
  • the screen rotation support program 151 may include a routine of checking whether a corresponding user function is registered in a program list.
  • the program list includes a list, for example set by a user, specifying which programs the screen rotation control function is to be applied to.
  • the screen rotation support program 151 may include a function setting checking routine and a screen rotation control routine.
  • the function setting checking routine is for checking whether the screen rotation control function is set.
  • the screen rotation control routine is for activating the sensor unit 170 when the screen rotation control function is set, and for controlling rotation of a screen based on collected sensing information.
  • the function setting checking routine may include sub routines for checking whether (i) the screen rotation control function is set so as to be supported in a horizontal mode, (ii) the screen rotation control function is set so as to be suppressed in the horizontal mode, and (iii) the screen rotation control function is set so as to be supported regardless of a slope or tilt of the terminal 100.
  • the screen rotation control routine may include sub routines for determining support of the rotation of the screen based on respective setting values and collected sensing information, and controlling the rotation of the screen according to the determination.
  • the sensor unit 170 is a constituent element for collecting sensing information according to state change.
  • the sensor unit 170 may include, for example, an acceleration sensor 171, a gyro sensor 173, and a geomagnetic sensor 175.
  • the acceleration sensor 171 of the sensor unit 170 senses a gravitational acceleration according to the rotation of the terminal 100.
  • the acceleration sensor 171 When the terminal 100 is put in a horizontal state, the acceleration sensor 171 generates only a gravitational acceleration in a central direction with respect to the ground. That is, when the terminal 100 is in a horizontal state having no slope with respect to the ground, the acceleration sensor 171 may generate a gravitational acceleration in a direction of 90° based on the horizontal state.
  • the acceleration sensor 171 may be used to detect the horizontal state of the terminal 100.
  • sensing information collected by the gyro sensor 173 may include angular velocity information generated from at least two of x, y, and z axes.
  • the geomagnetic sensor 175 may be selectively activated under control of the controller 160 and transfer information of east, west, south, north directions according to a compass function.
  • the controller 160 is a constituent element for controlling signal flow, collection and analysis of sensing information.
  • the controller 160 may support a function for checking a horizontal state of the terminal 100, a function for checking screen rotation control setting of the terminal 100 in the horizontal state, and a function for analyzing activation and collected sensing information of the sensor unit 170 to determine screen rotation control. To do this, the controller 160 may include constituent elements as described above.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a controller, for example, the controller as shown in FIG. 2, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an angular velocity information analysis for determining a landscape mode according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an angular velocity information analysis for determining an error correction according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the controller 160 may include a sensing information collector 161, a horizontal mode determinator 163, a screen rotation support unit 165, and an error corrector 167.
  • the sensing information collector 161 may control the acceleration sensor 171 to become inactivated. Further, the sensing information collector 161 may control the gyro sensor 173 and the geomagnetic sensor 175 to be selectively activated. The sensing information collected by the sensing information collector 161 may be transferred to the horizontal mode determinator 163, the screen rotation support unit 165, and the error corrector 167.
  • the horizontal mode determinator 163 receives the sensing information from the sensing information collector 161. Further, the horizontal mode determinator 163 determines whether the terminal 100 is in the horizontal state based on the received sensing information. In more detail, the horizontal mode determinator 163 receives sensing information of the acceleration sensor 171 from the sensing information collector 161. Then, the horizontal mode determinator 163 checks whether the sensing information of the acceleration sensor 171 has a specific value, for example whether a gravitational acceleration is 90°. Here, when the gravitational acceleration is 90°, the horizontal mode determinator 163 may transfer the gravitational acceleration to the sensing information collector 161 and the screen rotation support unit 165.
  • the screen rotation support unit 165 is a constituent element for controlling rotation of the screen of the terminal 100 based on the sensing information from the sensing information collector 161 and the horizontal mode determinator 163.
  • the screen rotation support unit 165 may detect a horizontal mode state according to analysis based on the acceleration information from the acceleration sensor 171 from the horizontal mode determinator 163 to determine a rotation state of the terminal 100. That is, the screen rotation support unit 165 determines a landscape mode state or a picture or transverse mode state of a terminal 100 using information provided from the horizontal mode determinator 163 based on the acceleration information, and accordingly control the rotation of a screen.
  • the screen rotation support unit 165 controls the current screen of the terminal 100 to be changed to a transverse or picture mode.
  • the screen rotation support unit 165 controls the orientation of the screen such that the current state or orientation of the screen is changed to the landscape mode.
  • a reference for determining the current state or orientation of the screen which may be the landscape mode or the transverse mode, may be angular velocity information collected directly before entering the horizontal mode. That is, when a mode directly before entering the horizontal mode is a certain mode, such as a landscape mode or a transverse mode, the screen rotation support unit 165 may determine that the current mode or state corresponds to a previous mode or state.
  • the screen rotation support unit 165 determines that the user rotates the terminal 100 in a counter-clockwise direction.
  • the screen rotation support unit 165 may control the display unit 140 such that an output mode of the screen is rotated.
  • the screen rotation support unit 165 may control the display unit 140 such that the screen is changed based on the left direction.
  • the sensing information collector 161 may collect angular velocity information in a -z axis direction.
  • the screen rotation support unit 165 determines that the user rotates the terminal 100 in a clockwise direction, and may determine whether an accumulated value of corresponding angular velocity information indicates a rotation angle equal to or approximately equal to 90°. In this case, the screen rotation support unit 165 may control the display unit 140 such that an output mode of the screen is rotated based on the rotation in the clockwise direction.
  • the screen rotation support unit 165 determines this information as indicating a state change of the terminal 100 and controls the display unit 140 such that the screen is rotated in a direction corresponding to the angular velocity information.
  • the screen rotation support unit 165 can also determine this information as indicating a state change of the terminal 100 for rotating the screen as a current state, and control the display unit 140 such that the screen is rotated in a direction corresponding to the angular velocity information.
  • a threshold corresponding to a predetermined angle for changing a state for screen rotation may be set, and the threshold value may be controlled according to user setting or intention of a designer.
  • the terminal 100 may provide a threshold setting menu for determining rotation of the terminal 100 when the terminal 100 is in a horizontal state. Then, the user may set a state change threshold using a corresponding menu.
  • the screen rotation support unit 165 may support a rotation mode of a screen in one direction according to an accumulation information direction of angular velocity. That is, when the accumulation angular information direction is a +z axis direction being a left or counterclockwise direction, the screen rotation support unit 165 may control the display unit 140 such that a screen state is maintained in a landscape mode. That is, when the terminal 100 is rotated in a left or counterclockwise direction greater than a predetermined angle in a horizontal state with respect to a flat surface regardless of a current screen state of the terminal 100, the screen rotation support unit 165 may control the display unit 140 such that a screen state is changed to a landscape mode or the landscape mode is maintained.
  • the screen rotation support unit 165 controls the display unit 140 such that the screen state becomes the landscape mode.
  • the screen rotation support unit 165 controls the display unit 140 such that the screen state becomes the transverse mode.
  • the screen rotation support unit 165 may reset to again accumulate sensing information of a gyro sensor 173 after change of a screen mode, and support screen change based on accumulated sensing information.
  • An error corrector 167 is a constituent element for determining a case where the user does not arrange the terminal 100 in a fixed or stable surface such as a table or a desk but arranges the terminal on a non-flat or unstable surface, or carries the terminal 100.
  • the error corrector 167 may confirm an error of corresponding angular velocity information.
  • the error corrector 167 may control the display unit 140 such that a horizontal mode of the terminal 100 is released.
  • the horizontal mode determinator 163 may determine that a current state of the terminal 100 is horizontal.
  • the error corrector 167 may control the terminal 100 such that a determined horizontal mode is released or prevented from entering the horizontal mode.
  • the screen rotation support unit 165 may confirm sensing information of a geomagnetic sensor 175 to confirm direction change information of a compass. That is, the screen rotation support unit 165 may confirm sensing information of the geomagnetic sensor 175 in a procedure of determining screen rotation based on angular velocity information of the gyro sensor 173 to confirm in which direction the terminal 100 rotates. Further, the screen rotation support unit 165 may confirm direction information of the gyro sensor 175 to determine a rotating state of the terminal 100 and accordingly control change of the screen.
  • a controller 160 may distribute power for operating respective constituent elements of a terminal 100 in step 601.
  • the controller 160 may determine whether an input signal for supporting a screen rotation control function is generated in step 603. That is, when an input for activating a certain user function is generated, the controller 160 may determine whether a user function requested according to a corresponding input signal is a user function for which a screen rotation control function is requested. To do this, the controller 160 may confirm a program list 153 stored in the memory 150 to determine whether a user function whose activation is requested is a user function registered to apply a screen rotation control function.
  • the controller 160 may control the terminal 100 such that a corresponding user function according to the input signal is performed in step 605.
  • the controller 160 may perform a user function such as playing files, a voice or image call connection function, and a broadcasting viewing function according to a corresponding input signal.
  • the controller 160 may determine whether a current terminal 100 is in a horizontal mode state in step 607. To do this, when the input signal for supporting a screen rotation control function is generated, the controller 160 may control the terminal 100 such that an acceleration sensor 171 is activated.
  • the controller 160 may control the terminal 100 such that screen rotation based on the acceleration sensor 171 is supported in step 609. That is, the controller 160 may determine a rotating state of the terminal 100 based on information collected by the acceleration sensor 171 and accordingly support screen change.
  • the controller 160 may activate the gyro sensor 173 and control the terminal 100 such that sensing information is collected while initialization, namely, performing sensor reset in step 611.
  • the controller 160 may determine whether gravitational acceleration provided from the acceleration sensor 171 is 90°. In this case, the controller 160 may determine whether the gravitational acceleration of 90° is maintained for a predetermined time and determine that the terminal 100 is in the horizontal state.
  • the controller 160 supports the screen change based on the collected sensing information of the gyro sensor 173 in step 613. That is, when the angular velocity information collected by the gyro sensor 173 is moved in an +z axis at a preset angle, the controller 160 may control the terminal 100 such that the landscape mode is changed to the transverse or portrait mode or the transverse or picture mode is changed to the landscape mode. Further, the controller 160 may control the terminal 100 such that a certain direction, for example one of the landscape mode or the transverse mode, is set.
  • the controller 160 may control the terminal 100 such that the landscape mode is changed to the transverse mode or the transverse mode is changed to the landscape mode, or one of the landscape mode or the transverse mode is set or maintained.
  • the controller 160 determines whether an input signal for terminating a screen rotation control function is generated in step 615. When there is no separate input signal for terminating a function, the process returns to step 607 and repeats the foregoing procedures. Conversely, when the input signal for terminating a screen rotation control function is generated, the process returns to step 601 and repeats the foregoing procedures.
  • the method for controlling rotation of the screen may increase reliability of determination of screen rotation through collection and application of geomagnetic sensor information in step 617.
  • the controller 160 activates the geomagnetic sensor 173 and controls the terminal 100 such that geomagnetic information is collected with collection of the angular velocity information. When rotation of the terminal 100 is determined, the controller 160 confirms geomagnetic information to again check whether the terminal 100 is rotated in a certain direction.
  • the method for controlling rotation of the screen may further include a procedure of performing error correction in a procedure of collecting sensing information in step 619. That is, when the angular velocity information is collected, the controller 160 determines whether angular velocity greater than a preset value set to the x and y axes is generated from the angular velocity information. Further, when generated angular velocity information in the x and y axis directions is greater than a preset value, the controller 160 determines that a current state of the terminal 100 is not a horizontal mode. Although angular velocity information greater than a predetermined angle is collected by the terminal 100, the controller 160 may control the collection of the information such that application of corresponding information is canceled.
  • the controller 160 may control the terminal 100 such that a current screen state is maintained without applying screen rotation control of a corresponding terminal 100.
  • the method for controlling rotation of a screen may determine the rotation of the terminal 100 and the screen, when the terminal 100 is in a horizontal state. Accordingly, the user may receive mode change information displayed on a screen on various environments, and accordingly information writing and control of the terminal 100 may be easily performed. In the meantime, as described above, an output direction of the screen may be adaptively changed according to a change of a direction of the terminal 100.
  • An output direction of a screen outputted on the display unit 140 may have two screen output directions, namely, a landscape mode and a transverse mode.
  • the output direction of information on a screen of the display unit 140 may have a first direction in which information is outputted from a upper direction of the display unit 140 to a lower direction thereof and a second direction in which the information is outputted from the lower direction of the display unit 140 to the upper direction thereof.
  • information may be outputted in a first direction from the upper direction to the lower direction and in a second direction from the lower direction to the upper direction.
  • the terminal 100 may selectively provide a function of supporting only a screen output in one direction and a function of supporting a screen output in two directions when the terminal is arranged on a flat surface or in a horizontal mode according to user setting or the intention of the user.
  • the terminal 100 provides a screen for outputting information in a first direction from the upper side to the lower side or a screen for outputting information in a second direction from the lower side to the upper side when the terminal is arranged in a transverse mode in a flat surface or horizontal state. Further, the terminal 100 may control the direction of the screen such that the screen having the same direction as a direction of a screen outputted in the transverse mode is outputted in the landscape mode regardless of left rotation or right rotation in a procedure of changing the transverse mode to the landscape mode.
  • the screen of the terminal 100 may remain in the same direction as a screen direction outputted on a previous transverse mode regardless of a rotating direction of the terminal 100.
  • the terminal 100 may differently support an output direction during rotation of the screen. For example, it is assumed that a screen of a first direction in a transverse mode when the terminal 100 is placed on a horizontal state is outputted on the display 140. If a left rotation for changing a mode from a transverse mode to a landscape mode occurs, the terminal 100 is put in a landscape direction based on a front surface of the user, and a screen outputted on the display unit 140 of a corresponding terminal 100 is put in a landscape mode so that a screen of a first direction from an upper direction to a lower direction may be outputted.
  • the terminal 100 when a right rotation for changing a mode from the transverse mode to the landscape mode occurs, the terminal 100 is put in a landscape direction based on a front surface of the user, so that a screen of a second direction from a lower direction to an upper direction is outputted on a display unit 140.
  • Such an output function may be similarly applied in a procedure of changing the mode from the landscape mode to the transverse mode. That is, when the mode is changed from the landscape mode to the transverse mode, according to a rotation direction of the terminal 100, the display unit 140 of the terminal 100 may output one of a screen of a first direction from an upper side of the transverse mode to a lower side thereof or a screen of a second direction from the lower side to the upper side.
  • the terminal 100 may output a screen of a second direction on the display unit 140. Further, when the terminal is rotated in a right direction, the terminal 100 may output a screen of a first direction on the display unit 140. During rotation of terminal 100 in a left direction, the terminal 100 may control the display unit 14 such that a screen in the first direction is outputted. During rotation of the terminal 100 in a right direction, the terminal 100 may control the display unit 140 such that a screen of the second direction is outputted. Setting the foregoing screen rotation may be changed according to user setting, and may be determined in a design procedure according to intention of a designer.
  • the terminal 100 is capable of switching the rotation of the screen according to a predetermined rotation direction. That is, when the terminal 100 is rotated in a left direction at a greater than a predetermined angle, the terminal 100 may switch to a transverse mode screen or a landscape mode screen. Further, when the terminal 100 is rotated in a right direction at a greater than a predetermined angle when the terminal 100 is placed flat on a surface, the terminal 100 may switch the orientation of the screen such that a transverse mode screen of the second direction to a landscape mode screen is outputted.
  • FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a controller of a terminal for supporting a screen rotation control function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • a controller 160 of a terminal may include a sensing information collector 161, a horizontal mode determinator 163, a screen rotation support unit 165, an error corrector 167, and a touch pen support unit 169.
  • the sensing information collector 161, the horizontal mode determinator 163, the screen rotation support unit 165, and the error corrector 167 have the same functions and roles as those of the controller 160 described in FIG. 3, and the descriptions thereof are omitted.
  • the touch pen support unit 169 may be added.
  • the touch pen support unit 169 may recognize contact of the touch pen 200 based on unique physical information, for example, capacitance information of the touch pen 200.
  • the touch pen support unit 169 may support a certain user function. That is, when capacitance detected from the touch panel is equal to or greater than a preset value, the touch pen support unit 169 automatically determines an operation of the touch pen 200 and supports a function for operating the touch pen 200.
  • the touch pen support unit 169 may provide a menu item for operating the touch pen 200.
  • the touch pen support unit 169 may apply a writing setting value or a preset value to a touch event according to an input of the touch pen 200 to support information outputted from the display unit 140 differently from a touch of a finger.
  • the touch pen support unit 169 may control the terminal 100 such that a writing setting value is applied differently according to a landscape mode state or a transverse mode state, or a mode change state.
  • the touch pen support unit 169 applies a first writing setting value including at least one of a line of a first thickness, a first color, a first font, and a first dot line form.
  • the touch pen support unit 169 applies a second writing setting value including at least one of a line of a second thickness, a second color, a second font, and a second dot line form.
  • the touch pen support unit 169 may apply a writing setting value of an eraser function.
  • the touch pen support unit 169 of an exemplary embodiment may apply different writing setting values depending on whether the terminal 100 is on a landscape mode and a transverse mode, and when a mode is changed, the touch pen support unit 169 may control the orientation of the screen of the terminal 100 such that the writing setting value is changed to another value. Accordingly, when using the touch pen 200, the user may perform rapid and easy writing function operations. Accordingly, an exemplary embodiment includes a touch pen contacting a display unit of the terminal, an acceleration sensor for checking a horizontal state of the terminal, and a gyro sensor for collecting angular velocity information of the terminal.
  • Disclosed is a configuration of a touch system for supporting screen rotation control which includes a terminal applying a writing setting value of the touch pen differently according to a terminal rotation state when the terminal is placed flat on a surface or in a corresponding horizontal state or a terminal rotation change state when the terminal is placed flat on a surface or is arranged in a horizontal state.
  • the terminal applies a writing setting value having at least one different value of a thickness, a color, a dotted line, and a font with respect to a touch event generated from the touch pen according a landscape mode or a transverse mode of the terminal when the terminal is placed flat on a surface or in the horizontal state.
  • a method for controlling a rotation of a screen and a terminal supporting the same may support rotation of the screen such that rotation control is possible in an environment or position where the terminal 100 is placed flat or an surface or is in a horizontal state, and support such that various functions of the touch pen 200 may be operated in a horizontal state. Accordingly, the user may perform a series of operations on the terminal 100 without being restricted from an orientation state of the screen of the terminal 100.
  • the terminal 100 may include various information and communication devices, multi-media devices and application devices thereof such as a Portable Multimedia Player (PMP), a digital broadcasting player, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a music player (e.g., MP3 player), a portable game terminal, a smart phone, a notebook computer, and a handheld PC as well as a mobile communication terminal operating based on respective communication protocols corresponding to various communication systems.
  • PMP Portable Multimedia Player
  • PDA Personal Digital Assistant
  • MP3 player music player
  • portable game terminal e.g., a portable game terminal
  • smart phone e.g., a smart phone, a notebook computer, and a handheld PC
  • a handheld PC e.g., a portable game terminal operating based on respective communication protocols corresponding to various communication systems.
  • the terminal may exactly recognize a screen direction of the terminal requested from the user regardless of a state of a terminal, and accordingly support suitable screen direction rotation control.
  • the method, the terminal, and the system of the exemplary embodiments may arrange a terminal and a screen orientation regardless of a current orientation state of the screen of the terminal and an environment in which the terminal is placed to conveniently and easily perform a desired operation.
  • embodiments of the present invention can be realized in the form of hardware, software or a combination of hardware and software. Any such software may be stored in the form of volatile or non-volatile storage such as, for example, a storage device like a ROM, whether erasable or rewritable or not, or in the form of memory such as, for example, RAM, memory chips, device or integrated circuits or on an optically or magnetically readable medium such as, for example, a CD, DVD, magnetic disk or magnetic tape or the like.
  • volatile or non-volatile storage such as, for example, a storage device like a ROM, whether erasable or rewritable or not
  • memory such as, for example, RAM, memory chips, device or integrated circuits or on an optically or magnetically readable medium such as, for example, a CD, DVD, magnetic disk or magnetic tape or the like.
  • the storage devices and storage media are embodiments of machine-readable storage that are suitable for storing a program or programs comprising instructions that, when executed, implement embodiments of the present invention. Accordingly, embodiments provide a program comprising code for implementing a method, apparatus, terminal and/or system as claimed in any one of the claims of this specification, and a machine-readable storage storing such a program. Still further, such programs may be conveyed electronically via any medium such as a communication signal carried over a wired or wireless connection and embodiments suitably encompass the same.

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