Operating method of portable terminal based on touch and movement inputs and portable terminal supporting the same
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1. A portable terminal comprising:
- a touch screen; and
a processor configured to control operations of;
display a screen of a first application executed on the touch screen, wherein the screen of the first application occupies the entire touch screen;
detect a touch down event on a region of the touch screen displaying the screen of the first application;
detect a motion of the portable terminal while the touch event is maintained;
in response to the motion, scrolling a screen of a second application executed onto the touch screen; and
in response to the touch down event on the region of the touch screen, displaying one or more icons on the screen of the first application prior to scrolling the screen of the second application, the one or more icons identifying other applications previously activated by the portable terminal,wherein the one or more icons are stationary from the touch down event until the motion.
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Abstract
An operating method of a terminal based on multiple inputs and a portable terminal supporting the same are disclosed. The operating method includes: receiving a sensor signal in a state that a touch-down event having at least one touch point is being maintained, generating respective distinct commands according to at least one of a number of touch points of the touch-down event, and a type and a form of the certain sensor signal, activating one of a user function or controlling an operation of a currently activated user function according to the generated commands; and controlling variation in a screen output on a display panel according to the activation or the control of the user function.
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16 Claims
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1. A portable terminal comprising:
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a touch screen; and a processor configured to control operations of; display a screen of a first application executed on the touch screen, wherein the screen of the first application occupies the entire touch screen; detect a touch down event on a region of the touch screen displaying the screen of the first application; detect a motion of the portable terminal while the touch event is maintained; in response to the motion, scrolling a screen of a second application executed onto the touch screen; and in response to the touch down event on the region of the touch screen, displaying one or more icons on the screen of the first application prior to scrolling the screen of the second application, the one or more icons identifying other applications previously activated by the portable terminal, wherein the one or more icons are stationary from the touch down event until the motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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displaying a screen of a first application executed on a touch screen of a portable terminal, wherein the screen of the first application occupies the entire touch screen; detecting a touch down event on a region of the touch region displaying the screen of the first application; detecting a motion of the portable terminal while the touch down event is maintained; in response to the motion, scrolling a screen of a second application executed onto the touch screen; and in response to the touch down event on the region of the touch screen, displaying one or more icons on the screen of the first application, prior to scrolling the screen of the second application, the one or more icons identifying other applications previously activated by the portable terminal, wherein the one or more icons are stationary from the touch down event until the motion. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A portable terminal comprising:
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a touch screen; and a processor configured to perform the operations of; display a screen of a first application executed on the touch screen; detect a touch down event on a region of the touch screen displaying the screen of the first application; detect a motion of the portable terminal while the touch down event is maintained; and in response to the motion, scrolling a screen of a second application executed onto the touch screen; and in response to the touch down event on the region of the touch screen, displaying one or more icons on the screen of the first application prior to scrolling the screen of the second application, the one or more icons identifying other applications previously activated by the portable terminal, wherein displaying the one or more icons in response to detecting the touch down event prior to scrolling further comprises displaying a first icon in a first position corresponding to a first motion, and a second icon in a second position corresponding to a second motion, wherein the first icon indicates the screen of the second application that is scrolled if the first motion is detected, and the second icon indicates the screen of the second application that is scrolled if the second motion is detected.
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