User input method and apparatus in electronic device
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An electronic device for operating in response to a user input, the electronic device comprising:
- a user input device configured to receive a touch input and having an inner region and a peripheral region defined as an outermost area, with a user definable width, that has the ability to detect a touch or hovering state;
a memory configured to store therein a mapping relation between each of inputs from the user input device and each of operations to be performed in the electronic device, each of the inputs being identified based on a direction from the inner region to an outer region in a different direction, and each of the operations being mapped corresponding to a direction of each of the inputs; and
at least one processor configured to;
receive an input from the inner region to the peripheral region,detect a direction of the received input, when the received input with a pressed button of the electronic device is detected, andperform an operation mapped to the detected direction,wherein each of the operations to be performed in the electronic device is mapped by the user, andwherein the user definable width of each edge of the peripheral region is independently configurable.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A user input method in an electronic device and the electronic device are provided. The user input method in an electronic device includes receiving, from a user input module configured to receive a touch input and having an inner region and a peripheral region defined as a specific area with a predetermined width, an input from the inner region to the peripheral region, detecting a moving path of the received input, and performing an operation mapped to the detected moving path.
7 Citations
10 Claims
-
1. An electronic device for operating in response to a user input, the electronic device comprising:
-
a user input device configured to receive a touch input and having an inner region and a peripheral region defined as an outermost area, with a user definable width, that has the ability to detect a touch or hovering state; a memory configured to store therein a mapping relation between each of inputs from the user input device and each of operations to be performed in the electronic device, each of the inputs being identified based on a direction from the inner region to an outer region in a different direction, and each of the operations being mapped corresponding to a direction of each of the inputs; and at least one processor configured to; receive an input from the inner region to the peripheral region, detect a direction of the received input, when the received input with a pressed button of the electronic device is detected, and perform an operation mapped to the detected direction, wherein each of the operations to be performed in the electronic device is mapped by the user, and wherein the user definable width of each edge of the peripheral region is independently configurable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
Specification