Mobile apparatus for providing user interface and method and medium for executing functions using the user interface
First Claim
1. A mobile apparatus comprising:
- a user interface module sensing a user'"'"'s touch and providing information regarding the user'"'"'s touch; and
a control module determining a type of mode and function selected by a user based on the provided information regarding the user'"'"'s touch, wherein the user interface module provides a user interface pad by which mode items and function items corresponding to the mode items are simultaneously formed, and the user interface module includes a first area for selecting mode items corresponding to the type of mode and function determined by the control module, a second area for selecting the function items, and a common area of the first and second areas, and the control module executes a function positioned at the common area.
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Abstract
A mobile apparatus for providing a user interface and method and medium for executing functions using the user interface are provided. The mobile apparatus includes a user interface module sensing a user'"'"'s touch and providing information regarding the user'"'"'s touch, and a control module determining a type of mode and function selected by a user based on the provided information regarding the user'"'"'s touch, wherein the user interface module provides a user interface pad by which mode items and function items corresponding to the mode items are simultaneously formed, and the user interface module includes a first area for selecting mode items corresponding to the type of mode and function determined by the control module, a second area for selecting the function items, and a common area of the first and second areas, and the control module executes a function positioned at the common area.
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23 Claims
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1. A mobile apparatus comprising:
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a user interface module sensing a user'"'"'s touch and providing information regarding the user'"'"'s touch; and
a control module determining a type of mode and function selected by a user based on the provided information regarding the user'"'"'s touch, wherein the user interface module provides a user interface pad by which mode items and function items corresponding to the mode items are simultaneously formed, and the user interface module includes a first area for selecting mode items corresponding to the type of mode and function determined by the control module, a second area for selecting the function items, and a common area of the first and second areas, and the control module executes a function positioned at the common area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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- 9. A mobile apparatus comprising a mode selecting area for providing modes divided according to kinds of contents executed, a function selecting area for providing functions corresponding to the modes, and a common area of the mode selecting area and the function selecting area, wherein the mode selecting area or the function selecting area is moved according to movement of a user'"'"'s touch, and the common area is moved according to the movement of the user'"'"'s touch.
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16. A method for executing a common area function comprising:
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(a) forming a mode selecting area for providing modes divided according to kinds of contents executed, and a function selecting area for providing functions corresponding to the modes;
(b) forming a common area of the mode selecting area and the function selecting area; and
(c) executing the common area function positioned in the common area. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A mobile apparatus comprising:
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a user interface module sensing a user'"'"'s touch and providing information regarding the user'"'"'s touch, wherein the user interface module provides a user interface pad by which mode items and function items corresponding to the mode items are simultaneously formed, and the user interface module includes a first area for selecting mode items corresponding to type of mode and function, a second area for selecting the function items, and a common area of the first and second areas for selecting function item so that the function corresponding to the function item is executed.
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23. A computer readable medium storing instructions that control a processor to perform a method for executing a common area function comprising:
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(a) forming a mode selecting area for providing modes divided according to kinds of contents executed, and a function selecting area for providing functions corresponding to the modes;
(b) forming a common area of the mode selecting area and the function selecting area; and
(c) executing the common area function positioned in the common area.
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