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Touch screen device and method of displaying and selecting menus thereof

  • US 20070250786A1
  • Filed: 12/28/2006
  • Published: 10/25/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of displaying and selecting a plurality of menus on a touch screen device for a portable terminal, the portable terminal having a screen with a prescribed viewing area in x and y directions, the method comprising:

  • representing the plurality of menus as a corresponding plurality of menu bars;

    displaying the plurality of menu bars within the prescribed viewing area of the portable terminal such that the plurality of menu bars are arranged extending sequentially in either the x direction or the y direction within the prescribed viewing area;

    calculating a touch area corresponding to a touch detected on a surface of the screen of the touch screen device in an area corresponding to at least one of the plurality of menu bars; and

    executing a menu corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of menu bars if the calculated touch area is greater than a predetermined touch area, or requesting a new touch input if the calculated touch area is less than the predetermined touch area.

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