Touch screen device and operating method thereof
First Claim
1. A method of operating a touch screen device in portable electronic equipment, the touch screen device having a touch screen having a predetermined viewing area configured to display images thereon and a detector configured to detect a touch on the touch screen and generate a signal corresponding to the touch, and a controller configured to receive signals from and send signals to the detector, the method comprising:
- detecting a signal input from a switch;
determining whether the input signal is a holding signal and then changing the touch screen device to a holding mode in which signals generated by the detector in response to a touch on the touch screen are prevented from being transferred to the controller if it is determined that the input signal is the holding signal;
determining whether the input signal is an activation signal and then changing the touch screen device from the holding mode to an activation mode in which signals generated by the detector in response to a touch on the touch screen are allowed to be transferred to the controller if it is determined that the input signal is the activation signal.
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Abstract
A touch screen device and an operating method thereof are provided. More specifically, a touch screen device is provided which allows a user to selectively restrict input through a touch screen. The touch screen device includes a screen that includes a display configured to display images thereon and a detector configured to detect a touch on the display and convert the touch into an electrical signal, and a controller configured to cause images to be displayed on the display and receive and process signals from the detector. Further, a user may determine whether the controller is operated according to the signal input into the detector. The determination may be made either by a switch separately installed on an earphone or by inputting a signal into the detector by a user.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of operating a touch screen device in portable electronic equipment, the touch screen device having a touch screen having a predetermined viewing area configured to display images thereon and a detector configured to detect a touch on the touch screen and generate a signal corresponding to the touch, and a controller configured to receive signals from and send signals to the detector, the method comprising:
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detecting a signal input from a switch; determining whether the input signal is a holding signal and then changing the touch screen device to a holding mode in which signals generated by the detector in response to a touch on the touch screen are prevented from being transferred to the controller if it is determined that the input signal is the holding signal; determining whether the input signal is an activation signal and then changing the touch screen device from the holding mode to an activation mode in which signals generated by the detector in response to a touch on the touch screen are allowed to be transferred to the controller if it is determined that the input signal is the activation signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A touch screen device for portable electronic equipment, comprising:
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a touch screen having a predetermined viewing area configured to display images thereon and a detector configured to detect a touch on the touch screen and generate a signal corresponding to the touch; a controller configured to receive signals from and send signals to the detector; and a switch in communication with the controller, wherein when the detector detects a signal input from a switch, the controller determines whether the input signal is a holding signal and then changes the touch screen device to a holding mode in which signals generated by the detector in response to a touch on the touch screen are prevented from being transferred to the controller if it is determined that the input signal is the holding signal, and determines whether the input signal is an activation signal and then changes the touch screen device from the holding mode to an activation mode in which signals generated by the detector in response to a touch on the touch screen are allowed to be transferred to the controller if it is determined that the input signal is the activation signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operating a touch screen device in portable electronic equipment, the touch screen device having a touch screen having a predetermined viewing area configured to display images thereon and a detector configured to detect a touch on the touch screen and generate a signal corresponding to the touch, and a controller configured to receive signals from and send signals to the detector, the method comprising:
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detecting a signal input from the detector; determining whether the input signal is a holding signal and then changing the touch screen device to a holding mode in which signals generated by the detector in response to a touch on the touch screen are ignored by the controller if it is determined that the input signal is the holding signal; determining whether the input signal is an activation signal and then changing the touch screen device from the holding mode to an activation mode in which signals generated by the detector in response to a touch on the touch screen are not ignored by the controller if it is determined that the input signal is the activation signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A touch screen device for portable electronic equipment, comprising:
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a touch screen having a predetermined viewing area configured to display images thereon and a detector configured to detect a touch on the touch screen and generate a signal corresponding to the touch; and a controller configured to receive signals from and send signals to the detector, wherein when the detector detects a signal input from the detector, the controller determines whether the input signal is a holding signal and then changes the touch screen device to a holding mode in which signals generated by the detector in response to a touch on the touch screen are ignored by the controller if it is determined that the input signal is the holding signal, and determines whether the input signal is an activation signal and then changes the touch screen device from the holding mode to an activation mode in which signals generated by the detector in response to a touch on the touch screen are not ignored by the controller if it is determined that the input signal is the activation signal. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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Specification