ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO INPUT USER COMMAND
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- a manipulation unit having a touch region of a specified form to receive a user command of one of at least a touch, a slide, and a press onto the touch region;
a display unit to display a graphical user interface (GUI); and
a control unit to generate a GUI that corresponds to the input user command and to control the display unit to display the generated GUI responsive to the user command being input to the manipulation unit, the control unit to generate the GUI in an arrangement of items conforming to the specified form of the touch region.
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Abstract
In an electronic device, the physical boundaries of a manipulation unit for inputting a user command defines a contour to which an arrangement of items that are displayed on a display unit conforms. A user'"'"'s active manipulation of the manipulation unit corresponds to a reaction of a GUI on the display unit. Accordingly, the user can manipulate the electronic device more easily and conveniently.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a manipulation unit having a touch region of a specified form to receive a user command of one of at least a touch, a slide, and a press onto the touch region; a display unit to display a graphical user interface (GUI); and a control unit to generate a GUI that corresponds to the input user command and to control the display unit to display the generated GUI responsive to the user command being input to the manipulation unit, the control unit to generate the GUI in an arrangement of items conforming to the specified form of the touch region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic device comprising:
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a manipulation unit having a touch region to receive an input of a user command of one of at least a touch, a slide, and a press on the touch region, a contour of the touch region being one of a piecewise linear curve and a segment of an elliptical ring; and a control unit to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) that corresponds to the input user command and to control a display of the generated GUI if the user command is input to the manipulation unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of controlling an electronic device, comprising:
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receiving an input of a user command through a touch, a slide, and a press on a touch region of a specified form; generating a graphical user interface (GUI) that corresponds to the input user command and in an arrangement of items to conform to the specified form of the touch region; and displaying the generated GUI.
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18. A user interface system to an electronic device, comprising:
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a user control having a predetermined contour and actuated by a plurality of distinct user manipulations thereon; a display to display indicia in an arrangement aligned in conformance with the predetermined contour; and a controller to configure another arrangement of the indicia responsive to one of the user manipulations on the user control, the other arrangement also being aligned in conformance with the predetermined contour.
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19. An electronic device, comprising:
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a user control having a predetermined contour and actuated through a plurality of distinct user actuations; a display having displayed thereon indicia indicative of user data items in an arrangement conforming to the predetermined contour of the user control; a control unit to detect an input expression formed from at least one of the user actuations and at least one location on the user control at which the at least one of the actuations occurs, to determine whether the user command is associated with the input expression and the user data item corresponding to the indicia at the location in the arrangement corresponding to the location on the user control at which the actuation occurs, to generate the indicia in another arrangement conforming to the predetermined contour of the user control responsive to the input expression, and to provide the other arrangement to the display.
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20. A method of forming user commands on a user interface of an electronic device, the user interface provides a user control having a predetermined contour and actuated through a plurality of distinct user manipulations, the method comprising:
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displaying indicia indicative of user data items on a display in an arrangement conforming to the predetermined contour of the user control; detecting an input expression formed from at least one of the user manipulations and at least one location on the user control at which the at least one of the manipulations occurs; determining whether the user command is associated with the input expression and, upon a positive determination thereof, executing the user command corresponding to the user data item corresponding to the indicia at the location in the arrangement corresponding to the location on the user control at which the one of the manipulations occurs; and displaying the indicia in another arrangement conforming to the predetermined contour of the user control responsive to the input expression.
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