METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HANDLING LARGE INPUT MECHANISMS IN TOUCH SCREENS
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1. A method of displaying at least one control in a touch screen comprising:
- detecting contact of an object with the touch screen;
determining a dimension of the object contacting the touch screen; and
increasing a size of the at least one control corresponding to the contact of the object when the dimension of the object is greater than a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A method of displaying controls in a touch panel includes detecting contact of an object with the touch panel, determining a dimension of the object contacting the touch panel, and increasing a size of controls corresponding to the contact of the object when the dimension of the object is greater than a predetermined threshold.
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57 Claims
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1. A method of displaying at least one control in a touch screen comprising:
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detecting contact of an object with the touch screen; determining a dimension of the object contacting the touch screen; and increasing a size of the at least one control corresponding to the contact of the object when the dimension of the object is greater than a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile device comprising:
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a touch screen for displaying at least one control corresponding to functions of the mobile device; a controller coupled to the touch screen for realizing the functions of the mobile device; a processor coupled to the controller for processing signals from the controller according to program code; and a memory coupled to the processor for storing the program code; wherein the program code comprises; code for detecting contact of an object with the touch screen; code for determining a dimension of the object contacting the touch screen; and code for increasing a size of the at least one control corresponding to the contact of the object when the dimension of the object is greater than a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An operating system with an advanced user interface running by program code, for handling large input mechanisms on a touch screen which displays at least one control corresponding to functions of a mobile device, and for integration with a processor and a memory in the mobile device, the operating system program code comprising:
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code for detecting contact of an object with the touch screen; code for determining a dimension of the object contacting the touch screen; and code for increasing a size of the at least one control corresponding to the contact of the object when the dimension of the object is greater than a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. In a system device operating environment integrating hardware including a processor, a memory, and a touch screen of the system device, capable of running an application program with program code for handling large input mechanisms on the touch screen, the program code comprising:
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code for detecting contact of an object with the touch screen; code for determining a dimension of the object contacting the touch screen; and code for increasing a size of at least one control corresponding to the contact of the object when the dimension of the object is greater than a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A machine-readable medium storing program code for handling large input mechanisms on a touch screen, comprising:
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the touch screen for displaying at least one control corresponding to functions of the machine-readable medium; a processor coupled to the touch screen for processing signals from the touch screen according to the program code; and a memory coupled to the processor for storing the program code; wherein the program code comprises; code for detecting contact of an object with the touch screen; code for determining a dimension of the object contacting the touch screen; and code for increasing a size of the at least one control corresponding to the contact of the object when the dimension of the object is greater than a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. An electronic device for providing unhindered touch operation comprising:
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a housing having an outer surface and an opening thereon; a touch screen disposed in the opening of the housing for receiving operation from an input tool, wherein the outer surface of the housing is substantially not protruded over a touch-sensitive plane of the touch display; a processor coupled to the touch display for determining a type of the input tool and executing a predetermined function according to the type of the input tool; and a memory coupled to the processor for storing program code; wherein the program code comprises; code for detecting contact of the input tool with the touch screen; code for determining the type of the input tool contacting the touch screen; and code for increasing a size of the at least one control corresponding to the predetermined function when the dimension of the object is greater than a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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