HYPERLINK SELECTION METHOD USING TOUCHSCREEN AND MOBILE TERMINAL OPERATING WITH HYPERLINK SELECTION METHOD
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1. A hyperlink selection method, comprising:
- detecting an occurrence of a touch event in which a touch point on a touchscreen displaying a webpage including a plurality of hyperlinks is touched;
determining a number of hyperlinks involved in the touch event;
displaying icons corresponding to the hyperlinks if the number of hyperlinks involved in the touch event is greater than or equal to two; and
selecting an icon in response to movement of the touch point to one of the displayed icons.
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Abstract
A method of selecting one of a plurality of hyperlinks of a webpage viewed on a touchscreen of a mobile terminal is provided. A hyperlink selection method using a touchscreen includes detecting an occurrence of a touch event in which a touch point on the touchscreen displaying a webpage including a plurality of hyperlinks is touched, determining a number of hyperlinks involved in the touch event, displaying icons corresponding to the hyperlinks if the number of hyperlinks involved in the touch event is greater than or equal to two, and selecting an icon in response to movement of the touch point to one of the displayed icons.
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1. A hyperlink selection method, comprising:
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detecting an occurrence of a touch event in which a touch point on a touchscreen displaying a webpage including a plurality of hyperlinks is touched; determining a number of hyperlinks involved in the touch event; displaying icons corresponding to the hyperlinks if the number of hyperlinks involved in the touch event is greater than or equal to two; and selecting an icon in response to movement of the touch point to one of the displayed icons. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile terminal having a touchscreen, comprising:
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an area scaling module to define a touch area surrounding a touch point input through the touchscreen; and a link processing module to cause display of icons representing the hyperlinks when at least two hyperlinks are at least partially within the touch area, and to select one of the icons in response to a movement of the touch point. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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