METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AND SELECTING ICONS ON A TOUCH SCREEN
First Claim
1. A touch screen comprising:
- a display unit configured to display a plurality of icons;
a detection unit configured to detect a touch in one of a plurality of touch detection regions of the display unit wherein the touch detection regions comprise an icon portion on which one icon of the plurality of icons is displayed, and an adjacent portion which is adjacent to the icon portion; and
a control unit electrically connected to the display unit and the detection unit, the control unit configured to control display operations of the display unit, and configured to identify based on a received signal from the detection unit which touch detection region is touched and which one icon is displayed in the touched detection region.
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Abstract
A touch screen including a display unit configured to display a plurality of icons. The touch screen may include a detection unit configured to detect a touch in one of a plurality of touch detection regions of the display unit wherein the touch detection regions comprise an icon portion on which one icon of the plurality of icons is displayed, and an adjacent portion which is adjacent to the icon portion. The touch screen may further include a control unit electrically connected to the display unit and the detection unit, the control unit configured to control display operations of the display unit, and configured to identify based on a received signal from the detection unit which touch detection region is touched and which one icon is displayed in the touched detection region.
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20 Claims
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1. A touch screen comprising:
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a display unit configured to display a plurality of icons; a detection unit configured to detect a touch in one of a plurality of touch detection regions of the display unit wherein the touch detection regions comprise an icon portion on which one icon of the plurality of icons is displayed, and an adjacent portion which is adjacent to the icon portion; and a control unit electrically connected to the display unit and the detection unit, the control unit configured to control display operations of the display unit, and configured to identify based on a received signal from the detection unit which touch detection region is touched and which one icon is displayed in the touched detection region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for displaying and selecting icons on a touch screen, comprising:
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displaying a plurality of icons on the touch screen in touch detection regions, the touch detection regions comprising an icon portion on which one icon of the plurality of icons is displayed, and an adjacent portion which is adjacent to the icon portion; detecting a touch on the touch screen; and identifying based on the touch which touch detection region is touched and which one icon is displayed in the touched detection region. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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