DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A digital photographing apparatus comprising a display unit in the form of a touch screen, comprising:
- a touch area which receives a touch from a user and executes icons corresponding to the touch; and
a touch protection area which is not activated by the touch when the touch by the user is sensed,wherein the touch protection area selected by the user is activated on the touch screen in a photographing mode and the activated touch protection area is indicated on the touch screen for the user to recognize the activated touch protection area.
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Abstract
A digital photographing apparatus and a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus prevent a touch malfunction from occurring while holding the digital photographing apparatus by having a touch protection area in the digital photographing apparatus. The digital photographing apparatus includes a large-sized touch screen on one surface thereof, wherein the touch screen includes: a touch area which inputs a touch from a user and executes icons corresponding to the touch; and a touch protection area which is not activated by the touch when the touch from the user is input on the touch screen.
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15 Claims
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1. A digital photographing apparatus comprising a display unit in the form of a touch screen, comprising:
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a touch area which receives a touch from a user and executes icons corresponding to the touch; and a touch protection area which is not activated by the touch when the touch by the user is sensed, wherein the touch protection area selected by the user is activated on the touch screen in a photographing mode and the activated touch protection area is indicated on the touch screen for the user to recognize the activated touch protection area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus, the method comprising:
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setting a touch protection area which is not activated by a touch when the touch is input on a touch screen; activating the set touch protection area selected by a user on the touch screen; inputting a touch on the touch screen, wherein the touch is performed by the user; detecting coordinate information for the input touch; determining whether the input touch is in the touch protection area by using the coordinate information; and blocking when the input touch is determined to correspond to the touch protection area. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A digital photographing apparatus comprising:
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a touch protection area setting unit which sets a touch protection area on a touch screen which is not activated by a touch by a user when the touch is sensed; a touch protection area activation unit which activates the set touch protection area selected by the user on the touch screen; a touch input unit which inputs a touch on the touch screen by the user; a coordinate detection unit which detects coordinate information for the input touch; a touch protection area determining unit which determines whether the input touch is in the touch protection area by using the coordinate information; and a touch protection execution unit which blocks the input touch when the input touch corresponds to the touch protection area. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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