TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SEE-THROUGH INPUT
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1. A terminal to provide a see-through input, the terminal comprising:
- a touchscreen to display a first application and a second application, to sense occurrence of a touch, and generate a touch signal in response to a sensed touch; and
a control unit to determine whether the sensed touch is a general input for the first application or a see-through input for the second application according to the generated touch signal, and to execute a function of the first application according to the general input or a function of the second application according to the see-through input according to the determination,wherein a transparency of the first application is varied and the first application is displayed on the touchscreen to at least partially overlap the second application.
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Abstract
A terminal and a method for providing a see-through input provide intuitive control of a plurality of applications. The terminal may include a touchscreen to display a first application and a second application and to sense occurrence of a touch and generate a touch signal; and a control unit to determine whether the touch signal is a general input for the first application or a see-through input for the second application and to execute a function of an application corresponding to the general input or the see-through input.
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16 Claims
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1. A terminal to provide a see-through input, the terminal comprising:
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a touchscreen to display a first application and a second application, to sense occurrence of a touch, and generate a touch signal in response to a sensed touch; and a control unit to determine whether the sensed touch is a general input for the first application or a see-through input for the second application according to the generated touch signal, and to execute a function of the first application according to the general input or a function of the second application according to the see-through input according to the determination, wherein a transparency of the first application is varied and the first application is displayed on the touchscreen to at least partially overlap the second application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A terminal to provide a see-through input, the terminal comprising:
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a touchscreen to display an input user interface (UI) and an application, to sense occurrence of a touch, and to generate a touch signal in response to a sensed touch; and a control unit to determine whether the sensed touch is a general input for the input UI or a see-through input for the application according to the generated touch signal, and to execute a function of the input UI corresponding to the general input or a function of the application corresponding to the see-through input according to the determination, wherein a transparency of the input UI is varied and the input UI is displayed on the touchscreen to at least partially overlap the application.
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9. A method for providing a see-through input by a terminal with a touchscreen, the method comprising:
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displaying a first application and a second application on the touchscreen; sensing occurrence of a touch and generating a touch signal in response to a sensed touch; determining whether the sensed touch is a general input for the first application or a see-through input for the second application according to the generated touch signal; executing a function of the first application if the touch signal is the general input; and executing a function of the second application if the touch signal is the see-through input, wherein a transparency of the first application is varied and the first application is displayed on the touchscreen to at least partially overlap the second application. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable media, the media including program instructions to implement a method embodied by a terminal with a touchscreen, the terminal for providing a see-through input, the method comprising:
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displaying a first application and a second application; sensing occurrence of a touch and generating a touch signal in response to a sensed touch; determining whether the sensed touch is a general input for the first application or a see-through input for the second application according to the generated touch signal; executing a function of the first application if the touch signal is the general input; and executing a function of the second application if the touch signal is the see-through input, wherein a transparency of the first application is varied and the first application is displayed on the touchscreen to at least partially overlap the second application.
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13. A terminal to provide a see-through input, the terminal comprising:
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a touchscreen to display a first application and a second application, the first application being at least partially transparent and at least partially overlapping the second application; and a control unit to determine whether an input is a first input for the first application or a second input for a second application. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method for providing a see-through input by a terminal with a touchscreen, the method comprising:
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displaying a first application and a second application on the touchscreen, the first application being at least partially transparent and at least partially overlapping the second application; determining whether an input is a first input for the first application or a second input for the second application. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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