COMPUTER DEVICE WITH TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME
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1. A computer device, comprising:
- a touch screen configured to, in response to a first touch, generate a first touch signal, and in response to a second touch, generate a second touch signal, wherein the first touch and the second touch are different at least in pressure applied by a user;
an operating system configured to pre-define a first command and a second command; and
a processor configured to, in response to the first touch signal, invoke the first command, and in response to the second touch signal, invoke the second command.
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Abstract
A method for operating a computer device incorporating a touch screen is provided. The method includes pre-defining a first pointing device command and a second pointing device command, which are not related to directional pointing control, in the computer device. In response to a first touch, the touch screen generates a first touch signal. The first pointing device invokes a command in response to the first touch signal. In response to a second touch different from the first touch, the touch screen generates a second touch signal. The second pointing device command is invokes in response to the second touch signal.
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1. A computer device, comprising:
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a touch screen configured to, in response to a first touch, generate a first touch signal, and in response to a second touch, generate a second touch signal, wherein the first touch and the second touch are different at least in pressure applied by a user; an operating system configured to pre-define a first command and a second command; and a processor configured to, in response to the first touch signal, invoke the first command, and in response to the second touch signal, invoke the second command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of initiating a command on a computer device having a touch screen, the method comprising:
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in response to a first touch on said touch screen, invoking a first command; and in response to a second touch on said touch screen, invoking a second command; wherein said first command and said second command are invoked by application of unequal pressure on said touch screen. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium storing a program code to be executed on a computer for causing the computer to perform operations including:
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in response a first touch on a touch screen of the computer, invoking a first command; in response to a second touch on the touch screen, invoking a second command; wherein the first touch and the second touch are different at least in pressure applied by the user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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