METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MOUSE RIGHT CLICK FUNCTION IN TOUCH SCREEN TERMINAL

• US 20120169634A1
• Filed: 12/23/2011
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Ju-Hong
• Application Number:
  US13/336,244
• Publication Number:
  US 20120169634A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing a mouse right click function in a touch screen terminal are provided. The method includes detecting occurrence of a first touch, detecting occurrence of a second touch in a status where the first touch is maintained, and displaying an option menu including a plurality of functions on a screen.

Claims

1. A method of providing a mouse right click function in a touch screen terminal, the method comprising:

detecting occurrence of a first touch;

detecting occurrence of a second touch in a status where the first touch is maintained; and

displaying an option menu including a plurality of functions on a screen.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after the detecting of the occurrence of the second touch, comparing a coordinate of a position at which the first touch occurs and a coordinate of a position at which the second touch occurs; and

determining whether the position of the first touch and the position of the second touch satisfy a predetermined position condition as a result of the comparing of the coordinates of the positions.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein if the predetermined position condition is satisfied, an option menu including the plurality of functions is displayed on the screen.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the position condition is indicated in a direction in which the second touch is located with respect to the position of the first touch.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the option menu including the plurality of functions on the screen comprises:

confirming a function currently being executed; and

displaying an option menu, which includes an associated function with respect to the function currently being executed, on the screen.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein if a web browser is currently being executed, the option menu includes at least one of functions among ‘

new folder’

, ‘

align icon’

, ‘

renew’

, ‘

store to configuration table’

, ‘

graphic option’

, ‘

display mode’

, ‘

undo copy’

, and ‘

attribute’

.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the option menu including the plurality of functions on the screen comprises displaying an option menu, which includes an associated function corresponding to the position at which the first touch occurs, on the screen.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein if the position at which the first touch occurs is an area that displays a specific icon, the option menu includes at least one of functions among ‘

open’

, ‘

file transfer’

, ‘

advanced search’

, ‘

cut’

, ‘

copy’

, ‘

create shortcut’

, ‘

delete’

, ‘

rename’

, and ‘

attribute’

.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein if the position at which the first touch occurs is a background area that does not display an icon, the option menu includes at least one of functions among ‘

new folder’

, ‘

align icon’

, ‘

renew’

, ‘

store to configuration table’

, ‘

graphic option’

, ‘

display mode’

, ‘

undo copy’

, and ‘

attribute’

.

10. An apparatus for providing a mouse right click function in a touch screen terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a touch screen panel for detecting a screen touch of a user;

a controller for detecting occurrence of a first touch by using the touch screen panel and for detecting occurrence of a second touch in a state where the first touch is maintained; and

a display unit for displaying an option menu including a plurality of functions on a screen under the control of the controller.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein after the detecting of the occurrence of the second touch, the controller compares a coordinate of a position at which the first touch occurs and a coordinate of a position at which the second touch occurs, and determines whether the position of the first touch and the position of the second touch satisfy a predetermined position condition as a result of the comparing of the coordinates of the positions.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein if the predetermined position condition is satisfied, the controller displays an option menu including the plurality of functions on the screen.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the position condition is indicated in a direction in which the second touch is located with respect to the position of the first touch.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the controller generates an option menu including an associated function with respect to the function currently being executed and provides the option menu to the display unit.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein if a web browser is currently being executed, the controller generates an option menu including at least one of functions among ‘

new folder’

, ‘

align icon’

, ‘

renew’

, ‘

store to configuration table’

, ‘

graphic option’

, ‘

display mode’

, ‘

undo copy’

, and ‘

attribute’

.

16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the controller generates an option menu including an associated function corresponding to the position at which the first touch occurs and provides the option menu to the display unit.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the controller generates an option menu including at least one of functions among ‘

open’

, ‘

file transfer’

, ‘

advanced search’

, ‘

cut’

, ‘

copy’

, ‘

create shortcut’

, ‘

delete’

, ‘

rename’

, and ‘

attribute’

.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein if the position at which the first touch occurs is a background area that does not display an icon, the controller generates an option menu including at least one of functions among ‘

new folder’

, ‘

align icon’

, ‘

renew’

, ‘

store to configuration table’

, ‘

graphic option’

, ‘

display mode’

, ‘

undo copy’

, and ‘

attribute’

.