MOBILE TERMINAL AND TOUCH RECOGNIZING METHOD THEREIN
First Claim
1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a touchscreen receiving a plurality of touches simultaneously;
a camera provided under the touchscreen, the camera consecutively receiving a plurality of images including a plurality of the received touches for a predetermined time; and
a controller determining patterns and pattern changes of a plurality of the touches included in a plurality of the images, respectively, the controller recognizing a gesture by a plurality of the touches in accordance with a result of the determination.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and touch recognizing method therein are disclosed, by which a multi-touch can be recognized. The present invention includes receiving a plurality of touches simultaneously using a touchscreen, consecutively receiving a plurality of images including a plurality of the received touches for a predetermined time using a camera provided under the touchscreen, determining patterns and pattern changes of a plurality of the touches included in a plurality of the images, respectively, and recognizing a gesture by a plurality of the touches in accordance with a result of the determining step. Moreover, the touch pattern includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a touch number, a touch point, a touch size and a touch figure.
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19 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a touchscreen receiving a plurality of touches simultaneously; a camera provided under the touchscreen, the camera consecutively receiving a plurality of images including a plurality of the received touches for a predetermined time; and a controller determining patterns and pattern changes of a plurality of the touches included in a plurality of the images, respectively, the controller recognizing a gesture by a plurality of the touches in accordance with a result of the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of recognizing a touch in a mobile terminal, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a plurality of touches simultaneously using a touchscreen; consecutively receiving a plurality of images including a plurality of the received touches for a predetermined time using a camera provided under the touch screen; determining patterns and pattern changes of a plurality of the touches included in a plurality of the images, respectively; and recognizing a gesture by a plurality of the touches in accordance with a result of the determining step, wherein the touch pattern comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a touch number, a touch point, a touch size and a touch figure. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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