METHOD FOR SELECTING TARGET AT TOUCH POINT ON TOUCH SCREEN OF MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20120182237A1
• Filed: 01/10/2012
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: YUN, Yeo Min
• Granted Patent: US 9,122,382 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

A method for selecting a user'"'"'s desired target from among a plurality of targets, at a touch point on a touch screen of a mobile device is provided. The method includes displaying a web page; checking a touch input at a touch point is received on the touch screen, a number of hyperlinks overlapped with the touch point in the displayed web page; enlarging, if at least two hyperlinks are overlapped with the touch point, defining a target area around the touch point, the target area, and displaying the enlarged target area; and selecting and visually emphasizing, if only a single one of the hyperlinks in the enlarged target area is overlapped with the touch point, the single hyperlink among the hyperlinks.

Claims

1. A method for selecting a target on a touch screen of a mobile device, the method comprising:

displaying a web page;

checking a touch input at a touch point is received on the touch screen, a number of hyperlinks overlapped with the touch point in the displayed web page;

enlarging, if at least two hyperlinks are overlapped with the touch point, defining a target area around the touch point, the target area, and displaying the enlarged target area; and

selecting and visually emphasizing, if only a single one of the hyperlinks in the enlarged target area is overlapped with the touch point, the single hyperlink among the hyperlinks.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, when the touch input is released from the touch screen after the single hyperlink is selected, a web page corresponding to the selected hyperlink.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

removing, when the touch input is released from the touch screen while no hyperlinks or at least two hyperlinks in the enlarged target area are overlapped with the touch point, the displayed target area.

4. A method for selecting a target on a touch screen of a mobile device, the method comprising:

displaying map information;

checking, when a touch input at a touch point is received on the touch screen, a number of Points of Interest (POIs) overlapped with the touch point in the displayed map information;

enlarging and displaying, if at least two POIs are overlapped with the touch point, the POIs overlapped with the touch point;

selecting, if only a single one of the enlarged POIs is overlapped with the touch point, the single POI; and

setting a destination in a load guide according to the selected POI.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein displaying the POIs includes:

defining, if at least two hyperlinks are overlapped with the touch point, a target area containing the hyperlinks around the touch point; and

enlarging and displaying the target area.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the destination is set when the touch input is released from the touch screen after the single POI is selected.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein selecting the single POI includes visually emphasizing the selected POI among the enlarged POIs.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

removing, when the touch input is released from the touch screen while no POI or at least two POIs in the enlarged target area are overlapped with the touch point, the displayed target area.

9. A method for selecting a target on a touch screen of a mobile device, the method comprising:

displaying local information items overlaid on a digital photograph;

checking, when a touch input at a touch point is received on the touch screen, a number of the local information items overlapped with the touch point;

enlarging and displaying, if at least two local information items are overlapped with the touch point, the local information items overlapped with the touch point;

selecting, if only a single one of the enlarged local information items is overlapped with the touch point, the single local information item among the enlarged local information items; and

displaying detailed information corresponding to the selected local information item.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the detailed information is displayed when the touch input is released from the touch screen after the single local information item is selected.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein enlarging and displaying the local information items includes:

enlarging, if at least two local information items are overlapped with the touch point, the local information items overlapped with the touch point; and

displaying the enlarged local information items around the touch point.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein selecting only the single local information item includes visually emphasizing the selected item among the enlarged items.