APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING APPLICATION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING TOUCH SCREEN
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1. An apparatus for executing an application in a portable terminal having a touch screen, the apparatus comprising:
- an object analyzing unit that analyzes at least one physical characteristic of an object to identify a type of an object sensed on the touch screen; and
a controller that executes an application that is associated with the identified object.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for defining objects representing respective applications, verifying an object used as an input tool by a user through an input size and an input shape which are input on a touch screen, and executing an application defined by the verified object. The apparatus preferably includes an object analyzing unit for verifying a touch input size and identifying a type of an object input on the touch screen and a controller for executing an associated application that corresponds to or is linked with the identified object.
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1. An apparatus for executing an application in a portable terminal having a touch screen, the apparatus comprising:
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an object analyzing unit that analyzes at least one physical characteristic of an object to identify a type of an object sensed on the touch screen; and a controller that executes an application that is associated with the identified object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of executing an application in a portable terminal having a touch screen, the method comprising:
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verifying by an object analyzing unit a touch input size and identifying a type of object arranged on the touch screen; and executing by a controller an application corresponding to the identified object. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A portable terminal for executing an application associated with an object input, the portable terminal comprising:
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an object input unit for sensing contact with an object of a plurality of objects having at least one respective distinguishing physical characteristic; an object analyzing unit for identifying the object in contact with a surface of the object input unit and a respective application corresponding to the identified object based on the at least one distinguishing physical characteristic; a memory that stores information associated with the application, and information of applications respective executed according to objects associated therewith; a display unit that outputs execution information of the respective application corresponding to the identified object; and a controller that executes the application identified by the object analyzing unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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