CONTROLLING USER EQUIPMENT AS TOUCH PAD FOR EXTERNAL DEVICE CONNECTED THERETO
First Claim
1. A method for controlling user equipment as a touch pad for an external device connected to the user equipment, the method comprising:
- changing an operation mode to a pointing device operation mode when the user equipment is coupled to the external device;
receiving a touch input through a touch screen panel of the user equipment;
displaying a pointer on a display unit of the external device corresponding to a coordinate value of the touch input made on the touch screen panel; and
performing an operation associated with the received touch input.
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Abstract
Provided is a method for controlling user equipment as a touch pad for an external device connected to the user equipment. An operation mode may be changed to a pointing device operation mode when the user equipment is coupled to the external device. In the pointing device operation mode, a touch input may be received through a touch screen panel of the user equipment. A pointer may be displayed on a display unit of the external device corresponding to a coordinate value of the touch input made on the touch screen panel. An operation associated with the received touch input may be performed in the user equipment.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling user equipment as a touch pad for an external device connected to the user equipment, the method comprising:
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changing an operation mode to a pointing device operation mode when the user equipment is coupled to the external device; receiving a touch input through a touch screen panel of the user equipment; displaying a pointer on a display unit of the external device corresponding to a coordinate value of the touch input made on the touch screen panel; and performing an operation associated with the received touch input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A user equipment for operating as a touch pad for an external device connected to the user equipment, the user equipment comprising:
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a port unit configured to be connected to a corresponding port unit of the external device and to generate a detection signal when the user equipment is coupled to the external device; a display unit configured to include a touch screen panel and to receive a touch input from a user through the touch screen panel; and a controller configured to initiate a pointing device operation mode when the port unit generates the detection signal, wherein in the pointing device operation mode, the controller is configured to receive touch inputs through the touch screen panel from a user, to control the external device to display a pointer corresponding to the received touch input, to perform operations associated with the received touch inputs, and to control the external device to display a result of performing the operations. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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