ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a touch screen configured to display a first item group that includes a first plurality of items; and
a controller configured to control the touch screen to provide a first control area and a second control area, the first control area to display a first plurality of colors, each color corresponding to a different one of the first plurality of items, the second control area for executing an item of the first plurality of items displayed on the touch screen, wherein in response to a touch received at the first control area, the controller to navigate among the first plurality of items displayed on the touch screen based on a relationship between the first plurality of items and the first plurality of colors, and in response to a touch at the second control area, the controller to execute a specific item of the first plurality of items.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method of controlling the same. The present invention provides a new user interface for selecting, executing and controlling an item displayed on a touch screen included in the electronic device. Particularly, the present invention provides an electronic device and a method of controlling the same to manipulate the touch screen included in the electronic device while hardly changing the positions of the hands of a user when the touch screen is manipulated with both hands of the user.
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23 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a touch screen configured to display a first item group that includes a first plurality of items; and a controller configured to control the touch screen to provide a first control area and a second control area, the first control area to display a first plurality of colors, each color corresponding to a different one of the first plurality of items, the second control area for executing an item of the first plurality of items displayed on the touch screen, wherein in response to a touch received at the first control area, the controller to navigate among the first plurality of items displayed on the touch screen based on a relationship between the first plurality of items and the first plurality of colors, and in response to a touch at the second control area, the controller to execute a specific item of the first plurality of items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling a mobile terminal that includes a touch screen, the method comprising:
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displaying, on the touch screen, a first item group that includes a first plurality of items; providing a first control area and a second control area on the touch screen, the first control area displaying a first plurality of colors, each color corresponding to a different one of the first plurality of items, the second control area for executing an item of the first plurality of items displayed on the touch screen; navigating among the first plurality of items displayed on the touch screen based on a relationship between the first plurality of items and the first plurality of colors in response to a touch received at the first control area; and executing a specific item of the first plurality of items in response to a touch received at the second control area. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic device comprising:
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a screen to display a plurality of items, the screen to receive touch inputs; and a controller to control the screen to display a first control area and a second control area, the first control area to include a plurality of different color indicators, wherein each color indicator of the first control area visually corresponds to a different one the plurality of items displayed on the screen, the second control area including a plurality of sub-areas, each corresponding to a different function, wherein the controller to select one of the plurality of items based on a touch input at the first control area, and the controller to perform a specific function based on a touch input at the second control area. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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