APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN OBJECT IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TOUCH SCREEN

• US 20130215059A1
• Filed: 02/20/2013
• Published: 08/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LIM, Hyo-Jin, SHIN, Jae-Wook
• Application Number:
  US13/771,726
• Publication Number:
  US 20130215059A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An apparatus and method control an object in an electronic device with a touch screen. The method edits an object and includes selecting at least one of a plurality of objects for editing based on touch information and, when an editing event occurs, performing the editing for the selected at least one of the objects.

Claims

1. A method for editing an object in an electronic device with a touch screen, the method comprising:

selecting a plurality of objects from displayed objects on the touch screen for editing using touch information; and

if an editing event occurs, performing editing of the selected objects.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected objects comprises at least one of an icon, a widget, an item, a window, and an image.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the object comprises:

if a multi-touch is sensed for at least two objects of the displayed objects, identifying the multi-touched objects; and

if a sustenance time of the multi-touch is longer than a reference time, selecting the multi-touched objects.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

after selecting the multi-touched objects, identifying if a touch of at least one object among objects not multi-touched is sensed; and

if the touch of the non-multi-touched object is sensed, additionally selecting the touched non-multi-touched object.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the objects comprises, if an object selection event occurs, selecting the objects using tap information.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein selecting the object further comprises, if a tap of the selected object is sensed, releasing the selection of the tapped object.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the objects comprises:

if an object selection event occurs, determining an editing area using touch information; and

selecting the objects located in the editing area.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the editing of the selected objects comprises, if a position change event occurs, changing positions of the selected objects using drag information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the editing of the selected objects comprises, if a deletion event occurs, deleting the selected objects.

10. An electronic device comprising:

a touch screen displaying a plurality of objects; and

a controller for selecting a plurality of objects from the displayed objects for editing using touch information sensed through the touch screen and, if an editing event occurs, performing editing of the selected objects.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the selected objects comprises at least one of an icon, a widget, an item, a window, and an image.

12. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein, when a multi-touch is sensed for the objects of the displayed objects, if a sustenance time for the multi-touched objects is longer than a reference time, the controller selects the multi-touched objects.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein, after selecting the multi-touched objects, if a touch of at least one object among objects not multi-touched is sensed, the controller additionally selects the touched non-multi-touched object.

14. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein, if an object selection event occurs, the controller selects the objects using tap information.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein, if a tap of the selected objects is sensed, the controller releases the selection of the tapped object.

16. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein, if an object selection event occurs, the controller determines an editing area using touch information, and selects the objects located in the editing area.

17. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein, if a position change event occurs, the controller changes positions of the selected objects using drag information.

18. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein, if a deletion event occurs, the controller deletes the selected objects.