CONTROLLING A CURSOR ON A TOUCH SCREEN
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1. An apparatus for controlling a cursor on a touch screen, the apparatus comprising:
- a display module configured to, in response to having entered a pointing mode, display the cursor on the touch screen;
a calculating module configured to, in response to a touch on the touch screen, calculate a movement velocity of a touch point of the touch; and
a control module configured to control the movement of the cursor according to the movement velocity of the touch point;
wherein at any moment in the pointing mode, an input area of the touch point is any area within the touch screen.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for controlling a cursor on a touch screen includes, in response to having entered a pointing mode, displaying the cursor on the touch screen; in response to a touch on the touch screen, calculating a movement velocity of a touch point of the touch; and controlling the movement of the cursor according to the movement velocity of the touch point; wherein at any moment in the pointing mode, an input area of the touch point is any area within the touch screen.
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1. An apparatus for controlling a cursor on a touch screen, the apparatus comprising:
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a display module configured to, in response to having entered a pointing mode, display the cursor on the touch screen; a calculating module configured to, in response to a touch on the touch screen, calculate a movement velocity of a touch point of the touch; and a control module configured to control the movement of the cursor according to the movement velocity of the touch point; wherein at any moment in the pointing mode, an input area of the touch point is any area within the touch screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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