METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING APPLICATION BY HANDWRITING IMAGE RECOGNITION
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1. A method for controlling an application in an electronic device having a touch panel, the method comprising:
- displaying an executed application on the touch panel;
detecting a predefined user input;
displaying a memo window over the application in response to the detected user input, wherein the memo window includes a handwriting input area and a non-handwriting input area;
receiving a handwriting image in the handwriting input area of the memo window; and
recognizing the received handwriting image.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for controlling an application by handwriting image recognition are provided. The method includes displaying an executed application on a touch panel, detecting a predefined user input, displaying a memo window including a handwriting input area and a non-handwriting input area over the application in response to the detected the user input, receiving and recognizing a handwriting image in the handwriting input area of the memo window, and controlling a function of the application according to a recognized result.
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1. A method for controlling an application in an electronic device having a touch panel, the method comprising:
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displaying an executed application on the touch panel; detecting a predefined user input; displaying a memo window over the application in response to the detected user input, wherein the memo window includes a handwriting input area and a non-handwriting input area; receiving a handwriting image in the handwriting input area of the memo window; and recognizing the received handwriting image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for controlling an application in an electronic device having a touch panel, the method comprising:
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displaying a graphic object representing information related to an executed application and a button for controlling a function of the application on the touch panel; controlling the function of the application corresponding to the button, upon detection of a touch on the button; displaying a memo window over at least one of the graphic object and the button on the touch panel, upon detection of a predefined input on the touch panel, the memo window including a handwriting input area and a non-handwriting input area; receiving a handwriting image in the handwriting input area of the memo window; recognizing the received handwriting image; and controlling a function of the application according to a recognized result. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling an application in an electronic device having a touch panel, the method comprising:
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controlling a function of an executed application, upon detection of a touch input in a first mode; and identifying a predefined input on the touch panel during execution of the application in progress, displaying a memo window that allows a handwriting input over the application according to the identified input, recognizing a handwriting image input to the memo window, and controlling a function of the executed application according to the recognized handwriting image in a second mode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 13, 14, 15)
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12. An electronic device comprising:
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a touch panel for detecting a touch; and a controller for displaying an executed application on the touch panel, for displaying a memo window over the application in response to a predefined input detected from the touch panel, wherein the memo window includes a handwriting input area and a non-handwriting input area, for recognizing a handwriting image to the handwriting input area of the memo window, and for controlling a function of the application according to a recognized result.
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16. An electronic device comprising:
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a touch panel for detecting a touch; and a controller for displaying a graphic object representing information related to an executed application and a button for controlling a function of the application on the touch panel, for controlling the function of the application corresponding to the button, upon detection of a touch on the button, for displaying a memo window over at least one of the graphic object and the button on the touch panel, upon detection of a predefined input on the touch panel, wherein the memo window includes a handwriting input area and a non-handwriting input area, for recognizing a handwriting image input to the handwriting input area of the memo window, and for controlling execution of a function of the application according to a recognized result. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An electronic device comprising:
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a touch panel for detecting a touch; and a controller for operating in a first mode in which the controller controls a function of an executed application, upon detection of a touch input, and for operating in a second mode in which the controller identifies a predefined input on the touch panel during execution of the application in progress, displays a memo window that allows a handwriting input over the application according to the identified input, recognizes a handwriting image input to the memo window, and controls a function of the executed application according to the recognized handwriting image.
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21. An electronic device comprising:
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a touch panel for detecting a touch; and a controller for displaying a graphic object representing information related to an executed application and a button for controlling a function of the application on the touch panel, for controlling execution of the function of the application corresponding to the button, upon detection of a touch on the button, for displaying a memo window allowing a handwriting input over a screen displaying the graphic object and the button on the touch panel, upon detection of a predefined input on the touch panel, for recognizing a handwriting image input to the memo window, and for controlling execution of a function of the application according to a recognized result.
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