TOUCH AND GESTURE INPUT-BASED CONTROL METHOD AND TERMINAL THEREFOR
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1. A method for controlling a terminal, comprising:
- detecting a touch input on a touch screen display;
detecting a selection of at least one object of a plurality of objects corresponding to the touch input on the touchscreen display;
detecting a gesture input by a sensor in a state wherein the touch input of the at least one object is held on the touchscreen for at least an overlapping time period when the gesture is detected; and
performing switching of a display of one or more of the plurality of objects other than the at least one object which is held on the touchscreen display and corresponding to the gesture input in a state where the object is held at a position of the touch input.
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Abstract
A touch and gesture input-based control method for a mobile terminal or handheld display is provided for facilitating the switching operation between for an object in response to a gesture input subsequent to a touch input. The method includes detecting a touch input; selecting at least one object corresponding to the touch input; detecting a gesture input; and performing switching corresponding to the gesture input in a state where the object is held at a position of the touch input. The invention permits paging through lists of documents or icons, etc., while retaining the display of the held object on the touch screen.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a terminal, comprising:
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detecting a touch input on a touch screen display; detecting a selection of at least one object of a plurality of objects corresponding to the touch input on the touchscreen display; detecting a gesture input by a sensor in a state wherein the touch input of the at least one object is held on the touchscreen for at least an overlapping time period when the gesture is detected; and performing switching of a display of one or more of the plurality of objects other than the at least one object which is held on the touchscreen display and corresponding to the gesture input in a state where the object is held at a position of the touch input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 26)
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16. A terminal comprising:
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an input unit which detects touch and gesture inputs; a control unit which detects selection of at least one object of a plurality of objects corresponding to the touch input and performs switching of a display of one or more of the plurality of objects other than the at least one object, corresponding to the gesture input, in a state where the selected object is held at a position of the touch input of the input unit; and a display unit which displays a screen under the control of the control unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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