METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING USER INTERACTION BASED ON MULTI TOUCH FINGER GESTURE
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1. A method for interaction with an apparatus having a touch screen, the method comprising:
- detecting a multi touch having at least three contact points on the touch screen on which an app execution screen is displayed;
detecting a movement of at least one of the contact points of the multi touch on the touch screen by a control unit;
when the movement of the multi touch is a pinch-in, performing at least one function, the at least one function including an app execution termination function and a touch screen turn-off function.
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Abstract
In an apparatus having a touch screen, a user interaction method includes detecting a multi touch having three or more contact points from the touch screen on which an app execution screen is displayed, detecting a movement of the multi touch, determining whether the movement of the multi touch is a pinch-in, and if the movement of the multi touch is a pinch-in, performing at least one of an app execution termination function and a touch screen turn-off function.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for interaction with an apparatus having a touch screen, the method comprising:
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detecting a multi touch having at least three contact points on the touch screen on which an app execution screen is displayed; detecting a movement of at least one of the contact points of the multi touch on the touch screen by a control unit; when the movement of the multi touch is a pinch-in, performing at least one function, the at least one function including an app execution termination function and a touch screen turn-off function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A user interaction apparatus comprising:
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a touch screen comprising a display panel and a touch panel; a memory unit configured to store information about a multi touch gesture and information about a particular function corresponding to the multi touch gesture; and a control unit configured to detect a multi touch on the touch screen, the multi touch comprising at least three contact points on which an app execution screen is displayed, to detect a movement of the multi touch, to determine based on the information stored in the memory unit whether the movement of the multi touch is a pinch-in, and to perform at least one function, based on the information stored in the memory unit, the at least one function comprising at least one of an app execution termination function and a touch screen turn-off function if the movement of the multi touch is a pinch-in. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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