APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ADAPTIVE EDGE-TO-EDGE DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR MULTI-TOUCH DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method for adjusting a display of a portable electronic device having a display unit, the method comprising:
- detecting a user'"'"'s touch of the portable electronic device;
determining touch information including at least one of a location and an area of the user'"'"'s touch on the display unit;
determining whether the user'"'"'s touch is a touch input for executing an operation on the portable electronic device or a user'"'"'s gripping of the portable electronic device according to the touch information; and
adjusting the displaying of a User Interface (UI) according to the user'"'"'s gripping of the portable electronic device,wherein an entirety of an outward facing surface of the display unit is touch-enabled so as to receive a touch input of a user at any point of the outward facing surface.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for adjusting a display of a portable electronic device having a display unit are provided. The method includes detecting a user'"'"'s touch of the portable electronic device, determining touch information including at least one of a location and an area of the user'"'"'s touch on the display unit, determining whether the user'"'"'s touch is a touch input for executing an operation on the portable electronic device or a user'"'"'s gripping of the portable electronic device according to the touch information, and adjusting the displaying of a User Interface (UI) according to the user'"'"'s gripping of the portable electronic device, wherein an entirety of an outward facing surface of the display unit is touch-enabled so as to receive a touch input of a user at any point of the outward facing surface.
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1. A method for adjusting a display of a portable electronic device having a display unit, the method comprising:
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detecting a user'"'"'s touch of the portable electronic device; determining touch information including at least one of a location and an area of the user'"'"'s touch on the display unit; determining whether the user'"'"'s touch is a touch input for executing an operation on the portable electronic device or a user'"'"'s gripping of the portable electronic device according to the touch information; and adjusting the displaying of a User Interface (UI) according to the user'"'"'s gripping of the portable electronic device, wherein an entirety of an outward facing surface of the display unit is touch-enabled so as to receive a touch input of a user at any point of the outward facing surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A portable electronic device having an adjustable User Interface (UI), the portable electronic device comprising:
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a controller for determining adjustments to the adjustable UI; a display unit for displaying the adjustable UI according to the control of the controller, the display unit occupying an entirety of a front face of the portable electronic device; a storage unit for storing information related to the adjusting of the adjustable UI; a sensor unit for sensing touch information for a user'"'"'s touch to the display unit; and a hand-grip detection unit for determining whether the user'"'"'s touch to the display unit is a user'"'"'s grip for gripping the portable electronic device and for generating hand-grip information according to the user'"'"'s grip. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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