APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A CURSOR IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND A METHOD THEREOF
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1. An apparatus for providing a mouse cursor in an electronic device, comprising:
- a controller configured to determine whether a displayed object is an icon based on object property information of the displayed object, to determine whether a mouse cursor is in an object area of the displayed object if the displayed object is the icon, to move the mouse cursor to a reference location of the object if the mouse cursor is in the object area of the displayed object, to count a predetermined waiting time period, to determine whether a request for moving the mouse cursor is received, to determine whether the predetermined waiting time period has elapsed if the request for moving the mouse cursor has been received, and to hold the mouse cursor at the reference location by ignoring the request for moving the mouse cursor if the predetermined waiting time period has not elapsed.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided including a controller configured to: detect whether a displayed object is an icon; detect whether a cursor is located inside an area surrounding the displayed object, when the displayed object is the icon; move the cursor to a first location within the displayed object, when the cursor is located inside the area; and hold the cursor still after the cursor is moved to the first location, wherein the cursor is held still for a waiting time period.
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37 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing a mouse cursor in an electronic device, comprising:
a controller configured to determine whether a displayed object is an icon based on object property information of the displayed object, to determine whether a mouse cursor is in an object area of the displayed object if the displayed object is the icon, to move the mouse cursor to a reference location of the object if the mouse cursor is in the object area of the displayed object, to count a predetermined waiting time period, to determine whether a request for moving the mouse cursor is received, to determine whether the predetermined waiting time period has elapsed if the request for moving the mouse cursor has been received, and to hold the mouse cursor at the reference location by ignoring the request for moving the mouse cursor if the predetermined waiting time period has not elapsed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus for providing a mouse cursor in an electronic device, comprising:
a controller configured to determine whether a displayed object is an object including an indicator based on object property information of the displayed object, to determine whether a mouse cursor is in an object area of the displayed object if the displayed object is the object including the indicator, to move the mouse cursor from a first location to a predetermined location on the indicator if the mouse cursor is in the object area of the displayed object, to determine whether a request for moving the mouse cursor is received, to compare a movement distance of the mouse cursor according to the request for moving the mouse cursor to a reference movement distance if the request for moving the mouse cursor has been received, and to move the mouse cursor along the indicator if it is determined that the movement distance of the mouse cursor is shorter than the reference movement distance based on the result of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing a mouse cursor in an electronic device, comprising:
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determining whether a displayed object is an icon based on object property information of the displayed object; determining whether a mouse cursor is in an object area of the displayed object if the displayed object is the icon, and moving the mouse cursor to a reference location of the object if the mouse cursor is in the object area of the displayed object; counting a predetermined waiting time period, determining whether a request for moving the mouse cursor is received, and determining whether the predetermined waiting time period has elapsed if the request for moving the mouse cursor has been received; and holding the mouse cursor at the reference location by ignoring the request for moving the mouse cursor if the predetermined waiting time period has not elapsed. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing a mouse cursor in an electronic device, comprising:
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determining whether a displayed object is an object including an indicator based on object property information of the displayed object; determining whether a mouse cursor is in an object area of the displayed object if the displayed object is the object including the indicator, and moving the mouse cursor from a first location to a predetermined location on the indicator if the mouse cursor is in the object area of the displayed object; determining whether a request for moving the mouse cursor is received, and comparing a movement distance of the mouse cursor according to the request for moving the mouse cursor to a reference movement distance if the request for moving the mouse cursor has been received; and moving the mouse cursor along the indicator if it is determined that the movement distance of the mouse cursor is shorter than the reference movement distance based on the result of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic device comprising:
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a first communication unit configured to communicate with an external input device; a second communication unit configured to communicate with an external display device; and a controller connected to the first communication unit and the second communication unit, wherein the controller receives information representing at least one of orientation of the external input device and a change in the orientation from the first communication unit, and transmits a signal for controlling a cursor that is displayed on the external display device, to the external display device, through the second communication unit, the signal generated based on the information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for providing a mouse cursor in an electronic device, comprising:
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determining whether the mouse cursor is in a predetermined area displayed on a display unit; and changing a display of the predetermined area if the cursor is in the predetermined area. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for providing a mouse cursor in an electronic device, comprising:
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determining whether the mouse cursor is in an area of a predetermined object displayed on a display unit; and changing a display of the predetermined object if the mouse cursor is in the area of the predetermined object. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A method of providing a mouse cursor in an electronic device, comprising:
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determining whether the mouse cursor is in an area of a predetermined object displayed on a display unit; and changing a display of the mouse cursor if the mouse cursor is in the area of the predetermined object. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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