DIGITAL DEVICE HAVING SIDE TOUCH REGION AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME
First Claim
1. A digital device comprising:
- a processor;
a touch sensor unit configured to detect multiple touch inputs to a first region and a second region and to transmit the detected multiple touch inputs to the processor,wherein the first region is set in a side surface of the digital device, and the second region is set in a front surface of the digital device, andwherein the side surface and the front surface are discriminated by at least one edge of the digital device; and
a display unit configured to display first visual information in the second region, wherein the processor is configured to;
set a device grip mode when the touch sensor unit detects the multiple touch inputs to the first region during a predetermined time period,wherein the device grip mode is a mode in which the touch sensor unit detects the multiple touch inputs, and does not use the detected multiple touch inputs to control the digital device,set a third region related to a predetermined first function when a first touch input of the multiple touch inputs is released from a first position of the first region while the device grip mode is set,wherein the third region includes the first position and is set to extend within a threshold distance from the first position in the first region, andwherein the first visual information related to the predetermined first function in the second region is displayed while the first touch input is released from the first region, andexecute the predetermined first function when a second touch input of the multiple touch inputs is detected in the third region.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a digital device and a control method for the same. The digital device may set a device grip mode upon detecting that a user grips the digital device and maintains the multiple touch inputs to a first region set in a side of the digital device. The processor may set a portion of the first region to a first touch enable region upon detecting that a first touch input, among the multiple touch inputs maintained in the device grip mode, is released at a first position, the first touch enable region containing the first position. The processor may execute a first function in response to a touch input of touching the first touch enable region.
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25 Claims
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1. A digital device comprising:
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a processor; a touch sensor unit configured to detect multiple touch inputs to a first region and a second region and to transmit the detected multiple touch inputs to the processor, wherein the first region is set in a side surface of the digital device, and the second region is set in a front surface of the digital device, and wherein the side surface and the front surface are discriminated by at least one edge of the digital device; and a display unit configured to display first visual information in the second region, wherein the processor is configured to; set a device grip mode when the touch sensor unit detects the multiple touch inputs to the first region during a predetermined time period, wherein the device grip mode is a mode in which the touch sensor unit detects the multiple touch inputs, and does not use the detected multiple touch inputs to control the digital device, set a third region related to a predetermined first function when a first touch input of the multiple touch inputs is released from a first position of the first region while the device grip mode is set, wherein the third region includes the first position and is set to extend within a threshold distance from the first position in the first region, and wherein the first visual information related to the predetermined first function in the second region is displayed while the first touch input is released from the first region, and execute the predetermined first function when a second touch input of the multiple touch inputs is detected in the third region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A control method for a digital device, the method comprising:
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detecting multiple touch inputs to a first region and a second region; setting a device grip mode when multiple touch inputs to the first region are detected during a predetermined time period, wherein the first region is set in a side surface of the digital device, and the and a second region is set in a front surface of the digital device, wherein the side surface and the front surface are discriminated by at least one edge of the digital device, and wherein the device grip mode is a mode in which the multiple touch inputs are detected, and the detected multiple touch inputs are not used to control the digital device; setting a third region related to a predetermined first function when a first touch input of the multiple touch inputs is released from a first position of the first region while the device grip mode is set, wherein the third region includes the first position and is set to extend within a threshold distance from the first position in the first region; displaying first visual information related to the predetermined first function in the second region while the first touch input is released from the first region; and executing the predetermined first function when a second touch input of the multiple touch inputs is detected in the third region.
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