ELECTRONIC DEVICE, USER INTERFACE METHOD IN THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COVER OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- a touch screen; and
a controller configured to determine whether a cover covers the touch screen, to define a first area and a second area on the touch screen, respectively, in correspondence with a window area and a keyboard area of the cover, when the cover covers the touch screen, and to control display of a keypad related to contents displayed in the first and second areas.
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Abstract
Disclosed are an electronic device, a User Interface (UI) method in the electronic device, and a cover of the electronic device. The electronic device includes a touch screen, and a controller configured to determine whether a cover covers the touch screen, to define a first area and a second area on the touch screen respectively in correspondence with a window area and a keyboard area of the cover, when the cover covers the touch screen, and to control display of a keypad related to contents displayed in the first area in the second area.
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a touch screen; and a controller configured to determine whether a cover covers the touch screen, to define a first area and a second area on the touch screen, respectively, in correspondence with a window area and a keyboard area of the cover, when the cover covers the touch screen, and to control display of a keypad related to contents displayed in the first and second areas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A cover of an electronic device, the cover comprising:
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a front cover unit configured to cover a touch screen formed on a front surface of the electronic device; and a rear cover unit configured to cover a rear surface of the electronic device, wherein the front cover unit includes a transparent or semi-transparent window area and a keyboard area formed of a transparent material, and with the front cover unit covering the touch screen of the electronic device, the keyboard area includes square grids in which a keypad of the electronic device is projected. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A User Interface (UI) method in an electronic device, the UI method comprising:
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determining whether a cover covers a touch screen of the electronic device; defining a first area and a second area on the touch screen, respectively, in correspondence with a window area and a keyboard area of the cover, when the cover covers the touch screen; and displaying a keypad related to contents displayed in the first area in the second area. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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