METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE USING MULTI-POINT TOUCH AND APPARATUS FOR SAME
First Claim
1. A method of providing a user interface using a multi-point touch, the method being performed by an apparatus that includes a touch region capable of sensing contact and the method comprising:
- sensing contact with two or more different points in the touch region;
when the contact with the two or more points is sensed, detecting directions of force applied to the two or more points while the contact with the two or more points is maintained; and
executing a predetermined user command according to a combination of the directions of force detected at the points.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for providing a user interface using a multi-point touch capable of immediately carrying out various user commands by changing the direction of force applied to two or more different points inside a touch area, and to an apparatus for same, wherein when contact on two or more different points inside the touch area is sensed, directions of force applied to the two or more points are detected while the contact to the two or more points is maintained when the contact on the two or more points is detected, and a predetermined user command is carried out according to a combination of the directions of force detected from the points.
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1. A method of providing a user interface using a multi-point touch, the method being performed by an apparatus that includes a touch region capable of sensing contact and the method comprising:
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sensing contact with two or more different points in the touch region; when the contact with the two or more points is sensed, detecting directions of force applied to the two or more points while the contact with the two or more points is maintained; and executing a predetermined user command according to a combination of the directions of force detected at the points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for providing a user interface using a multi-point touch, the apparatus comprising:
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a touch input unit including a touch region capable of sensing contact and configured to sense one or more of contact with the touch region, a position of the contact, an intensity of force upon the contact, and a direction of the force; and a control unit configured to, when contact with two or more points in the touch region is sensed, check directions of force applied to the two or more points while the contact with the two or more points is fixed and execute a predetermined user command according to a combination of the checked directions of force. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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