Portable terminal capable of invoking program by sign command and program invoking method therefor
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1. A portable terminal comprising:
- a storage for storing programs and symbols linked to the programs;
a user interface for sensing an external contact;
a controller for detecting a figure represented by a signal sensed at the user interface according to a path in which the external contact is made and, in the presence of a symbol matching the figure, invoking a program corresponding to the symbol from the storage; and
a display for displaying the symbol linked to the program for a predetermined time after the program has been invoked and thereafter displaying the operation state of the program.
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Abstract
A portable terminal capable of invoking programs by a sign command and a program invoking method therefore. In the portable terminal, a storage stores programs and symbols linked to the programs. A display displays the operation state of a program when the program is invoked. A user interface senses an external contact and informs a controller that detects a figure represented by a signal sensed at the user interface according to a path in which the external contact is made and, in the presence of a symbol matching the figure, invokes a program corresponding to the symbol from the storage.
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1. A portable terminal comprising:
a storage for storing programs and symbols linked to the programs; a user interface for sensing an external contact; a controller for detecting a figure represented by a signal sensed at the user interface according to a path in which the external contact is made and, in the presence of a symbol matching the figure, invoking a program corresponding to the symbol from the storage; and a display for displaying the symbol linked to the program for a predetermined time after the program has been invoked and thereafter displaying the operation state of the program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A program invoking method in a portable terminal, comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining whether an external contact has been sensed; (b) detecting a figure represented by a sensed signal upon sensing the external contact according to a path in which the external contact is made; (c) comparing the figure with symbols linked to stored programs; (d) invoking a program corresponding to a symbol from the storage if the symbol matches the figure; and (e) displaying the symbol linked to the program for a predetermined time after the program has been invoked and thereafter displaying the operation state of the program. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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