Apparatus and method for providing virtual graffiti and recording medium for the same
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing a virtual graffiti function, comprising:
- a touch-screen display for displaying information on its screen, and at the same time receiving user-entry data created by a user touching the touch-screen display; and
a controller connected to the touch-screen display, which controls a transparent overlap of a graffiti screen image and a main screen image in a virtual graffiti area of the touch-screen display for providing a portion of the screen with virtual graffiti when the virtual graffiti function is enabled, classifies the user-entry data created by the user touching the touch-screen display into application execution entry data and graffiti entry data according to at least one of the touched position and a manner in which the user touches the screen, and processes the classified user-entry data according to the classification.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing a virtual graffiti function and a recording medium for the same. The apparatus for providing a virtual graffiti function includes: a touch-screen display for displaying information on its screen, and at the same time receiving user-entry data created by a user touching the screen; and a controller connected to the touch-screen display, which overlaps a graffiti screen image with a main screen image in a virtual graffiti area for providing a portion of the screen with virtual graffiti, classifies the user-entry data created by the user touching the screen into application execution entry data and graffiti entry data according to the touched position and/or method, and processes the classified user-entry data differently from each other. Therefore, the apparatus can effectively implement a graffiti function in a hand-held device limited in size, and can also provide an effective recording medium.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing a virtual graffiti function, comprising:
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a touch-screen display for displaying information on its screen, and at the same time receiving user-entry data created by a user touching the touch-screen display; and a controller connected to the touch-screen display, which controls a transparent overlap of a graffiti screen image and a main screen image in a virtual graffiti area of the touch-screen display for providing a portion of the screen with virtual graffiti when the virtual graffiti function is enabled, classifies the user-entry data created by the user touching the touch-screen display into application execution entry data and graffiti entry data according to at least one of the touched position and a manner in which the user touches the screen, and processes the classified user-entry data according to the classification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing a virtual graffiti function using a touch-screen display which displays information on its touch-screen display and at the same time receives user-entry data created by a user touching the touch-screen display, comprising the steps of:
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a) transparently overlapping, in accordance with a control of a controller connected to the touch screen display, a graffiti screen image and a main screen image in a virtual graffiti area of the touch screen display for providing a portion of the screen with virtual graffiti when the virtual graffiti function is enabled, and displaying the overlapped image; and b) classifying the user-entry data created by the user touching the touch-screen display into application execution entry data and graffiti entry data according to at least one of the touched position and a manner in which the user touches the virtual graffiti area, and processing the classified user-entry data according to the classification. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable recording medium for storing an execution program for use in an apparatus including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a touch-screen display which displays information on its screen and at the same time receives user-entry data created by a user touching the screen, comprising the steps of:
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a) transparently overlapping a graffiti screen image and a main screen image in a virtual graffiti area of the touch-screen display for providing a portion of the screen with virtual graffiti when a virtual graffiti function is enabled, and displaying the overlapped image; and b) classifying the user entry-data created by the user touching the touch-screen display into application execution entry data according to at least one of the touched position and a manner in which the user touches the virtual graffiti input area, and processing the classified user-entry data according to the classification. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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