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Mobile terminal and method for preventing unintended operation of the same

  • US 8,787,994 B2
  • Filed: 02/08/2010
  • Issued: 07/22/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2009
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for operating a mobile terminal, comprising:

  • detecting touch on a touch screen by a touch sensor;

    generating a touch event in response to detecting the touch, the touch event comprising at least one of a touch down event and a touch up event;

    storing the touch event in a buffer;

    determining whether the touch is one of accidental or intentional by detecting whether a sliding event corresponding a sliding motion occurs within a present time in which the touch event is generated;

    ignoring the touch event by discarding the touch event stored in the buffer when the touch event is determined to be accidental when a sliding event corresponding to sliding motion occurs within a preset time duration; and

    processing the touch event as intentional when the sliding event corresponding to sliding motion does not occur within the preset time duration,setting a delay zone on the touch screen, wherein setting a delay zone on the touch screen at which a buffering time for the touch event generated at the delay zone is longer than a buffering time for the touch event generated at a non-delay zone, andwherein a left-zone or a right zone is set as the delay zone according by a user changeable default.

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