Method and device to search for and execute content using a touch screen
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- displaying content icons on a touch screen;
in response to detecting an approach of a touch input means to a content icon of the displayed content icons, displaying at least one related content icon corresponding to at least one related content to an area within a preset distance from the approached content icon while the approach is detected, the at least one related content icon being displayed prior to a contact of the touch input means on the touch screen; and
in response to detecting a touch of the touch input means to one content icon of the displayed at least one related content icon and the approached content icon, executing content corresponding to the touched one content icon.
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Abstract
A method and device to search for and execute content are provided. The method of searching for and executing content includes displaying at least one content icon, and identifying, if an approach to one of the at least one content icon is detected, a content icon of a position at which the approach is detected. The method further comprises determining a classification category of a content corresponding to the identified content icon, searching for at least one related content classified in the same classification category as the content corresponding to the identified content icon, displaying the identified content icon and at least one related content icon corresponding to the at least one related content using a preset display method, and executing, if one of the at least one content icon is touched, a content corresponding to the touched content icon.
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14 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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displaying content icons on a touch screen; in response to detecting an approach of a touch input means to a content icon of the displayed content icons, displaying at least one related content icon corresponding to at least one related content to an area within a preset distance from the approached content icon while the approach is detected, the at least one related content icon being displayed prior to a contact of the touch input means on the touch screen; and in response to detecting a touch of the touch input means to one content icon of the displayed at least one related content icon and the approached content icon, executing content corresponding to the touched one content icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. The method comprising:
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displaying content icons; in response to detecting an approach of a touch input means to a content icon of the displayed content icons, displaying at least one related content icon corresponding to at least one related content to an area within a preset distance from the approached content icon while the approach is detected, the at least one related content icon being created in response to the approach of the touch input means; and in response to detecting a touch of the touch input means to one content icon of the displayed at least one related content icon and the approached content icon, executing content corresponding to the touched one content icon, wherein when the content corresponding to the approached content icon is a picture content, the at least one related content comprises at least one of content comprising a same person image as a person image provided in the picture content corresponding to the approached content icon, content comprising a same location image as a location image provided in the picture content corresponding to the approached content icon, and content generated by the same photographing means as a photographing means of the picture content corresponding to the approached content icon.
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8. A device, comprising:
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an approach detection unit to detect an approach of a touch input means; a touch detection unit to detect a touch of the touch input means; a display unit to display content icons and content corresponding to the content icons; a storage unit to store the content icons and the content corresponding to the content icons; and a controller to; when an approach detection signal associated with detection of the approach of the touch input means to a content icon of the displayed content icons is received from the approach detection unit, search, in the storage unit, for at least one related content classified in a category related to content corresponding to the approached content icon; display at least one related content icon corresponding to the at least one related content to an area within a preset distance from the approached content icon while the approach is detected, the at least one related content icon being created in response to the approach of the touch input means; and when a touch detection signal associated with the touch of the touch input means to one content icon of the displayed at least one related content icon and the approached content icon is received from the touch detection unit, execute content corresponding to the touched one content icon. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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