Function execution method based on a user input, and electronic device thereof
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1. A method of executing a function in an electronic device, the method comprising:
- if an object in a first area of a touch screen of the electronic device is selected, displaying at least one sub-object associated with the selected object in a second area of the touch screen;
sensing a user input for selecting an sub-object in the second area;
recognizing a surface pattern of an input unit used for providing a user input on a third area of the touch screen if the user input is sensed on the third area; and
executing a related function, based on a surface pattern recognition result in the third area, if the user input on the first area, the user input on the second area, and the user input on the third area are associated with each other.
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Abstract
Provided is a method and apparatus for executing a function based on a user input. The method of executing a function in an electronic device includes: sensing a user input for selecting an object in a first area; recognizing a surface pattern of an input unit used for providing a user input in a third area when the user input is sensed in the third area; and executing a related function, based on a surface pattern recognition result in the third area when the user input of the first area and the user input of the third area are associated with each other. Accordingly, a function desired by a user may be readily executed.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of executing a function in an electronic device, the method comprising:
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if an object in a first area of a touch screen of the electronic device is selected, displaying at least one sub-object associated with the selected object in a second area of the touch screen; sensing a user input for selecting an sub-object in the second area; recognizing a surface pattern of an input unit used for providing a user input on a third area of the touch screen if the user input is sensed on the third area; and executing a related function, based on a surface pattern recognition result in the third area, if the user input on the first area, the user input on the second area, and the user input on the third area are associated with each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of executing a function in an electronic device, the method comprising:
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if a user input is sensed in a first area of a touch screen of the electronic device, recognizing a surface pattern of an input unit used for providing the user input on the first area of the touch screen; if a user input is sensed in a second area of the ouch screen, displaying at least one object on the second area of the touch screen; executing a related function associated with the user input on the first area and the user input on the second area of the touch screen, based on a surface pattern recognition result in the first area if an object of at least one object displayed in the second area is selected.
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10. An electronic d e comprising:
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a touch screen; a sensor unit configured to recognize a surface pattern of an input unit; and a controller configured to; display at least one sub-object associated with a selected object in a second area of the touch screen if an object in a first area of the touch screen is selected, sense a user input for selecting an sub-object in the second area, recognize a surface pattern of an input unit used for providing a user input on a third area of the touch screen if the user input is sensed on the third area, and execute a related function, based on a surface pattern recognition result in the third area, if the user input on the first area, the user input on the second area, and the user input on the third area are associated with each other. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic device, comprises:
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touch screen; a sensor unit; and a controller configured to; recognize a surface pattern of an input unit used for providing a user input on a first area if the user input is sensed in the first area of the touch screen, display at least one object on a second area of the touch c en if a user input is sensed in a second area of the touch screen, and execute a related function associated with the user input on the first area and the user input on the second area of the touch screen, based on a surface pattern recognition result in the first area, if an object of at least one object displayed in the second area is selected.
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