Electronic device combining functions of touch screen and remote control and operation control method thereof
First Claim
1. An operation control method of an electronic device having a touch screen, the electronic device remotely controlling an external device, the operation control method comprising:
- executing an application program for controlling the external device;
controlling the touch display to display a first menu screen of the application program, the first menu screen including at least one menu item of a first type for controlling the external device;
determining whether there is a touch at a position on which a menu item of the first type is displayed and whether there is a touch move after the touch at the position of the menu item of the first type before the touch being released;
transmitting a first command signal to the external device to perform an operation corresponding to the at least one menu item to control the external device when the touch at the position of the menu item occurs and the touch is released without the touch move;
transmitting a second command signal to control the external device to perform the operation corresponding to the menu item of the first type repeatedly when the touch at the position of the menu item of the first type is maintained for a predetermined time period, until the touch move or the touch being released occurs; and
displaying a second menu screen of the application program when the touch at the position of the menu item occurs and the touch is released after the touch move, the second menu screen including at least one menu item of a second type for controlling the external device.
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Abstract
An electronic device having a touch screen and an operation control method thereof are provided. The electronic includes a touch screen which receives a plurality of manipulations; and a controller which determines whether a second manipulation is made on a screen displayed on the touch screen during a predetermined time period after a first manipulation is made on the screen, and controls to perform an operation corresponding to the second manipulation instead of an operation corresponding to the first manipulation to be performed, if the second manipulation is made during the predetermined time after the first manipulation is made.
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28 Claims
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1. An operation control method of an electronic device having a touch screen, the electronic device remotely controlling an external device, the operation control method comprising:
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executing an application program for controlling the external device; controlling the touch display to display a first menu screen of the application program, the first menu screen including at least one menu item of a first type for controlling the external device; determining whether there is a touch at a position on which a menu item of the first type is displayed and whether there is a touch move after the touch at the position of the menu item of the first type before the touch being released; transmitting a first command signal to the external device to perform an operation corresponding to the at least one menu item to control the external device when the touch at the position of the menu item occurs and the touch is released without the touch move; transmitting a second command signal to control the external device to perform the operation corresponding to the menu item of the first type repeatedly when the touch at the position of the menu item of the first type is maintained for a predetermined time period, until the touch move or the touch being released occurs; and displaying a second menu screen of the application program when the touch at the position of the menu item occurs and the touch is released after the touch move, the second menu screen including at least one menu item of a second type for controlling the external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic device remotely controlling an external device, the electronic device comprising:
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a touch display; and a controller configured to execute an application program for controlling the external device, to control the touch display to display a first menu screen of the application program, the first menu screen including at least one menu item of a first type for controlling the external device, to determine whether there is a touch at a position on which a menu item of the first type is displayed and whether there is a touch move after the touch at the position of the menu item of the first type before the touch being released, to transmit a first command signal to control the external device to perform an operation corresponding to the menu item of the first type to control the external device when the touch at the position of the menu item of the first type occurs and the touch is released without the touch move, to control the touch display to display a second menu screen of the application program when the touch at the position of the menu item occurs and the touch is released after the touch move, the second menu screen including at least one menu item of a second type for controlling the external device, and to transmit a second command signal to control the external device to perform the operation corresponding to the menu item of the first type repeatedly when the touch at the position of the menu item of the type is maintained for a predetermined time period, until the touch move or the touch being released occurs. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A controller remotely controlling an external device, the controller comprising:
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an input unit configured to display at least one menu item for controlling the external device; and a control unit configured to execute an application program for controlling the external device, to control the input unit to display a first menu screen of the application program, the first menu screen including at least one menu item of a first type for controlling the external device, to recognize a plurality of manipulations from the first main menu including the at least one menu item comprising a touch, a touch move and a release at a position in which the at least one menu item of the first type is displayed and where there is the touch move after the touch at the position of the at least one menu item of the first type before the released, to determine a time period between the touch and the touch move, which is an immediate next manipulation, among the plurality of manipulations, to determine which one of a first action, a second action and a third to perform based on the touch, the touch move and the release from the first menu screen and to perform the one of the first, the second and the third actions based on the determining the which one of the first, the second and the third actions to perform, the first action corresponding to executing the menu item of the first type to control the external device, the second action corresponding to displaying a second menu screen of the application program, the second menu screen including at least one menu item of a second type for controlling the external device and the third action corresponding to moving the position of the at least one menu item, wherein the controller is configured to repeatedly perform the first action corresponding to executing the at least one menu item to control the external device when the touch at the position of the menu item of the first type is maintained for a predetermined time period, until the touch move or the release occurs. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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