Onscreen function execution method for mobile terminal having a touchscreen
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a camera;
a touch screen; and
a processor adapted to;
display a graphical object via the touch screen,display one or more menus via the touch screen in response to a first touch input with respect to the graphical object, each of the one or more menus corresponding to a specified function,select, in response to a second touch input, a specified function related to the camera from one or more specified functions corresponding to the one or more menus,display an image via the touch screen with respect to the specified function related to the camera,receive a third touch input via the touch screen with respect to the image, andperform focusing with respect to the image in response to the third touch input.
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Abstract
An onscreen function execution method for a mobile terminal having a touchscreen is provided. The method allows for executing functions of an activated application by a tap on a specific area of the touchscreen. An onscreen function execution method of the present invention includes mapping active regions of the touchscreen to functions of at least one application, displaying an application screen in response to an application activation command and executing, if a tap is detected on one of the active regions, a function mapped to the application activation command. The active regions may include a function execution display region and the applications may comprise a camera application, a music player application, an idle mode screen application and the like. The method allows a user to execute functions of an activated application by tap on the touchscreen.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a camera; a touch screen; and a processor adapted to; display a graphical object via the touch screen, display one or more menus via the touch screen in response to a first touch input with respect to the graphical object, each of the one or more menus corresponding to a specified function, select, in response to a second touch input, a specified function related to the camera from one or more specified functions corresponding to the one or more menus, display an image via the touch screen with respect to the specified function related to the camera, receive a third touch input via the touch screen with respect to the image, and perform focusing with respect to the image in response to the third touch input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A portable communication device comprising:
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a camera; a touch screen; and a processor adapted to; display a graphical object corresponding to one or more applications via the touch screen, display a first icon and a second icon via the touch screen in response to a first input with respect to the graphical object, the first icon indicative of a first specified function related to the one or more applications and the second icon indicative of a second specified function related to the one or more applications, and perform a corresponding specified function of the first and second specified functions in response to a second input with respect to a corresponding icon of the first and second icons. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a camera; a touch screen; and a processor adapted to; display, via the touch screen, an image corresponding to an object external to the apparatus and obtained from the camera, receive a touch input with respect to the image displayed via the touch screen, perform focusing with respect to the image in response to the touch input, capture the image with the focusing performed, and display an icon as overlying the image via the touch screen in response to the capturing, the icon to be used to receive a request for transmission of the image to an electronic device external to the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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