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Electronic device for displaying touch region to be shown and method thereof

  • US 9,904,400 B2
  • Filed: 08/13/2013
  • Issued: 02/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An operating method of an electronic device, the operating method comprising:

  • displaying a content comprising a plurality of texts on a touch screen of the electronic device;

    detecting a touch input while displaying the content on the touch screen;

    determining whether at least one text among the plurality of texts is included within a touch region in which the touch input is detected;

    in response to determining that at least one text is included within the touch region, dividing, based on the touch region, the content into a first content and a second content;

    shifting the first content or the second content by inserting an empty space between the first content and the second content;

    in response to detecting that the touch input is moved, scrolling the shifted first content and second content, and the empty space according to the moved touch input;

    in response to detecting that the moved touch input is released after the scrolling, combining the scrolled first content and second content by deleting the empty space; and

    displaying the combined first content and second content on the touch screen.

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