Window display method and apparatus of displaying a window using an external input device
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1. A window display method of an electronic device paired with an external input device, the method comprising:
- detecting a request signal from the external input device and in response, notifying an entry of a window generation mode;
receiving a substantially one-dimensional input gesture on a display screen from the external input device, the substantially one-dimensional input gesture drawing a single edge of a two-dimensional window;
determining a length, a width, and a location of the window based on a length and location of the input gesture and a predetermined aspect ratio for a user interface of an application;
displaying the window including at least one application or file;
executing the application or file within the window, if execution of the application or file in the window is requested; and
changing the window to display the executed application or file.
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Abstract
A window display method and apparatus of an electronic device is provided for displaying windows according to a signal input from an external input device. When a predetermined input of a function key is received for generating a new window within a display screen from the external input device, during a window generation mode, generating and displaying the new window including at least one of menu items, icons, and files that are preselected when such a request for generating a window is received from the external input device.
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1. A window display method of an electronic device paired with an external input device, the method comprising:
- detecting a request signal from the external input device and in response, notifying an entry of a window generation mode;
receiving a substantially one-dimensional input gesture on a display screen from the external input device, the substantially one-dimensional input gesture drawing a single edge of a two-dimensional window;
determining a length, a width, and a location of the window based on a length and location of the input gesture and a predetermined aspect ratio for a user interface of an application;
displaying the window including at least one application or file;
executing the application or file within the window, if execution of the application or file in the window is requested; and
changing the window to display the executed application or file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- detecting a request signal from the external input device and in response, notifying an entry of a window generation mode;
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9. An electronic device comprising:
- a display;
an input/output interface through which a user input signal is received from an external input device;
at least one processor configured to;
notify an entry of a window generation mode in response to a request received from the external input device;
receive a substantially one-dimensional input gesture on the display from the external input device, the substantially one-dimensional input gesture drawing a single edge of a two-dimensional window;
determining a length, a width, and a location of the window based on a length and location of the input gesture and a predetermined aspect ratio for a user interface of an application;
displaying the window including at least one application or file;
executing the application or file within the window, if execution of the application or file in the window is requested; and
changing the window to display the executed application or file. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- a display;
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