Method and apparatus for selecting region on screen of mobile device
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1. A method of selecting content on a screen of a device, the method comprising:
- presenting a plurality of icons on the screen;
receiving at least one dragging touch input dragged from an outside area of the screen onto the screen;
displaying a guideline on the screen of the device based on the at least one dragging touch input dragged from the outside area of the screen onto the screen; and
selecting at least one icon from among the plurality of icons based on a location where the at least one dragging touch input is released on the screen, and a number of the at least one dragging touch input which represents a number of touch points dragged from the outside area of the screen onto the screen, by;
selecting, in response to receiving a first dragging touch input dragged from the outside area of the screen onto the screen, the at least one icon nearest a location where the first dragging touch input is released,selecting, response to receiving a second dragging touch input dragged from the outside area of the screen onto the screen after receiving the first dragging touch input, the at least one icon within an area defined by locations where the first dragging touch input and the second dragging touch input are released, andselecting, in response to receiving a touch input selecting a position on the screen after receiving the first dragging touch input, the at least one icon within an area defined by locations where the first dragging touch input is maintained and the selected position, wherein the touch input is received after the first dragging touch input is dragged onto the screen and is maintained.
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Abstract
Provided are a method and apparatus for selecting a region on a screen of a device. The method includes recognizing a signal due to dragging from outside of the screen of the device, and determining a selection region based on a location where the drag is released.
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1. A method of selecting content on a screen of a device, the method comprising:
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presenting a plurality of icons on the screen; receiving at least one dragging touch input dragged from an outside area of the screen onto the screen; displaying a guideline on the screen of the device based on the at least one dragging touch input dragged from the outside area of the screen onto the screen; and selecting at least one icon from among the plurality of icons based on a location where the at least one dragging touch input is released on the screen, and a number of the at least one dragging touch input which represents a number of touch points dragged from the outside area of the screen onto the screen, by; selecting, in response to receiving a first dragging touch input dragged from the outside area of the screen onto the screen, the at least one icon nearest a location where the first dragging touch input is released, selecting, response to receiving a second dragging touch input dragged from the outside area of the screen onto the screen after receiving the first dragging touch input, the at least one icon within an area defined by locations where the first dragging touch input and the second dragging touch input are released, and selecting, in response to receiving a touch input selecting a position on the screen after receiving the first dragging touch input, the at least one icon within an area defined by locations where the first dragging touch input is maintained and the selected position, wherein the touch input is received after the first dragging touch input is dragged onto the screen and is maintained. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 14, 15)
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6. An apparatus for selecting content on a screen of a device, the apparatus comprising:
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a display configured to present a plurality of icons on the screen; a receiver configured to receive at least one dragging touch input dragged from an outside area of the screen onto the screen; and a controller configured to; select at least one icon from among the plurality of icons based on a location where the at least one dragging touch input is released on the screen, and a number of the at least one dragging touch input which represents a number of touch points dragged from the outside area of the screen onto the screen, by; selecting, in response to receiving a first dragging touch input dragged from the outside area of the screen onto the screen, the at least one icon nearest a location where first the dragging touch input is released, selecting, in response to receiving a second dragging touch input dragged from the outside area of the screen onto the screen after receiving the first dragging touch input, the at least one icon within an area defined by locations where the first dragging touch input and the second dragging touch input are released, and selecting, in response to receiving a touch input selecting a position on the screen after receiving the first dragging touch input, the at least one icon within an area defined by a location where the first dragging touch input is maintained and the selected position, wherein the touch input is received after the first dragging touch input is dragged onto the screen and is maintained, wherein the display is further configured to display a guideline on the screen of the device based on the at least one dragging touch input dragged from the outside area of the screen onto the screen. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 13)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program for executing a method of selecting content on a screen of a device, the method comprising:
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presenting a plurality of icons on the screen; receiving at least one dragging touch input dragged from an outside area of the screen onto the screen; displaying a guideline on the screen of the device based on the at least one dragging touch input dragged from the outside area of the screen onto the screen; and selecting at least one icon from among the plurality of icons based on a location where the at least one dragging touch input is released on the screen, and a number of the at least one dragging touch input which represents a number of touch points dragged from the outside area of the screen onto the screen, by; selecting, in response to receiving a first dragging touch input dragged from the outside area of the screen onto the screen, the at least one icon nearest a location where the first dragging touch input is released, selecting, in response to receiving a second dragging touch input dragged from the outside area of the screen onto the screen after receiving the first dragging touch input, the at least one icon within an area defined by locations where the first dragging touch input and the second dragging touch input are released, and selecting, in response to receiving a touch input selecting a position on the screen after receiving the first dragging touch input, the at least one icon within an area defined by a location where the first dragging touch input is maintained and the selected position, wherein the touch input is received after the first dragging touch input is dragged onto the screen and is maintained.
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