Method and device for executing applications through application selection screen
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1. A method of operating a display device, the method comprising:
- displaying, by at least one processor of the display device, at least one entity displayed as enclosing a plurality of application icons in the inside, as part of an application selection screen of the display device;
obtaining, by the at least one processor, a first touch input selecting an application icon from among the plurality of application icons displayed as enclosed in the at least one entity, while continuing to display the application selection screen;
executing, by the at least one processor, an application associated with the selected application icon, based on the first touch input on the application selection screen, including the at least one entity enclosing the plurality of application icons;
obtaining, by the at least one processor, a second touch input selecting a first entity and dragging the first entity to a second entity;
identifying, by the at least one processor, a distance between the selected first entity and the second entity while selecting and dragging the first entity, wherein a first application icon of the plurality of application icons is displayed inside the first entity, and a second application icon of the plurality of application icons is displayed inside the second entity;
displaying a first visual feedback informing that the selected first entity and the second entity will be merged if the selected first entity is released while the distance is less than a first threshold distance;
merging the first entity with the second entity to create a merged entity and displaying the first application icon and the second application icon inside the merged entity if the selected first entity is the released while the distance is less than the first threshold distance; and
displaying a second visual feedback informing that the merging is cancelled if the selected first entity is dragged further apart from the second entity than a second threshold distance while the first visual feedback is displayed.
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Abstract
A method of operating a display device includes displaying one or more entities and one or more application icons associated with the one or more entities on an application selection screen; receiving a first input selecting an application icon of the one or more application icons, while continuing to display the application selection screen; and executing an application associated with the selected application icon, in response to the first input.
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1. A method of operating a display device, the method comprising:
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displaying, by at least one processor of the display device, at least one entity displayed as enclosing a plurality of application icons in the inside, as part of an application selection screen of the display device; obtaining, by the at least one processor, a first touch input selecting an application icon from among the plurality of application icons displayed as enclosed in the at least one entity, while continuing to display the application selection screen; executing, by the at least one processor, an application associated with the selected application icon, based on the first touch input on the application selection screen, including the at least one entity enclosing the plurality of application icons; obtaining, by the at least one processor, a second touch input selecting a first entity and dragging the first entity to a second entity; identifying, by the at least one processor, a distance between the selected first entity and the second entity while selecting and dragging the first entity, wherein a first application icon of the plurality of application icons is displayed inside the first entity, and a second application icon of the plurality of application icons is displayed inside the second entity; displaying a first visual feedback informing that the selected first entity and the second entity will be merged if the selected first entity is released while the distance is less than a first threshold distance; merging the first entity with the second entity to create a merged entity and displaying the first application icon and the second application icon inside the merged entity if the selected first entity is the released while the distance is less than the first threshold distance; and displaying a second visual feedback informing that the merging is cancelled if the selected first entity is dragged further apart from the second entity than a second threshold distance while the first visual feedback is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18)
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11. A display device comprising:
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a display; and at least one processor configured to; control the display to display at least one entity displayed as enclosing a plurality of application icons in the inside, as part of an application selection screen of the display device; obtain a first touch input selecting an application icon from among the plurality of application icons displayed as enclosed in the at least one entity, while continuing to display the application selection screen; execute an application associated with the selected application icon, based on the first touch input on the application selection screen, including the at least one entity enclosing the plurality of application icons; obtain a second touch input selecting a first entity and dragging the first entity to a second entity; identify a distance between the selected first entity and the second entity while selecting and dragging the first entity, wherein a first application icon of the plurality of application icons is displayed inside the first entity, and a second application icon of the plurality of application icons is displayed inside the second entity; control the display to display a first visual feedback informing that the selected first entity and the second entity will be merged if the selected first entity is released while the distance is less than a first threshold distance; merge the first entity with the second entity to create a merged entity and display the first application icon and the second application icon inside the merged entity if the selected first entity is the released while the distance is less than the first threshold distance; and control the display to display a second visual feedback informing that the merging is cancelled if the selected first entity is dragged further apart from the second entity than a second threshold distance while the first visual feedback is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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