DIGITAL IMAGING PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM TO EXECUTE THE METHOD

• US 20110035665A1
• Filed: 08/06/2010
• Published: 02/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Hye-jin, Choi, Na-ri, Eun, Sung-ho, Choi, Jun-ho
• Application Number:
  US12/852,199
• Publication Number:
  US 20110035665A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0035 User-machine interface; Control console input or output arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00416 Multi-level menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras

Abstract

A digital image processing apparatus that includes a touch screen recognizing a touch input of a user, a method of controlling the digital image processing apparatus, and a recording medium storing a program for executing the method are provided. An embodiment of the digital image processing apparatus includes a touch screen recognizing a touch input of a user; a time calculator calculating a time of the touch input of the user; and a GUI generator generating a GUI corresponding to the calculated touch input time.

Claims

1. A digital image processing apparatus comprising:

a touch screen that recognizes a touch input of a user;

a time calculator that calculates a touch input time of the touch input of the user; and

a graphical user interface (GUI) generator that generates a GUI corresponding to the calculated touch input time.

2. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the GUI generator generates a time GUI representing the touch input time.

3. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the time GUI is denoted as one of bar gauge and figure.

4. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the GUI generator generates a necessary time GUI representing a time required to recognize the touch input as a long touch input.

5. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the GUI generator generates a menu GUI with menu icons selectable according to the touch input time.

6. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 5, wherein the GUI generator generates an activation window that corresponds to a currently selected menu icon according to the touch input time, and alters the activation window to correspond to other menu icons as the touch input time increases.

7. A digital image processing apparatus including a touch screen that recognizes a touch input of a user, the apparatus comprising:

a touch determination unit that determines if the touch input from the user is one of a tap input and a long touch input;

a tap function performing unit that performs a first function if the touch input is a tap input; and

a long touch function performing unit that performs a second function based on a touch input time if the touch input is a long touch input.

8. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 7, wherein the touch determination unit comprises:

a time calculator calculating the touch input time; and

a comparator comparing the calculated touch input time with a reference.

9. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 8, wherein the touch determination unit determines that the touch input is a tap input when the calculated touch input time is less than the reference, and determines that the touch input is a long touch input when the calculated touch input time is at least equal to the reference.

10. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 7, wherein the long touch function performing unit divides the touch input time.

11. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a first GUI generator generating a time GUI that represents the touch input time when the touch input is a long touch input.

12. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a second GUI generator generating a menu GUI with functions selectable by the touch input when the touch input is a long touch input.

13. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 12, wherein the second GUI generator generates a plurality of menu icons as the menu GUI.

14. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 13, wherein the time GUI is an activation window for selecting one of the menu icons.

15. A method of controlling a digital image processing apparatus that includes a touch screen recognizing a touch input of a user, the method comprising:

determining that the touch input is one of a tap input and a long touch input;

performing a first function if the touch input is determined to be a tap input; and

performing a second function based on a touch input time if the touch input is a long touch input.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein determining that the touch input is one of a tap input and a long touch input comprises:

calculating the touch input time; and

determining that the touch input is a tap input when the calculated time is less than a reference and determining that the touch input is a long touch input when the calculated time is at least equal to the reference.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising displaying a time GUI that represents the touch input time when the touch input time is a long touch input.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising displaying a menu GUI with functions selectable by the touch input when the touch input is a long touch input.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein a plurality of menu icons are generated as the menu GUI, and the time GUI is an activation window for selecting one of the menu icons according to the touch input time.

20. A recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 15.