Apparatus and method for performing scroll function in portable terminal
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1. An apparatus for performing a scroll function in a portable terminal, comprising:
- a touch screen, wherein at least a portion of the touch screen is capable off displaying a list;
a memory; and
a controller configured to control the touch screen to display a list on at least a portion of a touch screen, where the at least a portion of the touch screen displaying the list is divided into a plurality of sections, each section having its own function for scrolling through the list and, when input is received indicating a user has touched and dragged in one of the plurality of sections, to locate a focus on a particular item in the list by performing scrolling through the displayed list by an increment or speed corresponding to the one section in which the user touched and dragged, and in a direction corresponding to a direction in which the user dragged.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for performing a scroll function in a portable terminal, in which a touch screen displays a list divided into a plurality of sections, a memory stores a scroll function established for each of the plurality of sections, and a controller locates a focus on a particular item by performing a scroll function established for a particular section, when the section among the plurality of sections is touched and dragged.
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1. An apparatus for performing a scroll function in a portable terminal, comprising:
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a touch screen, wherein at least a portion of the touch screen is capable off displaying a list; a memory; and a controller configured to control the touch screen to display a list on at least a portion of a touch screen, where the at least a portion of the touch screen displaying the list is divided into a plurality of sections, each section having its own function for scrolling through the list and, when input is received indicating a user has touched and dragged in one of the plurality of sections, to locate a focus on a particular item in the list by performing scrolling through the displayed list by an increment or speed corresponding to the one section in which the user touched and dragged, and in a direction corresponding to a direction in which the user dragged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for performing a scroll function in a portable terminal, comprising:
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displaying a list on at least a portion of a touch screen, where the at least a portion of the touch screen displaying the list is divided into a plurality of sections, each section having its own function for scrolling through the list; and
when input is received indicating that a user has touched and dragged in one of the sections from among the plurality of sections comprising the at least a portion of the touch screen displaying, the listlocating a focus on a particular item in the list by performing scrolling through the displayed list by an increment or speed corresponding to the one section in which the user touched and dragged, and in a direction corresponding to a direction in which the user dragged. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a touch screen configured to display output and to receive user input; and a memory having a program recorded thereon, the program configured for the mobile terminal to perform the steps of; displaying a list of items on at least a portion of the touch screen, where the at least a portion of the touch screen display the list of items is divided into a plurality of sections for displaying the list, each section having its own function for scrolling through items of the list; and when input is received indicating that a user has touched and dragged in one of the plurality of sections comprising the at least a portion of the touch screen displaying the list, locating a focus on a particular item in the list by performing scrolling through the displayed list by an increment or speed corresponding to the one section in which the user touched and dragged, and in a direction corresponding to a direction in which the user dragged. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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