Menu executing method and apparatus in portable terminal
First Claim
1. A task execution method operable in a portable terminal, comprising:
- displaying, on a touch screen of the portable terminal, an item list which comprises a plurality of divided regions in each of which a corresponding item is formed;
recognizing a user gesture moving from a first position on a first divided region of the item to a second position on a second divided region of the item;
executing, in response to the recognizing of the user gesture without further user input, a preset executable task corresponding to a direction of the recognized user gesture; and
if a touch on a third divided region of the item is sensed, displaying a plurality of executable tasks related to the item.
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Abstract
Provided is a menu execution method and apparatus in a portable terminal. The menu execution method includes displaying, on a touch screen, an item list which comprises a plurality of divided regions in each of which a corresponding item is formed, recognizing a user gesture at one of a first position and a second position, the second position being different from the first position, and executing a menu corresponding to the recognized position, in which a first menu for providing a first service related to the item formed in the divided region is preset in the first position of the divided region on the touch screen, and a second menu for providing a second service related to the item formed in the divided region is preset in the second position of the divided region on the touch screen, the first and second services being different.
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1. A task execution method operable in a portable terminal, comprising:
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displaying, on a touch screen of the portable terminal, an item list which comprises a plurality of divided regions in each of which a corresponding item is formed; recognizing a user gesture moving from a first position on a first divided region of the item to a second position on a second divided region of the item; executing, in response to the recognizing of the user gesture without further user input, a preset executable task corresponding to a direction of the recognized user gesture; and if a touch on a third divided region of the item is sensed, displaying a plurality of executable tasks related to the item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable terminal for task execution, the portable terminal comprising:
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a touch screen configured to display an item list which comprises a plurality of divided regions in each of which a corresponding item is formed; and a controller configured to; recognize a user gesture moving from a first position on a first divided region of the item to a second position on a second divided region of the item, execute, in response to the recognizing of the user gesture without further user input, a preset executable task corresponding to a direction of the recognized user gesture, and if a touch on a third divided region of the item is sensed, display a plurality of executable tasks related to the item. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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