TOUCHSCREEN-ENABLED TERMINAL AND APPLICATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

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APP PUB NO 20130120293A1
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13676224

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A touchscreen-enabled terminal and application control method thereof is provided for facilitating control of the currently running application by presenting function keys mapped to the touch regions on the screen in response of multi-touch detected on the touchscreen. The application control apparatus of the present invention includes a touchscreen including a display panel for displaying an application execution screen and a touch panel for receiving user input for controlling the application; and a control unit which controls, when a multi-touch event with at least three touch regions is detected, the touchscreen to display function keys mapped to the touch regions. The touchscreen-enabled terminal and application control method thereof according to the present invention facilitates user's manipulation of functions of an application.

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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD129 SAMSUNG-RO YEONGTONG-GU SUWON-SI GYEONGGI-DO 16677

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JEON, Hayoung Seoul, KR 21 299

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