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Electronic apparatus and screen display method thereof

US10261683B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 30, 2015
Grant dateApr 16, 2019
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2203/04803
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of operating an electronic apparatus is provided. The method includes displaying, by an electronic apparatus including a display, a region including at least one of an image, text, and content on a part of a screen of the display, detecting, by the electronic apparatus, a touch or hovering of a user at a first location on or around the region, detecting, by the electronic apparatus, a movement of the touch or the hovering of the user, detecting a second location at which the movement is ended, dividing the screen of the display into two or more portions, and displaying a user interface of an application program related to at least one of the image, the text, and the content on a portion corresponding to the second location among the divided portions.

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