Apparatus and method for displaying variable-sized, grouped display information on touch screen
US8321809B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04886
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for displaying grouped display information by variable sizevariable-sized, grouped display information on a touch screen are provided. The apparatus includes an input unit that receives input from a user on a touch screen on which several pieces of display information are grouped and displayed in a predetermined number of groups, a determination unit that determines which group was input by calculating a location on the touch screen with respect to the user's input, and a display unit that displays the several pieces of display information in groups, and changes a size of the group region input as a result of the determination and the size of the other groups corresponding to the input group region size.
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