Portable device and controlling method therefor
US8890855B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04807
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable device including a stylus unit; a display unit configured to display an image and to sense an input of the stylus unit; a housing unit configured to accommodate the stylus unit; and a processor configured to provide a first menu interface corresponding to a first length when the stylus unit is pulled out from the housing unit and the pulled out length is less than a first length, navigate first menus provided by the first menu interface according to a rotation of the stylus unit when the rotation is sensed while the first menu interface is provided, and select or execute a menu of the first menus according to the navigating of the first menus when the stylus unit is pulled out from the housing unit and the pulled out length is more than the first length.
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