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Portable device and controlling method therefor

US8890855B1 · kind B1 · utility

17Cited by
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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 31, 2013
Grant dateNov 18, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 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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