Method and apparatus for selecting region on screen of mobile device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSang-ok CHA, Tae-young KANG, Yeon-hee LEE
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Abstract
Provided are a method and apparatus for selecting a region on a screen of a device. The method includes recognizing a signal due to dragging from outside of the screen of the device, and determining a selection region based on a location where the drag is released.
Claims17
A method of selecting a region on a screen of a device, the method comprising:
- recognizing a signal due to dragging from on the device outside of the screen of the device;
- and
- determining a selection region based on a location where the drag is released.
An apparatus for selecting a region on a screen of a device, the apparatus comprising:
- a signal recognizing unit for recognizing a signal due to dragging from on the device outside of the screen of the device;
- and
- a selection region determining unit for determining a selection region based on a location where the drag is released.
A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program for executing a method of selecting a region on a screen of a device, the method comprising:
- recognizing a signal due to dragging from on the device outside of the screen of the device;
- and
- determining a selection region based on a location where the drag is released.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.