Method and apparatus for managing icon in portable terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorHye-Jin LEE
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for managing icons in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes sensing a touch of an icon by a user, sensing a drag of the icon in a state in which the touch is held, selecting at least one icon positioned in a path along which the icon is dragged, creating a folder including the icon touched by the user and the selected at least one icon, and displaying an icon representing the created folder.
Claims20
A method for managing icons in a portable terminal, the method comprising:
- detecting a touch of an icon by a user;
- detecting a drag of the icon in a state in which the touch is maintained;
- selecting at least one icon positioned in a path along which the icon is dragged;
- and
- displaying an icon representing a created folder comprising the icon touched by the user and the selected at least one icon.
An apparatus for managing icons in a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:
- a touch sensor for sensing a user's touch operation;
- a display unit for displaying at least one icon;
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- a controller for controlling to sense a touch of an icon by the user through touch sensor, to sense a drag of the icon in a state in which the touch is held, to select at least one icon positioned in a path along which the icon is dragged, to create a folder comprising the icon touched by the user and the selected at least one icon, and to display an icon representing the created folder.
An electronic device, the device comprising:
- means for detecting a touch of an icon by a user;
- means for detecting a drag of the icon in a state in which the touch is maintained;
- means for selecting at least one icon positioned in a path along which the icon is dragged;
- and
- means for displaying an icon representing a created folder comprising the icon touched by the user and the selected at least one icon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.