Method and apparatus for providing mouse function using touch device

A touch device comprising:

• a display unit including a touch screen configured to display a mouse interface which is divided into a panning area for panning of a contents screen of a display device in communication therewith and a pointer move area for movement of a mouse pointer at a mouse mode;
• a controller configured to control a display of the mouse interface which is divided into the panning area and the pointer move area at the time of execution of the mouse mode;
• a touch sensing unit configured to sense a touch event comprising a user control event from at least one of the panning area or the pointer move area of the mouse interface;
• a wireless communication unit configured to be controlled by the controller to transmit the touch event generated from the mouse interface;
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• wherein the controller is configured to generate a control event for panning the contents screen or moving the mouse pointer according to a mouse gesture which is inputted from the panning area or the pointer move area, respectively.

A remote control system using a mouse function, the remote control system comprising:

• a master device configured to display a mouse interface which is screen-divided into a panning area and a pointer move area when a mouse mode is executed, and generate a control event for panning of a contents screen and movement of a mouse pointer according to a mouse gesture which is inputted from the panning area and the pointer move area;
• a slave device configured to provide contents, and process panning of a contents screen and movement of the mouse pointer according to the control event of the master device;
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• a display device configured to display the contents screen related with the contents of the slave device.