User input processing method and electronic device performing the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSo Young KIM, Wan Ho ROH
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Abstract
An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a display, an input module, and a processor. The processor executes the method, including displaying a group icon representing a plurality of icons associated with a plurality of applications in a display, setting a function associated with at least two applications of the plurality of applications for execution in response to a specified user input to the group icon, and executing the at least two applications and the set function in response to detecting the specified user input associated with the group icon.
Claims20
An electronic device comprising:
- a display;
- an input module;
- and
- a processor, configured to:
- control the display to display a group icon representing a plurality of icons associated with a plurality of applications;
- set a function associated with at least two applications of the plurality of applications for execution in response to a specified user input to the group icon;
- and
- execute the at least two applications and the set function in response to detecting the specified user input to the group icon.
A method in an electronic device, comprising:
- displaying a group icon representing a plurality of icons associated with a plurality of applications in a display;
- setting a function associated with at least two applications of the plurality of applications for execution in response to a specified user input to the group icon;
- and
- executing the at least two applications and the set function in response to detecting the specified user input associated with the group icon.
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing including a first surface oriented in a first direction and a second surface oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction;
- a touch screen interposed between the first surface and the second surface and exposed to an exterior of the electronic device through the first surface;
- a pressure sensor interposed between the first surface and the second surface and configured to detect pressure of an external object placed against the touch screen;
- a processor disposed within the housing and electrically coupled with the touch screen and the pressure sensor;
- and
- a memory disposed within the housing and electrically coupled with the processor,
- wherein the memory stores a plurality of application programs, and wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to:
- control the touch screen to display a group icon representing a plurality of icons associated with a plurality of applications;
- in response to detecting a user input, detect an applied pressure from the user input against the touch screen using the pressure sensor;
- detect a location of the user input using the touch screen;
- and
- execute a selected function associated with at least two applications of the plurality of applications when the detected pressure meets a specified pressure threshold and the detected location indicates the group icon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.