Method and apparatus for processing multi-touch input at touch screen terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsWon-Seok KWON, Jin PARK
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for processing multi-touch input in a multi-tasking terminal with a touch screen are described. In one method herein, an electronic apparatus displays a first application program on its touch screen while both the first application program and a second application program are being multitasked, detects a flicking of four or more fingers in the displayed first application program on the touch screen; and, in response to detecting of the flicking of four or more fingers, switches the touch screen from the display of the first application program to a display of the second application program.
Claims1
A method for operating a device having a touch screen, the method comprising:
- executing a web browser application having a plurality of tab-windows;
- displaying, on the touch screen, a first tab-window of the plurality of the tab-windows;
- while the first tab-window is being displayed, receiving a flicking input on the touch screen;
- in response to the flicking input being an input by one finger, scrolling contents included in the first tab-window;
- in response to the flicking input being an input by two fingers, displaying, on the touch screen, a second tab-window of the plurality of the tab-windows by switching the first tab-window to the second tab-window;
- in response to the flicking input being an input by five fingers, displaying, on the touch screen, an execution screen of another application which is being executed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.