APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INTERACTING WITH PORTABLE TOUCH INPUT DEVICE THROUGH PATTERNS WHILE THE DEVICE IS IN THE LOCKED CONDITION

摘要

An apparatus and a method for controlling a touch input in a portable terminal are provided. In the method, a touch pad is activated when a request for a touch activation mode is received. Whether a touch input is received from the touch pad is determined. The touch input is compared with patterns of a pattern table of a corresponding application, wherein the patterns of the pattern table are mapped to an operation control command of the corresponding application. When an input pattern of the touch input matches with a pattern registered in the pattern table, an operation of the corresponding application that is currently running is controlled to perform a function corresponding to the matched pattern.

主权项

1. A portable terminal apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
a touch display configured to receive a touch input and display data; a memory configured to store a plurality of user defined characters with associated operations and instructions for execution; and at least one processor executing the instructions stored in the memory, the at least one processor configured to:
receive, via the touch display, an input of a drawing of a character if the touch display is in a state where receiving of a touch input is enabled and displaying is disabled,determine an operation associated with the character, andexecute the determined operation.