Electronic device combining functions of touch screen and remote control and operation control method thereof

摘要

An electronic device having a touch screen and an operation control method thereof are provided. The electronic includes a touch screen which receives a plurality of manipulations; and a controller which determines whether a second manipulation is made on a screen displayed on the touch screen during a predetermined time period after a first manipulation is made on the screen, and controls to perform an operation corresponding to the second manipulation instead of an operation corresponding to the first manipulation to be performed, if the second manipulation is made during the predetermined time after the first manipulation is made.

主权项

1. An operation control method of an electronic device having a touch screen, the electronic device remotely controlling an external device, the operation control method comprising:
executing an application program for controlling the external device; controlling the touch display to display a first menu screen of the application program, the first menu screen including at least one menu item of a first type for controlling the external device; determining whether there is a touch at a position on which a menu item of the first type is displayed and whether there is a touch move after the touch at the position of the menu item of the first type before the touch being released; transmitting a first command signal to the external device to perform an operation corresponding to the at least one menu item to control the external device when the touch at the position of the menu item occurs and the touch is released without the touch move; transmitting a second command signal to control the external device to perform the operation corresponding to the menu item of the first type repeatedly when the touch at the position of the menu item of the first type is maintained for a predetermined time period, until the touch move or the touch being released occurs; and displaying a second menu screen of the application program when the touch at the position of the menu item occurs and the touch is released after the touch move, the second menu screen including at least one menu item of a second type for controlling the external device.