Method and apparatus for displaying keypad in terminal having touch screen

摘要

A method and an apparatus thereof display a key pad and solve the trouble and difficulty of a user in selecting the key pad displayed in a terminal having a touch screen. The method detects a touch gesture with respect to the touch screen; determines whether the detects touch gesture is zoom-out; displays thumbnails representing key pads, respectively, when the detected touch gesture is the zoom-out; and displays a key pad of a selected thumbnail when one of the displayed thumbnails is selected by a user.

主权项

1. A method for displaying a keypad in a terminal having a touch screen, the method comprising:
displaying the keypad in a first keypad configuration and detecting a touch gesture performed on the keypad; in response to the touch gesture satisfying a condition, reducing a size of the displayed keypad into a keypad thumbnail by shrinking a boundary that circumferentially encloses all keys displayed within the keypad; displaying a plurality of thumbnails including the keypad thumbnail, each thumbnail of the plurality displaying an image of a different keypad configuration; detecting, via the touch screen, a selection of a thumbnail from the plurality that is associated with a second keypad configuration; and in response to the selection of the thumbnail, displaying the keypad in the second keypad configuration.