Screen display control method of electronic device and apparatus therefor

摘要

A method and apparatus for zooming in or out and displaying a screen according a gesture of a user is provided. The method includes sensing gesture input, determining whether the gesture input corresponds to a predetermined pattern of a first semicircle or semi oval shape, and zooming in or out the image displayed on the screen and displaying a zoomed in or zoomed out image on a screen wherein the zoom ratio is in proportion to a radius of a first semicircle or a radius of a long or short axis of a first semi oval when the gesture input is the pattern of the first semicircle or semi oval shape.

主权项

1. A screen display control method in an electronic device, the screen display control method comprising:
sensing a gesture input; determining whether the gesture input corresponds to a predetermined pattern of a first semicircle or semi oval shape; and zooming in or out an image displayed on the screen and displaying a zoomed in or zoomed out image on a screen, wherein the zoom ratio is in proportion to a radius of a first semicircle or a radius of a long or short axis of a first semi oval when the gesture input is the pattern of the first semicircle or semi oval shape, wherein the zoom-in or zoom-out and display of the screen in proportion to the radius of the first semicircle or the radius of the long or short axis of the first semi oval comprises: zooming in the screen in proportion to the radius of the first semicircle or the radius of the long or short axis of the first semi oval with respect to a size of the screen when the first semicircle or semi oval is input in a first direction by a gesture, and zooming out the screen in proportion to the radius of the first semicircle or the radius of the long or short axis of the first semi oval with respect to a size of the screen when the first semicircle or semi oval is input in a second direction by a gesture.