Apparatus and method for controlling screen displays in touch screen terminal

摘要

A method and apparatus for controlling screen display in a touch screen terminal. The method includes determining a zoom-in region, zooming in contents belonging to the zoom-in region at a corresponding magnification, and expressing the zoomed-in contents.

主权项

1. A method for displaying contents in an electronic device including a touch screen, the method comprising:
responsive to detecting a first touch and drag on the touch screen, identifying an imaginary circle based on a circumference comprising a starting point, a middle point and a final point on a path of the first touch and drag; detecting a region inside the identified imaginary circle to be zoomed, the region in which contents intended for zoom in are displayed; responsive to detecting the detected region to be zoomed, panning the contents displayed in the detected region to a center of the touch screen; displaying a circle capable of designating up to maximum zoom-in magnification, wherein the maximum zoom-in magnification is set based on a size of the imaginary circle; responsive to a second touch and drag following a circumference of the displayed circle, determining zoom-in magnification wherein the zoom-in magnification is proportional to a rotation angle associated with a final point of the second touch and drag; displaying the determined zoom-in magnification inside the displayed circle; and zooming in the contents included in the detected region according to the determined zoom-in magnification via the circle.