Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Eun-Joo Lee

Do-Yeon Kim

Han-Jun Ku

Chung-Kyu Lee

Hye-Won Koo

Yu-Jin Lee

Byung-Min Jung

Yeong-Woong Yoo

An apparatus and method for running an application in a mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a display for running a second application on a first screen according to a second touch event, and displaying a second screen smaller than the first screen, and a controller for hiding the second screen from a current screen to display an entire area of the first screen while a touch in an external area of the second screen is detected, and displaying again the second screen on the first screen if the touch in the external area of the second screen is released.

Apparatus and method for running application in mobile terminal

Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling a mobile terminal including a touch screen supporting a multi-touch input. The method includes: determining a number of one or more points inputted as a first touch input on the touch screen; when the number is 3, determining the first touch input as a three-point input; determining a size of a largest internal angle of a triangle generated by connecting points of the three-point input on the touch screen; displaying one of a linear tool and a circular tool based on a size of the largest internal angle of the triangle; receiving a second touch input; generating a line corresponding to the second touch input by interworking with one of the linear tool and the circular tool; and displaying the generated line on the touch screen.

Mobile terminal including touch screen supporting multi-touch input and method of controlling the same

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Daegu, South Korea

Eun-Joo Lee