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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2011
Kyung Min Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Sung Ho Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Sang Ho Hong, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung Bae Pyon, Seoul, KR;
Yong Woog Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyung Min Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Sung Ho Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Sang Ho Hong, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung Bae Pyon, Seoul, KR;
Yong Woog Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method of utilizing a background image of a portable terminal, and a portable terminal for implementing the method, are provided. The method includes displaying the background image, determining whether an input event is detected in the displayed background image, identifying a coordinate of an area in which the input event is detected upon detection of the input event, determining whether there exists a function mapped to the identified coordinate, and performing the function if there exists the function mapped to the identified coordinate.