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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2007
Jung-geun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Bo-eun Park, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jong-sung Joo, Seongnam-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a touchscreen based user interface (UI) interaction that controls a volume through circular UI graphics and switches between different application images by dragging an indicator on a touchscreen of a terminal device. The method includes: displaying an application image on a touchscreen; sensing whether the touchscreen is touched on the displayed application image; if the touchscreen is touched, displaying a volume image to control an audio volume at a touch position; and changing a size of the volume image whenever the touchscreen is touched and controlling the audio volume to corresponding to the size of the volume region.