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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2008
Joo Min Kim, Seoul, KR;
Dong Soo Shin, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Joo Min Kim, Seoul, KR;
Dong Soo Shin, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A display device including a touch screen, and a corresponding user interface method including displaying a menu, including a plurality of menu elements, on the touch screen; detecting a first touch over one of the displayed menu elements, including detecting a corresponding first touch characteristic; and displaying, within the menu and in response to the first touch characteristic, a sub menu icon associated with the touched menu element. Also, a method including displaying a menu, including a plurality of menu elements, on the touch screen; detecting a first touch over one of the displayed menu elements, including detecting a corresponding first touch characteristic; and determining a user interface mode to be one of a shortcut create mode and a normal selection mode based on the first touch characteristic.