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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2010
Applicants:
Chang Soo Lee, Seosan-si, KR;
Jae Hyeon Seo, Incheon, KR;
Inventors:
Chang Soo Lee, Seosan-si, KR;
Jae Hyeon Seo, Incheon, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mobile device and a method support a touch semi-lock state. When entering into the touch semi-lock state, a predefined hot menu including items and a touch-lock icon are provided on a touch screen. An output area of the touch-lock icon on the touch screen is defined as a touch event allowable region. A specific item of the hot menu is selected in response to a user input that moves the touch-lock icon onto the specific item. A particular end-user function corresponding to the selected item is activated.