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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2012
Sang Hyun Sim, Gyunggi-do, KR;
Ji Hoon Kim, Gyunggi-do, KR;
BO Yle Seo, Gyunggi-do, KR;
Yoon Seok OH, Gyunggi-do, KR;
Sang Hyun Sim, Gyunggi-do, KR;
Ji Hoon Kim, Gyunggi-do, KR;
Bo Yle Seo, Gyunggi-do, KR;
Yoon Seok Oh, Gyunggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
There are provided a mobile device and a method of controlling a screen of the mobile device. The mobile device includes: a display unit including an effective display area for displaying a screen; a touch screen panel including a plurality of sensing electrodes; and a control unit detecting a touch input based on a sensing signal generated from the plurality of sensing electrodes and controlling the screen displayed by the display unit, wherein when the touch input corresponds to a previously set first input gesture, the control unit controls such that a size of the screen is reduced at a predetermined first ratio and the reduced screen is only displayed in a portion of the effective display area.