Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for selecting link entities in touch screen based web browser environment
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Application No.: US13356704Application Date: 2012-01-24
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Publication No.: US09619136B2Publication Date: 2017-04-11
- Inventor: Won-Seok Kwon
- Applicant: Won-Seok Kwon
- Applicant Address: KR Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
- Agency: Cha & Reiter, LLC
- Priority: KR10-2011-0006787 20110124
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06F3/0481

Abstract:
A method and apparatus is provided for more easily selecting a desired one of a plurality of corresponding link entities displayed on a touch screen. The method includes verifying the number of link entities which exist within a touch region of a predetermined size around a touch point, and if the number of the link entities which exist within the touch region of the predetermined size is greater than or equal to a threshold value, displaying a window which enlarges and displays contents displayed on the touch region of the predetermined size by a certain magnification, and then waiting for touch and selection of one of the corresponding link entities enlarged and displayed on the window.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120192107A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING LINK ENTITIES IN TOUCH SCREEN BASED WEB BROWSER ENVIRONMENT Public/Granted day:2012-07-26
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