KR20140092694A - Method for muitiple selection using multi touch and the terminal thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a terminal comprising a display part having a touch pad; and a control part receiving multi touch of two positions to include multiple objects displayed on the screen of the display part, configuring a selection box by receiving a touch and drag input in a vertical or horizontal direction with a particular distance maintained between the two positions, confirming multi selections for the multiple objects included in the selection box when the touch for the selection box is released.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a multi-selection method using multiple touches,

The present invention relates to a multi-selection method using multi-touch and a terminal thereof, and more particularly, to a multi-selection method using multi-touch capable of conveniently selecting multiple objects displayed on a screen of a terminal by multi- .

A terminal can be divided into a mobile / portable terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the terminal is movable or not. The mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

Such a terminal has various functions, for example, a communication function of voice, text, video and e-mail, as well as a function of shooting a picture or a moving picture, reproducing music or video file, And is implemented in the form of a multifunctional multimedia device having various functions.

In order to support and enhance the functionality of such terminals, it may be considered to improve the structural and / or software parts of the terminal.

Various functions of the terminal are controlled through a gesture that touches the screen of the terminal. For example, there are various objects on the home screen corresponding to various applications. For example, such objects include icons, folders, and files. When selecting multiple objects at the same time, it is inconvenient to check the files to be selected one by one after pressing the 'multiple selection' menu. As the device performance of a terminal increases, it is increasingly necessary to simultaneously select and process a plurality of objects.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-selection method using multi-touch capable of conveniently selecting multiple objects displayed on a screen of a terminal by using multi-touch, and a terminal thereof.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display device comprising: a display unit including a touch pad; Touch input is performed on the two points so as to include a plurality of objects displayed on the screen of the display unit and the touch and drag input is received in the horizontal or vertical direction while maintaining a predetermined interval between the two points, And a controller for determining multiple selection of a plurality of objects included in the selection box when the touch of the selection box is released.

The control unit may adjust the size of the selection box by adjusting an interval with respect to the two points in the horizontal or vertical direction with respect to the selection box.

The controller may cancel the selection of the plurality of objects when an arbitrary point outside the selection box is touched while the multiple selection of the plurality of objects included in the selection box is confirmed.

Wherein the control unit determines the size of the selection box when the edge of the selection box is touched and there is dragging in the horizontal or vertical direction in a state in which multiple selection of a plurality of objects included in the selection box is established, Can be adjusted.

The controller may adjust the size of the selection box when a selection of a plurality of objects included in the selection box is confirmed and a corner of the selection box is touched and there is a horizontal or vertical drag input .

Wherein the control unit is configured to select the objects included in the selection box when there is a horizontal or vertical direction drag input by touching the inside of the selection box in a state in which multiple selection of a plurality of objects included in the selection box is confirmed You can move to the dragged position.

The controller may cancel the selection of the object when an arbitrary object in the selection box is touched while the multiple selection of the plurality of objects included in the selection box is confirmed.

Wherein the control unit sets the selection box and selects the object when there is a touch to an arbitrary object located outside the selection box before the touch of the selection box is released, When the touch of the selected object outside the box is released, the multiple selection of the objects included in the selection box and the objects outside the selection box can be determined.

Wherein the control unit sets the selection box and, when there is a touch-and-drag input by a single touch to arbitrary objects located outside the selection box before the touch for the selection box is released, When the selection box and the selected object outside the selection box are released from the touch, the selection of a plurality of objects included in the selection box and an object outside the selection box can be confirmed.

Wherein the control unit sets the selection box and displays a state in which there is a touch and drag by a single touch on any objects located inside the selection box before a selection decision is made by releasing the touch on the selection box You can deselect the objects.

The control unit sets a first selection box by receiving a touch and drag input using the first multi-touch for two points so as to include a plurality of first objects displayed on the screen of the display unit, And a second selection box is set by receiving a touch-and-drag input using the second multi-touch to two points including the first selection box and the second selection box to determine multiple selection of the plurality of objects included in the first selection box and the second selection box can do.

The control unit may select multiple objects when the set selection box is extended to the next screen through touch and drag.

If the set selection box is extended to the next screen through the touch and drag, the control unit displays the current screen and the next page on the screen, and can select multiple objects on the displayed one screen.

Wherein the control unit receives a single touch for an arbitrary point so as to include a plurality of objects displayed on a screen of the display unit and receives a touch and drag input in a horizontal or vertical direction to set a selection box, Folder, it is possible to collectively select all the objects in the folder.

Wherein the control unit receives a single touch for an arbitrary point so as to include a plurality of objects displayed on a screen of the display unit and receives a touch and drag input in a horizontal or vertical direction to set a selection box, It is possible to individually select among the objects in the folder through touch and drag input.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a display device, comprising: inputting multi-touches to two points so as to include a plurality of objects displayed on a screen of a display unit; Setting a selection box by receiving a touch-and-drag input in a horizontal or vertical direction while maintaining a constant gap between the two points; And confirming multiple selection of the plurality of objects included in the selection box when the touch of the selection box is released.

According to the present invention, an intuitive user interface using multi-touch is applied to a screen of a terminal, so that a user can easily view various icons such as icons, folders, and files displayed on the screen of the terminal through simple multi- And perform functions to select multiple objects.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a user-friendly terminal control method by providing a variety of interesting double-touch user experiences to a user.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3A to 3F are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4A to 4D are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A to 5C are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6A to 6C are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7A to 7C are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8A to 8E are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9A to 9E are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10A to 10D are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11A to 11H are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12A to 12C are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13A to 13C are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14A to 14E are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
15A to 15C are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
16A to 16D are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
17A to 17E are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are provided by way of example so that those skilled in the art can fully understand the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, but may be embodied in other forms. In the drawings, the width, length, thickness, and the like of the components may be exaggerated for convenience. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

The mobile terminal described in this specification includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a pad, a notebook, a tablet PC, a laptop computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP And the like. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to a fixed terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like, unless the configuration is applicable only to a mobile terminal.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a mobile terminal 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video (A / V) input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, An output unit 150, a memory 160, an interface unit 170, a control unit 180, and a power supply unit 190. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

The mobile terminal 100 includes a multimode mobile terminal connected to at least two communication systems or at least two communication networks, and at least two communication systems or a multi-standby mobile terminal simultaneously accessing a communication network according to at least two operators .

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described as an example of a multi-standby mobile terminal. The multi-standby mobile terminal can be connected to three communication networks selected from a plurality of communication methods including Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Global System for Mobile Telecommunication (GSM), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) Or in the case of the Republic of Korea, a mobile terminal that simultaneously connects to three communication networks selected from a plurality of operators including SKT, KTF, and LGT.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and the network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. Here, the broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may be a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information generated by the broadcast server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast- The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast-related information may mean information related to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or a broadcast service provider. The broadcast-related information can also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112. Broadcast-related information can exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

The broadcast receiving module 111 may be a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB-T), a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB-S), a media forward link only (DVF-H) (ISDB-T), and digital broadcasting systems such as ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be configured to be suitable for other broadcasting systems as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. Here, the wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal, or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the mobile terminal 100. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

The position information module 115 is a module for acquiring the position of the mobile terminal, for example, a Global Position System (GPS) module.

The A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ Two or more cameras 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. Various noise reduction algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include, for example, a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, and a jog switch. The user input unit 130 may include an identification module selection switch for generating a selection signal for selecting an arbitrary identification module among a plurality of identification modules.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, A sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 may be generated. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. The sensing unit 140 may include a touch sensor 141 and a proximity sensor 142, for example. The touch sensor 141 is a sensor for sensing a touch operation. For example, the touch sensor 141 may have the form of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor 141 may form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as 'touch screen') with the display unit 151. The touch sensor 141 may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific part of the display part 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific part of the display part 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor 141 can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor 141, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

The proximity sensor 142 may be disposed within an interior region of the mobile terminal or proximate to the touch screen that is enclosed by the touch screen. The proximity sensor 141 refers to a sensor that detects the presence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object existing in the vicinity thereof without mechanical contact using the force of the electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor 141 has a longer life than the contact type sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor 142 include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. When the touch screen is electrostatic, it is configured to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

The term "proximity touch " refers to an act of causing the pointer to be located on the touch screen in proximity to the touch screen without the pointer touching the touch screen. "Contact touch" refers to the act of actually contacting the pointer on the touch screen. The position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means the position where the pointer corresponds vertically to the touch screen when the pointer is touched proximately.

The proximity sensor 142 detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (e.g., a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern can be output on the touch screen.

The output unit 150 is for generating output related to the visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154 .

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI are displayed.

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display display, and a 3D display.

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of a transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like. The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be of a light transmission type. With this structure, the user can see an object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display portions may be spaced apart from one another, or may be disposed integrally with one another, and may be disposed on different surfaces, respectively.

The audio output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152. Accordingly, the display unit 151 and the audio output module 152 may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 153. [

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the hit module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 154 may include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

The haptic module 154 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to allow the user to feel the tactile effect through the muscular sensation of the finger or arm. At least two haptic modules 154 may be provided according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

The memory 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory 160 may store data related to vibrations and sounds of various patterns that are output upon touch input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs storage functions of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or transmits data to the external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

The identification module 200 is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM) A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

The interface unit 170 may be a path through which the power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle or various command signals input from the cradle by the user, As shown in FIG. The various command signals or power from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal 100 is correctly mounted on the cradle.

A controller 180 controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, the control unit 180 may perform related control and processing for voice call, data communication, video call, and the like. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

The control unit 180 receives the multi-touch through the user input unit 130, and can multi-select various objects displayed on the screen of the terminal. Here, the multi-touch means a touch on two or more points on the screen. For example, the controller 180 may set a rectangle selection box if the touch and drag inputs to two points are held horizontally.

The control unit 180 receives the multi-touch through the user input unit 130, and can select the objects on the home screen or deselect the selected objects according to the multi-touch.

The 'tap' touch is the most basic gesture that touches the user interface elements of the screen, and refers to the motion of touching the touch screen with a finger or stylus for a short time. It means the same motion as a single click of a mouse. A touch motion, a long press motion, or the like may mean the same motion.

The 'drag' touch refers to a motion of scrolling in a specific direction while touching the screen. For example, a drag gesture is used to scroll the screen up and down in a scrollable user interface element.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, May be implemented by the control unit 180.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that perform at least one function or operation. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software codes are stored in the memory 160 and can be executed by the control unit 180. [

2 is a diagram for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the controller 180 may display screen information for performing a service available in the current mode of the terminal on the screen of the display unit 151 (S1). The screen information includes various objects necessary for the service to be performed. For example, the control unit 180 may display a home screen, a message screen, a document screen, a gallery screen, and an interactive screen on the display unit 151. The control unit 180 may display various objects required on a home screen, a message screen, a document screen, a gallery screen, and a dialog screen. For example, an object may be an icon, a file, or a folder.

The control unit 180 receives the multi-touch input from the user input unit 130 to include the plurality of objects displayed on the screen of the display unit 151 (S2). The control unit 180 receives the touch and drag input in the horizontal or vertical direction while setting the selection box in a state in which the multi-touch input is maintained at a constant interval (S3). When the touch of the selection box is released, the controller 180 determines multiple selection of the plurality of objects included in the selection box (S4).

Various embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the mobile terminal 100 described with reference to Figs.

3A to 3F are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the mobile terminal 100 receives multi-touch input for two points from the user to include an arbitrary icon. Here, multi-touch input refers to touching at least two points on the screen, while touching at one point is referred to as a single touch input. The multi-touch input may be made by the user's first finger 11.

Referring to FIG. 3B, when the touch of the first finger 11 is maintained and the interval between the two points is maintained, the mobile terminal 100 generates a selection box 3a if there is a dragging input in the horizontal direction . The drag input may be performed by horizontally dragging the first finger 11 while maintaining the finger spacing by the first finger 11 of the user. The mobile terminal 100 recognizes the finger as being enlarged or enlarged when the finger interval by the first finger 11 of the user is enlarged. However, if the dragging is performed while maintaining the interval between the two points as shown in the figure, Thereby creating a selection box 3a.

Referring to FIG. 3C, the mobile terminal 100 adjusts the vertical size of the selection box 3b when there is a drag input with the finger spacing adjusted downward by the first finger 11 from the user. The drag input in the downward direction can be made by fixing one finger among the first fingers 11 of the user and moving the other finger downward to adjust the finger spacing.

3D, since the mobile terminal 100 is a multiple selection mode in which the selection box 3c is created, if there is a horizontal drag input by the first finger 11, the size of the selection box 3c . In the state in which the multiple selection mode is executed, the left and right size adjustment of the selection box 3c can be performed by moving the finger horizontally left and right by the first finger.

Referring to FIG. 3E, when the touch of the first finger 11 on the user's screen is released, the mobile terminal 100 determines multiple selection of the icons included in the selection box 3d. The determination of the multiple selection is made by an action of the user releasing the finger to the screen.

Referring to FIG. 3F, the mobile terminal 100 may release the multi-selection when a certain point located outside the selection box is touched or when there is a menu key input or a back key input. Release of multiple selections may be accomplished by the user touching any point outside the selection box with a finger or by pressing a menu or a back key.

4A to 4D are exemplary screens for explaining a multiple selection method by generating a multiple selection box in a vertical direction by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the mobile terminal 100 receives multi-touch input for two points from the user to include an arbitrary icon in the list menu. The multi-touch input may be made by the user's first finger 11. The list menu can be divided into an icon area 21 and a detailed description area 22.

Referring to FIG. 4B, in the mobile terminal 100, the touch by the first finger 11 is maintained, and the distance between the two points by the two fingers of the first finger 11 is maintained, If there is an input, a selection box 4a is created. The drag input can be achieved by vertically dragging the first finger 11 while maintaining the finger spacing by the first finger 11 of the user. The mobile terminal 100 recognizes the multiple selection mode and generates a selection box 4a if the dragging is performed while maintaining a gap between the two points as shown in the figure.

Referring to FIG. 4C, when the touch of the first finger 11 to the selection box 4a displayed on the screen of the user is released, the mobile terminal 100 determines the multiple selection. The determination of the multiple selection is made by the user releasing the finger from the screen. At this time, since the icon area 21 is arranged vertically, the first multi-touch drag is made larger than the width of the icon area 21 in correspondence with the selection box 4a, A selection box 4b may be formed so as to be selected.

Meanwhile, when the mobile terminal 100 recognizes that the user's touch to the selection box 4a is released in the state of FIG. 4B, the multiple selection may be confirmed as shown in FIG. 4D. At this time, the icon area 21 is vertically arranged, and a detailed information area 22 corresponding to each icon area 21 is disposed adjacent to each icon area 21. Accordingly, although the first multi-touch drag is set to a width corresponding to the selection box 4a so that the width of the icon area 21 includes the width of the icon area 21, the final selection is limited to the icon area 21 and the detailed information area 22 A selection box 4c may be formed so as to be selected.

5A to 5C are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5A to 5C, the mobile terminal 100 may recognize the touch on the outline of the selection box after the multiple selection of the icons displayed on the screen is confirmed, and to resize the desired portion of the selection box can do. Accordingly, the user can re-adjust the size of a desired portion of the selection box by touching the outline of the selection box after confirming the multiple selection with respect to the icons displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 100. [

Referring to FIG. 5A, when the touch of the first finger 11 to the selection box 5a formed on the screen is released to include an arbitrary icon, the mobile terminal 100 displays icons corresponding to the icons included in the selection box 5a And confirms the multiple selection for. The determination of the multiple selection is made by the user releasing the finger from the screen.

Referring to FIG. 5B, when the outline of the selection box 5b is touch-selected by the user, the mobile terminal 100 enters the multiple selection mode again.

Referring to FIG. 5C, the mobile terminal 100 enters the multiple selection mode and re-adjusts the width of the selection box in accordance with the dragging of the outline of the selection box while the touch of the outline of the selection box 5c is maintained do. Accordingly, when the user enters the multiple selection mode, the user can re-adjust the width of the selection box 5c by dragging the outline of the selection box while maintaining the touch of the outline of the selection box 5c.

6A to 6C are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 6A to 6C, the mobile terminal 100 can recognize the touch of the edge of the selection box after the multiple selection is confirmed, so that the desired portion of the multiple selection box can be resized.

6A, when the touch of the first finger 11 to the selection box 6a formed on the screen is released so as to include an arbitrary icon, the mobile terminal 100 displays multiple Confirm selection. The determination of the multiple selection is made by the user releasing the finger from the screen.

Referring to FIG. 6B, when the mobile terminal 100 touches the edge of the selection box 6b, it enters the multiple selection mode again.

Referring to FIG. 6C, when the mobile terminal 100 enters the multiple selection mode, the mobile terminal 100 resets the width of the selection box by dragging the edge of the selection box 6c while maintaining the touch of the outline of the selection box 6c . For example, the mobile terminal 100 may receive a user's touch and drag input in the diagonal direction of the selection box 6c to adjust the width of the selection box.

7A to 7C are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7A to 7C, the mobile terminal 100 can move the selection box to a desired position when a drag desired to touch and move the inside of the selection box is input after the multiple selection is confirmed.

Referring to FIG. 7A, the mobile terminal 100 receives a user's multi-touch and generates a selection box 7a, and then, when the user's multi-touch is released, the selection box is confirmed. The releasing of the multi-touch can be performed by an operation of releasing the finger that the user has touched on the screen from the screen.

Referring to FIG. 7B, when the mobile terminal 100 receives a touch input for an arbitrary point inside the selection box 7b, it switches to the icon movement mode.

Referring to FIG. 7C, when the touch is moved to an arbitrary position in a state in which the user touches the inside of the selection box after switching to the icon movement mode, the mobile terminal 100 displays icons inside the selection box 7c at corresponding positions . Accordingly, when the user touches the inside of the selection box 7c and moves the selection box 7c to a desired position in the state of entering the icon movement mode, the icons inside the selection box 7c are moved to the desired position . ≪ / RTI >

8A to 8E are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8A to 8E, the mobile terminal 100 may release a selected icon when an icon-addition touch by another finger is input when the multi-selection mode is maintained by the multi-touch. You can also add icons that are not selected.

As shown in FIG. 8A, the mobile terminal 100 receives multi-touch input for two points from the user to include an arbitrary icon. The multi-touch input may be made by the user's first finger 11.

Referring to FIG. 8B, the mobile terminal 100 maintains the touch by the first finger 11 and generates a selection box 8a when there is a dragging input in the horizontal direction with the gap between the two points being maintained. The drag input may be performed by horizontally dragging the first finger 11 while maintaining the finger spacing by the first finger 11 of the user.

Referring to FIG. 8C, the mobile terminal 100 receives a click input for an arbitrary icon in the selection box 8b by the second finger 12, rather than two fingers by the first finger 11, . The mobile terminal 100 cancels the corresponding icon for which the click input is made.

Referring to FIG. 8D, the mobile terminal 100 receives a click input of an icon outside the selection box 8b by the second finger 12, rather than two fingers by the multi-touch first finger 11 from the user. The mobile terminal 100 adds a selection to the icon where the click input is made.

8E, when the touch of the first finger 11 and the touch of the second finger 12 are released from the user's screen, the mobile terminal 100 is included in the selection box 8d and the selection box 8c Gt; icon < / RTI > The determination of the multiple selection is made by the user releasing the finger from the screen.

9A to 9E are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9A to 9E, the mobile terminal 100 may add or remove icons to be selected by a single touch when the multi-selection mode is maintained in the multi-touch state.

Referring to FIG. 9A, the mobile terminal 100 receives multi-touch input for two points from the user to include an arbitrary icon. The mobile terminal 100 generates a selection box 9a when a touch by the first finger 11 is held and a gap between the two points is maintained and there is a dragging input in the horizontal direction.

9B, the mobile terminal 100 may use any one of the first finger 11, the second finger 12, and the second finger 12, Touch input for the icon.

Referring to FIG. 9C, the mobile terminal 100 receives a horizontal or vertical drag input, starting from the touched icon, while maintaining a single touch on the screen by the second finger 12. The mobile terminal 100 creates a selection box 9b to include the icons in the drag path. All the icons in the selection box 9b are selected. Thereby, the selection box 9a formed by the multi-touch of the first finger 11 and the selection box 9b formed by the single touch of the second finger 12 are displayed on the screen.

9D, the selection of the icons included in the selection box 9b is maintained even if the single touch of the second finger 12 is released from the user's screen. The determination of the multiple selection is made by an operation in which the user removes the finger of the first finger 11 from the screen. On the other hand, in the state where the multi-touch by the first finger 11 is being held, the mobile terminal 100 can perform a single operation by the second finger 12 with respect to any icons in the selection box 9a shown in Fig. Touch to input the drag. When the mobile terminal 100 receives a single touch of the second finger 12, the mobile terminal 100 cancels the selection of icons received by the second finger 12 in the selection box 9a. Accordingly, the mobile terminal 100 generates a selection box 9c including the icons other than the canceled icons.

9E, when the single touch of the first finger 11 to the selection box 9e is released, the mobile terminal 100 determines multiple selection of the icons included in the selection box 9c. Accordingly, the icons included in the selection box 9c and the icons included in the selection box 9b are finally selected and displayed on the screen.

10A to 10D are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10A to 10D, the mobile terminal 100 generates one selection box using multi-touch by the first finger 11, and when the multiple selection mode is being maintained, You can add another selection box using multi-touch.

Referring to FIG. 10A, the mobile terminal 100 receives multi-touch input for two points to include any icons displayed on the screen from the user. The mobile terminal 100 generates the first selection box 10a when the touch by the first finger 11 is held and the interval between the two points is maintained and there is a drag input in the horizontal direction.

Referring to FIG. 10B, the mobile terminal 100 may be moved to a position outside the first selection box 10a using the multi-touch of the second finger 12, And receives a touch input for two points to include arbitrary icons.

Referring to FIG. 10C, the mobile terminal 100 receives horizontal dragging input so as to include icons in a state in which an interval between two points touched by the second finger 12 is maintained. The mobile terminal 100 creates a second selection box 10b to include icons in the drag path. All of the icons in the second selection box 10b are selected. Accordingly, the first selection box 10a formed by the multi-touch of the first finger 11 and the second selection box 10b formed by the multi-touch of the second finger 12 are displayed on the screen.

10D, the mobile terminal 100 is configured such that the multi-touch of the first finger 11 with respect to the first selection box 10a and the multi-touch of the second finger 12 with respect to the second selection box 10b Upon release, multiple selections are made for the icons included in the first selection box 10a and the second selection box 10b. The determination of the multiple selection is made by the user releasing the fingers of the first finger 11 and the second finger 12 from the screen. Accordingly, the icons included in the first selection box 10a and the icons included in the second selection box 10b are finally selected and displayed on the screen.

11A to 11H are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11A to 11H, the mobile terminal 100 receives another touch input of an arbitrary icon while maintaining the multiple selection mode even after the touch input to the screen is released, and selects and releases the icon can do. Accordingly, the user can perform multiple selection of the icons displayed on the screen with one hand. At this time, the determination of the multiple selection can be made by receiving a separate key input such as a menu key or a back key.

Referring to FIG. 11A, the mobile terminal 100 receives multi-touch input for two points from the user to include any icons displayed on the screen. The mobile terminal 100 is in a selection mode if there are multi-touch inputs for two points. The mobile terminal 100 generates the first selection box 11a when the touch by the first finger 11 is maintained and the gap between the two points is maintained and there is a drag input in the horizontal direction.

Referring to FIG. 11B, when the touch input to the first selection box 11a is released, the mobile terminal 100 maintains the selection mode and the selection of the corresponding icons is not established.

Referring to FIG. 11C, the mobile terminal 100 receives a touch input for an arbitrary icon inside the first selection box 11a of FIG. 11B using the single touch of the first finger 11 from the user. The mobile terminal 100 cancels the corresponding icon that is touched in the first selection box 11a. At this time, the mobile terminal 100 maintains the selected state of the other icons except the canceled icon, and generates the second selection box 11b. At this time, the mobile terminal 100 still maintains a state in which the corresponding icons selected in the second selection box 11b are not established.

Referring to FIG. 11D, the mobile terminal 100 receives a touch input for an arbitrary icon outside the second selection box 112 using a single touch of the first finger 11 from the user. The mobile terminal 100 generates the third selection box 11c to include the corresponding icon to which the touch is made and selects the corresponding icon.

Referring to FIG. 11E, the mobile terminal 100 displays a plurality of icons on the outside of the second selection box 11b and the third selection box 11c using a single touch by the first finger 11 in the horizontal direction Or a vertical drag input. The mobile terminal 100 creates a fourth selection box 11d to include icons in the drag path. The mobile terminal 100 selects all of the icons in the fourth selection box 11d.

Referring to FIG. 11F, the mobile terminal 100 displays a touch and drag input in a horizontal direction with respect to an arbitrary icon among the icons inside the fourth selection box 11d using the single touch of the first finger 11 . The mobile terminal 100 cancels the corresponding icon that is touched in the fourth selection box 11d. At this time, the mobile terminal 100 maintains the state in which the selected icons are maintained in the other icons except the canceled icons. Accordingly, the mobile terminal 100 generates the fifth selection box 11e. At this time, the mobile terminal 100 still maintains a state in which the corresponding icons selected in the fifth selection box 11e are not established even if the user's touch input is released.

Referring to FIG. 11G, the mobile terminal 100 receives multi-touch input for two points from the user to include any icon that is not selected. The mobile terminal 100 generates the sixth selection box 11f when the touch by the first finger 11 is maintained and the interval between the two points is maintained and there is a drag input in the horizontal direction. The mobile terminal 100 selects all of the icons in the sixth selection box 11f. At this time, the mobile terminal 100 still maintains a state in which the corresponding icons selected in the sixth selection box 11f are not established even if the user's touch input is canceled.

11H, when the outline of the sixth selection box 11f comes into contact with the outline of the fifth selection box 11e, the fifth selection box 11e and the sixth selection box 11f And a new seventh selection box 11g is created.

Accordingly, the icons included in the second selection box 10b, the icons included in the third selection box 10c, and the icons included in the seventh selection box 11g are finally selected and displayed on the screen. In this state, the mobile terminal 100 receives a separate key input such as a menu key or a back key set for confirming the multiple selection and confirms the multiple selection.

12A to 12C are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

12A to 12C, when the mobile terminal 100 selects multiple icons in the multiple selection mode, the mobile terminal 100 can continue to drag the icons to the next screen page and continue to select the icons. By doing so, the mobile terminal 100 can perform multiple selections on icons that cross the page.

Referring to FIG. 12A, the mobile terminal 100 receives multi-touch input for two points from the user so as to include an arbitrary icon in the first home screen 1.

Referring to FIG. 12B, the mobile terminal 100 generates a selection box 12a when a touch by the first finger 11 is held and a gap between the two points is maintained, and there is a dragging input in the horizontal direction. At this time, the mobile terminal 100 expands the range of the selection box 12a according to the touch and drag input to the screen.

12C, when the touch and drag input to the first home screen 1 reaches the end of the corresponding screen, the mobile terminal 100 displays the second home screen 2, which is the next screen page, 2 Extend the range of the selection box 12a on the home screen 2. Thereafter, when the touch input to the selection box 12a is canceled, the mobile terminal 100 confirms selection of all the icons in the selection box 12a.

13A to 13C are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

13A to 13C, when the mobile terminal 100 selects multiple icons in the multiple selection mode, when the mobile terminal 100 is dragged to the end of the screen, the size of the screen is reduced to display the next page on one screen, You can select icons. By doing so, the mobile terminal 100 can perform multiple selections on icons that cross the page.

Referring to FIG. 13A, the mobile terminal 100 receives multi-touch input for two points from the user so as to include an arbitrary icon in the first home screen 3.

Referring to FIG. 13B, the mobile terminal 100 generates a selection box 13a when a touch by the first finger 11 is held and a gap between two points is maintained and there is a dragging input in the horizontal direction. At this time, the mobile terminal 100 expands the range of the selection box 13a according to the touch and drag input to the screen in the first home screen 3. [

Referring to FIG. 13C, when the touch and drag input to the screen reaches the end of the first home screen 3, the mobile terminal 100 shrinks the screen so that the current screen page and the next screen page are displayed on the second screen The home screen 4 is generated and displayed. Thereafter, the range of the selection box 13b is expanded with respect to the icons displayed on one screen of the mobile terminal 100. [ Thereafter, the mobile terminal 100 can select all the icons in the selection box 13b when the touch input to the selection box 13b is released.

14A to 14E are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 14A to 14E, the mobile terminal 100 can select icons using a single touch of one finger among the touch inputs of two fingers after entering the multiple selection mode with multi-touch.

Referring to FIG. 14A, the mobile terminal 100 receives multi-touch input for two points from the user to include an arbitrary icon in the list menu. The multi-touch input may be made by the user's first finger 11.

Referring to FIG. 14B, when the touch of the first finger 11 is maintained and the gap between the two points is maintained, the mobile terminal 100 generates a first selection box 14a when there is a drag input in the vertical direction . The drag input can be achieved by vertically dragging the first finger 11 while maintaining the finger spacing by the first finger 11 of the user. As shown in the figure, if the dragging is performed while maintaining a gap between two points, the mobile terminal 100 recognizes the multiple selection mode and generates the first selection box 14a.

Referring to FIG. 14C, the mobile terminal 100 maintains the multiple selection mode when one of the touches of the first finger 11 to the user's screen is released and there is another touch input.

Referring to FIG. 14D, when there is a touch and drag input in the vertical direction using the single touch by the first finger 11, the mobile terminal 100 expands to the second selection box 14a, Select the icons in.

Referring to FIG. 14E, the mobile terminal 100 confirms the multiple selection when the touch for the second selection box 14a is released. The determination of the multiple selection is made by an action of the user releasing the finger to the screen. At this time, since the icon 21 is arranged vertically in the mobile terminal 100, the first selection box 4a and the second selection box 4b are formed to include the icon area 21 at the first multi-touch dragging, When the finger is released from the screen, the third selection box 14c is formed so as to select the icon 21 and the corresponding detailed information area 22, and the selection of the icons included in the third selection box 14c is confirmed.

15A to 15C are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

15A to 15C, when the mobile terminal 100 enters one of the two fingers after entering the multiple selection mode by multi-touch, the mobile terminal 100 inputs a selection signal for the icons with a single finger by the remaining one finger Receive.

Referring to FIG. 15A, the mobile terminal 100 receives multi-touch input for two points from the user to include an arbitrary icon. The mobile terminal 100 is in a selection mode if there are multi-touch inputs for two points. The mobile terminal 100 generates the first selection box 15a when the touch by the first finger 11 is maintained and the gap between the two points is maintained and there is a drag input in the horizontal direction.

15B, in the mobile terminal 100, when one of the touches of the first finger 11 to the user's screen is canceled and the other touch input is received, the mobile terminal 100 displays a multi-selection mode .

15C, the mobile terminal 100 expands to the second selection box 15b when there is a touch and drag input in the vertical or horizontal direction using the single touch by the first finger 11, Select the icons on the path that passes. At this time, the mobile terminal 100 can continuously receive the touch and drag inputs in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. For example, the mobile terminal 100 may receive a touch-and-drag input in a vertical direction and receive a touch-and-drag input in a horizontal direction and a touch-and-drag input in a vertical direction.

Referring to FIG. 15D, when the touch of the second selection box 15b is released, the mobile terminal 100 determines selection of the icons included in the second selection box 15b. The determination of the multiple selection is made by an action of the user releasing the finger to the screen.

16A to 16D are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

16A to 16D, when the mobile terminal 100 enters the multiple selection mode by multi-touch, it selects icons by a single touch and then selects all the icons included in the corresponding folder when the mobile terminal 100 encounters the folder.

Referring to FIG. 16A, the mobile terminal 100 may have an arbitrary folder 16a in addition to the icons on the home screen. The folder 16a may include a plurality of icons.

Referring to FIG. 16B, the mobile terminal 100 may generate a first selection box 16b in the multiple selection mode to receive input passing over the folder 16a during single drag selection.

Referring to FIG. 16C, the mobile terminal 100 may generate a second selection box 16c and receive an input to perform a touch-and-drag operation to the next icon through the folder 16a.

16D, when the touch of the second selection box 16c is released, the mobile terminal 100 selects icons included in the second selection box 16c and icons included in the folder 16a . The determination of the multiple selection is made by an action of the user releasing the finger to the screen.

17A to 17E are exemplary screens for explaining a multi-selection method by multi-touch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

17A to 17E, when the mobile terminal 100 enters the multiple selection mode by multi-touch, selects icons by a single touch, and when the mobile terminal 100 encounters a folder, the mobile terminal 100 enlarges the contents of the corresponding folder, .

Referring to FIG. 17A, the mobile terminal 100 may have an arbitrary folder 17a in addition to the icons on the home screen. The folder 17a may include a plurality of icons.

Referring to FIG. 17B, the mobile terminal 100 may generate a first selection box 17b in the multiple selection mode to receive input passing over the folder 17a during single drag selection.

Referring to FIG. 17C, the mobile terminal 100 may determine that a predetermined time has elapsed while the user's touch and drag on the second selection box 17c is stopped on the folder 17a.

17D, the mobile terminal 100 enlarges the content of the corresponding folder 17a and displays the enlarged folder 17d. The mobile terminal 100 may generate a third selection box 17e and select some of the icons within the enlarged folder 17d by receiving the user's touch and drag input.

17E, when the touch on the third selection box 17e is released, the mobile terminal 100 displays the fifth and sixth buttons 17a and 17b, which include icons included in the fourth selection box 17f and some icons of the folder 17a, And confirms selection of the icons included in the selection box 17g. The determination of the multiple selection can be made by an action of the user releasing the finger to the screen.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method can be implemented as a code readable by a processor on a medium on which a program is recorded. Examples of the medium that can be read by the processor include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, etc., and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet) .

The mobile terminal described above can be applied to not only the configuration and method of the embodiments described above but also all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made to the embodiments It is possible.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims and the claims.

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A display unit having a touch pad;
Touch input is performed on the two points so as to include a plurality of objects displayed on the screen of the display unit and the touch and drag input is received in the horizontal or vertical direction while maintaining a predetermined interval between the two points, And a controller for determining multiple selection of a plurality of objects included in the selection box when the touch of the selection box is released. The apparatus of claim 1,
And adjusting a size of the selection box by adjusting an interval with respect to the two points in a horizontal or vertical direction with respect to the selection box. The apparatus of claim 1,
Wherein the selection of a plurality of objects included in the selection box is canceled when an arbitrary point outside the selection box is touched in a state in which multiple selection of a plurality of objects included in the selection box is confirmed. The apparatus of claim 1,
Wherein the size of the selection box is adjusted when multiple selection of a plurality of objects included in the selection box is established and there is a horizontal or vertical drag input while the edge of the selection box is touched. The apparatus of claim 1,
Wherein a size of the selection box is adjusted when a corner of the selection box is touched in a state in which multiple selection of a plurality of objects included in the selection box is fixed and there is a horizontal or vertical drag input. The apparatus of claim 1,
When a selection of a plurality of objects included in the selection box is confirmed and the inside of the selection box is touched and there is a horizontal or vertical drag input, the objects included in the selection box are moved to a dragged position Lt; / RTI > The apparatus of claim 1,
And when a plurality of objects included in the selection box are determined to be multi-selected, when an arbitrary object in the selection box is touched, the selection of the object is released. The apparatus of claim 1,
Selecting the object when there is a touch to an arbitrary object located outside the selection box before the touch of the selection box is released and selecting the object outside the selection box, When the touch for the object is released, selects multiple objects included in the selection box and objects outside the selection box. The apparatus of claim 1,
Selecting the object when there is a touch and drag input by a single touch with respect to arbitrary objects located outside the selection box before the touch of the selection box is released, Wherein the selection of a plurality of objects included in the selection box and an object outside the selection box is established when a touch on the selected object outside the selection box and the selected object outside the selection box is released. The apparatus of claim 1,
If there is touch and drag by a single touch on any of the objects located inside the selection box before selection of the selection box is made by canceling the touch with the selection box, A terminal that deselects for. The apparatus of claim 1,
A first selection box is set to receive a touch and drag input using a first multi-touch for two points so as to include a plurality of first objects displayed on the screen of the display unit, And a controller for receiving the touch and drag input using the second multitouch for the point to set the second selection box and determining the multiple selection of the plurality of objects included in the first selection box and the second selection box . The apparatus of claim 1,
And if the set selection box is extended to the next screen through touch and drag, multiple objects are selected. The apparatus of claim 1,
Wherein the selected box is displayed on a screen of a current screen and a next page when the set box is extended to a next screen through touch and drag, and the selection of multiple objects is confirmed on one displayed screen. The apparatus of claim 1,
A single touch for an arbitrary point so as to include a plurality of objects displayed on the screen of the display unit and a touch and drag input in a horizontal or vertical direction to set a selection box, The terminal collectively selects all the objects in the folder. The apparatus of claim 1,
A single touch for an arbitrary point so as to include a plurality of objects displayed on the screen of the display unit and receives a touch and drag input in a horizontal or vertical direction to set a selection box, If it is located for a time, it can individually select among the objects in the folder through touch and drag input. Receiving multi-touches of two points including a plurality of objects displayed on a screen of a display unit;
Setting a selection box by receiving a touch-and-drag input in a horizontal or vertical direction while maintaining a constant gap between the two points; And
And selecting multiple selections for the plurality of objects included in the selection box when the touch for the selection box is released.

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