Patent ID: 9495092
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for controlling an amount of detailed information displayed in a selected area using dynamic touch interaction in a mobile terminal including a touch screen, the apparatus comprising: a memory configured to store contents to be output through the touch screen as data; a touch interaction module configured to analyze a user's touch input through the touch screen and identify a stipulated touch interaction; and a control unit configured to control an overall operation of the apparatus according to the user's input through the touch screen, and control an amount of subordinate detailed information to be displayed in an area on the touch screen based on a stipulated touch input by the user when the stipulated touch input is identified by the touch interaction module, based on the data stored in the memory, wherein a response of the overall operation of the apparatus differs based on an interaction between the stipulated touch input by the user and a varying amount of subordinate detailed information displayed in the area on the touch screen, and wherein the memory is a phased detailed information storage unit that divides and stores detailed point of interest (POI) information for the contents to be output through the touch screen based on a control command from the control unit based on depth levels and content information corresponding to a depth level according to executing the user's stipulated touch input is configured to be separately stored in a plurality of storage areas in the storage unit which is allocated based on the depth levels.