Patent ID: 9250768
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A portable electronic apparatus comprising: a touch display screen to display information and to receive a user input via at least one of pen-based input and touch-based input; and a controller operable to display a user interface on the touch display screen, the user interface including a handwriting region in which handwriting information can be input and an expandable menu changeable between an unexpanded state and an expanded state in which a plurality of user selectable color setting items associated with different colors are selectable from an expanded area of the expandable menu, wherein the expanded area of the expandable menu covers a portion of the handwriting region when the expandable menu is in the expanded state, and at least one of the plurality of user selectable color setting items is independently movable from the expanded area of the expandable menu to a location outside of the expanded area based on a user drag and drop input received via the touch display screen such that moved color setting items are available for user re-selection even when the expandable menu is in the unexpanded state.