Patent ID: 9727225
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method for content control based on a graphical object in a terminal, comprising: detecting a first touch input, the first touch input being a multi-touch gesture including at least two touch points; displaying a graphical object at a region associated with the first touch input, the graphical object being displayed with a first graphical characteristic corresponding to a first function, a size of the graphical object being adjusted dynamically as a user changes the distance between the two touch points while the first touch input is maintained; detecting a second touch input on the graphical object, the second touch input being for changing the first function to a second function; in response to the second touch input, changing the first graphical characteristic of the graphical object to a second graphical characteristic corresponding to the second function; detecting a third touch input on a content item, the third touch input being a drag gesture from the content item to the graphical object; displaying the content item to be moved into the graphical object according to the third touch input; and executing the second function to control the content item according to the second function.