Patent ID: 9584849
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04N

Claim:
1. A user interface method of an imaging apparatus which includes a communication interface means and which searches various menus by computing touch information received from a remote touch input device, the user interface method comprising: setting at least two menu search modes; setting at least two independent touch regions and at least one dependent touch region; recognizing an initial touch region; selecting a menu search mode corresponding to an initially-touched independent touch region or to the direction of an initial touch movement continuing from the initially-touched independent touch region and making a shift to an item in the selected menu search mode according to touch movement information continuing without a touch release; extending a state and method of an ongoing independent touch region menu search mode when receiving touch movement information continuing from an initial touch made on a dependent touch region after a touch release is performed in the ongoing independent touch region menu search mode; and executing a menu search mode or command uniquely set for the dependent touch region when receiving touch movement information continuing from an initial touch made on the dependent touch region while there is no ongoing independent touch region menu search mode.