Patent ID: 9110587
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling an application in an electronic device having a touch screen, the method comprising: executing, by a processor, an application and displaying, by a display unit, the executed application on the touch screen; detecting, by the processor, a gesture on the touch screen during execution of the application; displaying, by the display unit, a memo layer overlapped on the application according to the detected gesture, wherein the memo layer is for displaying a handwriting input to be provided to the application and for displaying feedback received from the application; receiving, by the processor, a handwriting image in the memo layer; recognizing, by the processor, the received handwriting image and comparing the recognized handwriting image with preset data; and displaying, by the processor, the feedback received from the application in the memo layer according to a comparison result.