Patent ID: 8271907
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A user interface method for a display device including a touch screen, comprising: displaying a menu, including a plurality of menu elements, on the touch screen; detecting a first touch over one of the displayed plurality of menu elements, including detecting a corresponding first touch characteristic; enlarging the touched menu element in response to the detected first touch characteristic while displaying but not enlarging an untouched menu element of the displayed plurality of menu elements; detecting a second touch over the enlarged menu element, including detecting a corresponding second touch characteristic; and displaying, within a corresponding touched menu element area and in response to the second touch characteristic, a sub menu icon associated with the touched menu element, wherein the step of displaying the sub menu icon includes wherein the second touch characteristic is a direction of the second touch, wherein the direction of the second touch comprises one of a first direction, a second direction and a third direction, wherein the first direction, the second direction and the third direction are different from each other, and wherein