Patent ID: 8797363
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a touch panel display device, the method comprising: displaying a first display screen on the display device, said first display screen being a partial portion of a full screen of the display device; receiving, via a controller of the touch panel display device, a first touching signal indicating a touching on the first display screen; magnifying, via the controller, a predetermined area surrounding a specific point touched on the first display screen; displaying a second display screen including the magnified predetermined area with the specific point, wherein the magnified predetermined area is shifted toward a central portion of the display device, and wherein the specific point is highlighted within the magnified predetermined area; receiving, via the controller, a release selection signal requesting a release of the magnification of the predetermined area; displaying the first display screen in response to the received release selection signal, wherein the touching of the specific point on the first display screen is a random specific point selected by a user, and wherein the second display screen including the magnified predetermined area is larger than the first display screen; receiving a second touching signal indicating a touching of an icon on an area of the display device that is outside the first display screen; and executing a function corresponding to the touching of the icon on the area outside the first display screen.