Patent Document ID: 8312391
Application ID: 11785401
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A touch screen device, comprising: a screen comprising a display configured to display a menu thereon and a detector configured to detect a touch on the menu and movement thereof; a storage device configured to store image information corresponding to the movement; and a controller configured to: retrieve an image corresponding to the detected movement, the image being at least one of a drag image, an icon, a combination of icons, or text, wherein the image is different from the menu; generate the retrieved image to be displayed along a moving trajectory of the movement together with the menu with which the touch is associated if the touch is maintained on the screen for a predetermined period of time; and prevent the retrieved image from being displayed if the touch is released from the screen before the predetermined period of time elapses, wherein the controller is further configured to: calculate a direction of the movement of the touch detected by the detector, and retrieve the image corresponding to the direction of the movement of the touch from the storage device to display the retrieved image according to the direction of the movement.