Method of operating a portable terminal and portable terminal supporting the same

Abstract

Disclosed is a portable terminal operation method and a portable terminal supporting the same that enable rapid and convenient operation of a user function in relation to a particular item on a touch screen. The method includes: outputting an area in which one or more scrollable items are arranged; appointing a particular item when a first touch event occurs, determining if a second touch event occurs on the appointed item within a range in which item scrolling does not occur; and changing at least one of a part of a color, and a shape of an image, corresponding to the appointed particular item according to the occurrence of the second touch event.

1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a display unit; and   a control unit operatively coupled with the display unit, the control unit configured to:
 present, via the display unit, a list vertically scrollable, the list including one or more items arranged vertically; and 
 in response to an input in a horizontal direction on or over an item of the one or more items, perform a function associated with the item. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to:
 present a first area corresponding to the item in a first color; and   in response to the input, present a second area corresponding to the function in a second color different from the first color.   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to:
 in response to another input in an opposite direction to the horizontal direction on or over the item, perform another function associated with the item.   
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the control unit is configured to:
 present a first area corresponding to the function in a first color in response to the input; and   present a second area corresponding to the other function in a second color different from the first color in response to the other input.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to:
 present a motion of the item in the horizontal direction in response to the input.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to:
 change at least one visual property corresponding to at least a portion of the item, in response to the input.   
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to:
 present at least one of a text, an icon, or an image corresponding to the function, in response to the input.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to:
 determine whether a characteristic associated with the input satisfies a specified condition; and   initiate performing the function based on the determination.   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more items comprise at least one of an e-mail, a message, or phonebook information. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the function comprises at least one of deleting, editing, transferring, writing, or communication related to the item. 
     
     
         11 . A method comprising:
 presenting, at an electronic device, a list vertically scrollable including one or more items arranged vertically, via a display unit operatively coupled with the electronic device;   obtaining an input in a horizontal direction on or over an item of the one or more items; and   performing a function associated with the item in response to the input.   
     
     
         12 . (canceled) 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 obtaining another input in an opposite direction to the horizontal direction on or over the item; and   performing another function associated with the item in response to the other input.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the obtaining comprises:
 providing a moving effect related to at least a portion of the item in response to the input.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the obtaining comprises:
 presenting, in response to the input, the item in a first area having a first color; and   presenting, in response to the input, at least one of a text, an icon, or an image corresponding to the function in a second area having a second color different from the first color.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the performing comprises:
 performing the function immediately in response to the input without receiving an additional input related to the function.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the performing comprises:
 determining whether the input satisfies a specified condition; and   performing the function based at least in part on a determination that the input satisfies the specified condition.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the determining comprises:
 determining whether the input satisfies the specified condition based on at least one of a distance, a speed, an intensity, or an acceleration of the input.   
     
     
         19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . An apparatus comprising:
 a processor; and   memory operatively coupled with the processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:   present one or more items arranged in a sequence in a first direction, via a display unit operatively coupled with the processor;   obtain an input in a second direction on or over an item of the one or more items;   present a motion of the item in the second direction in response to the input; and   remove the item from the sequence based at least in part on a determination that an amount of the motion is greater than or equal to a specified amount.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the performing comprises:
 presenting a screen corresponding to the function.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the presenting the screen comprises:
 presenting at least one of a deleting screen, an editing screen, an input screen, a phonebook.