| 20100302177 | Method and apparatus for providing user interface based on contact position and intensity of contact force on touch screen - A method and apparatus are disclosed providing a user interface using a touch input unit comprising a touch screen configured to detect a contact position and a contact force. The method comprises a step of the touch input unit receiving a touch input signal generated by a touch of a user's pointing object, a step of executing a step of a position processing unit identifying a contact position, corresponding to the received touch input signal, and a step of an intensity processing unit analyzing an intensity pattern of contact force, corresponding to the received touch input signal, simultaneously or sequentially, a step of a control unit determining an event corresponding to the touch input signal based on the identified contact position and the analyzed intensity pattern of contact force, and a step of an output unit outputting the determined event to a display screen. | 12-02-2010 |