Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for reducing a ghost touch in an electronic device. According to various embodiments, the electronic device includes a touch screen, and at least one processor implementing the method, which includes detecting touches to the touch screen, and detecting a ghost touch based on at least two of: a time interval between the touches detected through the touch screen, a distance between the touches, and a touch area of the touches.

Abstract: An electronic device comprising: a communication interface; a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and the communication interface, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: detect a change of state of the electronic device; transmit to a secondary electronic device a first information item associated with the change of state of the electronic device; receive a second information item from the secondary electronic device in response to the first information item; and perform an operation based on the secondary information item.

Abstract: An electronic device and method in which an electronic device handles a hovering operation are provided. The electronic device includes a display including a first area at which an object is displayed and a second area adjacent to the first area, and a touch module configured to recognize a user input selecting the object and an operation in which the user input is hovering, wherein the touch module is further configured to determine that the selection of the object is maintained if the user input is hovering above a specific area. The method includes recognizing a user input selecting an object; recognizing that the hovering operation is performed above a specific area; and determining that a selection of the object is maintained, wherein a display of the electronic device comprises a first area at which the object is displayed and a second area adjacent to the first area.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided. The apparatus includes a connecter to connect with an electronic device external to the apparatus, and a processor configured to identify a connection with the electronic device via the connector, receive, using a first communication scheme, a message from the electronic device based at least in part on the identifying, determine, based at least in part on the message, whether the electronic device supports a second communication scheme, and establish a communication link corresponding to the second communication scheme with the electronic device based at least in part on a determination that the electronic device supports the second communication scheme.

Abstract: A method is provided for managing data in an electronic device, the method including: detecting a request for tagging a data record; selecting a portion of the data record in response to the request; identifying a content item based on the selected portion of the data record; and associating the content item with the data record.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method of recognizing an external device in a portable terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a connector connected to the external device, and a controller configured to transmit a connection message, if the portable terminal is connected to the external device through the connector, the connection message asking whether the external device supports a second connection scheme to the external device by using a first connection scheme, configured to receive a connection response message as a response to the connection message from the external device, configured to determine based on the connection response message whether the external device supports the second connection scheme, and configured to recognize at least one device supporting the second connection scheme in the external device by activating the second connection scheme, if the external device supports the second connection scheme.

Abstract: A screen sharing method for an electronic device is provided. A first device communicates with a second device and shares a first screen. At the first device, a specific image is displayed superposed with the first screen, where the specific image is excluded from the first screen shared with the second electronic device. The second screen is thereafter shared with the second device. An intuitive user interface for editing a shared screen and thereafter sharing the edited screen is thus provided.

Abstract: A charging method and a charging apparatus for an electronic device are provided. The method for charging a battery of a first electronic device, includes determining whether a current supply device is connected to a second electronic device connected to the first electronic device, recognizing at least one external device connected to the second electronic device when the current supply device is connected to the second electronic device, setting a charging current based on the recognized at least one external device, and receiving the set charging current from the current supply device connected to the second electronic device and charging the battery of the first electronic device.

Abstract: A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes communicating data with a wireless network using a wireless communication, connecting to an external electronic device using a wired communication, exchanging data with the external device at a first data throughput using the wired communication while performing the wireless communication, and changing the first data throughput to a second data throughput while performing the wireless communication.

Abstract: A method for adjusting connection speed of a USB device includes determining connection speed of the USB device connected to the electronic device, recognizing whether an enhancement event for the connection speed of the USB device is generated, and enhance the connection speed of the USB device when the enhancement event occurs. An electronic device includes the at least one processor configured to determine a connection speed of the USB device connected to the electronic device, recognize whether an enhancement event for the connection speed of the USB device occurs, and enhance the connection speed of the USB device when the restoration event occurs.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for downloading content to a large-capacity internal memory in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes performing a booting process of the portable terminal at the occurrence of a booting event, examining whether a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port is enabled during the booting process, if the USB port is enabled, receiving data through the USB port before driver loading, and storing the received data into the large-capacity internal memory and performing the booting process.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method of recognizing an external device in a portable terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a connector connected to the external device, and a controller configured to transmit a connection message, if the portable terminal is connected to the external device through the connector, the connection message asking whether the external device supports a second connection scheme to the external device by using a first connection scheme, configured to receive a connection response message as a response to the connection message from the external device, configured to determine based on the connection response message whether the external device supports the second connection scheme, and configured to recognize at least one device supporting the second connection scheme in the external device by activating the second connection scheme, if the external device supports the second connection scheme.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for supporting many languages in a mobile communication terminal are provided. In the method, at least two installable languages are determined from a multi language image file comprising language packages of at least two languages. One of the at least two installable languages is selected and installed. The multi language image file is stored. When a language is to be changed, at least two changeable languages are determined from the multi language image file. The installed language is changed by selecting one of the at least two changeable languages. Therefore, a language to be used can be easily changed without separately downloading installation information of languages.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for downloading content to a large-capacity internal memory in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes performing a booting process of the portable terminal at the occurrence of a booting event, examining whether a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port is enabled during the booting process, if the USB port is enabled, receiving data through the USB port before driver loading, and storing the received data into the large-capacity internal memory and performing the booting process.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for downloading content to a large-capacity internal memory in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes performing a booting process of the portable terminal at the occurrence of a booting event, examining whether a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port is enabled during the booting process, if the USB port is enabled, receiving data through the USB port before driver loading, and storing the received data into the large-capacity internal memory and performing the booting process.

Abstract: A system, an apparatus, and a method of performing a charging operation in a host mode, which can perform a charging operation in a host mode of a terminal includes a terminal for simultaneously receiving a function of performing communication with a peripheral device and a charging function from an external accessory connected in the host mode. The external accessory simultaneously provides the charging function while performing the communication with the peripheral device to the terminal in a client mode.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for evaluating performance of a mobile terminal are provided. The method for evaluating performance of a mobile terminal includes: executing applications of a preset list, extracting storage approach patterns for the executed applications, generating test scenarios for the executed applications using the extracted storage approach patterns, performing benchmarking tests for the applications using the generated test scenarios, and evaluating the mobile terminal based on results of the performed benchmarking tests.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided in which, in order to avoid a situation where a vaccine installed in a portable terminal is damaged by a virus and thus a virus scan process cannot be normally performed, when the portable terminal operates as a removable disk or when an external memory is placed in the portable terminal, whether the vaccine installed in the portable terminal is damaged is determined to recover the damaged vaccine, and a version of the vaccine installed in the portable terminal is determined to update the vaccine to the latest version. The apparatus includes a memory divided into a storage area and a backup area to install a vaccine in the storage area and to back up the vaccine in the backup area.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for downloading content to a large-capacity internal memory in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes performing a booting process of the portable terminal at the occurrence of a booting event, examining whether a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port is enabled during the booting process, if the USB port is enabled, receiving data through the USB port before driver loading, and storing the received data into the large-capacity internal memory and performing the booting process.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for supporting many languages in a mobile communication terminal are provided. In the method, at least two installable languages are determined from a multi language image file comprising language packages of at least two languages. One of the at least two installable languages is selected and installed. The multi language image file is stored. When a language is to be changed, at least two changeable languages are determined from the multi language image file. The installed language is changed by selecting one of the at least two changeable languages. Therefore, a language to be used can be easily changed without separately downloading installation information of languages.