Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Lg Electronics Inc.

Jun-Suk Oh

Bo-Kun Choi

An electronic device includes a display for detecting touch input, and at least one processor for recognizing a type of an auxiliary input device placed on the display. A method for utilizing the electronic device includes detecting via a touch screen a type of an auxiliary input device placed on a display based on a configuration of at least one or more conductors on the auxiliary input device, detecting an input event generated by the auxiliary input device, and executing via a processor at least one function of an executing program corresponding to the detected input event.

Electronic device using auxiliary input device and operating method thereof

Searching for a Point of Interest (POI) in a navigation apparatus includes accessing a preset driving route that includes a group of route points. A POI is associated with each route point in the group. The associated POIs are stored in a first storing unit. A current position of a moving object is determined. After storing the associated POIs, a current route point corresponding to the current position of the moving object is selected from among the group of route points. The POI associated with the current route point is accessed from storage, and information associated with the POI associated with the current route point is accessed from storage and outputted.

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Jun-Suk Oh