Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Younghoon Kwak

Dongkyu Kim

Seungyun Lee

Hyunseok Kim

Yu-Jeong Jeon

Sang-Hyen Park

An electronic device and a method are provided for controlling volume. The electronic device includes a touch screen including a main area on a front surface of the electronic device and an auxiliary area formed on a side of the main area; and a controller configured to detect a touch area contacted on the auxiliary area in a call mode, to determine the auxiliary area as a volume control area based on the touch area, and to control volume according to a touch event input in the volume control area.

Method and apparatus for controlling volume by using touch screen

An apparatus and a method for displaying information are provided. The method includes, in a standby mode, maintaining a display in a transparent state, the display covering a clock module including hands of a clock, in response to a display event, adjusting transparency of a display area on the display, and displaying information corresponding to the display event on the display area.

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Younghoon Kwak