Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Yoywang Im

Seungnyun Kim

Jiyoung Kim

Buseop Jung

Kyunghee Lee

Boram Namgoong

JeongHun Kim

Junghyung Kim

Kwangweon Park

Mihyang Kim

Huncheol Oh

A method and an apparatus for controlling an electronic device is provided. The method and an apparatus for operating a function by detecting a touch area in which a touch is input by a user in an electronic device capable of receiving a touch input are provided. A method of controlling an electronic device includes detecting a touch inputted to the electronic device, determining whether the touch is a palm touch based on information related to the touch, and when the touch is determined to be the palm touch, controlling an output of data provided by the electronic device based on a change in a palm touch area of the palm touch.

Method and apparatus for controlling electronic device using palm touch

A device and methods for content display are disclosed. In various embodiments, a method for content display comprises detecting at least one of an open area or a transparent area in a display cover coupled to an electronic device, setting a partial display-area on a display area of the electronic device in response to the detecting, where the partial display-area corresponds to the at least one of the open area or the transparent area, setting content to the partial display-area, displaying the content in the partial display-area.

Electronic device and method of content display

A terminal and a close-up photography method using the same are disclosed. The terminal includes a transparent display unit having front and rear surfaces through which light passes, the transparent display unit having a set thickness, at least one camera module disposed on the transparent display unit, configured to acquire an image of a subject in a direction of penetrating the transparent display unit, and a controller configured to control the camera module.

Close-up photography method and terminal supporting the same

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Yoywang Im