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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Haechang Hyun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Jinkyu Kim, Daegu, KR;
Jinwan An, Daegu, KR;
Mangun Hur, Daegu, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method for operating an electronic device includes detecting a touch input by an external object on a first part of a display, determining whether the touch input is accompanied by and adjacent input, and processing a function corresponding to a second part of the display when the touch input is not accompanied by the adjacent input. An electronic device includes a display to display an image, a touch sensor to sense at least one of a touch input and adjacent input, and a processor configured to detect the touch input by an external object on a first part of the display via the touch sensor, determine whether the touch input is accompanied by the adjacent input and process a function corresponding to a second part of the display when the touch input is not accompanied by the adjacent input. Other embodiments are also disclosed.