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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Ju-Wan Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Myung-Sik Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Joon-Oo Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sun-Ah Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yun-Je Oh, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sun-Tae Jung, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyun-Su Hong, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is an electronic device including a touch sensor configured to sense at least one touch on at least two different lateral sides of the electronic device, and a controller configured to determine a state of the electronic device when the electronic device has been gripped, determine a grip pattern based on the sensed at least one touch on the at least two different lateral sides of the electronic device, and perform a function based on the determined grip pattern and state of the electronic device.