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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0381 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to various example embodiments, an electronic device may include: a touch screen disposed on a first surface of the electronic device and configured to receive a first input; an auxiliary input device disposed on a second surface of the electronic device and configured to receive a second input; a sensor module configured to detect a grip area with respect to the electronic device; and a processor configured to determine a first area of the touch screen based on the grip area and to display a pointer on the first area, when the second input is received through the auxiliary input device.