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Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 24, 2016
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Jeongwook Seo, Daegu, KR;

Doo-Yong Park, Gumi-si, KR;

Young-Gyun Lee, Gumi-si, KR;

Youngdae Lee, Daegu, KR;

Jaehak Lee, Gumi-si, KR;

Eun-Yeung Lee, Gumi-si, KR;

Cheongjae Lee, Daegu, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus and a method for generating events corresponding to the touch attributes in the electronic device are provided. The apparatus, including an electronic device, may include a touch sensor and a processor. The processor is configured to control for determining at least one touch attribute including at least one of an intensity, an area, and a direction of a touch input based on a change in the capacitance in the touch sensor due to the touch input on the touch sensor, and executing a function corresponding to a predetermined criterion if the at least one touch attribute satisfies the predetermined criterion.


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