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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
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;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
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.