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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jinha Seong, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus are provided for controlling number input in an electronic device. The method includes displaying at least one number; receiving a selection of a first number from the displayed at least one number; determining an attribute of the first number; displaying, in a foreground layer, an expanded menu including a plurality of numbers for changing the first number, the expanded menu corresponding to the determined attribute; receiving a selection of a second number from the plurality of numbers included in the expanded menu; and ending the displaying of the expanded menu and replacing the first number from the displayed at least one number with the selected second number.