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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04886 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method in an electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting a number of input tools on a touch screen, switching into one input mode among at least two set input modes according to the number of the detected input tools, and receiving a set content or changing a layout of a displayed content according to a touch-inputted input tool among the detected input tools, a relative length change, and a movement direction of the touch-inputted input tool.