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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jae-Woong Jeon, Suwon-si, KR;
Han-Vit Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyung-Dal Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Seo-Yeon Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a sensor, a touch screen, and a processor that activates a first area corresponding to at least a part of the touch screen for determining whether a cover device mounted to the electronic device opens or closes, and determines whether the cover device opens or closes based on a touch input corresponding to a specific pattern included in the cover device, sensed through the activated first area of the touch screen, and based on information on whether the cover device is in proximity to the electronic device, sensed through the sensor.