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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Minsik Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Soyoung Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jongmoo Lee, Seoul, KR;
Geonsoo Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jinwan An, Daegu, KR;
Jiwoo Lee, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Hyunsuk Choi, Daegu, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device may include a housing including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface including a first opening and a second opening; a touch screen display being disposed and visible through the first opening; a mechanical button located at least in part of the second opening and movable in response to a pressure applied thereto; a processor located inside the housing and electrically coupled to the display and the mechanical button; and a memory located inside the housing and electrically coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores a plurality of instructions that cause, upon execution, the processor to: display a screen on at least a portion of the touch screen display; display a virtual button comprising a graphical user interface (GUI) on a specific region of the screen adjacent to the mechanical button such that the GUI visually extends the mechanical button.