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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
So Young Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyu Hong Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Seung Min Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yo Han Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yong Joon Jeon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device includes a display; a touch sensor configured to detect at least one position of a touch by an external object on the display; a pressure sensor configured to detect pressure by the external object against the display; at least one processor electrically connected with the display, the touch sensor, and the pressure sensor; and memory electrically connected with the processor, wherein the memory stores a plurality of executable instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to: present a user interface containing content on the display; receive, from the touch sensor and the pressure sensor, indicators of the position and pressure of the external object pressing the display; determine a primary position on the content, based at least in part on the position of the touch; determine a selection area on the content that includes the primary position, based at least in part on the pressure; and display an indication of the selection area over the content.