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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2018
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Nayoung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Seungwook Nam, Bucheon-si, KR;
Daehwan Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Kwangtai Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Mooyoung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyungsup Byeon, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method of detecting a touch input and controlling an electronic device based on the touch input is provided. The method of includes displaying a user interface through a touchscreen display; detecting a first touch input with a pressure lower than a first threshold via a first region of the display and performing a first action, detecting a second touch input with a pressure lower than a second threshold via a second region of the display adjacent to a periphery of the display and performing a second action, detecting a third touch input with a pressure greater than the first threshold via the first region of the display and performing a third action, and detecting a fourth touch input with a pressure greater than the second threshold via the second region and performing a generic fourth action associated with the electronic device.