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Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 23, 2016
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventor:

Daeyoung Jo, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); H04M 1/72569 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04806 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosure relates generally to an electronic device for providing a character input function and a method for controlling thereof. The electronic device includes: a display; and a processor configured to output a character input screen through the display, to change a configuration of the character input screen by magnifying at least part of a first area of the character input screen and reducing at least part of a second area of the character input screen based on a first input on the character input screen, and to select a character based on a second input on the changed character input screen. Various example embodiments are possible.


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