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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2018
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Young-Pil Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyun-Jun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Byung-Hoon Nam, Seoul, KR;
Jung-Jae Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device for controlling a pointer in virtual reality (VR) is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a communication circuit, a processor electrically connected with the display and the communication circuit, and a memory electrically connected with the processor, wherein the memory may store instructions executed to enable the processor to receive a control signal from an external controller through the communication circuit, identify a direction based on at least the received control signal, determine a first position in a designated first distance range, which is away from a first reference position related to the external controller along the identified direction, in a virtual space displayed through the display, and control the display to display a pointer on a screen of the virtual space based on the first position.