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Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 20, 2019
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Jiyoon Heo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Younghak Oh, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Minjeong Moon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Minjung Moon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Myojin Bang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Seoyoung Yoon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Jaegi Han, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0489 (2013.01); G06F 16/55 (2019.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04895 (2013.01); G06F 3/0238 (2013.01); G06F 16/55 (2019.01);
Abstract

An electronic device and a key input method using an external input device are provided. The electronic device includes a camera; a display; a communication interface; a memory; and a processor. The processor is configured to establish an electrical connection to an external keyboard; obtain an image of the external keyboard; set a key arrangement for the external keyboard based on the obtained image; and generate information corresponding to a key input signal received from the external keyboard based on the set key arrangement.


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