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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
May. 10, 2018
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Na-Young Kim, Seoul, KR;
Daehwan Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung Wook Nam, Bucheon-si, KR;
Kwang-Tai Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyungsup Byeon, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus and a method for outputting content in an electronic device, the electronic device comprises: a display located inside a housing and exposed through a portion of a first plate; a pressure sensor circuit, which detects pressure applied to the first plate by an external force; a wireless communication circuit; a display driving circuit; at least one processor; and a memory, wherein, the memory stores instructions for causing the processor to: perform control such that the display driving circuit displays at least one graphical element on a selected region of the display having a black background screen image while at least a portion of the processor is in a sleep mode; detect a change in pressure by using the pressure sensor circuit; and inactivate the display in response to the detected pressure change. Other embodiments are possible.