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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jinhe Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Gibeom Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Sungmok Seo, Suwon-si, KR;
Chaeseung Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
Myunghee Han, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
A method of an electronic device is provided. The method includes obtaining, from a memory of the electronic device, information indicating a usage relationship between distinct states of a user of the electronic device and at least one body part, identifying a first state of the user corresponding to a first function among a plurality of functions executable by the electronic device, identifying an event for executing a second function different from the first function, comparing, in response to identifying the event, a first body part used by the user associated with the first state and a second body part used by the user associated with a second state corresponding to the second function, based on the obtained information, and executing, in response to the identified event, a third function indicated in the information as being associated with the second function, based on a result of the comparing.