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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Minwoo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Taehwan Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Kwangsub Byun, Suwon-si, KR;
Sungjin Son, Suwon-si, KR;
Jooheon Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Junyoung Jeon, Suwon-si, KR;
Junho Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyunseok Cha, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method of controlling a user interface in an electronic device may include: obtaining a wheel-based signal being executed by wheel manipulation; and obtaining an input signal type supported by a running application; based on the input signal type being a first input signal type, transferring the obtained wheel-based signal to the running application; and based on the input signal type being a second input signal type, changing the obtained wheel-based signal to a direction control signal and transferring same to the running application.