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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2004
Won-chul Bang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dong-yoon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jong-koo OH, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Joon-kee Cho, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyoung-ho Kang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sung-jung Cho, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Eun-seok Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Wook Chang, Seoul, KR;
Won-chul Bang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dong-yoon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jong-koo Oh, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Joon-kee Cho, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyoung-ho Kang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sung-jung Cho, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Eun-seok Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Wook Chang, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An input device includes a sensor configured to generate a signal related to a change in inertia around at least one axis of the input device in response to a contacting of the input device. A processor is configured to receive the signal from the sensor to determine whether the change in inertia around the at least one axis of the input device corresponds to a tapping of the input device. The processor is further configured to identify a contacted region of the input device based on a direction of the change in inertia around the at least one axis of the input device when the change in inertia corresponds to a tapping of the input device