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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Byung-Seok Soh, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyu-yong Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Sang-youn Kim, Seoul, KR;
Gyung-hye Yang, Seoul, KR;
Yong-beom Lee, Seoul, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An input device and method for protecting input information from exposure, in which the time of input of information is determined using a tactile output to protect the input information from being exposed. The input device for protecting input information from exposure includes a user-input module for receiving predetermined input information from a user, a control module for setting the information inputted in association with a tactile signal among the input information as user-input information, and a tactile-output-generation module for generating and providing the tactile signal to the user-input module under the control of the control module.