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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2010
Applicants:
Sung-wook Kooh, Seoul, KR;
Jae-hwan Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Seong-il Cho, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 2203/014 (2013.01);
Abstract
An interface controlling method and an apparatus thereof are provided to control a user interface based on a proximity sensor and a touch pad. A number of items are displayed, an item approached by a user is identified by sensing an approach, information is provided regarding the identified item, contact by the user is sensed, and a function corresponding to the user contact is performed.