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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04G 13/00 (2006.01); H01H 43/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/0489 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 43/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/0489 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G04G 13/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for using a portable terminal includes activating a timer function with respect to a certain button if a touch on the button is detected for at least a predetermined time, measuring a touch hold time with respect to the button from a time point at which the touch is input when the timer function is activated, setting a countdown time corresponding to the touch hold time with respect to the button, performing a countdown for the set countdown time when the touch on the button ends, and performing a function corresponding to the button when the countdown is completed.