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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
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 ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/542 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-input control method and system, and an electronic device supporting the same are provided. The multi-input control method includes receiving an activation request for multiple applications (apps), identifying one or more input units to operate the multiple apps, and assigning the input units to the multiple apps according to occurrence of an event or preset information so that the input units are operable to operate the apps in an independent manner.