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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2009
Applicant:
Yong-jin Kwon, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Yong-Jin Kwon, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 1/3218 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); H04M 2250/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling display of an electronic device are provided. The method includes selecting a specific area of a screen by a user, and switching a display on/off status of the selected specific area of a screen. Wherein, the switching of the display on/off status comprises determining whether display of the specific area is on or off, and, if it is determined that the display of the specific area is on, supplying current to a pixel corresponding to the specific area, and, if it is determined that the display of the specific area is off, discontinuing the supply of the current to the pixel in the specific area.