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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Sun-Lyeong Hwang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); G06F 1/1618 (2013.01); G06F 1/3262 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device is provided, which includes a first case frame, a second case frame, a hinge portion, and a processor. The first case frame includes a keypad. The second case frame is installed to be rotatable from the first case frame, and includes a touchscreen. The hinge portion couples the first case frame with the second case frame, and is rotatably installed to rotate the second case frame. The processor controls to determine an operation mode of the electronic device depending on rotation of the hinge portion.