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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2009
Applicants:
Ra-mi Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin-woo Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Chul-hwan Lee, 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);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for determining a key input in computing equipment having a touch screen are provided. The method for determining the key input in the computing equipment includes, upon occurrence of a touch input on the touch screen, determining an input type of the touch input, expanding a key input recognition region of at least one key when the input type is a finger touch input, and detecting the key input according to the expanded key input recognition region.