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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2011
Yong Gook Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Min Kyu Park, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hyun Jin Kim, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A device and method for providing a user interface using information are provided. The device includes a display unit, a sensor and a controller. The display unit displays at least one graphic user interface (GUI). The sensor generates a sensor signal according to a user's finger touch input. The controller receives the sensor signal from the sensor, identifies a touch area and an adjacent area based on the received sensor signal, generates touch finger shape-based information according to the identified touch area and the identified adjacent area, and controls the display unit to display the GUI according to the generated finger shape-based information.