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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2012
Applicants:
Ju-il Eom, Suwon-si, KR;
Tae-young Kang, Seoul, KR;
Yong-gook Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/445 (2013.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining an input are provided. The method includes authenticating an external device, when the external device approaches in a predetermined range; determining an area approached by the external device and determining whether the determined area is valid; and outputting a predetermined indication to a predetermined area related to the area approached by the external device.