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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sung-Jin Yoon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yu-Jin Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
Provided is a method and apparatus for executing a function based on a user input. The method of executing a function in an electronic device includes: sensing a user input for selecting an object in a first area; recognizing a surface pattern of an input unit used for providing a user input in a third area when the user input is sensed in the third area; and executing a related function, based on a surface pattern recognition result in the third area when the user input of the first area and the user input of the third area are associated with each other. Accordingly, a function desired by a user may be readily executed.