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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2012
Joo-hoon Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Joo-Hoon Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
A touch screen and a method for controlling the touch screen are provided. The touch screen includes a user interface including a display area and at least one soft key; a touch sensor unit disposed under the display area and the at least one soft key of the user interface, for sensing a touch on the display area or the at least one soft key; a display unit disposed under the touch sensor unit, for outputting a display screen; a first electromagnetic sensor unit disposed under the display unit, for sensing an electromagnetic field incident on the display area; and a second electromagnetic sensor unit physically separated from the first electromagnetic sensor unit, for sensing at least one electromagnetic field incident on the at least one soft key.