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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Pil-Joo Yoon, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jin-Hong Jeong, Yongin-si, KR;
Geon-Soo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jeong-Hyun Pang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Yong-Joon Jeon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04886 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and an electronic device for controlling a virtual keypad are provided. The method for displaying the virtual keypad of the electronic device includes detecting execution of an application allowing text input, detecting at least one touch subject within a threshold distance of a touch screen, and when detecting at least one touch subject within the threshold distance of the touch screen, displaying a virtual keypad.