Apparatus and method for providing haptic feedback to input unit
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJu-Youn Lee, Jin-Hyoung Park, Sang-Hyup Lee
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Abstract
A method for controlling an electronic device and an electronic device are provided. The method includes displaying at least one object on a touch screen of the electronic device; identifying a first input at a position corresponding to the at least one object displayed on the touch screen; identifying the at least one object based on the first input; identifying a second input on the touch screen; displaying the identified at least one object at a location on the touch screen of the electronic device based on the identified second input; and providing feedback based on displaying the identified at least one object.
Claims18
A method for controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying an object on a touch screen of the electronic device;
- detecting a first input of an input unit at a first position corresponding to the object displayed on the touch screen;
- identifying the object based on the first input;
- receiving, from the input unit, a copy command to copy the identified object;
- in response to receiving the copy command, storing the object in a memory of the electronic device and transmitting, to the input unit, a first control command causing the input unit to output a first haptic feedback;
- based on a second input of the input unit, determining a second position at which the object is to be pasted on the touch screen;
- receiving, from the input unit, a paste command for pasting the object at the second position;
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- in response to receiving the paste command, transmitting, to the input unit, a second control command causing the input unit to output a second haptic feedback different from the first haptic feedback and displaying the object at the second position.
An electronic device comprising:
- a touch screen,
- a memory;
- a communication unit;
- at least one processor configured to:
- control the touch screen to display an object,
- detect a first input of input unit at a first position corresponding to the object displayed on the touch screen,
- identify the object based on the first input,
- receive, through the communication unit from the input unit, a copy command to copy the identified object,
- in response to receiving the copy command, store the object in the memory and transmit, through the communication unit to the input unit, a first control command causing the input unit to output a first haptic feedback,
- based on a second input of the input unit, determine a second position at which the object is to be pasted on the touch screen,
- receive, through the communication unit from the input unit, a paste command for pasting the object at the second position, and
- in response to receiving the paste command, transmit, through the communication unit to the input unit, a second control command causing the input unit to output a second haptic feedback different from the first haptic feedback and control the touch screen to display the object at the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.