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US 2014/0152623 A1Published application
Electronic device for providing hovering input effects and method for controlling the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYu-Jin LEE, Sung KWON
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Abstract
An electronic device for hovering input effects and a method for controlling the same are provided. The method includes displaying an input area on a display of the electronic device, sensing at least one of a position of an input means on the display and a height of the input means above the display, and displaying a hovering input effect, corresponding to a hovering input using the input means, in the input area.
Claims22
A method for controlling an electronic device for providing hovering input effects, the method comprising:
- displaying an input area on a display of the electronic device;
- sensing at least one of a position of an input means on the display and a height of the input means above the display;
- and
- displaying a hovering input effect, corresponding to a hovering input using the input means, in the input area.
1 more element
An electronic device for providing hovering input effects, the electronic device comprising:
- a display configured to display an input area;
- and
- a controller configured to sense at least one of a position of an input means on a display and a height of the input means above the display, and to display a hovering input effect, corresponding to a hovering input using the input means, in the input area.
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