# US 2014/0152623 A1 · Electronic device for providing hovering input effects and method for controlling the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0152623 A1 - Document ID: US20140152623A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/092,293 - Filed: 2013-11-27 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yu-Jin LEE; Sung KWON - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140152623A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/042: by opto-electronic means - G06F 3/03545: {Pens or stylus} - G06F 3/0488: using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures - G06F 2203/04108: Touchless 2D- digitiser, i.e. digitiser detecting the X/Y position of the input means, finger or stylus, also when it does not touch, but is proximate to the digitiser's interaction surface without distance measurement in the Z direction - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether a function for sensing the hovering input is active. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the hovering input effect is displayed in the input area according to the at least one of the position of the input means on the display and the height of the input means above the display. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the hovering input effect is displayed in the input area according to a change in the at least one of the position of the input means on the display and the height of the input means above the display. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the input means comprises a touch pen or a finger. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the touch pen includes a coil and the display includes a touch screen, and wherein the touch screen includes an ElectroMagnetic Resonance (EMR) touch panel for sensing the touch pen based on EMR. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the touch screen further includes a capacitive touch panel and the controller distinguishes a touch on the capacitive touch panel from hovering over or a touch on the EMR touch panel. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the input means comprises a touch pen and the hovering input comprises at least one of pressing of a button of the touch pen, a tap of the touch pen, faster movement of the touch pen than a threshold velocity, and a touch on an icon. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the hovering input effect comprises at least one of a brush writing effect of changing a stroke thickness, a chisel effect of changing a carved depth, a spray effect of changing a spray area, a droplet falling effect of changing a spreading area, an ink spreading effect of changing a spreading area, and a stamp effect. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: detecting selection of the hovering input effect; and determining whether the selected hovering input effect supports an input function for sensing the hovering input. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a pointer for the input means on the display. ### Claim 12 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. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether a function for sensing the hovering input is active. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to display the hovering input effect in the input area according to the at least one of the position of the input device on the display and the height of the input means above the display. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to display the hovering input effect in the input area according to a change in at least one of the position of the input means on the display and the height of the input means above the display. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the input means comprises a touch pen or a finger. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the touch pen includes a coil and the display includes a touch screen, and wherein the touch screen includes an ElectroMagnetic Resonance (EMR) touch panel for sensing the touch pen based on EMR. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the touch screen further includes a capacitive touch panel and the controller distinguishes a touch on the capacitive touch panel from hovering over or a touch on the EMR touch panel. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the input means comprises a touch pen and the hovering input comprises at least one of pressing of a button of the touch pen, a tap of the touch pen, faster movement of the touch pen than a threshold velocity, and a touch on an icon. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the hovering input effect comprises at least one of a brush writing effect of changing a stroke thickness, a chisel effect of changing a carved depth, a spray effect of changing a spray area, a droplet falling effect of changing a spreading area, an ink spreading effect of changing a spreading area, and a stamp effect. ### Claim 21 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to detect selection of the hovering input effect, and to determine whether the selected hovering input effect supports a function for sensing the hovering input. ### Claim 22 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to display a pointer for the input means on the display.