Method and device for handling event invocation using a stylus pen
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorVijay BOLLINENI
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Abstract
A method of handling event invocation in a device using a stylus pen and the device are provided. The method includes identifying the event invocation at a touchscreen of the device; determining if the event invocation is performed using a distal end of the stylus pen; retrieving an assigned predefined action with respect to the event invocation using the distal end of the stylus pen; receiving a confirmation that the action is acceptable; and performing the action for the event invocation by the distal end of the stylus pen.
Claims15
1-10. (canceled)
A device controlled by a stylus pen having a front end and a distal end, the device comprising:
- a display;
- a processor operatively connected to the display, wherein the processor is configured to:
- execute an application;
- detect a touch input made by the front end of the stylus pen;
- output a first function according to a processing result of the touch input made by the front end of the stylus pen;
- detect a contact made by the distal end of the stylus pen;
- and
- output a second function according to a processing result of the contact made by the distal end of the stylus pen,
- wherein the first function and the second function are different from each other.
A method of controlling a device using a stylus pen having a front end and a distal end, the method comprising:
- executing an application;
- detecting a touch input made by the front end of the stylus pen;
- outputting a first function according to a processing result of the touch input made by the front end of the stylus pen;
- detecting a contact made by the distal end of the stylus pen;
- and
- outputting a second function according to a processing result of the contact made by the distal end of the stylus pen,
- wherein the first function and the second function are different from each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.