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US 9,310,898 B2Granted
Method of controlling touch screen with input pen and electronic device thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSung-Ho Son, Myung-Su Kang, Keum-Ju Jang
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Abstract
A method of an electronic device is provided according to various example embodiments of the present invention. The method includes confirming state information of an input pen placed on a touch screen, and performing at least one function corresponding to the confirmed state information.
Claims20
A method for controlling an electronic device using an electronic pen, the method comprising:
- detecting whether at least a portion of the electronic pen is laid on a touch screen of the electronic device;
- detecting whether a first portion of the electronic pen is attached to the electronic device;
- detecting whether a first movement of the electronic pen is detected, while the at least a portion of the electronic pen is laid on the touch screen and a first portion of the electronic pen is attached to the electronic device;
- and
- performing, in response to the first movement of the electronic pen, a preset function.
2 more elements
An electronic device using an electronic pen comprising:
- a touch screen;
- and
- at least one processor for detecting whether at least a portion of the electronic pen is laid on the touch screen of the electronic device, for detecting whether a first portion of the electronic pen is attached to the electronic device, for detecting whether a first movement of the electronic pen is detected, while the at least portion of the electronic pen is laid on the touch screen and the first portion of the electronic pen is attached to the electronic device, and performing, in response to the first movement of the electronic pen, a preset function.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.