Method and apparatus for detecting user input in an electronic device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSung-Jae Cho
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Abstract
A method and an electronic device for detecting a user input in the electronic device are provided. The method includes acquiring information regarding a user interface object to be displayed on a touch screen panel; setting, based on the information, a partial area that is at least a part of a touch detection area corresponding to the user interface object; and adjusting a touch detection sensitivity of the partial area to be greater than a touch detection sensitivity of the touch screen panel.
Claims23
A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying a screen on which at least one application is executed;
- determining, based on information regarding the at least one application, a state of the displayed screen;
- determining, among reference states stored in the electronic device, a reference state corresponding to the determined state of the displayed screen, the reference state including information regarding an area capable of receiving a hovering input;
- determining the area capable of receiving the hovering input in an entire area of the displayed screen as a first area;
- determining an area other than the first area in the entire area of the displayed screen as a second area;
- and
- adjusting a detection sensitivity of the determined first area to be greater than a detection sensitivity of the determined second area.
An electronic device comprising:
- a touch screen panel configured to detect a touch input and a hovering input;
- and
- a processor, operatively coupled to the touch screen panel, configured to:
- control to display a screen on which at least one application is executed;
- determine, based on information regarding the at least one application, a state of the displayed screen;
- determine, among reference states stored in the electronic device, a reference state corresponding to the determined state of the displayed screen, the reference state including information regarding an area capable of receiving a hovering input;
- determine the area capable of receiving the hovering input in an entire area of the displayed screen as a first area;
- determine an area other than the first area in the entire area of the displayed screen as a second area;
- and
- adjust a detection sensitivity of the determined first area to be greater than a detection sensitivity of the determined second area.
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores a program which, when executed by a computer, performs a method comprising:
- displaying a screen on which at least one application is executed;
- determining, based on information regarding the at least one application, a state of the displayed screen;
- determining, among reference states stored in the electronic device, a reference state corresponding to the determined state of the displayed screen, the reference state including information regarding an area capable of receiving a hovering input;
- determining the area capable of receiving the hovering input in an entire area of the displayed screen as a first area;
- determining an area other than the first area in the entire area of the displayed screen as a second area;
- and
- adjusting a detection sensitivity of the determined identified-first area to be greater than a detection sensitivity of the determined second area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.