ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING GESTURE THEREOF

Title:

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING GESTURE THEREOF

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/065475

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A method of an electronic device for processing gesture is provided. The method includes, in response to an input of a hovering gesture to a flexible display of the electronic device, wherein the flexible display is divided in response to folding of the electronic device into a first area and a second area based on a folding line, sensing the hovering gesture in the first area and the second area, respectively, and determining a hovering point corresponding to the hovering gesture, based on the sensed positions of the first area and the second area, respectively. Accordingly, a hovering gesture can be detected with increased accuracy.

Inventors:

PARK JEONG-ROK (KR)
LEE KANG-MIN (KR)
KIM DONG-CHURL (KR)
HUH JAE-YOUNG (KR)

Application Number:

PCT/KR2016/011358

Publication Date:

April 20, 2017

Filing Date:

October 11, 2016

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)

International Classes:

G06F3/041; G06F3/01; G09F9/30

Foreign References:

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