Patents Examined by Nichols Lee
  • Apparatus and method for adjusting a touch recognition area in a touch interface
    Patent number: 9703408
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for adjusting a touch recognition area on a touch interface. The method includes displaying an item on a screen of a terminal; sensing an approach area according to an approach of a user input object to the touch interface; determining an approach direction of the user input object, based on the approach area; and adjusting a touch recognition area of the item, based on the approach direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Samung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hyun-Su Hong, Woo-Jin Jung