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Electronic device and method for executing function using input interface displayed via at least portion of content

US10754546B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 16, 2018
Grant dateAug 25, 2020
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2250/70
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a display and a processor, which implements the method, including: displaying virtual reality image, a virtual keyboard including a plurality of keys indicating a plurality of characters, and a representation of an external electronic device superimposed on the virtual reality image, wherein the virtual keyboard is displayed in a virtual touch pad area of the representation corresponding to a touch pad of the external electronic device, receiving information regarding a first touch input, transmitted from the external electronic device in response to detecting the first touch input on the touch pad, identifying, using the received information, a key corresponding to the first touch input from among the plurality of keys, and displaying, in at least a portion of the virtual reality image, a character indicated by the identified key on at least portion of the image.

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