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Electronic device including pen input device and method of operating the same

US10990200B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 8, 2019
Grant dateApr 27, 2021
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D10/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a housing, a display exposed through a portion of the housing, a wireless communication circuit disposed in the housing, a processor disposed in the housing and operatively connected with the display and the wireless communication circuit, and a memory. The processor implements the method, including detecting an approach of a stylus pen in a lock state such that the stylus pen is disposed within a predetermined distance from a surface of the display, and changing the electronic device from the lock state to an unlock state based on at least in part on receiving, through the wireless communication circuit, a wireless signal generated by the stylus pen based on the approach of the stylus pen.

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