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Portable device control method using an electric pen and portable device thereof

US9817464B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 10, 2013
Grant dateNov 14, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/041
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method of controlling a portable device using an electric pen, and a portable device thereof, and more particularly, to a method of controlling a portable device using an electric pen capable of controlling the portable device based on an interrupt event generated by a manipulation of the electric pen, and a portable device thereof.The method includes controlling a portable device using an electric pen, including sensing an interrupt event by manipulation of the electric pen positioned in a area within a sensible distance of the electric pen, sensing separation of the electric pen from the area within the sensible distance, and performing a control operation of the portable device in response to the separation.

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