User input method and portable device
US9965033B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/017
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided are method and apparatus of defining at least a portion of a vicinity area of a portable device as an input area and controlling the portable device based on a user input provided on the input area, and the portable device enabling the method, wherein the portable device includes a sensing unit configured to sense a user input in a vicinity area of the portable device, a recognizer configured to recognize a user gesture corresponding to the user input, and an output unit configured to output a control instruction corresponding to the recognized user gesture to control the portable device.
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