公开(公告)号：US20180024656A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-25

申请号：US15412634

申请日：2017-01-23

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sangheon KIM ,  ln-Hyung JUNG ,  Jong-Wu BAEK ,  Geon-Soo KIM ,  Yohan LEE

IPC: G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/03545 ,  G06F3/0383 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F2203/04105

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for controlling an electronic device by using a force input of the electronic device. The method includes displaying a screen comprising at least one object on a touch screen display, receiving data indicating that an external object is pressed on the touch screen display by a force greater than or equal to a selected force, receiving a manual input through the touch screen display after the data is received, displaying at least one of an image and a character on the touch screen display in a manner overlapping with the screen based on the manual input, and deleting the at least one of the image and the character while directly maintaining the screen when a selected time has elapsed.