US Patent 8635544 System and method for controlling function of a device

Patent 8635544 was granted and assigned to Samsung on January, 2014 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Samsung

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

8635544

Date of Patent

January 21, 2014

Patent Application Number

12694785

Date Filed

January 27, 2010

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent D1040827 Display screen with graphical user interface

Patent Primary Examiner

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Phenuel Salomon

Patent abstract

A method and a system are disclosed for function control using a display unit including a touch area and a non-touch area. The device includes an output area for displaying various types of screen data corresponding to execution applications, a control area for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) for controlling a function of the device, and a control unit for detecting execution of a particular application, configuring a screen comprising the output area and the control area in response to the executed application, and controlling a function of the device according to a user interaction occurring through the GUI in the control area.