| CPC H04N 21/4222 (2013.01) [H04N 21/436 (2013.01); H04N 21/4852 (2013.01); H04N 21/4858 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. An electronic device comprising:
a display;
a plurality of sensors provided along edges of the display for detecting a proximity event;
an interface; and
at least one processor configured to:
identify a position of a proximity event caused by an external device, responsive to detecting the proximity event, by identifying a sensor among the plurality of sensors which detects the proximity event,
perform an initial function to provide a content according to a first display type or a second display type based on the proximity event occurring at a first position or a second position on the electronic device, respectively,
identify a type of a subsequent event caused by the external device, responsive to detecting the subsequent event through the plurality of sensors while performing the initial function, and
perform a supplementary function related to the content corresponding to the identified type of the subsequent event among a plurality of supplementary functions,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform the initial function to provide the content and an external content of the external device up and down in parallel according to the first display type based on the proximity event occurring at the first position or to provide the content and the external content left and right in parallel according to the second display type based on the proximity vent occurring at the second position.
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