Patent ID: 9727184
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: G04G,G06F

Claim:
1. A method comprising: communicatively coupling a first electronic device with a second electronic device; transmitting, by the first electronic device to the second electronic device, information for distinguishing input types; detecting, by the first electronic device, a signal from the second electronic device; determining, by the first electronic device, whether the detected signal matches the transmitted information; when the detected signal matches the transmitted information, receiving, by the first electronic device, a first touch or hover input that includes an electronic field generated by the second electronic device and performing a first function corresponding to the first touch or hover input; and when the detected signal does not match the transmitted information, receiving, by the first electronic device, a second touch or hover input that excludes the electric field generated by the second electronic device and performing a second function corresponding to the second touch or hover input.