Electronic device having combined button
An electronic device may include a housing including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface including a first opening and a second opening; a touch screen display being disposed and visible through the first opening; a mechanical button located at least in part of the second opening and movable in response to a pressure applied thereto; a processor located inside the housing and electrically coupled to the display and the mechanical button; and a memory located inside the housing and electrically coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores a plurality of instructions that cause, upon execution, the processor to: display a screen on at least a portion of the touch screen display; display a virtual button comprising a graphical user interface (GUI) on a specific region of the screen adjacent to the mechanical button such that the GUI visually extends the mechanical button.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a touch screen display;
a combined button including a physical button and a virtual button, the physical button being configured to be movable in response to a pressure applied thereto and the virtual button being configured to be displayed on a specific region of the touch screen display adjacent to the physical button; and
a processor electrically coupled to the touch screen display and the physical button of the combined button,
wherein the processor is configured to:
display a screen on at least a portion of the touch screen display,
display the virtual button of the combined button comprising a graphical user interface (GUI) on a specific region of the screen adjacent to the physical button of the combined button such that a first visible boundary of the virtual button contiguously extends a second visible boundary of the physical button of the combined button,
identify, when a single user gesture is input on the combined button, a first input sensed by the virtual button and a second input sensed by the physical button, and perform corresponding functions according to the first input and the second input.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the physical button of the combined button has a first shape, and
wherein the GUI has a second shape, the second shape being disposed about the first shape to form a third larger shape.
3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the physical button of the combined button has a first color and the GUI has a second color, the first and second colors being different.
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein when the processor receives a touch input through the specific region of the screen, a corresponding function associated with the physical button of the combined button is activated in response to the touch input.
5. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a fingerprint sensor disposed in the specific region where the GUI is displayed.
6. An electronic device comprising:
a touch screen display;
a combined button including a physical button and a virtual button, the physical button being configured to be movable in response to a pressure applied thereto and having a corresponding function, and the virtual button being configured to be displayed on a specific region of the touch screen display adjacent to the physical button; and
a processor electrically coupled to the touch screen display and the physical button of the combined button,
wherein the processor is configured to:
display a screen on at least a portion of the touch screen display,
display the virtual button of the combined button comprising a graphical user interface (GUI) on a specific region of the screen adjacent to the physical button of the combined button, wherein the virtual button of the combined button has a visible band shape enclosing the physical button of the combined button,
identify, when a single user gesture is input on the combined button, a first input sensed by the virtual button and a second input sensed by the physical button, and
perform corresponding functions according to the first input and the second input.
7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the physical button of the combined button has a circular shape, and wherein the virtual button of the combined button has a circular band shape.
8. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the physical button of the combined button has a first color and the virtual button of the combined button has a second color, the first and second colors being different.
9. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein when the processor receives a touch input through the portion of the touch screen display, a corresponding function associated with the physical button of the combined button is activated in response to the touch input.
10. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising:
a fingerprint sensor disposed in the portion of the touch screen display where the virtual button is displayed.