Provided is an information processing apparatus, an input apparatus, a method of controlling an information processing apparatus, a method of controlling an input apparatus, and a program capable of improving operability. An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a main body, a detection unit, and a control unit. The main body includes a display unit and a casing unit that supports the display unit. The detection unit has a detection area provided on a surface of the casing unit, and is configured to be capable of electrostatically detecting a pressing force to the detection area. The control unit is configured to control an image displayed on the display unit on a basis of a pressing input operation in the detection area and a motion thereof.

Provided are a mobile terminal having a plurality of display areas and a control method thereof. The mobile terminal includes a main body having a front surface, a side surface, and a rear surface, a display disposed on the front surface and extending from the front surface to the side surface, a wireless communication unit wirelessly communicating with an external device, and a controller receiving identification information of the external device in response to recognition of the external device, and controlling information output on the touch screen on the basis of the received identification information, wherein, on the basis of the identification information of the external device.

The technology provides for an electronic device with gesture detection. In this regard, the device may include a housing, and one or more sensors positioned along an inner periphery of the housing. The sensors may be adapted to detect user interaction with an outer surface of the housing. The device may further include one or more processors in communication with the plurality of sensors. The one or more processors may be configured to determine the user interaction and to determine a type of gesture based on the detected user interaction, determine a type of input command based on the determined gesture, and execute a task corresponding to the determined type of input command.

Various examples of the present invention relate to an electronic device and a method for displaying applications used in the electronic device. The electronic device includes a wireless communication unit; a touch screen; a processor coupled to the wireless communication unit and the touch screen; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory, when executed, stores instructions to cause the processor to control to: display, on the touch screen, an execution screen of a first application being executed among a plurality of applications having a stack order, display, on the touch screen, an execution screen of a second application among the plurality of applications according to the stack order, instead of the execution screen of the first application, in response to a first swipe gesture input from a first position of the touch screen while the execution screen of the first application is displayed, display, on the touch screen, an execution screen of a third application among the plurality of applications according to the stack order, instead of the execution screen of the first application, in response to a second swipe gesture input from a second position of the touch screen while the execution screen of the first application is displayed, and change the stack order of the first application, the second application, and the third application, based on a user input for interacting with one of the first application, the second application, and the third application. Other various examples are possible other than the examples disclosed in the present invention.

Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system and a method for performing operations comprising: detecting physical touch of a touch-sensitive component on a back portion of a client device, the client device displaying a graphical user interface on a touch-sensitive display screen of a front portion of the client device; in response to detecting the physical touch, transmitting an electrical signal representing the physical touch of the touch-sensitive component on the back portion of the client device to the touch-sensitive display screen of the front portion of the client device; and causing an operation associated with the graphical user interface to be executed in response to the touch-sensitive display screen receiving the electrical signal representing the physical touch of the touch-sensitive component on the back portion of the client device.

An electronic shelf label that comprises: a display unit that is arranged to display an image, and an interaction interface which is arranged separate from the display unit, wherein the interaction interface is realized as touch sensitive unit that provides a touch-triggered signal, and a processing unit that is connected to the touch sensitive unit and is arranged to process the touch-triggered signal.

The present disclosure relates to a heating apparatus for preventing a safety accident, which may operate in an IoT environment through a 5G communication network, and a method of controlling such a heating apparatus. The heating apparatus according to the present disclosure may determine the intention of the user's touch by using a deep neural network model trained through artificial machine learning. A heating apparatus for preventing safety accidents includes a top plate, a heater disposed under the top plate, an interface displayed on the top plate to allow a user to select an operation of the heating apparatus, and a controller configured to turn on the power of the heating apparatus when the power touch area is touched and to block an input of the power touch area in a situation where the lock touch area is touched.

Systems, methods, and non-transitory media are provided for using a wearable ring device for extended reality (XR) functionalities. An example wearable device can include a structure defining a receiving space configured to receive a finger associated with a user, the structure including a first surface configured to contact the finger received via the receiving space; one or more sensors integrated into the structure, the one or more sensors being configured to detect a rotation of at least a portion of the structure about a longitudinal axis of the receiving space; and a wireless transmitter configured to send, to an electronic device, data based on the rotation.

An electronic device is provided, including first and second bodies, a processing module, a touch display panel, and at least one sensing unit. The second body is rotatably connected to the first body. The processing module is disposed in the first body or the second body. The touch display panel is disposed on the second body, is coupled to the processing module, and has a main display part, and first and second display parts. The sensing unit is disposed in the first body or the second body and coupled to the processing module. When the sensing unit detects the first and second bodies are folded relative to each other, the processing module is switched to a first mode. In the first mode, the first and second display parts are adapted to synchronously display or individually display a first message, a second message, or a third message.

Provided is a sensor including a sensor electrode unit including: a sensing unit of a capacitance type that detects pressing; and a temperature detection sensing unit of a capacitance type provided in an area corresponding to the sensing unit.