Apparatus and method for controlling operation of mobile terminal
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1. A portable communication device comprising:
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at least one sensor disposed on at least a portion of the display; and
a controller configured to;
display content within an area of the display,detect a touch input that depresses at least a portion of the area within which the content is being displayed,identify, based on change of capacitance caused in the at least one sensor by the touch input intensity of the depression of the touch input, anddifferently adjust, according to the intensity, a characteristic with respect to the displaying of at least one portion of the content.
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Abstract
A method of controlling the operation of a mobile terminal is provided. By dynamically selecting or setting a specific function of a mobile terminal according to a change in pressure or contact areas sensed by a plurality of touch sensors which cover the mobile terminal, a user can easily select or set a specific function of the mobile terminal according to his or her intention, and easily recognize information displayed on a screen of the mobile terminal.
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19 Claims
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1. A portable communication device comprising:
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a display; at least one sensor disposed on at least a portion of the display; and a controller configured to; display content within an area of the display, detect a touch input that depresses at least a portion of the area within which the content is being displayed, identify, based on change of capacitance caused in the at least one sensor by the touch input intensity of the depression of the touch input, and differently adjust, according to the intensity, a characteristic with respect to the displaying of at least one portion of the content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable communication device comprising:
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a display; at least one sensor disposed on the display; and a controller configured to; receive a touch input that depresses at least a portion of the display, identify, based on a capacitance value that is changed in the at least one sensor by the touch input, intensity of the depression of the touch input, select, among a plurality of functions, a first function based at least in part on a determination that the intensity corresponds to a first condition, select, among the plurality of functions, a second function, based at least in part on a determination that the intensity corresponds to a second condition, and perform a corresponding function selected from the first function and the second function. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing; a display exposed via at least a portion of a first surface of the housing; at least one sensor exposed via at least a portion of the first surface of the housing, the at least one sensor disposed on the display; and a controller configured to; receive a touch input with respect to the apparatus, the touch input depressing at least a portion of the display, identify, based on change of capacitance caused in the at least one sensor by the touch input, intensity of the depression of the touch input, select a corresponding function from a first function and a second function based at least in part on the intensity, and display information related to the corresponding function via the display. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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