Method of performing function of device and device for performing the method

• US 10,540,013 B2
• Filed: 01/29/2014
• Issued: 01/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ryu, Jong-hyun, Park, Yong-gook, Chae, Han-joo, Choi, Won-young, Kang, Jeong-gwan, Kim, Nam-hoon, Hong, Hyun-su, La, Jin
• Primary Examiner(s): Johnson, Gerald
• Application Number:
  US14/167,226
• Publication Number:
  US 20140210754A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,183 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

A method of performing a function of a device based on motion information of the device in a standby mode of the device, a device for performing the method are provided. The device includes a sensor configured to detect movement of the device in a standby mode of the device; a storage configured to store motion information based on information related to the movement and at least one piece of function information corresponding to the motion information; and a processor configured to control the device to perform a function corresponding to the motion information in the standby mode based on the information related to the movement, the motion information, and the at least one piece of function information.

Claims

1. An electronic device performing a function according to motion of the electronic device, the electronic device comprising:

a first sensor;

a second sensor;

a display;

a memory storing mapping information among information regarding a motion of the electronic device, information regarding an operation mode of the electronic device, and information regarding a function of the electronic device; and

a processor configured to;

obtain, through the first sensor, information regarding the motion of the electronic device being detected using the first sensor,

based on the obtained information regarding the motion of the electronic device, identify motion information corresponding to the information regarding the motion of the electronic device,

after identifying the motion information, determine the operation mode of the electronic device,

determine a function to be performed by the electronic device based on the determined operation mode of the electronic device, the identified motion information, and the mapping information,

determine whether a face image of a user of the electronic device is included in an image obtained through the second sensor,

based on determining that the face image of the user is included in the image obtained through the second sensor, control the electronic device to perform the determined function, and

based on determining that the face image of the user is not included in the image obtained through the second sensor, control the electronic device not to perform the determined function.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor comprises an application processor, and the determined operation mode comprises a standby mode comprising an idle state of the application processor.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the determined operation mode comprises an inactive state of the display.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the determined operation mode comprises a screen lock state of the display.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

in response to the determined operation mode of the electronic device being a standby mode, control to display, on the display, a gateway screen including at least one item determined based on the determined operation mode and the identified motion information, receive information regarding an item selected through the gateway screen, and control the electronic device to perform a first function based on the selected item, and

in response to the determined operation mode of the electronic device not being the standby mode, control the electronic device to perform a second function determined based on the determined operation mode and the identified motion information.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a third sensor for detecting at least one piece of context information related to the electronic device,

wherein the processor determines the function based on the at least one piece of context information, the determined operation mode of the electronic device, and the identified motion information.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the at least one piece of context information comprises at least one piece of current time information, position information of the electronic device, schedule information stored in the electronic device, and log information related to the electronic device.

18. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the identified motion information indicating a movement of the electronic device, activate a function of the second sensor and temporarily change the operation mode of the electronic device to another mode for executing an application of the second sensor.

8. A method of performing a function of an electronic device according to motion of the electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving, via a first sensor included in the electronic device, information regarding a motion of the electronic device being detected using the first sensor, wherein the electronic device includes a memory storing mapping information among the information regarding the motion of the electronic device, information regarding an operation mode of the electronic device, and information regarding a function of the electronic device;

in response to receiving the information regarding the motion of the electronic device, identifying motion information corresponding to the information regarding the motion of the electronic device;

after identifying the motion information, determining the operation mode of the electronic device;

determining a function to be performed by the electronic device based on the determined operation mode of the electronic device, the identified motion information, and the mapping information,

determining whether a face image of a user of the electronic device is included in an image obtained via a second sensor,

based on determining that the face image of the user of the electronic device is included in the image obtained via the second sensor, controlling the electronic device to perform the determined function; and

based on determining that the face image of the user of the electronic device is not included in the image obtained via the second sensor, controlling the electronic device not to perform the determined function, when the face image of the user is not included in the image obtained via the second sensor.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the determined operation mode comprises a standby mode comprising an idle state of an application processor of the electronic device.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the determined operation mode comprises an inactive state of a function related to a display of the electronic device.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the determined operation mode comprises a screen lock state of a display of the electronic device.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

in response to the determined operation mode of the electronic device being a standby mode, controlling to display, on a display of the electronic device, a gateway screen including at least one item determined based on the determined operation mode and the detected motion information, receiving information regarding an item selected via the gateway screen, and controlling the electronic device to perform a first function based on the selected item, and

in response to the determined operation mode of the electronic device not being the standby mode, controlling the electronic device to perform a second function determined based on the determined operation mode and the detected motion information.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

detecting at least one piece of context information related to the electronic device by using a third sensor included in the electronic device;

determining the function based on the at least one piece of context information, the determined operation mode of the electronic device, and the motion of the electronic device,

wherein the at least one piece of context information comprises at least one piece of current time information, position information of the electronic device, schedule information stored in the electronic device, and log information related to the electronic device.

14. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program which is executable by a computer to perform the method of claim 8.

15. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 14, wherein the determined operation mode comprises a standby mode comprising an idle state of an application processor of the electronic device.

16. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 14, the method further comprising:

detecting at least one piece of context information related to the electronic device by using a third sensor included in the electronic device;

determining the function based on the at least one piece of context information, the determined operation mode of the electronic device, and the motion of the electronic device,

wherein the at least one piece of context information comprises at least one piece of current time information, position information of the electronic device, schedule information stored in the electronic device, and log information related to the electronic device.

17. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 14, the method further comprising:

in response to the determined operation mode of the electronic device being a standby mode, controlling to display, on a display of the electronic device, a gateway screen including at least one item determined based on the determined operation mode and the detected motion information, receiving information regarding an item selected via the gateway screen, and controlling the electronic device to perform a first function based on the selected item, and

in response to the determined operation mode of the electronic device not being the standby mode, controlling the electronic device to perform a second function determined based on the determined operation mode and the detected motion information.

19. The method of claim 8, further comprising, based on the identified motion information indicating a movement of the electronic device, activating a function of the second sensor and temporarily changing the operation mode of the electronic device to another mode for executing an application of the second sensor.

20. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 14, the method further comprising, based on the identified motion information indicating a movement of the electronic device, activating a function of the second sensor and executing an application of the second sensor.