Apparatus and method for turning a page in a personal information terminal
First Claim
1. An apparatus for turning a page in a personal information terminal, the apparatus comprising:
- a finger movement sensing unit which senses a trace of a user'"'"'s finger movement; and
a page-turning unit which executes a page-turning function in cooperation with an output device according to the sensing of the finger movement sensing unit.
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Abstract
An apparatus for turning a page and a method for turning a page in a personal information terminal including a finger movement sensing unit which senses a trace of a user'"'"'s finger movement, a characteristic extracting unit which extracts a characteristic of the trace sensed by the finger movement sensing unit, a suitability determining unit which determines a suitability of the characteristic extracted by the characteristic extracting unit for turning a page, and a page turning unit which outputs a turned page to an output device if the characteristic is determined to be suitable for turning a page as a result of the determination of the suitability determining unit. Therefore, it is possible to improve a user'"'"'s convenience by making the user feel comfortable as if the user turns a page of an actual paper book.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for turning a page in a personal information terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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a finger movement sensing unit which senses a trace of a user'"'"'s finger movement; and
a page-turning unit which executes a page-turning function in cooperation with an output device according to the sensing of the finger movement sensing unit.
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2. An apparatus for turning a page in a personal information terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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a finger movement sensing unit which senses a trace of a user'"'"'s finger movement;
a characteristic extracting unit which extracts a characteristic of the trace sensed by the finger movement sensing unit;
a suitability determining unit which determines a suitability of the characteristic extracted by the characteristic extracting unit for turning the page; and
a page turning unit which outputs a turned page to an output device if the characteristic is determined to be suitable for turning the page based on the determination of the suitability determining unit. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for turning a page in a personal information terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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a first soft touch sensor and a second soft touch sensor, each of which sense a touch of a user'"'"'s finger; and
a page turning unit which outputs a turned page to an output device if the first soft touch sensor and the second soft touch sensor sense the touch of the user'"'"'s finger, respectively, in a predetermined interval.
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8. An apparatus for turning a page in a personal information terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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a user'"'"'s finger movement sensing unit which includes an optical sensing device sensing a user'"'"'s finger movement; and
a page turning unit which outputs a turned page to an output device if the optical sensor senses the user'"'"'s finger movement. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method for turning a page in a personal information terminal, the method comprising:
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sensing a trace of a user'"'"'s finger movement; and
turning the page in cooperation with an output device according to the sensing of a finger movement sensing unit.
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11. A method for turning a page in a personal information terminal, the method comprising:
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(a) sensing a trace of a user'"'"'s finger movement;
(b) extracting a characteristic of the sensed trace;
(c) determining a suitability of the extracted characteristic for turning the page; and
(d) outputting a turned page to an output device, if the characteristic is suitable for turning the page, based on the determination performed in the step (c). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for turning a page in a personal information terminal, the method comprising:
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sensing a touch of a user'"'"'s finger by a first soft touch sensor and a second soft touch sensor; and
outputting a turned page to an output device if the first soft touch sensor and the second soft touch sensor sense the touch of the user'"'"'s finger, respectively, in a predetermined interval.
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17. A method for turning a page in a personal information terminal, the method comprising:
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(a) sensing a user'"'"'s finger movement by an optical sensor; and
(b) outputting a turned page to an output device if the optical sensor senses the user'"'"'s finger movement. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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