Mobile communication terminal for providing UV information and method for providing UV information using the same

• US 20050064904A1
• Filed: 09/17/2004
• Published: 03/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ryu, Jang-Woo, Lee, Kyung-Sup, Suh, Jung-Woo
• Application Number:
  US10/943,333
• Publication Number:
  US 20050064904A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.100
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 1/429 applied to measurement of ultraviolet light using counting tubes G01T
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/182 Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion

Abstract

A mobile communication terminal is provided with a UV sensor for sensing UV rays and generates an electric signal in proportion to the amount of sensed UV rays. The terminal includes a memory for storing UV information according to a UV index, and a control unit for detecting a UV index from the electric signal from the UV sensor and reading UV information in response to the detected UV index to inform a user.

Claims

1. A mobile communication terminal comprising:

a UV sensor for sensing UV rays and generating an electric signal in proportion to the amount of sensed UV rays;

a memory for storing UV information according to a UV index; and

a control unit for detecting a UV index from the electric signal from the UV sensor and reading UV information in response to the detected UV index to inform a user.

2. A mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stored UV information includes at least one of UV strength and corresponding recommendations.

3. A mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit outputs any one of vibration, a sound, a message, and a combination thereof to inform the user of the UV information.

4. A mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit compares the detected UV index with a predetermined critical value and, when the detected UV index is larger than the critical value, warns the user.

5. A mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit periodically detects the UV index, when it is set to periodically perform UV index detection by the user, and informs the user of the UV information.

6. A method for providing UV information using a mobile communication terminal comprising the steps of:

sensing UV rays and generating an electric signal in proportion to the amount of sensed UV rays;

detecting an UV index from the electric signal; and

informing a user of UV information in response to the detected UV index.

7. A method for providing UV information as claimed in claim 6, wherein the user is informed of the UV information by any one of vibration, a sound, a message, and a combination thereof.

8. A method for providing UV information as claimed in claim 6, wherein the UV information includes at least one of UV strength and corresponding recommendations.

9. A mobile communication terminal comprising:

a UV sensor for sensing UV rays and generating an electric signal in proportion to the amount of sensed UV rays;

a memory for storing UV information according to a UV index; and

a control unit for detecting a UV index from the electric signal from the UV sensor and reading UV information in response to the detected UV index to inform a user and to simultaneously transmit the UV information to another mobile communication terminal via an SMS message.

10. A mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 9, wherein the UV information includes at least one of UV strength and corresponding recommendations.

11. A mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 9, wherein the control unit provides a menu for SMS transmission, when informing the user of the UV information, and receives an input of a telephone number of another mobile communication terminal from the user, if the user chooses SMS transmission of the UV information.

12. A method for providing UV information using a mobile communication terminal comprising the steps of:

sensing UV rays and generating an electric signal in proportion to the amount of sensed UV rays;

detecting an UV index from the electric signal;

informing a user of UV information in response to the detected UV index; and

transmitting the UV information to another mobile communication terminal via an SMS message.

13. A method for providing UV information as claimed in claim 12, further comprising the steps of:

providing a menu for SMS transmission of the UV information when informing the user of the UV information; and

receiving an input of a telephone number of another mobile communication terminal from the user, if the user chooses SMS transmission of the UV information.

14. A mobile communication terminal comprising:

a UV sensor for sensing UV rays and generating an electric signal in proportion to the amount of sensed UV rays;

a memory for storing UV information according to a UV index; and

a control unit for detecting a UV index from the electric signal from the UV sensor, reading UV information in response to the detected UV index, and storing the UV information, the control unit being adapted to add the UV information to an SMS message composed by the user and to transmit the UV information with the SMS message, if the user chooses transmission of the UV information when composing the SMS message.

15. A method for providing UV information using a mobile communication terminal comprising the steps of:

sensing UV rays and generating an electric signal in proportion to the amount of sensed UV rays;

detecting an UV index from the electric signal;

reading and storing UV information in response to the detected UV index;

deciding whether a user chooses transmission of the UV information when composing an SMS message; and

adding the UV information to the SMS message composed by the user and transmitting the UV information with the SMS message, if the user chooses transmission of the UV information.