MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING AN EVENT NOTIFICATION FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF
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1. A mobile terminal having an event notification function, comprising:
- a user presence sensor that detects the presence of a user of the mobile terminal;
a controller that detects the occurrence of an event, switches the user presence sensor on when it detects the occurrence of the event, and generates a control signal to notify a user of the occurrence of the event when the user presence sensor detects the presence of the user; and
an output unit that receives the control signal and notifies the user of the occurrence of the event.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal having an event notification function which includes a user presence sensor that detects the presence of a user of the mobile terminal, a controller that detects the occurrence of an event, switches the user presence sensor on when it detects the occurrence of the event, and generates a control signal to notify a user of the occurrence of the event when the user presence sensor detects the presence of the user, and an output unit that receives the control signal and notifies the user of the occurrence of the event.
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1. A mobile terminal having an event notification function, comprising:
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a user presence sensor that detects the presence of a user of the mobile terminal;
a controller that detects the occurrence of an event, switches the user presence sensor on when it detects the occurrence of the event, and generates a control signal to notify a user of the occurrence of the event when the user presence sensor detects the presence of the user; and
an output unit that receives the control signal and notifies the user of the occurrence of the event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for notifying a user of a mobile terminal of the occurrence of an event, comprising:
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detecting the occurrence of an event;
detecting the presence of the user of the mobile terminal after the occurrence of the event has been detected; and
notifying the user of the occurrence of the event when the presence of the user has been detected. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer readable medium which stores a program for notifying a user of a mobile terminal of the occurrence of an event, the program comprising:
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event detection code that detects the occurrence of an event;
presence detecting code that detects the presence of the user of the mobile terminal after the occurrence of the event has been detected; and
user notification code that notifies the user of the occurrence of the event when the presence of the user has been detected. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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