PORTABLE TERMINAL AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME

• US 20100004028A1
• Filed: 03/12/2009
• Published: 01/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Hee Kyung, Kim, Jong Hwan, Cho, Seon Hwi
• Granted Patent: US 8,219,151 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/047 Vibrating means for incoming calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264

Abstract

A portable terminal is provided that includes a vibration generator for vibrating the portable terminal, a receiving device for receiving input from a user and determining a coordinate value on a display screen based on the received input, and a controller for determining a vibration pattern corresponding to information on a display screen based on the determined coordinate value.

Claims

1. A portable terminal comprising:

a vibration generator for vibrating the portable terminal;

a receiving device for receiving input from a user and determining a coordinate value on a display screen based on the received input; and

a controller for determining a vibration pattern corresponding to information on a display screen based on the determined coordinate value, the controller to control vibrations of the vibration generator based on the determined vibration pattern.

2. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the information comprises an image on the display screen.

3. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the information comprises an object on the display screen.

4. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the information comprises a number or a graphic on the display screen.

5. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines the vibration pattern according to which area of the display screen corresponds to the coordinate value.

6. The portable terminal of claim 1, further comprising a memory having a pointing-vibration pattern database in which a first field corresponds to information of screen frame types, a second field corresponds to information of objects, and a third field corresponds to information of vibration patterns.

7. The portable terminal of claim 1, further comprising a memory for storing frame data of the display screen.

8. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration pattern corresponding to a remaining time during multimedia file reproduction when the determined coordinate value corresponds to an area on the display screen displaying the multimedia file reproduction.

9. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration pattern corresponding to image capture set-up information of a camera when the determined coordinate value corresponds to a camera icon area on the display screen.

10. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration pattern corresponding to status of a game character when the determined coordinate value corresponds to a game character area on a game screen of the display screen.

11. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller converts the determined coordinate value to a code of a predetermined regulation.

12. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration pattern corresponding to a charge level of a battery when the determined coordinate value corresponds to a battery icon area on the display screen.

13. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration pattern corresponding to a reception sensitivity of an antenna when the determined coordinate value corresponds to an antenna icon area on the display screen.

14. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration pattern corresponding to whether an alarm has been set up or not when the determined coordinate value corresponds to an alarm icon area on the display screen.

15. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration pattern corresponding to a status of a message inbox when the determined coordinate value corresponds to a message icon area on the display screen.

16. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration pattern corresponding to a remaining capacity of a memory of the portable terminal when the determined coordinate value corresponds to a memory icon area on the display screen.

17. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration pattern corresponding to a feeling of another person when the determined coordinate value corresponds to a display area of the another person on a messenger execution screen of the display screen.

18. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration pattern corresponds to status of a specific folder when the determined coordinate value corresponds to information of the specific folder on the display screen.

19. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the received input is a direct touch of a touch screen by a user or a stylus.

20. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the received input is a proximity touch of a touch screen by a user or a stylus.

21. A driving method of a portable terminal comprising:

receiving an input from a user;

determining a coordinate value of a display screen based on the input from the user;

determining information on the display screen based on the determined coordinate value;

determining a vibration pattern based on the determined information; and

vibrating the portable terminal based on the determined vibration pattern.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the information comprises an image or an object on the display screen.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the information comprises a number or a graphic on the display screen.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein determining the vibration pattern utilizes a pointing-vibration database in which a first field corresponds to information of screen frame types, a second field corresponds to information of items, and a third field corresponds to information of vibration patterns.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein determining the vibration pattern includes determining a vibration pattern corresponding to a remaining time during multimedia file reproduction when the determined coordinate value corresponds to a multimedia file reproduction area on the display screen.

26. The method of claim 21, wherein determining the vibration pattern includes determining a vibration pattern corresponding to image capture set-up information of a camera when the determined coordinate value corresponds to a camera icon area on the display screen.

27. The method of claim 21, wherein determining the vibration pattern includes determining a vibration pattern corresponding to status of a game character when the determined coordinate value corresponds to a game character area on a game screen of the display screen.

28. The method of claim 21, wherein determining the vibration pattern includes converting coordinate values from a receiving device to a code of a predetermined regulation.

29. The method of claim 21, wherein determining the vibration pattern includes determining a vibration pattern corresponding to a charge level of a battery when the determined coordinate value corresponds to a battery icon area on the display screen.

30. The method of claim 21, wherein determining the vibration pattern includes determining a vibration pattern corresponding to a reception sensitivity of an antenna when the determined coordinate value corresponds to an antenna icon area on the display screen.

31. The method of claim 21, wherein determining the vibration pattern includes determining a vibration pattern corresponding to whether an alarm has been set up or not when the determined coordinate value corresponds to an alarm icon area on the display screen.

32. The method of claim 21, wherein determining the vibration pattern includes determining a vibration pattern corresponding to a status of a message inbox when the determined coordinate value corresponds to a message icon area on the display screen.

33. The method of claim 21, wherein determining the vibration pattern includes determining a vibration pattern corresponding to a remaining capacity of a memory of the portable terminal when the determined coordinate value corresponds to a memory icon area on the display screen.

34. The method of claim 21, wherein determining the vibration pattern includes determining a vibration pattern corresponding to a feeling of another person when the determined coordinate value corresponds to a display area of another person on a messenger execution screen of the display screen.

35. The method of claim 21, wherein determining the vibration pattern includes determines a vibration pattern corresponds to status of a specific folder when the determined coordinate value corresponds to information of the specific folder on the display screen.

36. The method of claim 21, wherein receiving the input comprises receiving an input from either a direct touch or a proximity touch of a touch screen.

37. A portable terminal comprising:

a vibration generator for vibrating the portable terminal;

a receiving device for determining a coordinate value on a display screen; and

a controller for determining a vibration pattern corresponding to an object on the display screen selected by the receiving device, and the controller to control operation of the vibration generator based on the determined vibration pattern.

38. The portable terminal of claim 37, wherein the controller selects the object using a frame data of the display screen and the determined coordinate value of the receiving device.

39. The portable terminal of claim 37, wherein the controller determines an area that corresponds to the determined coordinate value.

40. A driving method of a portable terminal comprising:

receiving a coordinate value of a display screen from a receiving device of the portable terminal;

determining an object on the display screen selected by the receiving device based on the received coordinate value;

determining a vibration pattern based on the determined object; and

vibrating the portable terminal based on the determined vibration pattern.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein determining the object includes selecting the object using frame data of the display screen and the determined coordinate value.

42. The method of claim 40, wherein the controller determines an area that corresponds to the determined coordinate value.