METHOD AND APPARATUS TO USE A USER INTERFACE
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1. A method to use a user interface, the method comprising:
- sensing a standard hand grip;
identifying gripping fingers when the standard hand grip is sensed;
determining an operation of the identified fingers;
perceiving a command based on the determined operation of the fingers; and
executing the perceived command.
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Abstract
A method to use a user interface includes when the user grips the apparatus in a standard shape, the controller identifies the griping fingers, perceives a commanded function based on the operations of the identified fingers, and executes the perceived function. Thus, a desired application or application function can be easily and quickly executed only by the operation of the fingers even when the handheld device is put in a bag or pocket, or when the user cannot check or handle the screen and buttons of the handheld device because the user is talking on the phone or in conference.
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29 Claims
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1. A method to use a user interface, the method comprising:
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sensing a standard hand grip; identifying gripping fingers when the standard hand grip is sensed; determining an operation of the identified fingers; perceiving a command based on the determined operation of the fingers; and executing the perceived command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A user interface apparatus, comprising:
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a main body having at least two surfaces; touch pads provided on the at least two surfaces; a controller to identify gripping fingers when a standard hand grip is sensed through the touch pads, and to perceive and execute a command based on an operation of the identified fingers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A handheld user interface apparatus, comprising:
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a main body to be held by a hand of a user; a plurality of touch pads disposed on the main body, and to correspond to and receive input from respective fingers of the hand of the user; and a controller to determine which of the touch pads receive input and a type of input received thereto, and to execute a command based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method of operating a handheld user interface apparatus, the method comprising:
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determining which of a plurality of touch pads respectively corresponding to fingers of a hand of a user receive an input; determining a type of input received by the determined touch pads; and executing a command based on the determined plurality of touch pads to receive the input and the type of input received.
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25. A method of operating a handheld computer (HHC), comprising:
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determining characteristics of finger placement on at least two touch pads disposed on sides of the HHC; and executing predetermined commands of the HHC based on the determined characteristics of the finger placement. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program to execute a method, wherein the method comprises:
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determining which of a plurality of touch pads respectively corresponding to fingers of a hand of a user receive an input; determining a type of input received by the determined touch pads; and executing a command based on the determined plurality of touch pads to receive the input and the type of input received.
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