MOBILE TERMINAL AND FUNCTION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A mobile terminal that takes at least two forms of a utilization state and a non-utilization state, comprising:
- a state detecting unit that detects whether the mobile terminal is in the non-utilization state;
an acceleration sensor;
a posture detecting unit that detects a posture of the mobile terminal;
a restricting unit that restricts an execution of a specific function in accordance with the detection result of the state detecting unit; and
a restriction releasing unit that releases a restriction of at least a portion of the specific function restricted by the restricting unit, in accordance with the detection results of the acceleration sensor and the posture detecting unit.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a mobile terminal and a function control method thereof that can appropriately set or release an operation mode in accordance with a situation of a user. A mobile terminal includes an opening/closing sensor 18 that detects whether the mobile terminal is in an opened state or a closed state, an acceleration sensor 11 that detects acceleration and a posture of the mobile terminal, and a control unit 12 that restricts an execution of a specific function in accordance with the detection result of the opening/closing sensor 18 and releases a restriction of at least a portion of the restricted specific function in accordance with the detection result of the acceleration sensor 11.
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9 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal that takes at least two forms of a utilization state and a non-utilization state, comprising:
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a state detecting unit that detects whether the mobile terminal is in the non-utilization state; an acceleration sensor; a posture detecting unit that detects a posture of the mobile terminal; a restricting unit that restricts an execution of a specific function in accordance with the detection result of the state detecting unit; and a restriction releasing unit that releases a restriction of at least a portion of the specific function restricted by the restricting unit, in accordance with the detection results of the acceleration sensor and the posture detecting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A function control method of a mobile terminal, comprising:
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a state detecting step of detecting whether the mobile terminal is in a utilization state or a non-utilization state; an acceleration detecting step of detecting acceleration applied to the mobile terminal; a posture detecting step of detecting a posture of the mobile terminal; a restricting step of restricting an execution of a specific function, in accordance with the detection result in the state detecting step; and a restriction releasing step of releasing a restriction of at least a portion of the specific function restricted in the restricting step, in accordance with the detection results in the acceleration detecting step and the posture detecting step. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A mobile terminal that takes at least two forms of a utilization state and a non-utilization state, comprising:
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state detecting means for detecting whether the mobile terminal is in the non-utilization state; an acceleration sensor; posture detecting means for detecting a posture of the mobile terminal; restricting means for restricting an execution of a specific function in accordance with the detection result of the state detecting means; and restriction releasing means for releasing a restriction of at least a portion of the specific function restricted by the restricting means, in accordance with the detection results of the acceleration sensor and the posture detecting means.
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