CALL ORIGINATION METHOD FOR FULL-TOUCH SCREEN PORTABLE TERMINAL

• US 20100136946A1
• Filed: 11/25/2009
• Published: 06/03/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KWON, Hong-Seok, CHO, Hyoung-Rae, PARK, Dae-Gyue, SON, Jae-Gon
• Granted Patent: US 8,195,123 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72418 for supporting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

An apparatus and method for originating a call in a full-touch screen portable terminal are provided. In the method, it is determined whether a malfunction occurs. An emergency call mode is executed in the event of the malfunction. It is determined whether an event is generated in the emergency call mode. If the event is generated, a phone number corresponding to the generated event is retrieved to originate a call.

Claims

1. A call origination method for a full-touch screen portable terminal, the method comprising:

determining whether a malfunction occurs;

executing an emergency call mode, if it is determined that the malfunction occurs;

determining whether an event is generated in the emergency call mode;

if it is determined that the event is generated in the emergency call mode, retrieving a phone number corresponding to the generated event to originate a call; and

originating the call using the retrieved phone number.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining whether the malfunction occurs comprises automatically determining whether the malfunction occurs by checking at least one of a display unit and a touch sensor of the full-touch screen portable terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining whether the malfunction occurs comprises determining that the full-touch screen portable terminal malfunctions, if an input notifying a malfunction of at least one of a display unit and a touch sensor is received through a key input unit of the full-touch screen portable terminal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the executing of the emergency call mode comprises entering into the emergency call mode automatically if it is determined that the malfunction occurs.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the malfunction comprises at least one of a failure to receive a number input through a touch sensor and a failure due to an error in a display unit of a touchscreen unit

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the executing of the emergency call mode comprises outputting at least one of a display and an alarm for notifying the emergency call mode of the full-touch screen portable terminal.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the executing of the emergency call mode comprises activating at least one of a motion detection module and a voice detection module of the full-touch screen portable terminal.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the event includes at least one of a voice detection event, a motion detection event, a mapping event, and a combination event of a key input unit.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the determining whether the event is generated in the emergency call mode comprises:

determining whether the event is defined in a storage unit of the full-touch screen portable terminal; and

determining that the event is generated, if it is determined that the event is defined in the storage unit.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising outputting the retrieved phone number to a speaker.

11. An apparatus for originating a call for a full-touch screen portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a touchscreen; and

a controller comprising;

a malfunction detection module for detecting a malfunction of the touchscreen;

a motion detection module for detecting movement of the full-touch screen portable terminal when the malfunction of the touchscreen is detected by the malfunction detection module and for determining whether an event is generated in an emergency call mode; and

a voice detection module for detecting a user'"'"'s voice input through a microphone when the malfunction of the touchscreen is detected by the malfunction detection module and for determining whether an event is generated in an emergency call mode,

wherein, if it is determined that the event is generated in the emergency call mode, the controller retrieves a phone number corresponding to the generated event to originate a call and originates the call using the retrieved phone number.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:

a storage unit for storing at least one of a voice detection event, a motion detection event, a mapping event, and a combination event of a key input unit, and the corresponding phone numbers.