METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING GRIP ON MOBILE TERMINAL
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1. A method for performing a call by sensing a user'"'"'s grip on a mobile terminal, comprising:
- switching the mobile terminal to a manner mode, when grip sensors on both side surfaces of the mobile terminal are touched simultaneously, upon receipt of an incoming call;
starting the call, if a vicinity sensor senses the user'"'"'s face adjacent to the mobile terminal in the manner mode; and
ending the call, if the vicinity sensor senses that the user'"'"'s face is receding from the mobile terminal.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for sensing a grip on a mobile terminal are provided, in which the mobile terminal is switched to a manner mode, when grip sensors on both side surfaces of the mobile terminal are touched simultaneously, upon receipt incoming call, the call is started, if a vicinity sensor senses the user'"'"'s face nearby in the manner mode, and the call is ended, if the vicinity sensor senses that the user'"'"'s face is receding from the mobile terminal.
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1. A method for performing a call by sensing a user'"'"'s grip on a mobile terminal, comprising:
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switching the mobile terminal to a manner mode, when grip sensors on both side surfaces of the mobile terminal are touched simultaneously, upon receipt of an incoming call; starting the call, if a vicinity sensor senses the user'"'"'s face adjacent to the mobile terminal in the manner mode; and ending the call, if the vicinity sensor senses that the user'"'"'s face is receding from the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for performing a call by sensing a user'"'"'s grip on a mobile terminal, comprising:
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grip sensors on both side surfaces of the mobile terminal, for sensing a user'"'"'s grip on the mobile terminal; and a vicinity sensor for sensing that the user'"'"'s face is approaching or receding from the mobile terminal; wherein the mobile terminal is switched to manner mode, if the grip sensors sense the user'"'"'s grip simultaneously, upon receipt of an incoming call, starting the call, if the vicinity sensor senses the user'"'"'s face nearby in the manner mode, and ending the call, if the vicinity sensor senses that the user'"'"'s face is receding from the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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