PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATIONAL MODE THEREOF
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
- a main body including a user input unit;
a display unit located at a surface of the main body;
a camera unit having a camera module exposed through a surface of the main body; and
a communication unit provided in the main body, the communication unit being configured to perform a wireless communication function, the communication unit being selectively operable in one of a first mode and a second mode,wherein, in the first mode, the communication unit is configured to receive only reception information related to performing the wireless communication function and the display unit is configured to display image information acquired by activating the camera module, andwherein, in the second mode, the communication unit is configured to display transmission information related to performing the wireless communication function and the camera module is deactivated.
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Abstract
The present invention may include a communication unit and a camera unit, and there may be provided a portable electronic device configured to activate the camera unit in a state that a first mode of the communication unit is activated and a second mode thereof is deactivated.
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a main body including a user input unit; a display unit located at a surface of the main body; a camera unit having a camera module exposed through a surface of the main body; and a communication unit provided in the main body, the communication unit being configured to perform a wireless communication function, the communication unit being selectively operable in one of a first mode and a second mode, wherein, in the first mode, the communication unit is configured to receive only reception information related to performing the wireless communication function and the display unit is configured to display image information acquired by activating the camera module, and wherein, in the second mode, the communication unit is configured to display transmission information related to performing the wireless communication function and the camera module is deactivated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable electronic device, the device comprising:
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an image capture block having a first controller controlling a camera module and a first power supply unit providing power to the first controller; a communication block having a second controller controlling a wireless communication module and a second power supply unit providing power to the second controller, the communication block being selectively operable in one of a first mode in which the communication unit is configured to receive only reception information by the wireless communication module and a second mode in which a screen for transmission information through the wireless communication module is displayed; an intermediate unit electrically connected to the first and the second controllers to enable communication between the first and the second controllers; and a user interface electrically connected to the intermediate unit to be selectively controlled by the first or the second controller, and provided with a display unit for displaying the screen, wherein, when the communication block is in the first mode, the second controller operates the first power supply unit, thereby allowing the first controller to activate the camera module, and wherein, when the communication block is in the second mode, the first power supply unit is turned off, thereby deactivating the camera module. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of controlling the operation mode of a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
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(a) allowing a communication block to be operated in one of a first mode capable of receiving an event and a second mode capable of at least one of replying to the received event or reading the received event; (b) allowing a controller of the communication block to activate an image capture block during the first mode, and allowing a controller of the image capture block to display a screen for image information acquired by operating a camera module on a display unit; (c) allowing the communication block during the first mode to transfer information related the received event to the image capture block while activating the image capture block; and (d) allowing the image capture block to selectively operate the communication block in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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