CONTROL METHOD FOR A CELL PHONE
First Claim
1. A control method for a cell phone receiving a call, the cell phone having a touch screen, the control method comprising:
- displaying an animated picture on the touch screen, the animated picture including a main figure;
receiving a contact-related information from the touch screen;
extracting a contact position from the contact-related information; and
putting the call through if the contact position falls within an area of the main figure.
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Abstract
Control methods for a cell phone are provided upon occurrence of a particular event, which receive a contact-related information from a touch screen of the cell phone, analyze the contact-related information to identify the contact position, the number of contact objects, or a gesture, to determine a further step to deal with the particular event. The particular event may include receipt of a call, sounding of an alarm of the cell phone, displaying of a short message on the touch screen, receipt of an interrupting call, or a standby mode of the cell phone.
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40 Claims
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1. A control method for a cell phone receiving a call, the cell phone having a touch screen, the control method comprising:
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displaying an animated picture on the touch screen, the animated picture including a main figure; receiving a contact-related information from the touch screen; extracting a contact position from the contact-related information; and putting the call through if the contact position falls within an area of the main figure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A control method for a cell phone receiving a call, the cell phone having a touch screen, the control method comprising:
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receiving a contact-related information from the touch screen; identifying a gesture from the contact-related information; and putting the call through if the gesture matches to a preset one. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A control method for a cell phone receiving a call, the cell phone having a touch screen, the control method comprising:
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receiving a contact-related information from the touch screen; identifying a number of objects in contact with the touch screen according to the contact-related information; and putting the call through if the number is equal to a preset value. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A control method for a cell phone receiving a call, the cell phone having a touch screen, the control method comprising:
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receiving a contact-related information from the touch screen; identifying a number of objects in contact with the touch screen according to the contact-related information; and comparing the number with a preset value for determining whether or not to put the call through. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A control method for a cell phone receiving a call, the cell phone having a touch screen, the control method comprising:
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receiving a contact-related information from the touch screen; identifying a contact object from the contact-related information; and putting the call through if the contact object matches to a preset one. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A control method for a cell phone receiving a call, the cell phone having a touch screen, the control method comprising:
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receiving a contact-related information from the touch screen; extracting an area of the contact object on the touch screen from the contact-related information; and comparing the area with a preset value for determining whether or not to put the call through. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A control method for a cell phone when an alarm of the cell phone sounds, the cell phone having a touch screen, the control method comprising:
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displaying an animated picture on the touch screen, the animated picture including a main figure; receiving a contact-related information from the touch screen; extracting a contact position from the contact-related information; and stopping the alarm if the contact position falls within an area of the main figure. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A control method for a cell phone when an alarm of the cell phone sounds, the cell phone having a touch screen, the control method comprising:
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receiving a contact-related information from the touch screen; identifying a gesture from the contact-related information; and stopping the alarm if the gesture matches to a preset one. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A control method for a cell phone when an alarm of the cell phone sounds, the cell phone having a touch screen, the control method comprising:
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receiving a contact-related information from the touch screen; identifying a number of objects in contact with the touch screen according to the contact-related information; and stopping the alarm if the number is equal to a preset value. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A control method for a cell phone when an alarm of the cell phone sounds, the cell phone having a touch screen, the control method comprising:
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receiving a contact-related information from the touch screen; identifying a number of objects in contact with the touch screen according to the contact-related information; and comparing the number with a preset value for determining whether or not to stop the alarm.
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29. A control method for a cell phone when an alarm of the cell phone sounds, the cell phone having a touch screen, the control method comprising:
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receiving a contact-related information from the touch screen; identifying a contact object from the contact-related information; and stopping the alarm if the contact object matches to a preset one. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A control method for a cell phone when an alarm of the cell phone sounds, the cell phone having a touch screen, the control method comprising:
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receiving a contact-related information from the touch screen; extracting an area of the, contact object on the touch screen from the contact-related information; and stopping the alarm if the area is greater than a preset value.
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32. A control method for a cell phone displaying a short message, the cell phone having a touch screen, the control method comprising:
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receiving a contact-related information from the touch screen; detecting and identifying a gesture according to the contact-related information; and performing a further step on the short message according to the gesture. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. A control method for a cell phone receiving an interrupting call when a call is already put through, the cell phone having a touch screen, the control method comprising:
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receiving a contact-related information from the touch screen; detecting and identifying a gesture according to the contact-related information; and performing a further step on the already put through call and the interrupting call according to the gesture. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. A control method for a cell phone in a standby mode, the cell phone having a touch screen, the control method comprising:
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receiving a contact-related information from the touch screen; detecting and identifying a gesture according to the contact-related information; and performing a further step according to the gesture. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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