MOBILE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
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1. A mobile device for providing a haptic function, the mobile device comprising:
- a vibration unit which generates vibration for a tactile effect as the haptic function; and
a control unit which comprises a platform providing an application programming interface (API) corresponding to the haptic function and having a plurality of parameters, executes an application prepared by the API, determines a characteristic of the vibration based on the plurality of parameters set up in the application, and controls the vibration unit to generate the vibration having the determined characteristic.
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Abstract
The mobile device for providing a haptic function includes a vibration unit which generates vibration for a tactile effect as the haptic function; and a control unit which includes a platform providing an application programming interface (API) corresponding to the haptic function and having a plurality of parameters, executes an application prepared by the API, determines a characteristic of the vibration based on the plurality of parameters set up in the application, and controls the vibration unit to generate the vibration having the determined characteristic.
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1. A mobile device for providing a haptic function, the mobile device comprising:
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a vibration unit which generates vibration for a tactile effect as the haptic function; and a control unit which comprises a platform providing an application programming interface (API) corresponding to the haptic function and having a plurality of parameters, executes an application prepared by the API, determines a characteristic of the vibration based on the plurality of parameters set up in the application, and controls the vibration unit to generate the vibration having the determined characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 9)
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5. A control method for a mobile device which provides a haptic function, the control method comprising:
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executing an application prepared by an application programming interface (API) that is provided by a platform of the mobile device, has a plurality of parameters, and corresponds to the haptic function; determining a characteristic of vibration for a tactile effect as the haptic function based on the plurality of parameters set up in the application; and generating the vibration having the determined characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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10. A method comprising:
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installing an application, which provides a haptic function, on a mobile device; providing, on the mobile device, an application programming interface (API) comprising parameters corresponding to vibration characteristics of the haptic function; executing the application by the API; analyzing the plurality of parameters set up in the application and determining a characteristic of vibration for a tactile effect as the haptic function based on the plurality of parameters; and generating the vibration having the determined characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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