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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF PORTABLE TERMINAL USING MICROPHONE

  • US 20120004913A1
  • Filed: 06/30/2011
  • Published: 01/05/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for controlling an operation of a portable terminal using a microphone, comprising:

  • detecting an operation mode of the portable terminal and driving an audio recognition mode according to the detected operation mode to activate the microphone;

    converting a contact or motion signal generated on or near the microphone into digital data and detecting audio characteristics from the converted digital data to extract audio analysis data for recognition of a type of the input signal; and

    determining whether there is User Interface (UI) setting information corresponding to the extracted audio analysis data type, and performing a relevant function specified in the UI setting information according to the determination outcome.

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