TERMINAL TO PROVIDE USER INTERFACE AND METHOD
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1. A terminal, comprising:
- an input unit to receive a sound signal;
a sound source division unit to divide the sound signal received by the input unit according to frequencies;
a sound source analysis unit to analyze the sound signal divided by the sound source division unit according to the divided frequencies;
a circumstance judgment unit to determine surrounding circumstances of the terminal based on the analyzed result of the sound source analysis unit; and
a control unit to control a user interface of the terminal according to the surrounding circumstances of the terminal determined by the circumstance judgment unit.
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Abstract
A terminal and method to determine surrounding circumstances using received sound signals and to automatically control various user interfaces according to the surrounding circumstances. The terminal divides the received sound signals into voice and non-voice signals, analyzes the divide sound signals based on frequencies and determines the circumstances based on the analyzed sound signals. The terminal may further control a user interface based on the determined surrounding circumstances.
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1. A terminal, comprising:
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an input unit to receive a sound signal; a sound source division unit to divide the sound signal received by the input unit according to frequencies; a sound source analysis unit to analyze the sound signal divided by the sound source division unit according to the divided frequencies; a circumstance judgment unit to determine surrounding circumstances of the terminal based on the analyzed result of the sound source analysis unit; and a control unit to control a user interface of the terminal according to the surrounding circumstances of the terminal determined by the circumstance judgment unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for controlling a terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving a sound signal; dividing the received sound signal according to frequencies; analyzing the divided sound signal according to the frequencies; determining surrounding circumstances of the terminal from the analyzed sound signal; and controlling a user interface of the terminal according to the determined surrounding circumstances of the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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