METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXECUTING FUNCTION USING IMAGE SENSOR IN MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20130258087A1
• Filed: 04/02/2013
• Published: 10/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: JEONG, Seonghun
• Application Number:
  US13/855,216
• Publication Number:
  US 20130258087A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/77
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/16 Constructional details or arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/325 Power saving in peripheral device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/23 Construction or mounting of dials or of equivalent devices; Means for facilitating the use thereof by improving visibility H04M1/22
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

A method and an apparatus of executing a function using an image sensor in a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes detecting motion information from data input from an image sensor, determining whether the detected motion information corresponds to stored pattern information, and executing a function corresponding to the stored pattern information when the detected motion information corresponds to the stored pattern information.

Claims

1. A method of executing a function in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

detecting motion information from data input from an image sensor;

determining whether the detected motion information corresponds to stored pattern information; and

executing a function corresponding to the stored pattern information when the detected motion information corresponds to the stored pattern information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting of the motion information is performed while a display unit is not driven.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the detecting of the motion information comprises:

driving fewer than all pixels of the image sensor; and

detecting the motion information from the data input from the image sensor in which the fewer than all pixels are driven.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the determining of whether the detected motion information corresponds to stored pattern information comprises determining whether the detected motion information corresponds to stored wake up pattern information.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the executing of the function comprises driving the display unit when the detected motion information corresponds to the wake up pattern information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting of the motion information comprises detecting respective motion information from data input from a plurality of image sensors, and

the executing of the function is performed when all of the detected motion information corresponds to the stored pattern information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting of the motion information comprises detecting at least one of a left motion, a right motion, an up motion, a down motion, and a circular motion.

8. A method of executing a function in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

detecting image information from data input from an image sensor;

determining whether the detected image information includes face information; and

executing a function corresponding to the face information when the detected image information includes the face information.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the detecting of the image information is performed while a display unit is not driven.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the detecting of the image information comprises:

driving fewer than all pixels of the image sensor; and

detecting the image information from the data input from the image sensor in which the fewer than all pixels are driven.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the executing of the function comprises driving the display unit when the detected image information corresponds to the face information.

12. An apparatus for executing a function in a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:

an image sensor capable of detecting subject information;

a detector capable of detecting motion information from data associated with the subject information input from the image sensor;

a memory capable of storing at least one pattern information to be compared with the detected motion information; and

a controller capable of executing a function corresponding to the stored pattern information when the detected motion information corresponds to the stored pattern information.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the controller controls a display unit to display image data when the detected information corresponds to the stored pattern information.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the controller drives fewer than all pixels of the image sensor.

15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the detector detects respective motion information from data input from a plurality of image sensors, and

the controller executes the function corresponding to the stored pattern information when all of the detected motion information corresponds to the stored pattern information.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the detector detects image information from data input from the image sensor, and

the controller executes a function corresponding to face information when the detected image information is the face information.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the controller controls the display unit to display image data when the detected image information is the face information.

18. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the detector detects the motion information by detecting at least one of a left motion, a right motion, an up motion, a down motion, and a circular motion.