APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PORTABLE TERMINAL
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a contact sensing unit to identify a contact information based at least in part on a contact sensed at least one outer surface of the apparatus; and
a control unit configured to perform operations comprising;
determining holding information in relation with a user holding an apparatus, the holding information comprising at least one of contact information or motion information;
analyzing, based on the holding information, a plurality of recognition models so as to select a recognition model associating the holding information with a function mode of the electronic device, the plurality of recognition models comprising information for recognizing the contact information and information for recognizing the motion information; and
providing one or more functions according to the function mode corresponding to the recognition model.
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Abstract
Provided is an apparatus and method for controlling a portable terminal. The apparatus includes a contact sensing unit which senses an area of an external surface of the portable terminal contacted by a user as the user holds the portable terminal, a recognizing unit which recognizes a function mode of the portable terminal based on information about the contacted area sensed by the contact sensing unit, and a control unit which changes the portable terminal to a function mode recognized by the recognizing unit. Since a function mode of the portable terminal is controlled according to the way a user holds the portable terminal, convenience of changing a function mode of the portable terminal is provided through a single manipulation.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a contact sensing unit to identify a contact information based at least in part on a contact sensed at least one outer surface of the apparatus; and a control unit configured to perform operations comprising; determining holding information in relation with a user holding an apparatus, the holding information comprising at least one of contact information or motion information; analyzing, based on the holding information, a plurality of recognition models so as to select a recognition model associating the holding information with a function mode of the electronic device, the plurality of recognition models comprising information for recognizing the contact information and information for recognizing the motion information; and providing one or more functions according to the function mode corresponding to the recognition model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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determining holding information in relation with a user holding an electronic device, the holding information comprising at least one of contact information or motion information; analyzing, based on the holding information, a plurality of recognition models so as to select a recognition model associating the holding information with a function mode of the electronic device, the plurality of recognition models comprising information for recognizing the contact information and information for recognizing the motion information; and operating the electronic device according to the function mode corresponding to the recognition model. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory machine-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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determining holding information in relation with a user holding an electronic device; analyzing, based on the holding information, a plurality of recognition models, so as to select a recognition model associating the holding information with a function mode of the electronic device; and operating the electronic device according to the function mode corresponding to the recognition model.
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