METHOD OF CONTROLLING TERMINAL USING CONTEXT AWARENESS AND TERMINAL THEREOF

• US 20150199969A1
• Filed: 06/19/2013
• Published: 07/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, So Yeon, Kim, Tae Hyung, Choi, Yoon Jung
• Granted Patent: US 9,881,618 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/629 to features or functions of an application
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/22 Interactive procedures; Man-machine interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724631 by limiting the access to the user interface, e.g. locking a touch-screen or a keypad
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means voice activated dialling H04M1/271; voice recognition algorithms G10L15/00

Abstract

A method of controlling a terminal is provided. The method includes analyzing a sensed voice when a voice is sensed, recognizing a context based a result of the analysis, and performing a predetermined control operation based on the recognized context.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a terminal, the method comprising:

analyzing a sensed voice when a voice is sensed;

recognizing a context based a result of the analysis; and

performing a predetermined control operation based on the recognized context.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the preset control operation includes at least one of locking mode setting, alarm blocking, certain function use blocking, data display block and data deletion.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing of the voice comprises:

sensing an externally generated voice; and

analyzing at least one of a pitch, a formant and an amplitude of the voice.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing of the voice comprises:

sensing a voice during performance of a calling function;

terminating the calling function; and

analyzing a voice sensed right before termination of the calling function.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the recognizing of the context comprises recognizing whether an owner of the terminal is using the terminal based on the result of the analysis.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the recognizing of the context further comprises recognizing at least one of whether the terminal is being used by an adult or a child and whether the terminal is being used by a man or a woman if the terminal is not being used by the owner of the terminal.

7. The method of claim 1, where the performing of the control operation comprises blocking an alarm for at least one or a text message, an incoming call and a mobile messenger message.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing of the control operation comprises blocking a use of at least one of at least one application, payment function and keypad.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing of the control operation comprises blocking a display of at least one of at least one menu, wallpaper icon and phone number stored in a phonebook.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing of the control operation comprises deleting data on use details including at least one of a calling list and a text message transmission and reception list.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a voice of an owner of the terminal;

analyzing the voice of the owner; and

storing owner voice information based on a result of analysis of the owner voice,

wherein the recognizing of the situation comprises recognizing whether the terminal is being used by the owner based on the result of analysis and the owner voice information.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

setting in advance the control operation according to a user'"'"'s input.

13. A method of controlling a terminal, the method comprising:

receiving a voice of an owner of the terminal;

analyzing the owner voice;

storing the owner voice information based on a result of analysis on the owner voice;

analyzing a sensed voice when a voice is sensed;

recognizing whether the terminal is being used by the owner based on the result of the analysis and the owner voice information; and

performing a predetermined control operation based on a result of the recognition.

14. A terminal comprising:

a voice input unit that receives a voice; and

a controller that analyzes the voice received through the voice input unit, recognizes a context based on a result of the analysis, and performs a predetermined control operation.

15. The terminal of claim 14, wherein the predetermined control operation includes at least one of locking mode setting, alarm blocking, certain function use blocking, data display blocking, and data deletion.

16. The terminal of claim 14, wherein the voice input unit comprises a voice sensing unit that senses whether an external voice has occurred so that the voice input unit receives a voice only when the external voice occurs.

17. The terminal of claim 14, wherein the controller analyzes at least one of a pitch, a formant and amplitude.

18. The terminal of claim 14, wherein the controller recognizes at least one of whether the terminal is being used by an owner of the terminal, whether the terminal is being used by an adult or a child, and whether the terminal is being used by a man or a woman.

19. The terminal of claim 14, further comprising:

a storage unit that stores data,

wherein the voice input unit receives a voice of an owner of the terminal, and

wherein the controller controls the storage unit to analyze the owner voice and store information on the owner voice based on a result of the analysis on the owner voice.

20. The terminal of claim 14, further comprising:

a storage unit that stores data,

wherein the controller controls the controller to store the predetermined control operation.