APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF MOBILE TERMINAL
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Abstract
A method of controlling the operation of a mobile terminal is provided. By dynamically selecting or setting a specific function of a mobile terminal according to a change in pressure or contact areas sensed by a plurality of touch sensors which cover the mobile terminal, a user can easily select or set a specific function of the mobile terminal according to his or her intention, and easily recognize information displayed on a screen of the mobile terminal.
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27 Claims
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1-7. -7. (canceled)
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8. A portable communication device comprising:
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a display; a sensor capable of detecting deformation of the display; and a controller adapted to; display content via the display, detect, using the sensor, the deformation of at least one portion of the display, and adjust a characteristic with respect to the displaying of at least one portion of the content based at least in part on the detecting. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A portable communication device comprising:
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a display; a sensor capable of detecting deformation of the display; and a controller adapted to; identify, using the sensor, a pressure associated with a user input received with respect to the display, select a first function based at least in part on a determination that an intensity of the pressure corresponds to a first condition, select a second function based at least in part on a determination that the intensity the pressure corresponds to a second condition, and perform a corresponding function selected from the first function and the second function. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus comprising:
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a sensor capable of detecting deformation of at least one portion of the apparatus; and a controller adapted to; identify a user input received with respect to the apparatus, detect, using the sensor, the deformation of the at least one portion of the apparatus associated with the user input, select a corresponding function from a first function and a second function based at least in part on an intensity of a pressure corresponding to the deformation, and display information related to the corresponding function via a display operatively coupled with the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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