Apparatus and method for controlling portable terminal
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:
- a contact sensing unit which senses areas on all sides of an external surface of the portable terminal contacted by a user when the user holds the portable terminal and determines areas of the external surface of the portable terminal not contacted by the user when the user holds the portable terminal in both one and two hands where the areas are specific, discrete binary contact areas on sides of the external surface and where at least two specific areas occur on each side;
a recognizing unit which recognizes a function mode of the portable terminal based at least on a combined pattern of the sensed contact areas and the determined non-contact areas where the combined pattern includes a bit sequence to represent a state of contact of the specific areas on the sides of the external surface with a bit for each area; and
a control unit which sets the portable terminal into the recognized function mode,wherein the recognizing unit recognizes the function mode of the portable terminal by updating the user'"'"'s holding characteristics through repetitive recognition successes and failures.
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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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57 Claims
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1. An apparatus for controlling a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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a contact sensing unit which senses areas on all sides of an external surface of the portable terminal contacted by a user when the user holds the portable terminal and determines areas of the external surface of the portable terminal not contacted by the user when the user holds the portable terminal in both one and two hands where the areas are specific, discrete binary contact areas on sides of the external surface and where at least two specific areas occur on each side; a recognizing unit which recognizes a function mode of the portable terminal based at least on a combined pattern of the sensed contact areas and the determined non-contact areas where the combined pattern includes a bit sequence to represent a state of contact of the specific areas on the sides of the external surface with a bit for each area; and a control unit which sets the portable terminal into the recognized function mode, wherein the recognizing unit recognizes the function mode of the portable terminal by updating the user'"'"'s holding characteristics through repetitive recognition successes and failures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for controlling a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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a contact sensing unit which senses areas of an external surface of the portable terminal contacted by a user when the user holds the portable terminal and determines areas of the external surface of the portable terminal not contacted by the user when the user holds the portable terminal where the areas are specific binary contact areas on sides the external surface and where at least two specific areas occur on each surface; a recognizing unit which recognizes a function mode of the portable terminal based at least on a combined pattern of the sensed contact areas and the determined non-contact areas where the combined pattern includes a bit sequence to represent a state of contact of the specific areas on the sides of the external surface with a bit for each area; a control unit which sets the portable terminal into the recognized function mode; and a motion sensing unit which senses a rotation angle of the portable terminal with respect to a predetermined reference axis that is preset in the portable terminal or an angle of the predetermined reference axis with respect to the gravity direction as the user holds the portable terminal, wherein the recognizing unit additionally uses information sensed by the motion sensing unit to recognize the function mode of the portable terminal, wherein the recognizing unit recognizes the function mode of the portable terminal by updating the user'"'"'s holding characteristics through repetitive recognition successes and failures wherein the recognizing unit comprises; a storing unit which stores a recognition model that is used to recognize the function mode of the portable terminal; a determining unit which compares the information sensed and determined by the contact sensing unit and the motion sensing unit with the recognition model stored in the storing unit and determines the function mode to be recognized; and an updating unit which updates the recognition model according to whether the function mode determined by the determining unit is a function mode desired by the user, wherein the recognition model is proportional to a probability P(M)Π
iP(Ii|M), where M represents a predetermined function mode of the portable terminal, Ii represents the information about a contact area, which is sensed by the contact sensing unit, the rotation angle, or the angle with respect to the gravity direction, which is sensed by the motion sensing unit, P(M) represents a probability of the function mode M being selected when the user holds the portable terminal, P(Ii|M)represents a probability that the user contacts the contact area Ii when the function mode M is selected, the portable terminal rotates the rotation angle Ii, or the reference axis of the portable terminal is inclined by the angle Ii with respect to the gravity direction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for controlling a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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a contact sensing unit which senses areas on sides of an external surface of the portable terminal contacted by a user when the user holds the portable terminal and determines areas of the external surface of the portable terminal not contacted by the user when the user holds the portable terminal; a recognizing unit which recognizes a function mode of the portable terminal based at least on a combined pattern of the sensed contact areas and the determined non-contact areas; a control unit which sets the portable terminal into the recognized function mode; and a motion sensing unit which senses a rotation angle of the portable terminal with respect to a predetermined reference axis that is preset in the portable terminal or an angle of the predetermined reference axis with respect to the gravity direction as the user holds the portable terminal, wherein the recognizing unit additionally uses information sensed by the motion sensing unit to recognize the function mode of the portable terminal, wherein the recognizing unit comprises; a storing unit which stores a recognition model that is used to recognize the function mode of the portable terminal; a determining unit which compares the information sensed and determined by the contact sensing unit and the motion sensing unit with the recognition model stored in the storing unit and determines the function mode to be recognized; and an updating unit which updates the recognition model according to whether the function mode determined by the determining unit is a function mode desired by the user, wherein the recognition model is proportional to a probability P(M)Π
iP(Ii|M), where M represents a predetermined function mode of the portable terminal, Ii represents the information about a contact area, which is sensed by the contact sensing unit, the rotation angle, or the angle with respect to the gravity direction, which is sensed by the motion sensing unit, P(M) represents a probability of the function mode M being selected when the user holds the portable terminal, P(Ii|M)represents a probability that the user contacts the contact area Ii when the function mode M is selected, the portable terminal rotates the rotation angle Ii, or the reference axis of the portable terminal is inclined by the angle Ii with respect to the gravity direction,wherein P(M) is calculated by
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15. A method for controlling a portable terminal, the method comprising:
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sensing areas on all sides of an external surface of the portable terminal contacted by a user when the user holds the portable terminal and determining areas of the portable terminal not contacted by the user when the user holds the portable terminal in both one and two hands;
where the areas are specific, discrete binary contact areas on sides of the portable terminal and where at least two specific areas occur on each side;recognizing a function mode of the portable terminal using a combined specific area contact pattern of the sensed contact areas and the determined non-contact areas where the combined pattern includes a bit sequence to represent a state of contact of the specific areas on the sides of the external surface with a bit for each area; and setting the portable terminal into the recognized function mode, wherein the recognizing unit recognizes the function mode of the portable terminal by updating the user'"'"'s holding characteristics through repetitive recognition successes and failures. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for controlling a portable terminal, the method comprising:
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sensing areas on all sides of an external surface of the portable terminal contacted by a user when the user holds the portable terminal and determining areas of the portable terminal not contacted by the user when the user holds the portable terminal in both one and two hands;
where the areas are specific, discrete areas on sides of the portable terminal and where at least two specific areas occur on each side;recognizing a function mode of the portable terminal using a combined specific area contact pattern of the sensed contact areas and the determined non-contact areas where the combined pattern includes a bit sequence to represent a state of contact of the specific areas on the sides of the external surface; setting the portable terminal into the recognized function mode; and sensing a rotation angle of the portable terminal with respect to a predetermined reference axis that is preset in the portable terminal or an angle of the predetermined reference axis with respect to the gravity direction as the user holds the portable terminal and additionally using the sensed angle to recognize the function mode of the portable terminal, wherein the recognizing unit recognizes the function mode of the portable terminal by updating the user'"'"'s holding characteristics through repetitive recognition successes and failures. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method for controlling a portable terminal, the method comprising:
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sensing areas of the portable terminal contacted by a user when the user holds the portable terminal and determining areas of the portable terminal not contacted by the user when the user holds the portable terminal;
where the areas are specific areas on sides of the portable terminal and where at least two specific areas occur on each side;recognizing a function mode of the portable terminal using a combined specific area contact pattern of the sensed contact areas and the determined non-contact areas where the combined pattern includes a bit sequence to represent a state of contact of the specific areas on the sides of an external surface; setting the portable terminal into the recognized function mode; and sensing a rotation angle of the portable terminal with respect to a predetermined reference axis that is preset in the portable terminal or an angle of the predetermined reference axis with respect to the gravity direction as the user holds the portable terminal and additionally using the sensed angle to recognize the function mode of the portable terminal, wherein the recognizing unit recognizes the function mode of the portable terminal by updating the user'"'"'s holding characteristics through repetitive recognition successes and failures, wherein the recognition model is proportional to probability P(M)Π
iP(Ii|M), where M represents a predetermined function mode of the portable terminal, Ii represents the information about a contact area, the rotation angle, or the angle with respect to the gravity direction, P(M) represents a probability of the function mode M being selected when the user holds the portable terminal, P(I1|M) represents a probability that the user contacts the contact area Ii when the function mode M is selected, the portable terminal rotates the rotation angle Ii, or the reference axis of the portable terminal is inclined by the angle Ii with respect to the gravity direction. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for controlling a portable terminal, the method comprising:
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sensing areas on sides of the portable terminal contacted by a user when the user holds the portable terminal and determining areas of the portable terminal not contacted by the user when the user holds the portable terminal; recognizing a function mode of the portable terminal using a combined pattern of the sensed contact areas and the determined non-contact areas; setting the portable terminal into the recognized function mode; and sensing a rotation angle of the portable terminal with respect to a predetermined reference axis that is preset in the portable terminal or an angle of the predetermined reference axis with respect to the gravity direction as the user holds the portable terminal and additionally using the sensed angle to recognize the function mode of the portable terminal, wherein the recognition model is proportional to probability P(M)Π
iP(Ii|M), where M represents a predetermined function mode of the portable terminal, Ii represents the information about a contact area, the rotation angle, or the angle with respect to the gravity direction, P(M) represents a probability of the function mode M being selected when the user holds the portable terminal, P(IiM) represents a probability that the user contacts the contact area Ii when the function mode M is selected, the portable terminal rotates the rotation angle Ii, or the reference axis of the portable terminal is inclined by the angle Ii with respect to the gravity direction,wherein P(M) is calculated by
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30. A method for controlling a portable terminal, comprising:
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sensing two or more external areas on each of all sides of an external surface of the portable terminal contacted by a user as the user holds the portable terminal and determining external areas of the portable terminal not contacted by the user as the user holds the portable terminal in both one and two hands where the areas are specific binary contact areas on the external surface; and selecting a function mode of the portable terminal based at least on a combined pattern of the sensed external areas contacted by the user and the determined contact areas not contacted by the user where the combined pattern includes a bit sequence to represent a state of contact of the specific areas on the sides of the external surface with a bit for each area, wherein the recognizing unit recognizes the function mode of the portable terminal by updating the user'"'"'s holding characteristics through repetitive recognition successes and failures. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A portable terminal operable in two or more function modes, comprising:
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an external surface having sides; a plurality of binary contact sensors arranged to sense two or more areas on each of all sides of the external surface contacted by a user as the user holds the portable terminal in both one and two hands and to determine areas of the external surface not contacted by the user as the user holds the portable terminal in one and two hands; and a recognizing unit to determine a function mode for the portable terminal to operate in based at least on a combined pattern of the two or more contact areas sensed by the contact sensors and the non-contact areas determined by the contact sensors where the combined pattern includes a bit sequence to represent a state of contact of the specific areas on the sides of the external surface with a bit for each area, wherein the recognizing unit recognizes the function mode of the portable terminal by updating the user'"'"'s holding characteristics through repetitive recognition successes and failures. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A portable terminal, comprising:
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an external surface having sides; binary contact sensors arranged to sense two or more areas on each of all sides of the external surface contacted by a user when the user holds the portable terminal and to determine areas of the external surface not contacted by the user when the user holds the portable terminal in both one and two hands; and wherein, the portable terminal is set into a function mode corresponding to a combined pattern of the two or more contact areas sensed by the contact sensors and the non-contact areas determined by the contact sensors, and wherein the combined pattern includes a bit sequence to represent a state of contact of the specific areas on the sides of the external surface with a bit for each area, wherein the recognizing unit recognizes the function mode of the portable terminal by updating the user'"'"'s holding characteristics through repetitive recognition successes and failures. - View Dependent Claims (51)
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52. A portable terminal, comprising:
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an external surface having sides; binary contact sensors arranged to sense two or more areas on each of all sides of the external surface contacted by a user when the user holds the portable terminal and to determine areas of the external surface not contacted by the user when the user holds the portable terminal in both one and two hands; and a user interface unit which provides a state of the portable terminal to the user based at least on a combined pattern of the two or more contact areas sensed by the contact sensors and the non-contact areas determined by the contact sensors where the combined pattern includes a bit sequence to represent a state of contact of the specific areas on the sides of the external surface with a bit for each area, wherein the recognizing unit recognizes the function mode of the portable terminal by updating the user'"'"'s holding characteristics through repetitive recognition successes and failures. - View Dependent Claims (53)
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54. A method for operating a portable terminal, comprising:
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binary contact sensing two or more external areas on each of all sides of the portable terminal contacted by a user as the user holds the portable terminal and determining external areas of the portable terminal not contacted by the user as the user holds the portable terminal in both one and two hands; and providing a state of the portable terminal to the user based at least on a combined pattern of the sensed external areas and determined non-contact areas where the combined pattern includes a bit sequence to represent a state of contact of the specific areas on the sides of the external surface with a bit for each area, wherein the recognizing unit recognizes the function mode of the portable terminal by updating the user'"'"'s holding characteristics through repetitive recognition successes and failures. - View Dependent Claims (55)
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56. A method for controlling a portable terminal, the method comprising:
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sensing areas on all sides of an external surface of the portable terminal contacted by a user when the user holds the portable terminal and determining areas of the portable terminal not contacted by the user when the user holds the portable terminal in both one and two hands;
where the areas are specific, discrete areas on sides of the portable terminal and where at least two specific areas occur on each side;recognizing a function mode of the portable terminal using a combined specific area contact pattern of the sensed contact areas and the determined non-contact areas where the combined pattern includes a bit sequence to represent a state of contact of the specific areas on the sides of an external surface; setting the portable terminal into the recognized function mode; and sensing an angle of the predetermined reference axis with respect to the gravity direction as the user holds the portable terminal and additionally using the sensed angle to recognize the function mode of the portable terminal, wherein the recognizing unit recognizes the function mode of the portable terminal by updating the user'"'"'s holding characteristics through repetitive recognition successes and failures.
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57. A method for controlling a portable terminal, the method comprising:
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sensing areas on all side of an external surface of the portable terminal contacted by a user when the user holds the portable terminal and determining areas of the portable terminal not contacted by the user when the user holds the portable terminal in both one and two hands;
where the areas are specific, discrete areas on sides of the portable terminal and where at least two specific areas occur on each side;recognizing a camera function mode of the portable terminal using a combined specific area contact pattern of the sensed contact areas and the determined non-contact areas where the combined pattern includes a bit sequence to represent a state of contact of the specific areas on the sides of an external surface; and setting the portable terminal into the recognized camera function mode, wherein the recognizing unit recognizes the function mode of the portable terminal by updating the user'"'"'s holding characteristics through repetitive recognition successes and failures.
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