Portable terminal and driving method of the same

• US 8,219,151 B2
• Filed: 03/12/2009
• Issued: 07/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Hee Kyung, Kim, Jong Hwan, Cho, Seon Hwi
• Primary Examiner(s): Chang, Daniel D
• Application Number:
  US12/403,138
• Publication Number:
  US 20100004028A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,216 Days
• Field of Search: 455/566, 455/567, 345/173, 345/169, 340/407.1, 715/702, 715/701, 715/763
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/047 Vibrating means for incoming calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264

Abstract

A portable terminal is provided that includes a vibration generator for vibrating the portable terminal, a receiving device for receiving input from a user and determining a coordinate value on a display screen based on the received input, and a controller for determining a vibration pattern corresponding to information on a display screen based on the determined coordinate value.

Claims

1. A portable terminal comprising:

a vibration generator for vibrating the portable terminal;

a receiving device for receiving a first input from a user and determining a coordinate value on a display screen based on the received first input; and

a controller for determining that the coordinate value corresponds to information of a battery, the controller determining a first charge level of the battery based on the determined coordinate value, the controller determining a first vibration pattern that corresponds to the determined first charge level of the battery, and the controller to control vibrations of the vibration generator based on the determined first vibration pattern,

wherein in response to the receiving device receiving a second input corresponding to the determined coordinate value, the controller determines a second charge level of the battery, the controller determines a second vibration pattern that corresponds to the determined second charge level of the battery, and the controller to control vibrations of the vibration generator based on the determined second vibration pattern.

2. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the information comprises an image on the display screen.

3. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the information comprises an object on the display screen.

4. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the information comprises a number or a graphic on the display screen.

5. The portable terminal of claim 1, further comprising a memory having a pointing-vibration pattern database in which a first field corresponds to information of screen frame types, a second field corresponds to information of objects, and a third field corresponds to information of vibration patterns.

6. The portable terminal of claim 1, further comprising a memory for storing frame data of the display screen.

7. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration pattern corresponding to a remaining time during multimedia file reproduction when a subsequently determined coordinate value corresponds to an area on the display screen displaying the multimedia file reproduction.

8. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration pattern corresponding to image capture set-up information of the camera when a subsequently determined coordinate value corresponds to a camera icon area on the display screen.

9. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration pattern corresponding to status of the game character when a subsequently determined coordinate value corresponds to a game character area on a game screen of the display screen.

10. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller converts the determined coordinate value to a code of a predetermined regulation.

11. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines the first vibration pattern corresponding to the first charge level of the battery when the determined coordinate value corresponds to a battery icon area on the display screen.

12. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration pattern corresponding to whether an alarm has been set up or not when a determined coordinate value corresponds to an alarm icon area on the display screen.

13. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration pattern corresponding to a status of a message inbox when a determined coordinate value corresponds to a message icon area on the display screen.

14. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration pattern corresponding to a remaining capacity of the memory of the portable terminal when a determined coordinate value corresponds to a memory icon area on the display screen.

15. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration pattern corresponding to a feeling of another person when a determined coordinate value corresponds to a display area of the another person on a messenger execution screen of the display screen.

16. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration pattern corresponds to status of a specific folder when a determined coordinate value corresponds to information of the specific folder on the display screen.

17. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the received input is a direct touch of a touch screen by a user or a stylus.

18. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the received first input is a proximity touch of a touch screen by a user or a stylus.

19. A driving method of a portable terminal comprising:

receiving a first input from a user;

determining a coordinate value of a display screen based on the first input from the user;

determining that the determined coordinate value corresponds to information of a battery;

determining a first charge level of the battery based on the determined coordinate value;

determining a first vibration pattern that corresponds to the determined first charge level of the battery;

vibrating the portable terminal based on the determined first vibration pattern;

receiving a second input corresponding to the determined coordinate value;

determining a second charge level of the battery based on the received second input that corresponds to the determined coordinate value;

determining a second vibration pattern that corresponds to the determined second charge level of the battery; and

vibrating the portable terminal based on the determined second vibration pattern.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the information comprises an image or an object on the display screen.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the information comprises a number or a graphic on the display screen.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein determining the vibration pattern utilizes a pointing-vibration database in which a first field corresponds to information of screen frame types, a second field corresponds to information of items, and a third field corresponds to information of vibration patterns.

23. The method of claim 19, further comprising determining a vibration pattern corresponding to a remaining time during multimedia file reproduction when a determined coordinate value corresponds to a multimedia file reproduction area on the display screen.

24. The method of claim 19, further comprising determining a vibration pattern corresponding to image capture set-up information of the camera when a determined coordinate value corresponds to a camera icon area on the display screen.

25. The method of claim 19, further comprising determining a vibration pattern corresponding to status of a game character when a determined coordinate value corresponds to a game character area on a game screen of the display screen.

26. The method of claim 19, wherein determining the first vibration pattern includes converting coordinate values from a receiving device to a code of a predetermined regulation.

27. The method of claim 19, wherein determining the vibration pattern includes determining the first vibration pattern corresponding to the first charge level of the battery when the determined coordinate value corresponds to a battery icon area on the display screen.

28. The method of claim 19, further comprising determining a vibration pattern corresponding to whether an alarm has been set up or not when a determined coordinate value corresponds to an alaim icon area on the display screen.

29. The method of claim 19, further comprising includes determining a vibration pattern corresponding to a status of a message inbox when a determined coordinate value corresponds to a message icon area on the display screen.

30. The method of claim 19, further comprising determining a vibration pattern corresponding to a remaining capacity of a memory of the portable terminal when a determined coordinate value corresponds to a memory icon area on the display screen.

31. The method of claim 19, further comprising determining a vibration pattern corresponding to a feeling of another person when a determined coordinate value corresponds to a display area of another person on a messenger execution screen of the display screen.

32. The method of claim 19, further comprising determining a vibration pattern corresponds to status of a specific folder when a determined coordinate value corresponds to information of the specific folder on the display screen.

33. The method of claim 19, wherein receiving the first input comprises receiving an input from either a direct touch or a proximity touch of a touch screen.

34. A driving method of a portable terminal comprising:

receiving a first input from a user;

determining a coordinate value of a display screen based on the first input from the user;

determining that the determined coordinate value corresponds to information of an antenna;

determining a first reception sensitivity of the antenna based on the determined coordinate value;

determining a first vibration pattern that corresponds to the determined first reception sensitivity of the antenna; and

vibrating the portable terminal based on the determined first vibration pattern;

receiving a second input corresponding to the determined coordinate value;

determining a second reception sensitivity of the antenna based on the received second input that corresponds to the determined coordinate value;

determining a second vibration pattern that corresponds to the determined second reception sensitivity of the antenna; and

vibrating the portable terminal based on the determined second vibration pattern.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein determining the vibration pattern includes determining the first vibration pattern corresponding to the reception sensitivity of the antenna when the determined coordinate value corresponds to an antenna icon area on the display screen.

36. A portable terminal comprising:

a vibration generator for vibrating the portable terminal;

a receiving device for receiving a first input from a user and determining a coordinate value on a display screen based on the received first input; and

a controller for determining that the coordinate value corresponds to information of an antenna, the controller determining a first reception sensitivity of the antenna, the controller determining a first vibration pattern that corresponds to the determined first reception sensitivity of the antenna, and the controller to control vibrations of the vibration generator based on the determined first vibration pattern,

wherein in response to the receiving device receiving a second input corresponding to the determined coordinate value, the controller determines a second reception sensitivity of the antenna, the controller determines a second vibration pattern that corresponds to the determined second reception sensitivity of the antenna, and the controller to control vibrations of the vibration generator based on the determined second vibration pattern.

37. The portable terminal of claim 36, wherein the controller determines the first vibration pattern corresponding to the first reception sensitivity of the antenna when the determined coordinate value corresponds to an antenna icon area on the display screen.