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Mobile terminal capable of providing haptic effect and method of controlling the mobile terminal

  • US 8,306,576 B2
  • Filed: 05/27/2009
  • Issued: 11/06/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

  • pre-storing a plurality of haptic vibrations respectively representing different variations in a screen image, the plurality of haptic vibrations having different patterns or intensities according to the variations in the screen image;

    displaying a first screen image corresponding to an execution of a function on a display module;

    detecting a variation of display in a screen being displayed by the display module, the detected variation comprising a variation of display in the first screen image, a variation of displaying a popup window on the first screen image, a variation of displaying a second screen image corresponding to a predetermined operation instead of the first screen image or a variation of a brightness of the screen being displayed by the display module;

    selecting a haptic vibration corresponding to the detected variation from the plurality of haptic vibrations; and

    generating the selected haptic vibration using at least one vibration module disposed on the mobile terminal in which the at least one vibration module is activated to represent the detected variation,wherein an intensity of the selected haptic vibration is automatically adjusted according to a brightness level of the screen currently being displayed by the display module if the detected variation is the variation of the brightness of the screen.

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