Portable terminal and driving method of messenger program in portable terminal
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1. A portable terminal comprising:
- a vibration generation unit for vibrating the portable terminal; and
a controller for receiving information regarding a member of a list of a telephone directory, the controller for determining a vibration pattern based on the received information, and the controller for controlling operation of the vibration generation unit based on the determined vibration pattern,wherein the controller displays a vibration pattern registration screen, the controller receives a new vibration pattern for a specific member of the list of the telephone directory, the controller stores the new vibration pattern, and the controller assigns the new vibration pattern for the specific member of the list of the telephone directory such that the new vibration pattern corresponds to the specific member, wherein the new vibration pattern is identified by an intensity pattern over a predetermined period of time, andwherein when the specific member of the list of the telephone directory contacts the portable terminal by a mobile communication, the controller controls the vibration generation unit to output the vibration pattern corresponding to the specific member of the list of the telephone directory.
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Abstract
A portable terminal is provided to inform a user of status information via vibration pattern. The portable terminal may include a vibration generation unit for vibrating the portable terminal and a controller changing status information of a messenger program or a member relative to the messenger program to a vibration pattern while performing the messenger program, and the controller controlling the operation of the vibration generation unit in response to the vibration pattern such that the portable terminal can perform a messenger service by way of an interface unit using tactile sensation to enhance a user'"'"'s convenience and satisfaction.
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29 Claims
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1. A portable terminal comprising:
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a vibration generation unit for vibrating the portable terminal; and a controller for receiving information regarding a member of a list of a telephone directory, the controller for determining a vibration pattern based on the received information, and the controller for controlling operation of the vibration generation unit based on the determined vibration pattern, wherein the controller displays a vibration pattern registration screen, the controller receives a new vibration pattern for a specific member of the list of the telephone directory, the controller stores the new vibration pattern, and the controller assigns the new vibration pattern for the specific member of the list of the telephone directory such that the new vibration pattern corresponds to the specific member, wherein the new vibration pattern is identified by an intensity pattern over a predetermined period of time, and wherein when the specific member of the list of the telephone directory contacts the portable terminal by a mobile communication, the controller controls the vibration generation unit to output the vibration pattern corresponding to the specific member of the list of the telephone directory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of using a portable terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving information of a member of a list of a telephone directory in the portable terminal; determining a vibration pattern based on the received information; vibrating the portable terminal based on the determined vibration pattern; displaying a vibration pattern registration screen, receiving a new vibration pattern on the displayed vibration pattern registration screen for a specific member of the list of the telephone directory; storing the new vibration pattern; and assigning the new vibration pattern for the specific member of the list of the telephone directory such that the stored new vibration pattern corresponds to the specific member, wherein the new vibration pattern is identified by an intensity pattern over a predetermined period of time, and wherein when the specific member of the list of the telephone directory contacts the portable terminal by a mobile communication, the controller controls the vibration generation unit to output the vibration pattern that corresponds to the specific member of the list of the telephone directory. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A portable terminal comprising:
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a touch screen to receive an input from a user that represents a vibration pattern for the terminal; a memory to store the vibration pattern; a vibration generator to generate the vibration pattern of the portable terminal based on the stored vibration pattern; and a controller for receiving information regarding a specific member of a list of a telephone directory, the controller for determining a vibration pattern that corresponds to the specific member based on the received information, and the controller for controlling operation of the vibration generator based on the vibration pattern that corresponds to the specific member, wherein when the controller determines that a vibration pattern to be newly stored in the memory is similar to a previously stored vibration pattern, the controller informs the user that a similar pattern is already stored in the memory.
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29. A portable terminal comprising:
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a vibration generation unit for vibrating the portable terminal; and a controller for receiving information regarding a member of a list of a telephone directory, for determining a vibration pattern that corresponds to the member based on the received information, and for controlling operation of the vibration generation unit based on the determined vibration pattern, wherein the controller displays a vibration pattern registration screen, the controller receives a new vibration pattern for the member of the list of the telephone directory, the controller stores the new vibration pattern, and the controller assigns the new vibration pattern to the member of the list of the telephone directory, and wherein when the terminal receives a communication from the member of the list of the telephone directory, the controller controls the vibration generation unit to output the new vibration pattern that corresponds to the member of the list of the telephone directory.
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