Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same in consideration of communication environment
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1. A mobile terminal controllable according to a communication environment, the mobile terminal comprising:
- a grip sensor unit configured to generate sensing signals corresponding to user grip;
a control unit configured to identify a grip pattern based on sensing signals from the grip sensor unit, to extract communication control information associated with the identified grip pattern, and to perform at least one of power control and antenna tuning control;
a communication means to which the power control and the antenna tuning are applied under control of the control unit; and
an antenna bandwidth adjuster configured to compensate for a resonance frequency response of the communication means according to antenna tuning control information.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same in consideration of communication environment are provided. The mobile terminal includes a grip sensor unit for generating sensing signals corresponding to user grip, a control unit for identifying a grip pattern on the basis of sensing signals from the grip sensor unit, for extracting communication control information associated with the identified grip pattern, and for performing at least one of power control and antenna tuning control; and a communication means to which power control and antenna tuning are applied under control of the control unit.
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21 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal controllable according to a communication environment, the mobile terminal comprising:
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a grip sensor unit configured to generate sensing signals corresponding to user grip; a control unit configured to identify a grip pattern based on sensing signals from the grip sensor unit, to extract communication control information associated with the identified grip pattern, and to perform at least one of power control and antenna tuning control; a communication means to which the power control and the antenna tuning are applied under control of the control unit; and an antenna bandwidth adjuster configured to compensate for a resonance frequency response of the communication means according to antenna tuning control information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for controlling a mobile terminal according to a communication environment, the method comprising:
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generating sensing signals corresponding to grip on the mobile terminal; identifying a grip pattern based on the sensing signals; extracting control information for a communication means associated with the identified grip pattern; performing at least one of power control and antenna tuning control with respect to the communication means; and compensating for a resonance frequency response of the communication means according to antenna tuning control information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile terminal controllable according to a communication environment, the mobile terminal comprising:
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a detector configured to collect characteristics of antenna radiation according to a user grip; a control unit configured to identify a preset pattern matching a radiation pattern detected by the detector, and to perform at least one of transmit power adjustment and antenna tuning according to settings associated with the identified pattern; a communication means to which the power adjustment and the antenna tuning are applied under control of the control unit; a storage unit configured to store information regarding mappings between preset patterns and values for the power adjustment and the antenna tuning of the communication means; and an antenna bandwidth adjuster configured to compensate for a resonance frequency response of the communication means according to antenna tuning control information.
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