Apparatus and method for motion detecting in mobile communication terminal

• US 9,083,810 B2
• Filed: 01/21/2011
• Issued: 07/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jung, Woo-Jin, Hong, Hyun-Su
• Primary Examiner(s): RAMPURIA, SHARAD K
• Application Number:
  US13/011,105
• Publication Number:
  US 20110183706A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,635 Days
• Field of Search: 455/550.1, 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/41.1, 4555561-5562, 4554561-457, 455/517
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/64 file transfer between terminals download of applications H04M1/72406; transfer of messages, e.g. SMS, e-mail or MMS H04M1/7243
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

An apparatus and a method detect a motion in a mobile station. A motion is determined via a motion detecting function in the mobile station. A parameter for motion detection is determined from sensor data obtained via a sensor. The extracted parameter for the motion detection is transmitted to a counterpart mobile station. A parameter for motion detection determined by the counterpart mobile station is received from the counterpart mobile station. The extracted parameter is compared with the parameter received from the counterpart mobile station to determine a function associated with a motion input by a user.

Claims

1. A method to determine a motion via a motion detecting function in a first mobile station, the method comprising:

determining a first parameter for motion detection from sensor data obtained via a sensor, wherein the first parameter comprises a first motion intensity;

receiving a second parameter for motion detection determined by a second mobile station from the second mobile station, wherein the second parameter comprises a second motion intensity;

comparing the first parameter with the second parameter; and

determining a function associated with a motion input based on the comparison of the first parameter with the second parameter.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting the first parameter for motion detection to at least one counterpart mobile station, the at least one counterpart mobile station comprising the second mobile station.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor data is acquired by using a motion detecting algorithm including at least one of an impact detecting algorithm, a shake detecting algorithm, and a snap detecting algorithm.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the second parameter comprises using at least one of a Bluetooth communication, a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) communication, a WIFI communication, an infrared ray communication, and an Ultra WideBand (UWB) communication.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein transmitting the first parameter comprises using at least one of a Bluetooth communication, a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) communication, a WIFI communication, an infrared ray communication, and an Ultra WideBand (UWB) communication.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the first parameter and the second parameter further comprises at least one of a mobile station identifier (ID), a motion ID, a time point at which a motion occurs, a time duration for which motion is maintained, and a motion direction.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein determining the function associated with the motion input comprises:

determining whether a motion ID of the first mobile station coincides with a motion ID of the second mobile station;

when the motion IDs coincide, determining whether a time point at which the motion occurs for the first mobile station coincides with a time point at which the motion occurs for the second mobile station;

when the time points at which the motions occur coincide, determining whether the first motion intensity of the first mobile station is greater than the second motion intensity of the second mobile station;

when the first motion intensity of the first mobile station is greater than the second motion intensity of the second mobile station, determining that the motion input is associated with a first function; and

when the first motion intensity of the first mobile station is not greater than the second motion intensity of the second mobile station, determining that the motion input is associated with a second function.

8. A mobile station, comprising:

a motion detector configured to determine a first parameter for motion detection from sensor data obtained via a sensor, compare the first parameter with a second parameter received from a counterpart station to determine a motion input of a user, wherein the first parameter comprises a first motion intensity; and

a data receiver configured to receive the second parameter for motion detection extracted by the counterpart station, wherein the second parameter comprises a second motion intensity.

9. The mobile station of claim 8, further comprising a data transmitter configured to transmit the first parameter for motion detection to the counterpart station.

10. The mobile station of claim 8, wherein the sensor data is acquired using a motion detecting algorithm including at least one of an impact detecting algorithm, a shake detecting algorithm, and a snap detecting algorithm.

11. The mobile station of claim 8, wherein the data receiver is configured to receive the second parameter using at least one of a Bluetooth communication, a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) communication, a WIFI communication, an infrared ray communication, and an Ultra WideBand (UWB) communication.

12. The mobile station of claim 9, wherein the data transmitter is configured to transmit the first parameter using at least one of a Bluetooth communication, a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) communication, a WIFI communication, an infrared ray communication, and an Ultra WideBand (UWB) communication.

13. The mobile station of claim 8, wherein each of the first parameter and the second parameter further comprises at least one of a mobile station Identifier (ID), a motion ID, a time point at which a motion occurs, a time duration for which a motion is maintained, and a motion direction.

14. The mobile station of claim 13, wherein the motion detector is configured to determine whether a motion ID of the mobile station coincides with a motion ID of the counterpart station;

when the motion IDs coincide, the motion detector is configured to determine whether a time point at which a first motion occurs at the mobile station coincides with a time point at which a second motion occurs at the counterpart station;

when the time points at which the first motion and the second motion occur coincide, the motion detector is configured to determine whether the first motion intensity of the mobile station is greater than the second motion intensity of the counterpart station;

when the first motion intensity of the mobile station is greater than the second motion intensity of the counterpart station, the motion detector is configured to determine that the motion input is associated with a first function; and

when the first motion intensity of the mobile station is not greater than the second motion intensity of the counterpart station, the motion detector is configured to determine that the motion input is associated with a second function.

15. An apparatus to determine a motion via a motion detecting function in a first mobile station, the apparatus comprising:

a motion detector configured to determine a first parameter for motion detection from sensor data obtained via a sensor, and compare the first parameter with second parameters received from a second mobile station and a third mobile station to determine a user'"'"'s motion input, wherein the first parameter comprises a first motion intensity; and

a data receiver configured to receive the second parameters for motion detection determined by the second mobile station and the third mobile station from the second mobile station and the third mobile station, wherein the second parameters comprise second motion intensities.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising a data transmitter configured to transmit the first parameter for motion detection to the second mobile station and the third mobile station.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the sensor data is acquired using a motion detecting algorithm including at least one of an impact detecting algorithm, a shake detecting algorithm, and a snap detecting algorithm.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the data receiver is configured to receive the second parameters using at least one of a Bluetooth communication, a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) communication, a WIFI communication, an infrared ray communication, and an Ultra WideBand (UWB) communication.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein each of the first parameter and the second parameters further comprises at least one of a mobile station Identifier (ID), a motion ID, a time point at which a motion occurs, a time duration for which a motion is maintained, and a motion direction.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the data transmitter is configured to transmit the first parameter using at least one of a Bluetooth communication, a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) communication, a WIFI communication, an infrared ray communication, and an Ultra WideBand (UWB) communication.