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Mobile terminal and function control method thereof

  • US 9,167,074 B2
  • Filed: 03/06/2008
  • Issued: 10/20/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A wireless mobile terminal that takes at least two forms of a utilization state and a non-utilization state, comprising:

  • a restricting unit that restricts an execution of a specific function when detecting a closed state and movement of the mobile terminal;

    a state detecting unit, having an acceleration sensor, that detects whether the mobile terminal is in the utilization state in accordance with the detection result of the acceleration sensor and determines whether a possessor of the mobile terminal is moving;

    a posture detecting unit that detects an inclination angle of the mobile terminal and determines whether the mobile terminal is held at an operation enabled posture based on a pre-set margin of an angle; and

    a restriction releasing unit that releases a restriction of at least a portion of the specific function restricted by the restricting unit when detecting an opened state of the mobile terminal, and releases a lesser portion of the specific function when detecting a closed state, in accordance with the detection results of the acceleration sensor and the posture detecting unit.

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