Mobile terminal and event processing method
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1. A method for a mobile terminal, comprising:
- detecting an incoming call;
activating an audible ringing signal associated with the incoming call;
detecting whether an orientation of the mobile terminal, during the activation of the audible ringing signal, is changed to a predetermined orientation if an automatic change feature for silencing the audible ringing signal caused by the incoming call in the predetermined orientation is set; and
silencing the audible ringing signal caused by the incoming call in response to the orientation of the mobile terminal being changed to the predetermined orientation.
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Abstract
Provided is a mobile terminal having a sensor detecting movement thereof and an event processing method. The mobile terminal includes: an orientation detector for monitoring, in response to detection of an event, movement of the mobile terminal for a preset time duration to identify an orientation of the mobile terminal; and a controller for processing the event in an operating mode corresponding to the identified orientation. As a result, the user can readily switch operating modes of the mobile terminal by changing orientations thereof.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for a mobile terminal, comprising:
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detecting an incoming call; activating an audible ringing signal associated with the incoming call; detecting whether an orientation of the mobile terminal, during the activation of the audible ringing signal, is changed to a predetermined orientation if an automatic change feature for silencing the audible ringing signal caused by the incoming call in the predetermined orientation is set; and silencing the audible ringing signal caused by the incoming call in response to the orientation of the mobile terminal being changed to the predetermined orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 24, 25)
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6. A method for a mobile terminal comprising:
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detecting an incoming call; activating an audible ringing signal associated with the incoming call; detecting whether an orientation of the mobile terminal, during the activation of the audible ringing signal, is changed to a predetermined orientation and, if it has changed to the predetermined orientation, detecting whether the mobile terminal is in the predetermined orientation for a predetermined period of time; and silencing the audible ringing signal caused by the incoming call if the mobile terminal is detected in the predetermined orientation for the predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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11. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a communication unit; an orientation detector; and a controller which; activates an audible ringing signal associated with an incoming call in response to the incoming call being received;
if an automatic change feature for silencing the audible ringing signal caused by the incoming call in a predetermined orientation is set, determines whether an orientation of the mobile terminal, during activation of the audible ringing signal, is changed to the predetermined orientation; andsilences the audible ringing signal caused by the incoming call in response to the orientation of the mobile terminal being changed to the predetermined orientation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 26)
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16. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a communication unit; an orientation detector; and a controller which; activates an audible ringing signal associated with an incoming call in response to an incoming call being received; detecting whether an orientation of the mobile terminal, during the activation of the audible ringing signal, is changed to a predetermined orientation; if it has changed to the predetermined orientation, detecting whether the mobile terminal is in the predetermined orientation for a predetermined period of time; and silences the audible ringing signal caused by the incoming call if it is detected that the mobile terminal is in the predetermined orientation for the predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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21. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a communication unit; an orientation detector; and a controller which; activates an audible ringing signal associated with an incoming call when the incoming call is detected; determines whether an automatic change feature for silencing the audible ringing signal caused by the incoming call when the mobile terminal is in a predetermined orientation is set; and if the automatic change feature for silencing the audible ringing signal caused by the incoming call when the mobile terminal is in the predetermined orientation is set; detects whether the mobile terminal is in the predetermined orientation during the incoming call; and silences the audible ringing signal caused by the incoming call when the mobile terminal is detected in the predetermined orientation. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 27)
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