Call connection method and apparatus in mobile terminal
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1. A call connection method of a portable terminal, the method comprising:
- providing and displaying a contact list based at least partly upon a request of a user of the portable terminal;
activating a first sensor for sensing movement of the portable terminal,determining whether an object is selected in the contact list within a first predefined time period after the first sensor is activated,in response to a determination that the object is selected in the contact list within the first predefined time period after the first sensor is activated, detecting a change in at least one of position information, acceleration information, or tilt information of the portable terminal;
in response to detecting the change using the first sensor and the selection of the object in the contact list, extracting a telephone number associated with the object;
activating a second sensor for sensing whether the portable terminal is moved proximate to a user'"'"'s face when the portable terminal extracts the telephone number with respect to the object; and
,in response to a determination that the portable terminal is present within the predefined proximity of the user'"'"'s face within the second predefined period of time after the second sensor is activated, performing an automatic call connection to another portable terminal corresponding to the telephone number.
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Abstract
A call connection method and apparatus of a portable terminal capable of reducing errors due to automatic call connection using a user gesture and recognition of the user gesture are provided. The call connection method of a portable terminal includes providing a list according to a user request, sequentially sensing a first event and a second event according to a user gesture performed after a specific object in the list is selected, and performing automatic call connection based on the specific object when the first event and the second event are sensed.
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1. A call connection method of a portable terminal, the method comprising:
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providing and displaying a contact list based at least partly upon a request of a user of the portable terminal; activating a first sensor for sensing movement of the portable terminal, determining whether an object is selected in the contact list within a first predefined time period after the first sensor is activated, in response to a determination that the object is selected in the contact list within the first predefined time period after the first sensor is activated, detecting a change in at least one of position information, acceleration information, or tilt information of the portable terminal; in response to detecting the change using the first sensor and the selection of the object in the contact list, extracting a telephone number associated with the object; activating a second sensor for sensing whether the portable terminal is moved proximate to a user'"'"'s face when the portable terminal extracts the telephone number with respect to the object; and
,in response to a determination that the portable terminal is present within the predefined proximity of the user'"'"'s face within the second predefined period of time after the second sensor is activated, performing an automatic call connection to another portable terminal corresponding to the telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A portable terminal comprising:
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a display unit configured to display a screen of a contact list corresponding to a request of a user of the portable terminal, the list comprising one or more objects; and a storage unit configured to store the contact list composed of the one or more objects with a corresponding telephone number for each object and a reference value corresponding to an automatic call connection function; a sensing unit configured to sense movement of the portable terminal and proximity of the portable terminal to a user'"'"'s face; and a controller configured to; activate a first sensor in the sensor unit for sensing movement of the portable terminal; determine whether an object is selected in the contact list within a first predefined time period after the first sensor is activated; in response to a determination that the object is selected in the contact list within the first predefined time period after the first sensor is activated, detect a change in at least one of position information, acceleration information, or tilt information of the portable terminal; in response to detecting of the change using the first sensor and the selection of the object in the contact list, extracting a telephone number associated with the object; activate a second sensor in the sensor unit for sensing whether the portable terminal is moved proximate to the user'"'"'s face when the portable terminal extracts the telephone number with respect to the object, and, in response to a determination that the portable terminal is present within the predefined proximity of the user'"'"'s face within the second predefined period of time after the second sensor is activated, process a call connection to a telephone number of the selected object. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable terminal comprising:
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a display unit configured to display a screen of a contact list corresponding to a request of a user of the portable terminal, the contact list comprising one or more objects; and an input unit configured to receive a selection of an object from the contact list; a storage unit configured to store a list composed of the one or more objects with a corresponding telephone number for each object; a sensing unit configured to sense, by a first sensor, at least one of position information variation, acceleration information variation, and tilt information variation of the portable terminal and to sense, by a second sensor, proximity of the portable terminal to a user'"'"'s face; and a controller configured to; activate the first sensor in the sensor unit for sensing movement of the portable terminal; determine whether an object is selected in the contact list within a first predefined time period after the first sensor is activated; in response to a determination that the object is selected in the contact list, detect a change in at least one of position information, acceleration information, or tilt information of the portable terminal; in response to detecting of the change using the first sensor and the selection of the object in the contact list, extracting a telephone number associated with the object; activate the second sensor for sensing whether the portable terminal is moved proximate to the user'"'"'s face when the portable terminal extracts the telephone number with respect to the object, and, in response to a determination that the portable terminal is present within the predefined proximity of the user'"'"'s face within the second predefined period of time after the second sensor is activated, process a call connection to a telephone number of the selected object. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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