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Portable terminal and method for driving the same

  • US 9,648,235 B2
  • Filed: 07/19/2012
  • Issued: 05/09/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A portable terminal, the portable terminal comprising:

  • a camera module capturing an image of an object;

    position information obtaining sensors detecting a first motion of the portable terminal or a second motion of the portable terminal;

    a storage in which data corresponding to a first particular motion for turning-on the camera module and a second particular motion for turning-off the camera module is pre-stored; and

    a controller configured to control turning-on or turning-off the camera module using the first motion or the second motion of the portable terminal detected by the position information obtaining sensors, respectively,wherein the controller is configured to turn on or turn off the camera module when it is determined that the first motion or the second motion of the portable terminal and the first particular motion or the second particular motion, respectively, are identical by comparing data corresponding to the first motion or the second motion of the portable terminal with the data corresponding to the first particular motion or the second particular motion, respectively, pre-stored in the storage.

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