Mobile terminal and event processing method
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1. A portable communication device comprising:
- a display visually exposed through at least part of a specified surface of the portable communication device;
a sensor; and
a processor configured to;
present a notification signal with respect to an incoming event;
detect, via the sensor, a motion of the portable communication device while the notification signal is presented;
identify, using the sensor, an orientation of the portable communication device as at least part of the detecting;
determine whether the specified surface faces downward based at least in part on detecting the motion; and
adjust the notification signal based at least in part on determining that the specified surface faces downward.
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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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1. A portable communication device comprising:
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a display visually exposed through at least part of a specified surface of the portable communication device; a sensor; and a processor configured to; present a notification signal with respect to an incoming event; detect, via the sensor, a motion of the portable communication device while the notification signal is presented; identify, using the sensor, an orientation of the portable communication device as at least part of the detecting; determine whether the specified surface faces downward based at least in part on detecting the motion; and adjust the notification signal based at least in part on determining that the specified surface faces downward. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable communication device comprising:
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a speaker; a sensor to obtain an orientation of the portable communication device; and a processor configured to; output, via the speaker, an audio signal in response to an incoming event; detect, using the sensor, an orientation of the portable communication device; determine whether the orientation is changed from a first orientation to a second orientation based at least in part on detecting the orientation, while the audio signal is outputted; and mute the audio signal based at least in part on determining that the orientation changed from the first orientation to the second orientation, wherein, in the second orientation, a front surface of the portable communication device faces downward. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A portable communication device comprising:
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a display visually exposed through at least part of a specified surface of the portable communication device; a sensor to obtain an orientation of the portable communication device; and a processor configured to; present a notification signal with respect to an incoming event; detect, using the sensor, an orientation of the portable communication device; determine whether the orientation is changed from a first orientation to a second orientation based at least in part on detecting the orientation, while the notification signal is presented; and turn off the notification signal based at least in part on determining that the orientation changed from the first orientation to the second orientation, wherein, in the second orientation, the specified surface faces downward. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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