Method of providing motion recognition information in portable terminal

• US 20060256082A1
• Filed: 05/11/2006
• Published: 11/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Ki, Eun-Kwang, Oh, Jong-Koo, Kim, Dong-Yoon, Sohn, Jun-Il, Cho, Sung-Jung
• Application Number:
  US11/431,992
• Publication Number:
  US 20060256082A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to a method for providing motion information for motion recognition mode to user in a portable terminal. In the method, when using the motion recognition mode, the first notification is provided. It is determined if the sensed gesture of the user can be recognized. If the gesture cannot be recognized, the second notification is provided. If the user'"'"'s gesture can be recognized, the motion recognition of the gesture is performed and compared with pre-registered gestures in the portable terminal. If the gesture is not a registered gesture, the third notification is provided. If the recognized gesture is registered, a function corresponding to the recognized gesture is selected and performed. The above method enables a user to effectively utilize a portable terminal equipped with motion recognition capabilities.

Claims

1. A method for providing motion information in a mobile communication terminal, comprising the steps of:

providing a first notification when using a motion recognition mode;

determining if a sensed gesture can be recognized, and providing a second notification if the gesture cannot be recognized; and

comparing gestures registered in the portable terminal with a recognized gesture if the sensed gesture can be recognized, and providing a third notification if the sensed gesture is not a registered gesture.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

searching for a function corresponding to the recognized gesture if the recognized gesture is registered; and

performing the searched function.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensed gesture is to perform at least one of an MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) player control, speed dialing, sound description, and message deletion.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the start of the motion recognition mode is performed by pressing a gesture button.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first notification includes a user guide to assist the user with the correct input of gesture.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first notification includes a user guide of motion recognition depending on each motion recognition mode in order to help the user correctly input a gesture.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein whether the motion recognition is possible is determined by whether the motion is to slow or to fast that it cannot be recognized, or whether the recognized gesture includes a high noise level due to shaking hands.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second notification includes error information for determining whether a motion of the gesture can be recognized so that the user can be aware that the input is incorrect.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the third notification includes the correct way to input a gesture if the recognized gesture is not registered in the portable terminal.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first notification, the second notification and the third notification are provided by at least one of a sound, a screen display, and a vibration.

11. The method of claim 2, further comprising the steps of:

determining that at least two similar gestures among the registered gestures exist and that it is difficult to select a correct registered gesture, if the recognized gesture is registered; and

providing a fourth notification if it is difficult to select the correct registered gesture.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the fourth notification includes information which instructs the user to select a registered gesture.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the fourth notification is provided by at least one of a sound, a screen display, and a vibration.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the second notification includes a cause of an input error for determining whether a motion of the gesture can be recognized to inform the user that the way of input is incorrect.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising the steps of:

determining that at least two similar gestures among the registered gestures exist and that it is difficult to select a correct registered gesture, if the recognized gesture is registered; and

providing a fourth notification if it is difficult to select the correct registered gesture.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the fourth notification includes information instructing the user to select a registered gesture.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the fourth notification is provided by at least one of a sound, a screen display, and a vibration.

14. A method for providing motion information in a mobile communication terminal using a motion recognition mode, comprising the steps of:

providing a first notification when the motion recognition mode is initiated;

determining if a sensed gesture can be recognized, and providing a second notification if the gesture cannot be recognized; and

comparing gestures registered in the portable terminal with the sensed gesture, and providing a third notification if the gesture is not a registered gesture.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the steps of:

searching for a function corresponding to the recognized gesture if the recognized gesture is registered; and

performing the searched function.