Portable electronic device and operating method therefor
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsChangwei Sun, Kun Li, Jiehua Chen
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Abstract
Provided is a portable electronic device including: a sensor; and a control unit controlling the sensor so as to obtain movement information of the portable electronic device in order to detect a movement of at least a part of a user's arm, determining whether the user is in a driving state on the basis of the movement information, automatically switching into a driving mode on the basis of the determination, and activating at least one function relating to driving among the functions of the portable electronic device on the basis of the switching into the driving mode.
Claims16
A portable electronic device comprising:
- a sensor;
- and
- a controller configured to control the sensor to obtain information about an intensity of illumination around a vehicle in which a user of the portable electronic device is located, compare the obtained information about the intensity of illumination with at least one of intensity thresholds, and alert the user to turn on or off a light of the vehicle based on a result of the comparing, the vehicle being distinct from and external to the portable electronic device.
A method of operating a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
- obtaining information about an intensity of illumination around a vehicle in which a user of the portable electronic device is located, the vehicle being distinct from and external to the portable electronic device;
- comparing the obtained information about the intensity of illumination with at least one of intensity thresholds;
- and
- alerting the user to turn on or off a light of the vehicle based on a result of the comparing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.