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US 2011/0215997 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for providing function of portable terminal using color sensor
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorHyun Kyung KIM
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Abstract
A method for providing a function of a portable terminal is provided. The method includes activating a color sensor upon execution of an application, displaying a color recognized by the color sensor on screen data corresponding to the executed application, and controlling a function based on a color recognized by the executed application.
Claims18
A method for providing a function of a portable terminal, comprising:
- activating a color sensor upon execution of an application;
- displaying a color recognized by the color sensor on screen data corresponding to the executed application;
- and
- controlling a function based on the color recognized by the executed application.
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A portable terminal comprising:
- a display unit for displaying screen data corresponding to an executed application;
- a color sensor for detecting a color;
- and
- a controller for displaying a color recognized by the color sensor on screen data corresponding to an executed application when an application is executed, and for controlling execution of a function based on the color recognized in the executed application.
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A method of providing a color recognition function in a portable terminal, the method comprising:
- executing an application stored in the portable terminal;
- activating a color sensor of the portable terminal;
- displaying, on the portable terminal, screen data based on at least one of a color recognized by the color sensor, a function of the executing application, and a user interaction;
- and
- controlling an operation of the executing application based on the recognized color.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.