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US 2014/0179379 A1Published application
Mode change apparatus and method in electronic device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSung-Ho SON, Yang-Su Kim, Su-Young Park, Keum-Ju Jang
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Abstract
A mode change apparatus and method using face recognition in an electronic device are provided. The method of changing a notifying mode includes, determining whether a face is recognized from surroundings of the electronic device when a call is received; and generating a call reception event in a first notification mode when the face is recognized from the peripheral images.
Claims20
A method in an electronic device comprising:
- determining whether a face is recognized from surroundings of the electronic device when a call is received;
- and
- generating a first call reception event in a first notification mode when the face is recognized from the peripheral images.
An electronic device comprising:
- a communication system;
- a camera;
- and
- at least one processor,
- wherein, when a call is received, the processor determines whether a face is recognized from images obtained by the camera, and
- wherein, when the face is recognized from the images, the processor generates a first call reception event in a first notification mode.
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