Portable device and method for providing voice recognition service

Abstract

A portable device and a method for controlling the device are disclosed. The portable device includes sensors configured to sense user inputs; a sensor hub configured to activate a main processor and control the sensors including a touch sensor, the touch sensor sensing touch inputs while the portable device is in a standby mode; and the main processor configured to execute an application and control the portable device, wherein, when the portable device is in the standby mode, the touch sensor is in an active state and at least one of the sensors except the touch sensor is in an inactive state, and when the touch sensor detects a first touch input which corresponds to a pre-stored pattern, the sensor hub activates the main processor and switches the portable device from the standby mode to an active mode.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.