Portable terminal and method of controlling the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsPrasad Dayama DWARKA, Agarwal PANKAJ
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Abstract
A portable terminal capable of easily protecting the privacy of a user thereof and a method of controlling the portable terminal are provided. The portable terminal includes a display unit configured to display an image, a cover disposed to be rotated with respect to an edge of the display unit as an axis, and a control unit configured to control brightness of the display unit according to an angle formed by a face of the cover and a surface of the display unit.
Claims19
A portable terminal comprising:
- a display unit configured to display an image;
- a cover disposed to be rotated with respect to an edge of the display unit as an axis;
- and
- a control unit configured to control brightness of the display unit according to an angle formed by a face of the cover and a surface of the display unit.
A portable terminal comprising:
- a display unit configured to display an image;
- a cover disposed to be rotated with respect to an edge of the display unit as an axis;
- and
- a control unit configured to control the display unit such that power consumption changes according to an angle formed by a face of the cover and a surface of the display unit.
A method of controlling a portable terminal, the method comprising:
- detecting an angle formed by a face of a cover and a surface of a display unit included in the portable terminal;
- and
- controlling brightness of the display unit according to the angle.
A method of controlling a portable terminal, the method comprising:
- measuring an intensity of illumination according to an angle formed by a face of a cover and a surface of a display unit included in the portable terminal;
- and
- controlling brightness of the display unit according to the measured intensity of illumination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.