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US 8,542,185 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for operating mobile terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHan Chul Jung, Sun Ae Kim
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Abstract
A method for operating a mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a pressure sensor and an orientation sensor. While a pressure event is detected by the pressure sensor, functions related to content classification, content storage, content display, and menu navigation can be executed in response to a direction event detected by the orientation sensor. Hence, the mobile terminal is capable of operating in a dynamic and a flexible manner.
Claims23
A method, comprising:
- detecting a pressure event according to a pressure applied to a mobile terminal;
- activating an orientation sensor;
- displaying, while the pressure event is being detected, an image indicating a direction to receive a direction event detected by the orientation sensor according to a movement of the mobile terminal in the indicated direction;
- commencing to perform at least one function upon detection of the direction event and the pressure event, the at least one function comprising at least one of a content classification and storage function, a content display function, and a menu navigation function;
- and
- completing the at least one function in response to detection of release of the pressure event.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a pressure sensor to detect a pressure event according to a pressure applied to the mobile terminal;
- an orientation sensor to detect, while the pressure event is being detected, a direction event according to a movement of the mobile terminal in a direction, wherein an image indicating an direction is displayed to receive the direction event;
- and
- a control unit to control commencement of performing at least one function upon detection of the direction event and the pressure event, the at least one function comprising at least one of a content classification and storage function, a content display function, and a menu navigation function and to control completion of the performance of the at least one function in response to detection of release of the pressure event.
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An apparatus, comprising;
- sensors, controllable by a control unit, comprising a first sensor, a second sensor, and a third sensor, the control unit configured:
- to activate the first sensor to receive a touch sensing signal;
- to activate the second sensor to receive a pressure sensing signal in response to detection of activation of the first sensor;
- and
- to activate the third sensor to receive a direction sensing signal in response to detection of sustain of the pressure sensing signal while the second sensor being activated,
- wherein the control unit is further configured:
- to display an image indicating a direction to receive a direction event, and
- to control commencement of at least one function in response to detection of the pressure sensing signal and the direction sensing signal, and
- to control completion of the at least one function in response to detection of release of the pressure sensing signal, and
- wherein the at least one function comprising a content classification and storage function, a content display function, and a menu navigation function.
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A method for operating a terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying a content on a display of a terminal;
- receiving a first input to activate a motion sensor of the terminal;
- displaying, while the first input being detected, at least one indicator representing a direction superimposed over the displayed content and receiving a second input using the motion sensor in a direction corresponding to the at least one indicator displayed overlaying the displayed content;
- and
- performing at least one function in response to receipt of the second input.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.