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US 9,071,699 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for automatic call receiving and sending depending on user posture in portable terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyoung-Il Kim, Tae-Jun Park
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Abstract
A method of receiving a call by recognizing a posture of a user in a portable terminal is provided. The method includes identifying whether a call reception event occurs, detecting a motion in which the user brings the portable terminal to an ear by using a posture detecting sensor, when the call reception event occurs, and connecting the call upon detecting the motion.
Claims17
A portable terminal comprising:
- a first sensor configured to sense motion;
- a second sensor configured to sense a proximity of the portable terminal to an object;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- detect a call reception;
- detect a motion of the portable terminal via the first sensor after detecting the call reception;
- detect the proximity of the portable terminal to the object via the second sensor;
- and
- establish a call connection in accordance with the call reception if the motion is matched with a predetermined movement and is completed within a preset amount of time and if a detected proximity value of the second sensor of the portable terminal to the object is in a predetermined range.
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A method in a portable terminal, the method comprising:
- detecting, by a first sensor, a call reception;
- detecting, by a second sensor, a motion of the portable terminal;
- detecting proximity of the portable terminal to an object;
- and
- establishing a call connection in accordance with the call reception if the motion is matched with a predetermined movement and is completed within a preset amount of time and if a detected proximity value of the second sensor of the portable terminal to the object is in a predetermined range.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program, that when executed, causes at least one processor to:
- detect a call reception;
- detect, by a first sensor, a motion of the portable terminal;
- detect, by a second sensor, proximity of the portable terminal to an object;
- and
- establish a call connection in accordance with the call reception if the motion is matched with a predetermined movement and is completed within a preset amount of time and if a detected proximity value of the second sensor of the portable terminal to the object is in a predetermined range.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.