# US 9,521,242 B2 · Apparatus and method for automatic call receiving and sending depending on user posture in portable terminal > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,521,242 B2 - Document ID: US9521242B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/731,041 - Filed: 2015-06-04 - Published: 2016-05-19 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2009-05-04 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd - Inventors: Hyoung-Il Kim; Tae-Jun Park - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9521242B2 ## CPC - H04M 1/72448: with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions - G06F 1/1694: {the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer} - H04M 1/724: User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones - H04M 2250/12: including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion - H04W 68/00: User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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 control to: detect a call reception; detect a motion of the portable terminal via the first sensor in response to detecting the call reception; detect the proximity of the portable terminal to the object via the second sensor in response to detecting the motion of the portable terminal; and establish a call connection in accordance with the call reception, wherein the call connection is established based on a determination that the detected motion substantially corresponds to a predetermined motion and a detected proximity value of the second sensor of the portable terminal to the object substantially corresponds to a predetermined proximity value. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined motion is an upwardly rotated motion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the object is an ear of a user. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to detect the motion of the portable terminal via the first sensor until the call is terminated. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to detect the motion of the portable terminal via the first sensor until a button is pressed to catch a call. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the first sensor is at least one of an accelerometer sensor or a terrestrial magnetic sensor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the second sensor is at least one of a proximity sensor or a luminance sensor. ### Claim 8 A method in a portable terminal, the method comprising: detecting a call reception; in response to detecting the call reception, detecting, by a first sensor, a motion of the portable terminal; in response to detecting the motion of the portable terminal, detecting, by a second sensor, a proximity of the portable terminal to an object; and establishing a call connection in accordance with the call reception, wherein the call connection is established based on a determination that the detected motion substantially corresponds to a predetermined motion and a detected proximity value of the second sensor of the portable terminal to the object substantially corresponds to a predetermined proximity value. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the predetermined motion is an upwardly rotated motion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the object is an ear of a user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, further comprising, detecting the motion of the portable terminal until the call is terminated. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, further comprising, detecting the motion of the portable terminal until a button is pressed to catch a call. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the first sensor is at least one of an accelerometer sensor or a terrestrial magnetic sensor. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the second sensor is at least one of a proximity sensor or a luminance sensor. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program, that when executed, causes at least one processor to: detect a call reception; in response to detecting the call reception, detect, by a first sensor, a motion of the portable terminal; in response to detecting the 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, wherein the call connection is established based on a determination that the detected motion substantially corresponds to a predetermined motion and a detected proximity value of the second sensor of the portable terminal to the object substantially corresponds to a predetermined proximity value.