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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Hyoung-Il Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Tae-Jun Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72563 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01);
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.