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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2006
Sung-jung Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyun-jeong Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Joon-ah Park, Seoul, KR;
Wook Chang, Seoul, KR;
Kee-eung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Sung-jung Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyun-jeong Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Joon-ah Park, Seoul, KR;
Wook Chang, Seoul, KR;
Kee-eung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for and a method of inputting a function of a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, in which a grip posture of a user who holds the mobile terminal is recognized and a function corresponding to the recognized grip posture is detected. The method includes: recognizing a grip posture of a user who uses the mobile terminal; detecting a function corresponding to the recognized grip posture; and performing the detected function. Accordingly, by considering user's grip postures formed when performing the functions of a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, specific functions are respectively matched to a plurality of grip postures, a grip posture of a user who is holding the mobile terminal is recognized, and a function corresponding to the recognized grip posture is automatically performed without any operation such as an additional key input operation. Therefore, a complex input unit or input method is not required even when diverse functions are provided by the mobile terminal, and the user can easily and conveniently use the mobile terminal.