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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2005
Yoon Sang Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Byung Seok Soh, Suwon-si, KR;
Joonkee Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Joonah Park, Seoul, KR;
Kee-eung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Junghyun Shim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hyunjeong Lee, Yong-si, KR;
Sung Jung Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Gyunghye Yang, Seoul, KR;
Wook Chang, Seoul, KR;
Yoon Sang Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Byung Seok Soh, Suwon-si, KR;
Joonkee Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Joonah Park, Seoul, KR;
Kee-Eung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Junghyun Shim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hyunjeong Lee, Yong-si, KR;
Sung Jung Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Gyunghye Yang, Seoul, KR;
Wook Chang, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method of controlling an input/output interface of a mobile terminal which receives a user command, and an apparatus to perform the method, the method including receiving the user command that selects a functional mode of the mobile terminal; perceiving the functional mode of the mobile terminal using the received user command; and controlling the input/output interface, which provides a sense of physical contact corresponding to the perceived functional mode, to be activated.