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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Jung Yeob OH, Seongnam-si, KR;
Seung Woo Shin, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Jung Yeob Oh, Seongnam-si, KR;
Seung Woo Shin, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/00 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for unlocking a portable terminal, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for unlocking a portable terminal capable of canceling a hold state of the portable terminal without using a hold key. A portable terminal may include at least one piezoelectric sensor. When a squeeze operation signal is generated as pressure is applied to the at least one piezoelectric sensor, the hold state of the portable terminal is canceled.