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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2010
Applicants:
Eun Ji Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Byung Sung Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Myoung Ji Nam, Seoul, KR;
Tae Ho Kang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Inventors:
Eun Ji Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Byung Sung Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Myoung Ji Nam, Seoul, KR;
Tae Ho Kang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/017 (2013.01); H04M 1/72558 (2013.01); H04M 1/60 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01); H04M 1/72522 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for outputting data by using a proximity sensor in a mobile device is provided. The method includes emitting light in a proximity sensing mode and detecting light reflected by a gesture, processing a signal of the detected light, comparing the processed signal with a preset value, providing comparison data based on the compared signal with the preset value, and outputting data converted based on a result of analyzing the comparison data.