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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2010
Applicants:
Hyoung-il Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyun-woo Lim, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Hyoung-Il Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyun-Woo Lim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/042 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for determining a user input pattern in a portable terminal. The apparatus includes a sensing unit, a pattern management unit, and an output management unit. The sensing unit includes a sensor for sensing light, and measuring a sensed value for light. The pattern management unit determines an input pattern of a user based on a measured value of the sensing unit. The output management unit performs an operation corresponding to the input pattern determined by the pattern management unit.