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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2010
Applicants:
Jin Yong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Dong Jun Shin, Seoul, KR;
Hee Woon Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/725 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72583 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); H04M 1/72547 (2013.01); H04M 1/72558 (2013.01); H04M 2250/22 (2013.01); H04M 2250/74 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for activating user functions by types of input signals and a portable terminal adapted to the method are disclosed. The input means of the portable terminal generate various types of input signals. The portable terminal activates and controls particular user functions according to corresponding input signals. In a multi-tasking situation where a plurality of user functions are simultaneously used, the portable terminal can activate and control the user functions according to the particular types of input signals.