Motion input device for portable terminal and operation method using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017192530-A1
Application number	US-201715467060-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 23, 2017
Priority date	Nov 10, 2008
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention relates to a motion input device for portable terminal and an operation method using the same. A motion input device of a portable terminal of the present invention includes a sensor unit configured to collect a sensor signal from at least one sensor; an operation recognition unit configured to generate a motion signal corresponding to an operation of portable terminal based on the sensor signal; a scenario preparation unit configured to generate an input scenario based on at least one motion signal; and a scenario mapping unit configured to detect, in a scenario database, a standards scenario corresponding to the input scenario, and to generate an input signal corresponding to the standards scenario.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A portable communication device comprising:
a display; a sensor; and a processor adapted to:
present, via the display, a graphical user interface;
detect, using the sensor, a motion input including at least two consecutive contacts with respect to the display, while the graphic user interface is presented; and
generate an image related to the graphical user interface, in response to the motion input.

2 . The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
capture a still image corresponding to a specific point of time after a second contact of the at least two consecutive contacts is detected, as at least part of the generating.

3 . The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
start recording of a moving image after the motion input is detected, as at least part of the generating.

4 . The portable communication device of claim 3 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
receive another motion input with respect to the display; and complete the recording after the other motion input is detected, as at least part of the generating.

5 . The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
activate a timer based at least in part on a determination that the motion input is detected; and perform the generating, after the timer is elapsed.

6 . The portable communication device of claim 5 , further comprising a speaker, and wherein the processor is adapted to:
output, via the speaker, audio signal while the timer is activated.

7 . The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
obtain, using the sensor, intensity information corresponding to the motion input; and determine that the intensity information satisfies a specified condition, as at least part of the detecting.

8 . The portable communication device of claim 1 , further comprising audio circuitry, and wherein the processor is adapted to:
receive, using the audio circuitry, audio signal related to the motion input from outside of the portable communication device; and determine that the audio signal satisfies a specified condition, as at least part of the detecting.

9 . A portable communication device comprising:
a display; a sensor; and a processor adapted to:
present, via the display, a first graphical user interface;
detect, using the sensor, a motion input including at least two consecutive contacts with respect to the display, while the first graphic user interface is presented;
identify a pattern of the motion input; and
execute, using a second graphic user interface, an application corresponding to the pattern.

10 . The portable communication device of claim 9 , wherein the motion input comprises a tapping input with respect to a first contact of the at least two consecutive contacts and a drag input with respect to a second contact of the at least two consecutive contacts.

11 . The portable communication device of claim 10 , further comprising memory to store one or more applications, wherein the processor is adapted to:
determine a symbol corresponding to the drag input, as at least part of the identifying; and execute a corresponding application of one or more applications, based at least in part on the symbol.

12 . The portable communication device of claim 9 , wherein the pattern comprises a intensity, a position, a frequency, or a type of the motion input, time interval, or an entire time of the motion input, a motion recognition time, or any combination thereof.

13 . The portable communication device of claim 9 , wherein the motion input comprises a tip input, a tapping input, a knuckle input, a knock input, or any combination thereof.

14 . The portable communication device of claim 9 , wherein the sensor comprises an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a terrestrial magnetic sensor, an audio sensor, a pressure sensor, a vibration sensor, an optical sensor, a photo sensor, or any combination thereof.

15 . A portable communication device comprising:
a display; a sensor; a camera module; memory to store a camera application; and a processor adapted to:
obtain, using the camera module, a photographing image corresponding to at least one object external to the portable communication device;
present, using the camera application, the photographing image via the display;
detect, using the sensor, a tapping input including at least two consecutive contacts between at least one portion of one or more fingers and the display, while the photographing image is presented; and
generate a still image including the photographing image, in response to the tapping input.

16 . The portable communication device of claim 15 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
capture the still image at a specific point of time after a second contact of the at least two consecutive contacts is detected, as at least part of the generating.

17 . The portable communication device of claim 15 , wherein the still image includes at least one portion of a graphical user interface displayed with respect to the camera application.

18 . The portable communication device of claim 15 , further comprising a speaker, and wherein the processor is adapted to:
output, via the speaker, audio signal in relation with the generating.

19 . The portable communication device of claim 15 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
obtain, using the sensor, intensity information corresponding to the tapping input; and determine that the intensity information satisfies a specified condition, as at least part of the detecting.

20 . The portable communication device of claim 15 , further comprising audio circuitry, and wherein the processor is adapted to:
receive, using the audio circuitry, audio signal related to the tapping input from outside of the portable communication device; and determine that the audio signal satisfies a specified condition, as at least part of the detecting.

21 . A portable communication device comprising:
a display; a sensor; and a processor adapted to:
present, via the display, a graphical user interface;
detect, using the sensor, a first motion input including at least two consecutive contacts with respect to the display, while the graphical user interface is presented;
perform recording of a moving image including the graphical user interface, in response to the first motion input;
detect, using the sensor, a second motion input including at least two consecutive contacts with respect to the display, while the recording is performed; and
stop the recording, in response to the second motion input.

22 . The portable communication device of claim 21 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
obtain, using the sensor, first intensity information corresponding to the first motion input or second intensity information corresponding to the second motion input; and determine that a corresponding one of the first intensity information or the second intensity information satisfies a specified condition, as at least part of the detecting of the first motion input or the second motion input.

23 . The portable communication device of claim 21 , further comprising audio circuitry, and wherein the processor is adapted to:
receive, using the audio circuitry, a first audio signal related to the first motion input or a second audio signal related to the secon

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Jaemyeon
• Hong Hyunsu
• Kim Jinyong
• Kim Kyunghwa
• Shin Seungwoo
• Ban Jihye
• Oh Jungyeob
• Lee Myeonglo

Classifications

• H04B1/3833

  Hand-held transceivers · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F3/0346 Primary

  with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a three-dimensional [3D] space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors · CPC title

• G06F2200/1636

  Sensing arrangement for detection of a tap gesture on the housing · CPC title

• G06F1/1626 Primary

  with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs] · CPC title