Apparatus and method for operation according to squeezing in portable terminal
US8644878B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 28, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus perform pressure detection in a mobile terminal. method determines a squeezing pressure of the mobile terminal. The method determines whether a user squeezes the mobile terminal using the squeezing pressure determined and a value of a proximity sensor. The method transitions the mobile terminal to a wakeup state in response to determining that the user squeezed the mobile terminal.
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