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20100283735 | METHOD FOR ACTIVATING USER FUNCTIONS BY TYPES OF INPUT SIGNALS AND PORTABLE TERMINAL ADAPTED TO THE METHOD - 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. | 11-11-2010 |
20110007086 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIRTUAL OBJECT BASED IMAGE PROCESSING - Virtual object based image processing method and apparatus are provided. At least one virtual object is selected and applied to the underlying image such as a preview image obtained by a camera in order to create a merged image. The selected virtual object has a modification attribute allowing parts of the underlying image to be modified. A user can easily obtain various merged images decorated with the modification attributes of the selected virtual object by checking in advance merged images overlapped with the virtual object before saving them. | 01-13-2011 |
20110041086 | USER INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An interaction method and apparatus for an electronic device is proposed for providing the user with interactive audio/video/haptic effects. An interaction method for an electronic device according to the present invention includes outputting an event object in response to an input action to an event element; detecting a user interaction to the event object; and outputting an effect object in response to the user interaction. | 02-17-2011 |
20130325484 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXECUTING VOICE COMMAND IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus and method for executing a voice command in an electronic device. In an exemplary embodiment, a voice signal is detected and speech thereof is recognized. When the recognized speech contains a wakeup command, a voice command mode is activated, and a signal containing at least a portion of the detected voice signal is transmitted to a server. The server generates a control signal or a result signal corresponding to the voice command, and transmits the same to the electronic device. The device receives and processes the control or result signal, and awakens. Thereby, voice commands are executed without the need for the user to physically touch the electronic device. | 12-05-2013 |
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20090313545 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAYING MEDIA FILE - An apparatus and method for playing media files are disclosed. The playback method includes: receiving a user option request from a user; selecting, according to a user input, a frame of the media file to process the received user option request; moving to the selected frame when the user option request requires a frame shift; and playing back the media file from the selected frame in response to a playback request. | 12-17-2009 |
20100174483 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROAD GUIDANCE USING MOBILE TERMINAL - The present invention relates to apparatus and method for road guidance using a mobile terminal. The method for road guidance using a mobile terminal includes receiving a map image created by a users input, setting at least one user-designated location to the map image according to the users input, setting location information of the user-designated location to the user-designated location, comparing the location information of the user-designated location with current location information of the mobile terminal; and notifying of arrival at the user-designated location. A user may arrive at a desired destination according to the present invention without using map data provided by a map data service provider. | 07-08-2010 |
20100192105 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUNCTION OF A DEVICE - A method and a system are disclosed for function control using a display unit including a touch area and a non-touch area. The device includes an output area for displaying various types of screen data corresponding to execution applications, a control area for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) for controlling a function of the device, and a control unit for detecting execution of a particular application, configuring a screen comprising the output area and the control area in response to the executed application, and controlling a function of the device according to a user interaction occurring through the GUI in the control area. | 07-29-2010 |
20110148789 | MOBILE DEVICE HAVING PROJECTOR MODULE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A mobile device and a method for operating the same to allow a more efficient projecting of data and a more effective control of the projected data are provided. The mobile device includes a projector module, a sensor unit, and a control unit. The projector module outputs an image outwardly. The sensor unit having at least one sensor is activated when the projector module is activated. The sensor unit detects a state of the mobile device and then outputs a sensor signal. The control unit controls the image outputted through the projector module, depending on the sensor signal. | 06-23-2011 |
20110149101 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING DATA USING A MOBILE DEVICE WITH A PROJECTION FUNCTION - A method and system for generating data in a mobile device is provided. The method includes, outputting an image, stored in the mobile device, to an external screen, capturing the external screen on which the image is being displayed and creating a captured image, comparing the output image with the captured image and extracting an added image from the captured image, and creating data from the extracted image. When the mobile device user writes or draws on an external screen on which the mobile device outputs an image, the mobile device can capture the external screen, create data from the user's input content and store them in the storage unit. | 06-23-2011 |
20110151926 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system for controlling an external output function of a mobile device are provided. The method and system can adaptively control the external output function according to a user's gesture-based interaction transferred from a sensor module when the projector module of the mobile device outputs screen data to an external screen. The method includes outputting an external output from the projector module to an external screen, activating a sensor module, detecting, by the sensor module, an interaction according to a user's gesture, and controlling the external output, based on the detected interaction. | 06-23-2011 |
20110151936 | INPUT KEY OUTPUT METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PROJECTOR-ENABLED MOBILE TERMINAL - An input key output method and apparatus of a projector-enabled mobile terminal for projecting the key input by the user efficiently are provided. The method of a mobile terminal includes detecting at least one key input, displaying the at least one key on a display of the mobile terminal, and outputting the at least one key to outside of the mobile terminal. | 06-23-2011 |
20110153323 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING EXTERNAL OUTPUT OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system is provided that controls an external output function of a mobile device according to control interactions received via the microphone. The method includes, activating a microphone according to preset optional information when the mobile device enters an external output mode, performing an external output operation in the external output mode, detecting an interaction based on sound information in the external output mode, and controlling the external output according to the interaction. | 06-23-2011 |
20110154249 | MOBILE DEVICE AND RELATED CONTROL METHOD FOR EXTERNAL OUTPUT DEPENDING ON USER INTERACTION BASED ON IMAGE SENSING MODULE - A mobile device for supporting an external output function has a projector module and at least one image sensing module. The mobile device activates the image sensing module when entering into an external output mode, and outputs screen data externally in the external output mode. The mobile device detects a user interaction based on the image sensing module in the external output mode, and controls the external output of the screen data, according to the user interaction. An image of the screen data outputted externally may be acquired using the image sensing module and, based on the acquired image, new content may be created. | 06-23-2011 |
20130325469 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING VOICE RECOGNITION FUNCTION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for providing a voice recognition function and an electronic device thereof are provided. The method provides a voice recognition function in an electronic device that includes outputting, when a voice instruction is input, a list of prediction instructions that are candidate instructions similar to the input voice instruction, updating, when a correction instruction correcting the output candidate instructions is input, the list of prediction instructions, and performing, if the correction instruction matches with an instruction of high similarity in the updated list of prediction instructions, a voice recognition function corresponding to the voice instruction. | 12-05-2013 |
20140343938 | APPARATUS FOR RECORDING CONVERSATION AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for recording conversation is provided. The method includes capturing content, receiving at least one voice signal, distinguishing at least one person corresponding to the at least one voice signal by analyzing the at least one voice signal, converting the at least one voice signal into a text corresponding to the at least one voice signal, and displaying the text in the captured content to correspond to the distinguished at least one person. | 11-20-2014 |
20150116211 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING EXTERNAL OUTPUT OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system is provided that controls an external output function of a mobile device according to control interactions received via the microphone. The method includes, activating a microphone according to preset optional information when the mobile device enters an external output mode, performing an external output operation in the external output mode, detecting an interaction based on sound information in the external output mode, and controlling the external output according to the interaction. | 04-30-2015 |