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20130135196 | METHOD FOR OPERATING USER FUNCTIONS BASED ON EYE TRACKING AND MOBILE DEVICE ADAPTED THERETO - An eye tracking based user function controlling method and a mobile device adapted thereto are provided. A camera unit of a mobile device is activated while a specific user function is executed. A gaze angle of a user's eye is acquired from an image obtained via the camera unit. An eye tracking function is executed in which execution state is controlled according to the gaze angle. | 05-30-2013 |
20130150124 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTENT DISPLAY IN A MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for content display in a mobile terminal include: a sensing unit including a location determiner generating current location information of the mobile terminal including latitude, longitude and altitude; a content storage storing content items; a control unit controlling a process of storing, when a content item is created, the created content item together with location information in the content storage, setting a display region for content display, examining location information of stored content items, and displaying content items created at a place belonging to the display region in three dimensions; and a display unit displaying content items at corresponding places of the display region under control of the control unit. | 06-13-2013 |
20130154978 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A MULTI-TOUCH INTERACTION IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method of providing a multi touch interaction in a portable terminal includes receiving a first touch input, performing a first function corresponding to the received first touch input, receiving a second touch input when the first touch input is maintained, and performing a second function corresponding to the received second touch input while maintaining a movement of at least one specific object selected by the first touch input. | 06-20-2013 |
20130157697 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A POSITION OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for displaying a location of a portable terminal of another subscriber's by the calling party's portable terminal. This display occurs during a call without switching displayed screen windows or applications. The method includes a first portable terminal performing a call mode; driving a camera upon receiving location information of the other subscriber's terminal in the call mode to display an image photographed by the camera; and analyzing location information detected by a location detection unit and the received location information of a second portable terminal of another subscriber to calculate a distance between two terminals and displaying a location of the other subscriber's terminal on the displayed image when a direction of the calling party's terminal detected by a direction detection unit aligns with a direction of the other subscriber's terminal. | 06-20-2013 |
20130182012 | METHOD OF PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY AND TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - A method of providing augmented reality and a terminal supporting the same are provided. The terminal for supporting augmented reality includes: a display unit displaying a specific image during a preview image mode; and a controller recognizing at least one surface from the specific image according to a predetermined criteria, combining an image of a virtual object with the specific image so that the image of a virtual object is displayed on the recognized at least one surface, and controlling the display unit to output the combined image. | 07-18-2013 |
20140019910 | TOUCH AND GESTURE INPUT-BASED CONTROL METHOD AND TERMINAL THEREFOR - A touch and gesture input-based control method for a mobile terminal or handheld display is provided for facilitating the switching operation between for an object in response to a gesture input subsequent to a touch input. The method includes detecting a touch input; selecting at least one object corresponding to the touch input; detecting a gesture input; and performing switching corresponding to the gesture input in a state where the object is held at a position of the touch input. The invention permits paging through lists of documents or icons, etc., while retaining the display of the held object on the touch screen. | 01-16-2014 |
20140024362 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INITIATING A CALL IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of connecting a call in an electronic device automatically sends a signal for connecting the call to a user of a selected contact object by only a gesture moving the electronic device to an ear so the user selects the contact object and an apparatus thereof. The method of connecting a call in the electronic device, includes: displaying a community service picture including at least one contact object; receiving an input where the contact object is selected in a state that the community service picture is displayed; receiving an input where a status of the electronic device is changed in a state that the contact object is selected; acquiring contact point information corresponding to the selected contact object when the contact object is selected and status change of the electronic device is detected; and automatically connecting a call using the acquired contact point information. | 01-23-2014 |
20140139667 | IMAGE CAPTURING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - Methods and apparatus for image capturing are provided. A first camera mounted on a rear side of a mobile terminal, and a second camera mounted on a front side of a mobile terminal, are driven in an image capturing mode. A user's face is detected in a second image generated by the second camera. An alarm is generated that indicates that a first image is out of an intended image capturing area, when the user's face is not detected in the second image and when a difference is detected between the first image and a reference first image. | 05-22-2014 |
20140267025 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING SENSORS OF USER DEVICE - A method of operating a plurality of sensors of a user device includes detecting input using a user input means, measuring a depth value between the user input means and a screen of the user device, activating a gesture recognition function by selectively driving one or more of the plurality of sensors based on the measured depth value, and recognizing a user gesture based on pieces of information collected by the selectively driven sensors. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282070 | OBJECT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS OF USER DEVICE - An object control method and apparatus of the user device using hovering gestures are provided. The object control method includes displaying at least one object on a display screen, detecting a multi-finger hovering gesture for selecting the object on the display screen, activating a camera upon detection of the multi-finger hovering gesture, recognizing a hand in a picture input through the camera, and entering, when the hand disappears out of a viewing angle of the camera, a file transfer standby state for transmitting the selected object. | 09-18-2014 |
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20130223695 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION OF IMAGE INCLUDING A FACE - A method of processing an image is provided. The method includes obtaining an image including a face, obtaining information about whether a preset condition is satisfied after the image is obtained, obtaining location information of a face part in the image when the preset condition is satisfied, and obtaining a synthesis image by adding an image corresponding to the satisfied condition at a location of the face part to the image. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227452 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING SIZE OF DISPLAYED OBJECTS - A method and apparatus for adjusting sizes of objects displayed on a screen are provided. The a method includes recognizing one or more objects appearing on the screen, displaying guides indicating regions of the recognized objects on the screen, receiving a selection command for one of the recognized objects, and adjusting, upon reception of a size adjustment command, a size of the region of the selected object with respect to a first axis of the guide associated with the selected object or a second axis thereof perpendicular to the first axis, and displaying the size-adjusted region. | 08-29-2013 |
20130293454 | TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME BASED ON SPATIAL INTERACTION - A terminal and method for controlling the terminal using spatial gesture are provided. The terminal includes a sensing unit which detects a user gesture moving an object in a certain direction within proximity the terminal, a control unit which determines at least one of movement direction, movement speed, and movement distance of the user gesture and performs a control operation associated with a currently running application according to the determined at least one of movement direction, movement speed, and movement distance of the user gesture, and a display unit which displays an execution screen of the application under the control of the control unit. | 11-07-2013 |
20140240255 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A FEEDBACK IN RESPONSE TO A USER INPUT AND A TERMINAL IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - A method and a terminal for providing a feedback in response to a user input related to a touch panel are provided. The method includes displaying an object on the screen, detecting a hovering of a touch input means with respect to the object, and providing a visual feedback corresponding to a distance between the object and the touch input means in response to the hovering. | 08-28-2014 |
20140245229 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING OBJECT IN USER DEVICE - A method and an apparatus for operating an object in a user device having a touch screen are provided. The method includes displaying one or more objects on a screen, detecting a hovering input selecting the object, displaying the selected object distinguished from other object in response to the hovering input, detecting a touch contact input related to the object selected by the hovering input, and operating the object selected by the hovering input when the touch contact input satisfies a condition. | 08-28-2014 |
20140282159 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN DISPLAY USING TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY - A background image is displayed on a touch screen of an electronic device. Overlapped with the background image, a semitransparent layer is displayed. When a touch and drag action is detected from the semitransparent layer, the transparency of a touch and drag region is changed. Transparency of the semitransparent layer may be changed according to temperature or humidity. | 09-18-2014 |