U.S. patent application number 15/859221 was filed with the patent office on 2018-05-03 for activating display and performing additional function in mobile terminal with one-time user input.
This patent application is currently assigned to FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.. The applicant listed for this patent is FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Kyoung duck BAE, Jae Lark JUNG.
Application Number | 20180121960 15/859221 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 46689545 |
Filed Date | 2018-05-03 |
United States Patent
Application |
20180121960 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
JUNG; Jae Lark ; et
al. |
May 3, 2018 |
ACTIVATING DISPLAY AND PERFORMING ADDITIONAL FUNCTION IN MOBILE
TERMINAL WITH ONE-TIME USER INPUT
Abstract
A mobile terminal includes a touch screen display, a camera, a
power button and an activation button for turning on the touch
screen display. The mobile terminal has a first function and a
second function to perform in response to user input and provides
user settings for configuring at least one of the first and second
functions such that the at least one of the first and second
functions is performed along with turning on the touch screen
display when pressing of the activation button is detected while
the touch screen display is turned off. The mobile terminal is
configured to perform the first and second functions depending upon
length of pressing of the activation button in addition to turning
on the touch screen display.
Inventors: |
JUNG; Jae Lark; (Goyang-si,
KR) ; BAE; Kyoung duck; (Seoul, KR) |
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Applicant: |
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FIRSTFACE CO., LTD. |
Seoul |
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KR |
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Assignee: |
FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.
Seoul
KR
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Family ID: |
46689545 |
Appl. No.: |
15/859221 |
Filed: |
December 29, 2017 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G06F 21/32 20130101;
H04M 1/67 20130101; G06K 9/00087 20130101; H04M 1/7258 20130101;
H04W 12/00503 20190101; H04W 12/08 20130101; Y02B 70/30 20130101;
H04W 12/06 20130101; G06F 21/62 20130101; G06K 9/00006 20130101;
G06Q 30/0261 20130101; Y02D 30/70 20200801; H04L 63/0861 20130101;
G06K 9/00221 20130101; G06K 9/00597 20130101; G06F 21/36 20130101;
H04W 4/90 20180201; G06Q 30/0241 20130101; G06F 3/04883 20130101;
H04W 52/027 20130101; G06Q 30/0269 20130101; H04M 1/72519 20130101;
G06Q 30/0262 20130101; G06Q 30/0267 20130101; H04W 88/02 20130101;
H04W 8/22 20130101 |
International
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G06Q 30/02 20120101
G06Q030/02; H04L 29/06 20060101 H04L029/06; G06F 21/32 20130101
G06F021/32; G06F 21/36 20130101 G06F021/36; G06F 21/62 20130101
G06F021/62; H04W 52/02 20090101 H04W052/02; H04W 12/08 20090101
H04W012/08; H04W 12/06 20090101 H04W012/06; H04W 8/22 20090101
H04W008/22; H04W 4/02 20090101 H04W004/02; H04M 1/725 20060101
H04M001/725; H04M 1/67 20060101 H04M001/67; G06F 3/0488 20130101
G06F003/0488; G06K 9/00 20060101 G06K009/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
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Oct 19, 2011 |
KR |
10-2011-0106839 |
Claims
1. A mobile communication terminal comprising: a display; and a
button, wherein the terminal is configured to turn on the display
and display a lock screen in response to a first user input
received on the button while the display is turned off, wherein the
terminal is configured to authenticate the user with no additional
user input, wherein the display is turned on during the
authentication process, wherein the terminal is configured to
perform at least one function other than the user authentication in
response to a second user input occurring within a threshold time
from the first user input.
2. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the
terminal is configured to release a lock state of the terminal for
accessing functions of the terminal if the said user is
authenticated and to continue the lock state of the terminal if the
said user is not authenticated.
3. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the at
least one function comprises activating a first camera.
4. The mobile communication terminal of claim 3, wherein said first
camera is located on the side of the terminal on which the display
is not located.
5. The mobile communication terminal of claim 3, wherein the
terminal is configured to display a scene currently being imaged by
said first camera.
6. The mobile communication terminal of claim 4, wherein the
authentication comprises at least one selected from the group
consisting of: a fingerprint authentication; an iris
authentication; and a face authentication.
7. The mobile communication terminal of claim 6, wherein the
authentication comprises face authentication, wherein the face
authentication comprises: activating a second camera; recognizing a
face of the user with the second camera; and comparing the face of
the user to pre-stored face information.
8. The mobile communication terminal of claim 7, wherein the second
camera is located on the same side of the terminal as the
display.
9. The mobile communication terminal of claim 6, wherein the
authentication comprises the iris authentication, wherein the iris
authentication comprises: activating a second camera; recognizing
an iris of the user with the second camera; and comparing the iris
of the user to pre-stored iris information.
10. The mobile communication terminal of claim 9, wherein the
second camera is located on the same side of the terminal as the
display.
11. The mobile communication terminal of claim 6, wherein the
authentication comprises the fingerprint authentication, wherein
the fingerprint authentication comprises: acquiring information
from the first user input; and comparing the acquired information
to pre-stored fingerprint information.
12. A method of operating a mobile communication terminal, the
method comprising: receiving a first user input on a button of the
terminal while a display of the terminal is turned off; in response
to said first user input, turning on the display and displaying a
lock screen; authenticating the user with no additional user input;
receiving a second user input within a threshold time from the
first user input; and in response to said second user input,
performing at least one function other than the user
authentication, wherein the display is turned on during the
authentication process.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising: releasing a lock
state of the terminal for accessing functions of the terminal if
the user is authenticated; and continuing a lock state of the
terminal if the user is not authenticated.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one function
comprises activating a first camera.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the first camera is located on
the side of the terminal on which the display is not located.
16. The method of claim 14, further comprising displaying a scene
currently being imaged by the first camera.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the authenticating comprises at
least one selected from the group consisting of: performing a
fingerprint authentication; performing an iris authentication; and
performing a face authentication.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the authenticating comprises
performing face authentication, wherein the face authentication
comprises: activating a second camera; recognizing a face of the
user with the second camera; and comparing the face of the user to
pre-stored face information.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the second camera is located on
the same side of the terminal as the display.
20. The method of claim 17, wherein the authenticating comprises
performing the iris authentication, wherein the iris authentication
comprises: activating a second camera; recognizing an iris of the
user with the second camera; and comparing the iris of the user to
pre-stored iris information.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein the second camera is located on
the same side of the terminal as the display.
22. The method of claim 17, wherein the authenticating comprises
the fingerprint authentication, wherein the fingerprint
authentication comprises: acquiring information from the first user
input; and comparing the acquired information to pre-stored
fingerprint information.
Description
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE TO ANY PRIORITY APPLICATIONS
[0001] Any and all applications for which a foreign or domestic
priority claim is identified in the Application Data Sheet as filed
with the present application are hereby incorporated by reference
under 37 CFR 1.57.
BACKGROUND
Field
[0002] The disclosure relates to a method and mobile communication
terminal for performing a specific function when a mobile
communication terminal is activated, and more particularly to a
method and mobile communication terminal for performing various
functions according to the number of presses or a press time of a
button for switching from an inactive state to an active state.
Description of the Related Art
[0003] Recently, various terminals, for example, such as smart
phones, mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and web
pads, having not only communication functions but also various
other functions have come into wide use. These terminals have
rapidly been generalized because not only can an environment
identical or similar to a desktop computer be implemented anytime
and anywhere on the above-described terminals, but they also
include a telephone function.
[0004] At present, in order to operate a corresponding function
among various functions included in a terminal such as those
described above, a certain operation should be performed in a state
in which the terminal is in an active state, that is, in a state in
which a display is turned on. In addition, in order to add a
certain function, an interface or button for performing the
function should be added to the terminal. For example, it is
possible to transmit a rescue signal indicating an emergency or
urgent situation by pressing an emergency button only when the
emergency button for the urgent situation is separately added.
[0005] On the other hand, users of the terminals described above
perform operations of habitually taking out and activating the
terminals on the move or in a standby state while carrying the
terminals.
SUMMARY
[0006] According to an embodiment, there is provided a mobile
communication terminal comprising: a display unit including a touch
screen capable of receiving user's input through the touch screen
for controlling the mobile communication terminal; a memory unit; a
communication unit; and an activation sensing unit, wherein the
activation sensing unit detects a change from an inactive state of
the mobile communication terminal to an active state of the mobile
communication terminal, wherein the inactive state is defined that
the display unit being turned off while the mobile communication
terminal being communicable and the active state is defined that
the display unit being turned on while the mobile communication
terminal being communicable, wherein the mobile communication
terminal performs a predetermined operation by an application of
the mobile communication terminal when the activation sensing unit
detects the change from the inactive state to the active state.
[0007] According to an another embodiment, there is provided a
method for performing a specific function when a mobile
communication terminal is activated, the method comprising: sensing
a change from an inactive state of the mobile communication
terminal to an active state of the mobile communication terminal,
wherein the inactive state is defined that a display unit being
turned off while the mobile communication terminal being
communicable, wherein the active state is defined that a display
unit being turned on while the mobile communication terminal being
communicable; and performing a predetermined operation by an
application of the mobile communication terminal when the mobile
communication terminal changes from the inactive state to the
active state.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] Embodiments are described in further detail below with
reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood
that various aspects of the drawings may have been exaggerated for
clarity:
[0009] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an external appearance of a
mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the
present invention;
[0010] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation
of the mobile communication terminal when an activation button has
been pressed according to an embodiment of the present
invention;
[0011] FIGS. 3A and 3B are block diagrams illustrating the
operation of the mobile communication terminal according to an
embodiment of the present invention;
[0012] FIGS. 4A and 4B are block diagrams illustrating the
operation of the mobile communication terminal according to another
embodiment of the present invention;
[0013] FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the operation of the
mobile communication terminal according to still another embodiment
of the present invention; and
[0014] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a
service providing system (server) for enabling a specific function
to be operated when the mobile communication terminal is activated
according to an embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0015] In the following detailed description, reference is made to
the accompanying drawings that show, by way of illustration,
specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These
embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those
skilled in the art to practice the invention. It is to be
understood that the various embodiments of the invention, although
different, are not necessarily mutually exclusive. For example, a
particular feature, structure, or characteristic described herein
in connection with one embodiment may be implemented within other
embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the
present invention. Also, it is to be understood that the positions
or arrangements of individual elements in the embodiment may be
changed without separating the spirit and scope of the present
invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to
be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present
invention is defined only by the appended claims that should be
appropriately interpreted along with the full range of equivalents
to which the claims are entitled. In the drawings, like reference
numerals identify like or similar elements or functions through the
several views.
[0016] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be
explained in detail with reference to the accompanying drawing so
that those skilled in the art can easily practice the
invention.
Terms
[0017] The term "mobile communication terminal" used herein refers
to a digital device that includes a memory means and a
microprocessor with computing capability as in a mobile phone, a
navigation system, a web pad, a PDA, a workstation, a personal
computer (for example, a notebook computer or the like) as a
digital device including wired/wireless communication functions or
other functions. Although an example of the mobile communication
terminal (for example, a mobile phone) will be described in part of
this specification, the present invention is not limited
thereto.
[0018] The term "inactive state" used herein refers to a state in
which the mobile communication terminal is communicable but a
display screen is turned off. Even when the display screen is
turned off, a predetermined function (for example, a music play
function or the like) is operable. As described above, the term
"inactive state" used herein refers to a concept encompassing
states in which the display screen is turned off, regardless of
whether or not the mobile communication terminal performs a
predetermined operation. However, a state in which the mobile
communication terminal is completely turned off is excluded.
[0019] The term "active state" used herein refers to a state in
which the display screen of the mobile communication terminal is
turned on. Switching from the "inactive state" to the "active
state" refers to switching of the display screen from the OFF state
to the ON state, regardless of information displayed on the display
screen in the ON state. For example, the mobile communication
terminal can be determined to be in the "active state" even when
only a lock screen is displayed.
Mobile Communication Terminal
[0020] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an external appearance of
the mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the
present invention.
[0021] Referring to FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal 100
according to this embodiment can include a display unit 110 and an
activation button 120. The mobile communication terminal 100 can
further include a camera 130.
[0022] Although the display unit 110 is provided on the front side
of a frame constituting the mobile communication terminal 100, the
activation button 120 is provided on a lower part of the display
unit 110, and the camera 130 is provided on an upper part of the
display unit 110 as illustrated in FIG. 1, other forms may be
configured. For example, the display unit 110 need not necessarily
be formed on the entire surface of the mobile communication
terminal 100. That is, the display unit 110 is only required to be
formed on at least part of the mobile communication terminal 100,
and the activation button 120 is only required to be formed on a
part different from that of the display unit 110. In addition, the
camera 130 can be formed on the other side on which the display
unit 110 is not provided in the mobile communication terminal
100.
[0023] The display unit 110 displays various information regarding
operation states of the mobile communication terminal 100, and also
displays an interface for a user's input if the mobile
communication terminal 100 drives a touch screen. In general, if a
state in which the user's operation on the mobile communication
terminal 100 is absent continues for a predetermined period of
time, the mobile communication terminal 100 is in the inactive
state. The user's operation refers to an input through the
interface displayed on the display unit 110, an operation through
the button 120, or an operation through a function key (for
example, a volume control key or the like). A condition in which
the inactive state is reached can be set by the user. For example,
the condition can be set using a setting menu through the interface
displayed on the display unit 110. On the other hand, the state can
be switched to the inactive state by pressing another button (for
example, an ON/OFF button) provided on the mobile communication
terminal 100. For example, the mobile communication terminal 100
can be completely turned off if the ON/OFF button is pressed for a
long time when the mobile communication terminal 100 is in the
active state, but the mobile communication terminal 100 can be in
the inactive state as a communicable state in which a phone call
can be received if the ON/OFF button is pressed for a short
time.
[0024] The activation button 120 is means for switching the mobile
communication terminal 100 from the inactive state to the active
state. That is, if the user presses the activation button 120 when
the mobile communication terminal 100 is in the inactive state,
switching to the active state is performed. FIG. 1 illustrates a
state in which a lock screen is displayed on the display unit 110
after pressing the activation button 120 when the mobile
communication terminal 100 is in the inactive state. However, the
activation button 120 can function as means for another operation
(for example, means for moving to a standby screen while a certain
operation state is displayed on the display unit 110 or means for
displaying a list of programs currently being operated).
[0025] According to an embodiment of the present invention, if the
user presses the activation button 120 when the mobile
communication terminal 100 is in the inactive state, the mobile
communication terminal 100 performs a predetermined operation in
addition to switching to the active state. For example, image
information is displayed on a lock screen of the display unit 110
when the predetermined operation is being performed. The image
information is displayed on a lock screen of the display unit when
the predetermined operation is being performed. The lock screen is
configured to be displayed when the mobile communication terminal
100 changes from the inactive state to the active state. The
display unit 110 can provide an unlock means on a part of the
display unit 110 when the predetermined operation is being
performed.
[0026] When the mobile communication terminal 100 is in the
inactive state, the user can set an operation to be performed by
pressing the activation button 120. For example, an operation of
the mobile communication terminal 100 connected to the activation
button 120 can be set using a setting menu through the interface
displayed on the display unit 110. In addition, according to an
embodiment of the present invention, an operation which differs
according to the number of presses or a press time of the
activation button 120 can be performed when the mobile
communication terminal 100 is in the inactive state. For example, a
first operation can be set to be performed if the activation button
120 is pressed once, and a second operation can be set to be
performed if the activation button 120 is continuously pressed
three times. In addition, as another example, the first operation
can be set to be performed if the activation button 120 is pressed
once for a short time, and the second operation can be set to be
performed if the activation button 120 is pressed once for a long
time. The mobile communication terminal 120 can include a
predetermined clock circuit or timer to calculate the cumulative
number of continuous presses of the activation button 120 and
measure a period of time for which the activation button 120 is
pressed. For example, the number of presses is determined to be two
if the activation button 120 is re-pressed within a threshold time
after one press. If the activation button 120 is pressed for the
threshold time or more, a long press of the activation button 120
can be determined. Operations capable of being performed by
pressing the activation button 120 in the inactive state will be
described later.
[0027] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a
sub-display unit 121 can be provided on the activation button 120.
Information regarding an operation to be performed by pressing the
activation button 120 can be displayed on the sub-display unit 121.
Various types such as a shape, a character, a graphic, and color
can be displayed. When the display type is the shape, a circle, a
triangle, a rectangle, a hexagon, or the like can be displayed. For
example, the circle can be displayed on the sub-display unit 121
when the first operation is set to be performed by pressing the
activation button 120, and the triangle can be displayed on the
sub-display unit 121 when the second operation is set to be
performed by pressing the activation button 120, and vice versa. A
display type of the sub-display unit 121 and a correspondence
relationship between operations and displays can also be set by the
user. For example, the user can select the first operation as the
operation to be performed by pressing the activation button 120
from a setting menu and select the triangle as the display type of
the sub-display unit 121 of the activation button 120. Accordingly,
the user can recognize that the first operation is performed when
the user has pressed the activation button 120 because the triangle
is displayed on the sub-display unit 121 even when the mobile
communication terminal 100 is in the inactive state.
[0028] Although the sub-display unit 121 can be implemented by a
general display such as liquid crystal, a liquid crystal display
(LCD), or a light emitting diode (LED), the present invention is
not limited thereto.
[0029] An operation of controlling driving of the display unit 110
and the sub-display unit 121 can be performed in the same processor
and the same method or in different processors and different
methods.
[0030] Hereinafter, various embodiments for operations of the
mobile communication terminal 100 capable of being performed by
pressing the activation button 120 will be described.
Operations Through Activation Button
[0031] Operations to be described below can be performed by
pressing the activation button 120 when the mobile communication
terminal 100 is in the inactive state, and set by the user. The
operations described below are only examples. Of course, other
operations can be performed by pressing the activation button
120.
[0032] 1. Camera Activation Function
[0033] When the mobile communication terminal 100 is in the
inactive state, the camera 130 provided in the mobile communication
terminal 100 can be activated by pressing the activation button
120, and a screen currently imaged by the camera 130 can be
displayed on the display unit 110.
[0034] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the
camera 130 is activated after the activation button 120 is pressed
and an imaged scene is displayed on the display unit 110.
[0035] 2. Health Sensing and Health Information Transmission
Functions
[0036] When the mobile communication terminal 100 is in the
inactive state, the health sensing function can be driven, so that
sensed health information can be transmitted to a medical authority
such as a doctor or a protector.
[0037] FIGS. 3A and 3B are block diagrams of the mobile
communication terminal 100 illustrating the above-described
functions. FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate functional block diagrams
illustrating the above-described functions of the mobile
communication terminal 100.
[0038] Referring to FIG. 3A, the mobile communication terminal 100
can include an activation sensing unit 310, a health sensing unit
320, and a health information transmission unit 330.
[0039] When the mobile communication terminal 100 is in the
inactive state, the activation sensing unit 310 senses whether or
not the user has pressed the activation button 120.
[0040] The health sensing unit 320 is operated when the activation
sensing unit 310 has sensed that the activation button 120 has been
pressed, and senses a health state of the user in various
methods.
[0041] FIG. 3B is a block diagram illustrating an example of the
health sensing unit 320. Referring to FIG. 3B, the health sensing
unit 320 can include a camera activation element 321, an eyeball
detection element 322, and a health information acquisition element
323.
[0042] The camera activation element 321 activates the camera 130
provided in the mobile communication terminal 100. According to the
activation of the camera 130, a video currently captured by the
camera 130 is displayed on the display unit 110. If an eye or face
of the user is imaged by the camera 130, the eyeball detection
element 322 performs a function of recognizing and extracting an
eyeball of the user. A general eyeball detection algorithm can be
used for eyeball detection. The health information acquisition
element 323 acquires various health information through the eyeball
detected through the eyeball detection element 322. It is possible
to recognize a stress index, a diabetes index, or retinal diseases
of the user through a color or health state of the eyeball. A
well-known algorithm in the related art can be used as an algorithm
for detecting health information from characteristics of the
detected eyeball.
[0043] The health information acquired as described above can be
transmitted by the health information transmission unit 330 to the
mobile communication terminal of a protector, a medical authority
such as a doctor or the like, or a predetermined server.
Information regarding the protector (for example, a phone number or
an e-mail address) can be stored in advance. The acquired health
information can be displayed on the display unit 110 so that the
user can check the acquired health information.
[0044] The above-described operations, that is, the eyeball
detection function and the health sensing function based on
information regarding the detected eyeball, can be performed by
installing a predetermined application. That is, the application
includes an eyeball detection algorithm and a health sensing
algorithm, so that the operations as described above can be
performed by installing the application in the mobile communication
terminal 100. The user can download this application and install
the downloaded application in the mobile communication terminal
100. In addition, although an example of only health sensing
through eyeball detection has been described above, it is possible
to install an application, for example, for health sensing through
face detection, and connect the application to the activation
button 120. The user can use the functions as described above by
setting the application to be operated immediately when the
activation button 120 is pressed through the setting menu in the
inactive state of the mobile communication terminal 100.
[0045] In general, aged persons may not use the health sensing
function due to a difficult operation even when the health sensing
function is provided in the mobile communication terminal 100.
However, according to the above-described embodiment of the present
invention, the health sensing function is operated only by pressing
the activation button 120 without a special operation. Accordingly,
it is possible to easily check health information and transmit the
health information to a protector or a doctor.
[0046] 3. User Identification Function
[0047] When the mobile communication terminal 100 is in the
inactive state, a user authentication process can be performed for
security by pressing the activation button 120.
[0048] FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate block diagrams of the mobile
communication terminal 100 illustrating the above-described
functions. Referring to FIG. 4A, the mobile communication terminal
100 can include an activation sensing unit 410 and a user
identification unit 420.
[0049] When the mobile communication terminal 100 is in the
inactive state, the activation sensing unit 410 senses whether or
not the user has pressed the activation button 120.
[0050] If the activation sensing unit 410 senses that the
activation button 120 has been pressed, the user identification
unit 420 operates the user identification function in various
methods.
[0051] FIG. 4B is a block diagram illustrating an example of the
user identification unit 420. Referring to FIG. 4B, the user
identification unit 420 can include a camera activation element
421, an iris detection element 422, and a user identification
element 423.
[0052] The camera activation element 421 activates the camera 130
provided in the mobile communication terminal 100. According to the
activation of the camera 130, a video currently captured by the
camera 130 is displayed on the display unit 110. If an eye or face
of the user is imaged by the camera 130, the iris detection element
422 performs a function of recognizing and extracting an iris from
an eyeball of the user. A general iris detection algorithm can be
used for iris recognition. The user identification element 423
performs a function of comparing the iris detected by the iris
detection element 422 to pre-stored iris information of the user,
and authenticating the current user as a true user if the two
match. For this, the user identification element 423 can use iris
information of the user pre-stored in a database. The iris
information of the user can be stored by registering information
regarding the iris detected by the iris detection element 422 using
a video of the true user first captured by the camera 130.
Predetermined identification information (for example, an
identifier (ID), a password, a social security number, or the like)
should be input to change the registered iris information of the
true user. If the user identification element 423 authenticates the
current user as the true user, the lock state of the mobile
communication terminal 100 is released and all functions are
available. If the current user is not authenticated as the true
user, the lock state continues along with a display of an alarm
message.
[0053] The above-described operations, that is, the iris detection
function, the user identification function, and the user
authentication function, can be performed by installing a
predetermined application. That is, the application includes the
iris detection algorithm and the authentication algorithm based on
an iris comparison, so that the operations as described above can
be performed by installing the application in the mobile
communication terminal 100. The user can download this application
and install the downloaded application in the mobile communication
terminal 100. The user can use the functions as described above by
setting the application to be operated immediately when the
activation button 120 is pressed through the setting menu in the
inactive state of the mobile communication terminal 100.
[0054] Accordingly, it is possible to efficiently reduce security
risks by setting the user authentication process to be performed
through a separate setting, that is, by pressing the activation
button 120, when the mobile communication terminal 100 is used in a
region vulnerable to the security risks.
[0055] Although an example of an authentication method through iris
recognition has been described above, other authentication methods,
for example, an authentication key matching method, a password
matching method, a face recognition method, a fingerprint
recognition method, and the like, can be used. That is, one or more
authentication methods can be performed by pressing the activation
button 120.
[0056] 4. Location Information Transmission Function
[0057] When the mobile communication terminal 100 is in the
inactive state, collected location information can be transmitted
to a protector or a protection authority (a police station or a
fire station) by pressing the activation button 120.
[0058] FIG. 5 illustrates a block diagram of the mobile
communication terminal 100 illustrating the above-described
function. Referring to FIG. 5, the mobile communication terminal
100 can include an activation sensing unit 510, a location
information collection unit 520, and a location information
transmission unit 530.
[0059] When the mobile communication terminal 100 is in the
inactive state, the activation sensing unit 510 senses whether or
not the user has pressed the activation button 120.
[0060] When the activation sensing unit 510 senses that the
activation button 120 has been pressed, the location information
collection unit 520 collects a current location using a global
positioning system (GPS) sensor or other location sensors.
[0061] The location information transmission unit 530 performs a
function of transmitting location information collected by the
location information collection unit 520 to a protector or a
protection authority. In an urgent situation, a message indicating
the urgent situation can be transmitted along with the location
information. The location information and the urgent message can be
optionally transmitted. On the other hand, this operation may
differ according to the number of presses or a press time of the
activation button 120. For example, it is possible to set an
operation of transmitting the urgent message to a police station
along with the location information when the activation button 120
is pressed for a short time, and set an operation of transmitting
only the location information to the protector when the activation
button 120 is pressed for a long time. In addition, as another
example, it is possible to set an operation of transmitting the
location information to the police station along with the urgent
message when the activation button 120 is pressed once and set an
operation of transmitting the location information to a fire
station along with the urgent message when the activation button
120 is pressed three times.
[0062] The above-described operations can be performed by
installing a predetermined application. That is, the application
includes an algorithm for collecting location information and
transmitting the collected located information along with an urgent
message, so that the operations as described above can be performed
by installing the application in the mobile communication terminal
100. The user can download this application and install the
downloaded application in the mobile communication terminal 100.
The user can use the functions as described above by setting the
application to be operated immediately when the activation button
120 is pressed through the setting menu in the inactive state of
the mobile communication terminal 100.
[0063] Accordingly, it is possible to efficiently escape a
dangerous situation because the user can report the dangerous
situation to a protector or a protection authority along with
his/her location information with only a simple operation.
[0064] 5. File Transmission Function
[0065] When the mobile communication terminal 100 is in the
inactive state, a function of uploading content (for example,
contact information, a photo, a moving image, or an application)
included in the mobile communication terminal 100 to another mobile
communication terminal 100 or a media space (for example, a
personal media space such as Twitter, Facebook, or a blog or a
community media space such as a cafe or club community) can be
operated.
[0066] 6. Mode Change During Drive
[0067] When the mobile communication terminal 100 is in the
inactive state, the mobile communication terminal 100 can be
switched to a hands-free function or some communication functions
(a voice communication function, a short message service (SMS)
function, and an Internet function) of the mobile communication
terminal 100 can be interrupted by pressing the activation button
120.
[0068] Accordingly, it is possible to significantly reduce traffic
accident risks by switching the mode of the mobile communication
terminal 100 or interrupting the communication function with only a
simple operation of pressing the activation button 120 during
driving.
[0069] 7. Advertisement Display Operation
[0070] When the mobile communication terminal 100 is in the
inactive state, the activation button 120 is pressed so that an
advertisement can be displayed on at least a part of the display
unit 110. The advertisement display can be implemented by
displaying an advertisement provided from an external server in
real time, and driven by an advertisement-related application
previously installed within the mobile communication terminal
100.
[0071] This application for enabling the advertisement to be
displayed may be received in advance from an advertisement
distribution server, an advertiser server, or a server for
providing a service according to an embodiment of the present
invention, that is, a service for driving a predetermined
application according to a button input that switches the mobile
communication terminal 100 from the inactive state to the active
state.
[0072] An advertisement display method can be implemented by a
method of randomly displaying advertisements of advertisers joining
this service, a customized advertisement display method based on
user information, and an advertisement display method based on a
current location.
[0073] The user information can be pre-stored in a corresponding
application and pre-transmitted to a server that provides an
advertising service. On the other hand, location information
collection necessary for the advertisement display method based on
the current location can be used in conjunction with 4. Location
Information Function described above. That is, current location
information is collected simultaneously with the activation of the
mobile communication terminal 100 and transmitted to an
advertising-service providing server. Based on the current location
information, advertisements related to the current location are
distributed to the mobile communication terminal 100.
[0074] 8. Other Application Overations
[0075] If a predetermined operation is performed in addition to
switching to a simple active state by pressing the activation
button 120 when the mobile communication terminal 100 is in the
inactive state, this belongs to the scope of the present
invention.
[0076] For example, an entertainment operation (for example, an
operation of a music or video player, execution of a game
application, or news reception) can be performed by pressing the
activation button 120.
Operation Standby of Application
[0077] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the
above-described predetermined applications are driven when the
mobile communication terminal 100 is switched from the inactive
state to the active state.
[0078] For this, when the mobile communication terminal 100 is in
the inactive state, the applications should be maintained in an
operation standby state. When the mobile communication terminal 100
is switched from the active state to the inactive state, the
above-described applications can be in the operation standby state.
That is, a selected application to be driven when the mobile
communication terminal 100 is switched to the active state can be
in the operation standby state when the mobile communication
terminal 100 is switched to the inactive state.
[0079] However, a predetermined application operable when the
mobile communication terminal 100 is switched from the inactive
state to the active state regardless of the operation standby state
or an operation disable state of the application belongs to the
present invention.
Service Providing Server
[0080] Hereinafter, the service providing server according to an
embodiment will be described.
[0081] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a
service providing system (server) for enabling a specific function
to be operated when the mobile communication terminal is activated
according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0082] Referring to FIG. 6, the service providing server 200 can
include an application providing unit 210, an activation sensing
unit 220, an application driving unit 230, a communication unit
240, and a control unit 250. According to an embodiment of the
present invention, the application providing unit 210, the
activation sensing unit 220, the application driving unit 230, the
communication unit 240, and the control unit 250 of the service
providing server 200 can be program modules or hardware
communicable with an external apparatus. The program modules or
hardware can be included in the service providing server 200 or
another apparatus communicable with the service providing server
200 in the form of an operation system, an application program
module, and other program modules, and physically stored in various
known storage apparatuses. On the other hand, these program modules
or hardware include a routine, a sub routine, a program, an object,
a component, and a data structure, each of which executes a
specific task to be described later or specific abstract data, but
the present invention is not limited thereto.
[0083] The application providing unit 210 enables the predetermined
application described above to be transmitted to the mobile
communication terminal 100. The user can receive a desired
application by accessing the service providing server 200 through
the mobile communication terminal 100, and install the received
application within the mobile communication terminal 100. The
application can include a control function of controlling a
predetermined operation to be performed when the mobile
communication terminal 100 is activated, and can independently
perform the predetermined operation. For example, the application
transmitted from the application providing unit 210 can be an
application for enabling an advertisement to be displayed on the
display unit 110 when the mobile communication terminal 100 is
switched from the inactive state to the active state.
[0084] The activation sensing unit 220 according to an embodiment
can sense the switching of the mobile communication terminal 100
from the inactive state to the active state. The user can transmit
a signal indicating the activation of the mobile communication
terminal 100 to the service providing server 200 by pressing the
activation button of the mobile communication terminal 100.
[0085] The application driving unit 230 according to an embodiment
enables a predetermined operation to be performed in the mobile
communication terminal 100 when the activation of the mobile
communication terminal 100 is sensed. That is, the application
driving unit 230 drives a predetermined application within the
mobile communication terminal 100 and enables a related screen to
be displayed on the display unit 110. For example, if the
activation of the mobile communication terminal 100 is sensed, an
advertisement-related application can be executed. The application
driving unit 230 can perform an additional operation related to
driving of a corresponding application. For example, an application
for enabling an advertisement to be displayed is driven to receive
current location information and control advertisement information
related to a corresponding location to be displayed on the display
unit 110 of the mobile communication terminal 100. In addition, it
is possible to collect user information (for example, a sex, an
age, a region of residence, a matter of interest, and the like) and
control advertisement information customized for a corresponding
user to be displayed. Necessary advertisement information (for
example, advertisement information to be transmitted to the mobile
communication terminal 100 based on location information or user
information) can be transmitted from an advertiser server or an
advertisement distribution server. As described above, the
application driving unit 230 can drive a predetermined application
simultaneously with the activation within the mobile communication
terminal 100 and perform an additional operation for optimally
driving the application.
[0086] The communication unit 240 according to an embodiment makes
information communication between the service providing server 200,
the mobile communication terminal 100, and another apparatus
possible. That is, the communication unit 240 can transmit an
application to the mobile communication terminal 100 and receive an
activation signal and information for driving the application from
the mobile communication terminal 100.
[0087] The control unit 250 according to an embodiment can perform
a function of controlling data flows between the application
providing unit 210, the activation sensing unit 220, the
application driving unit 230, and the communication unit 240. That
is, the control unit 250 according to the embodiment can control
the application providing unit 210, the activation sensing unit
220, the application driving unit 230, and the communication unit
240 to perform unique functions.
[0088] According to embodiments of the present invention, it is
possible to enable an advantageous function to be utilized and
improve an interest of a terminal user because various operations
can be performed only by pressing an activation button when a
terminal is in an inactive state.
[0089] According to embodiments of the present invention, it is
possible to enable health check of an aged person to be performed
with a simple operation and enable information regarding the health
check to be transmitted to a protector or a medical authority.
[0090] According to embodiments of the present invention, it is
possible to enable a user authentication process of which the
security is enhanced to be operable with only a simple
procedure.
[0091] According to embodiments of the present invention, it is
possible to enable an urgent message to be transmitted along with
location information with only a simple operation in an urgent
situation.
[0092] The embodiments according to the present invention described
above may be implemented in the form of program instructions that
may be executed through various computer components and recorded on
a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may
include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the
like individually or in combination. The program instructions
recorded on the medium may be specifically designed for the present
invention or may be well known to one of ordinary skill in the art
of software. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium
include a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk, or a
magnetic tape, an optical medium such as a compact disc-read only
memory (CD-ROM) or a digital versatile disc (DVD), a
magneto-optical medium such as a floptical disk, and a hardware
device such as ROM, a random access memory (RAM), or a flash memory
that is specially designed to store and execute program
instructions. Examples of the program instructions include not only
machine code generated by a compiler or the like but also
high-level language codes that may be executed by a computer using
an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may
be constructed so as to operate as one or more software modules for
performing the operations of the embodiments of the present
invention, and vice versa.
[0093] Although the present invention has been described with
reference to the specific embodiments and drawings together with
specific details such as detailed components, the above description
is provided only for better understanding of the present invention
and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various
modifications and variations may be made from the above
description.
[0094] While embodiments have been disclosed herein, it should be
understood that other variations may be possible. Such variations
are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of
embodiments of the present application, and all such modifications
as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are intended to be
included within the scope of the following claims.
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