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

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 second motion input from outside of the portable communication device; and

determine that a corresponding one of the first audio signal or the second audio signal satisfies a specified condition, as at least part of the detecting of the first motion input or the second motion input.

24. The portable communication device of claim 21 , wherein the processor is adapted to:

present, via the display, a notification indicating that the recording is started or stopped.

25. The portable communication device of claim 21 , wherein the first motion input or the second motion input comprises a tip input, a tapping input, a knuckle input, a knock input, or any combination thereof.