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Granted Patent B2
US 8,838,857 · App. 13/310,904 · Granted Sep 16, 2014

Mobile device and computational system including same

Inventors: Seung-soo Yang (Hwaseong-si, KR); Kwang-ho Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Yong-suk Kim (Daejeon, KR); Taek-kyun Shin (Gwangmyeong-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G06F3/0346H04M1/7253G06F3/03547H04M2250/22
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,838,857
App. No.
13/310,904
Granted
Sep 16, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile device and a computational system including same are described. The mobile device includes a sensor unit having a motion sensor and/or a touch sensor that provides sensing information. The sensing information is applied to a universal serial bus user interface (USB UI) data generation unit and is changed into USB UI data before being output as USB UI data using a USB communication technique.

Claims (29)

1. A mobile device comprising:

a sensor unit including at least one of a motion sensor and a touch sensor, wherein the motion sensor is configured to generate motion information indicating motion variation of the mobile device, the touch sensor is configured to generate touch information indicating coordinates touched on a touch screen of the mobile device, and the sensor unit outputs at least one of the motion information and the touch information as sensing information;

a universal serial bus user interface (USB UI) data generation unit configured to receive the sensing information and change the sensing information into USB UI data; and

a USB controller configured to receive the USB UI data and output the USB UI data to an external host device via a USB communication technique,

wherein the USB UI data is USB mouse data or USB keyboard data;

wherein the USB mouse data includes a changed mouse button value, a changed mouse first coordinate value and a changed mouse second coordinate value; and

wherein the USB keyboard data includes a changed direction key value and a changed key buffering value.

2. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the USB communication technique is a wired USB communication technique or a wireless USB communication technique.

3. The mobile device of claim 2 , wherein the motion sensor includes at least one of an acceleration sensor that generates acceleration information indicating acceleration variation and a geomagnetism sensor that generates angular velocity information indicating angular velocity variation.

4. The mobile device of claim 3 , wherein the acceleration information includes information indicating acceleration variation in a first axis direction, a second axis direction and a third axis direction for the mobile device, and the angular velocity information includes information indicating angular velocity variation in the first axis direction, the second axis direction, and the third axis direction of the mobile device.

5. A mobile device comprising:

a sensor unit including at least one of a motion sensor and a touch sensor, wherein the motion sensor is configured to generate motion information indicating motion variation of the mobile device, the touch sensor is configured to generate touch information indicating coordinates touched on a touch screen of the mobile device, and the sensor unit outputs at least one of the motion information and the touch information as sensing information;

a universal serial bus user interface (USB UI) data generation unit configured to receive the sensing information and change the sensing information into USB UI data; and

a USB controller configured to receive the USB UI data and output the USB UI data to an external host device via a USB communication technique;

wherein the USB communication technique is a wired USB communication technique or a wireless USB communication technique, and

wherein the sensor unit is configured to receive a first mode signal and generate one of the motion information and the touch information as the sensing information in response to the first mode signal.

6. A mobile device comprising:

a sensor unit including at least one of a motion sensor and a touch sensor, wherein the motion sensor is configured to generate motion information indicating motion variation of the mobile device, the touch sensor is configured to generate touch information indicating coordinates touched on a touch screen of the mobile device, and the sensor unit outputs at least one of the motion information and the touch information as sensing information;

a universal serial bus user interface (USB UI) data generation unit configured to receive the sensing information and change the sensing information into USB UI data; and

a USB controller configured to receive the USB UI data and output the USB UI data to an external host device via a USB communication technique;

wherein the USB communication technique is a wired USB communication technique or a wireless USB communication technique, and

wherein the sensor unit further includes a sensor control unit that automatically activates the motion sensor or the touch sensor in response to a variation in the mobile device during a power saving mode.

7. The mobile device of claim 6 , wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone, a tablet personal computer, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a mobile game, or a navigation system.

8. A mobile device comprising:

a sensor unit including at least one of a motion sensor and a touch sensor, wherein the motion sensor is configured to generate motion information indicating motion variation of the mobile device, the touch sensor is configured to generate touch information indicating coordinates touched on a touch screen of the mobile device, and the sensor unit outputs at least one of the motion information and the touch information as sensing information;

a universal serial bus user interface (USB UI) data generation unit configured to receive the sensing information and change the sensing information into USB UI data; and

a USB controller configured to receive the USB UI data and output the USB UI data to an external host device via a USB communication technique

wherein the USB communication technique is a wired USB communication technique or a wireless USB communication technique, and

wherein the USB UI data generation unit is configured to receive the motion information and the touch information as the sensing information, the USB UI data generation unit receives a first mode signal and changes one of the motion information and the touch information into the USB UI data in response to the first mode signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2011
From: YANG, SEUNG-SOO; KIM, KWANG-HO; KIM, YONG-SUK; SHIN, TAEK-KYUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027326/0352 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0019096 · Mar 3, 2011 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61419271 · Dec 3, 2010
Related Publication 20120144076A1 · Jun 7, 2012