Apparatus and method for human body communication in a mobile communication system

摘要

An apparatus and method for human body communication in a mobile communication system are provided. A portable terminal includes a human body communication module and a controller. The human body communication module performs human body communication. The controller performs a process to perform connection with an external device through the human body communication and then perform an operation executable through the human body communication.

主权项

1. A portable terminal for human body communication, the terminal comprising:
a human body communication module configured to establish and perform human body communication link; a memory configured to pre-store program identifiers and at least one operation corresponding to the respective program identifiers; a display unit; and a controller configured to: perform a process to execute connection with an external device having a touch screen through the human body communication link and receive at least a program identifier from the external device through the human body communication link, output to the display unit a list of execution operations executable through the human body communication link and corresponding to the received program identifier, detect a user selection of an execution operation in the list, and perform the selected execution operation via the human body communication link corresponding to the received program identifier; wherein the received program identifier indicates an identifier of a program corresponding to a position in which a touch input on the touch screen of the external device is sensed; wherein each of the pre-stored program identifiers corresponds to a different position on the touch screen of the external device.