APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING USER INPUT PATTERN IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL

摘要

An apparatus and method determine a user input pattern in a portable terminal even in a situation of a wide luminance range. Sensing information is acquired through a sensing unit that includes a plurality of sensors of different luminance sensing ranges. A luminance situation of a current environment is determined based on the sensing information. A touch input is detected based on the sensing information. And the user input pattern is determined based on sensing information of at least one luminance sensor that corresponds to the luminance situation of the current environment.