Mobile device and method for providing user interface (UI) thereof

The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the user interface unit comprises:na proximity sensor unit configured to detect whether a user moves closer to the proximity sensor unit and detect a presence of a proximate gesture;a touch detecting unit configured to detect a touch manipulation; anda button unit configured to detect a button manipulation,wherein the control unit is further configured to control at least one of the proximity sensor unit, the touch detecting unit, and the button unit to activate when the pressure detecting unit detects pressure.

The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the user interface unit comprises a proximity sensor unit configured to detect whether a user moves closer to the proximity sensor unit and detect a presence of a proximate gesture,nwherein the control unit is further configured to control the function to perform when the pressure detecting unit detects the pressure and the proximity sensor unit detects the presence of the proximate gesture, andthe function to be performed is related to a specific application currently being executed.

The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the user interface unit comprises a touch detecting unit configured to detect a touch manipulation,nwherein the control unit is further configured to control the function to perform when the pressure detecting unit detects the pressure and the touch detecting unit detects the touch manipulation, andthe function to be performed is related to a specific application currently being executed.

The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the user interface unit comprises a button unit configured to detect a button manipulation,nwherein the control unit is further configured to control the function to perform when the pressure detecting unit detects the pressure and the button unit detects the button manipulation, andthe function to be performed is related to a specific application which is currently being executed.

The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to determine the function to be performed by the user interface input through the user interface unit, based on a magnitude of the pressure detected at the pressure detecting unit.

The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the pressure detecting unit comprises at least one pressure detecting area, andnwherein the control unit is further configured to determine the function to be performed by a user interface input through the user interface unit, based on the at least one pressure detecting area, that detects the pressure.

The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to determine the function to be performed by a user interface input through the user interface unit, based on a number of times the pressure detecting unit detects the pressure.

The method of claim 9, further comprising:ndetecting whether a user moves closer to the proximity sensor unit and detecting a presence of a proximate gesture, through a proximity sensor unit;detecting a touch manipulation, through a touch detecting unit; anddetecting a button manipulation, through a button unit,wherein activating the user interface unit includes activating at least one of the proximity sensor unit, the touch detecting unit, and the button unit when the pressure detecting unit detects the pressure.

The method of claim 9, further comprising:ndetermining the function to be performed by the user interface input through the user interface unit, based on a magnitude of the pressure detected at the pressure detecting unit.

The method of claim 9, further comprising:ndetermining the function to be performed by the user interface, based on the pressure detecting area from among at least one pressure detecting area of the pressure detecting unit for detecting the pressure.

The method of claim 9, further comprising:ndetermining the function to be performed by the user interface, based on a number of times the pressure detecting unit detects the pressure.