Patent ID: 9565290
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: H04M

Claim:
1. A method for operating an electronic device that includes a wireless communication unit for a call and a camera having a rotating part disposed on a body tube of the camera, the method comprising: detecting whether a call mode is active; and in response to detecting a rotation of the rotating part, executing a first function when the call mode is active and a second function when the call mode is inactive, the first function is executed according to at least one rotational quantity of the rotating part, wherein the at least one rotational quantity of the rotating part includes a first rotation quantity that includes a first rotation degree that corresponds to a selection of a first predetermined operation, a second rotation quantity that includes a second rotation degree that corresponds to a selection of a second predetermined operation, and a third rotation quantity that includes a third rotation degree that corresponds to a selection of a third predetermined operation, and wherein the camera is disposed protrudingly on a surface of the electronic device, and the rotating part includes a shape enclosing the body tube of the camera.