Patent ID: 8942734
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a peripheral device control in a portable terminal, the method comprising: providing a communication path directly between a communication modem and a storage through a switch; changing, by a controller, the communication path between the communication modem and the storage to a communication path between the controller and the storage via the switch when the communication modem is turned off; determining, by the controller, information necessary for the peripheral device control through the communication path between the controller and the storage, the information necessary for the peripheral device control including base station information of the portable terminal and user information obtained from the storage; and disabling, by the controller, the peripheral device based on an analysis of the user information and a determination that the base station information indicates a restrictive area, wherein the base station information is obtained from a receiving circuit included in the storage through the communication path between the controller and the storage.