Electronic device having a plurality of modes of operation
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
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a first user input, for enabling access to a plurality of functions;
a second user input; and
a controller operable, in response to an input, to change a mode of operation of the device from a first, active mode of operation, in which the controller is operable to enable user access to a plurality of functions, to a second, restricted mode of operation in which the controller is operable to disable user access to the plurality of functions, and operable, in response to an input via the second user input, to change the mode of operation of the device from the second, restricted mode of operation to a third, restricted mode of operation in which the controller is operable to disable user access to the plurality of functions and is operable to present information not presentable in the second restricted mode of operation.
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Abstract
An electronic device including a display, a first user input, for enabling access to a plurality of functions, a second user input, and a controller, operable, in response to an input, to change the mode of operation of the device from a first, active mode of operation, in which the controller is operable to enable a user access to a plurality of functions, to a second, restricted mode of operation in which the controller is operable to disable user access to the plurality of functions, and operable, in response to an input via the second user input, to change the mode of operation of the device from the second, restricted mode of operation to a third, restricted mode of operation in which the controller is operable to disable user access to the plurality of functions and is operable to present information not presentable in the second restricted mode of operation.
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24 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a display;
a first user input, for enabling access to a plurality of functions;
a second user input; and
a controller operable, in response to an input, to change a mode of operation of the device from a first, active mode of operation, in which the controller is operable to enable user access to a plurality of functions, to a second, restricted mode of operation in which the controller is operable to disable user access to the plurality of functions, and operable, in response to an input via the second user input, to change the mode of operation of the device from the second, restricted mode of operation to a third, restricted mode of operation in which the controller is operable to disable user access to the plurality of functions and is operable to present information not presentable in the second restricted mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling an electronic device comprising a display, a first user input, for enabling access to a plurality of functions, a second user input and a controller, the method comprising:
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detecting a user input when the device is in a first, active mode of operation in which the controller is operable to enable a user access to a plurality of functions;
in response to the detection of the user input changing the mode of operation from the first, active mode of operation to a second, restricted mode of operation in which the controller is operable to disable user access to the plurality of functions;
detecting a further user input via the second user input when the device is in the second, restricted mode of operation; and
,in response to the further user input changing the mode of operation of the device from the second, restricted mode of operation to a third, restricted mode of operation in which the controller is operable to disable user access to the plurality of functions and is operable to control the display to present information not presentable in the second, restricted mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program comprising program instructions for controlling an electronic device, the electronic device having a display, a first user input for enabling access to a plurality of functions, a second user input and a controller, which, when loaded into a processor, provides:
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means for detecting a user input when the device is in a first, active mode of operation in which the controller is operable to enable a user access to a plurality of functions;
means for changing the mode of operation of the device, in response to the detection of the user input, from the first, active mode of operation to a second, restricted mode of operation in which the controller is operable to disable user access to the plurality of functions;
means for detecting a further user input via the second user input when the device is in the second, restricted mode of operation; and
means for changing the mode of operation of the device, in response to the further user input, from the second restricted mode of operation to a third, restricted mode of operation in which the controller is operable to disable user access to the plurality of functions and is operable to control the display to present information not presentable in the second, restricted mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method of controlling an electronic device to present information to a user, the electronic device comprising a display, a first user input device and a second user input device,
the first user input device having at least one active mode of operation, in which the first input device is operable to enable a user to control the electronic device to perform any of a first plurality of tasks, and a disabled mode of operation in which the first user input device is not operable to enable a user to control the electronic device to perform any of the first plurality of tasks, the method comprising; -
activating the disabled mode of the first user input device;
detecting a user input via the second user input device;
in response to the detection of the input via the second user input device, controlling the display to present a first item of information while the first user input device remains in the disabled mode and the second user input device is operable to control the device to present further items of information.
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