PORTABLE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WITH AUTOMATIC CONTROL TO KEEP DISPLAY TURNED ON AND METHOD
First Claim
1. Portable electronic equipment, comprisinga camera,a display,circuitry adapted to effect at least one of turning on or holding on the display in response to recognizing a specified image provided by the camera.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method provide a hold on function in a mobile phone or other portable electronic equipment keeps the display thereof turned on in spite of a screensaver or other power saving feature while a user is reading or watching the display and allows activating of power saving facilities of the mobile phone or equipment only when a user no longer is reading or watching the display. Also, a computer program product stored in a storage medium, includes a storage medium, a computer program including face recognition software to recognize whether an input image represents that of a human face, and a control program to control operation of portable electronic equipment depending on whether or not an input image represents a human face.
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20 Claims
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1. Portable electronic equipment, comprising
a camera, a display, circuitry adapted to effect at least one of turning on or holding on the display in response to recognizing a specified image provided by the camera.
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15. A method of operating portable electronic equipment, comprising
detecting whether a specified image is received by a camera of the equipment, and operating the equipment in response to whether or not the specified image is received.
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20. A computer program product stored in a storage medium, comprising
a storage medium, a computer program including face recognition software to recognize whether an input image represents that of a human face, and a control program to control operation of portable electronic equipment depending on whether or not an input image represents a human face.
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