ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM CONTAINING ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONTROL PROGRAM

• US 20100207897A1
• Filed: 10/17/2008
• Published: 08/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Ono, Hiroshi
• Application Number:
  US12/678,330
• Publication Number:
  US 20100207897A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1632 Pen holder integrated in the computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/10 Telescopic elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/242 specially adapted for hand-held use
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/44 using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna , e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspectH01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0235 Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0241 using relative motion of the body parts to change the operational status of the telephone set, e.g. switching on/off, answering incoming call
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

The electronic device may input erroneous data or its data input efficiency may be lowered. The electronic device includes: input means for inputting input information to the electronic device; insertion/extraction detection means for detecting an insertion/extraction state of a member detachable from the electronic device, into/from the electronic device; control means for generating display data according to the insertion/extraction state and judging the input information according to the data; and display means for performing display based on the display data.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

an input unit for inputting input information to said electronic apparatus;

an insert/remove detection unit for detecting a storage state of a member which can be separated from said electronic apparatus to said electronic apparatus;

a control unit for generating display data based on said storage state, and distinguishing said input information based on said display data; and

a display unit for performing display according to said display data.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said input unit comprises a contact detecting unit for detecting a contact position touched from outside, and outputting a position signal, and wherein

said control unit distinguishes said input information based on said position signal and said display data.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said control unit determines said contact position based on said position signal and distinguishes said input information based on said display data corresponding to said contact position.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said control unit generates said display data for displaying a button of a first form when said storage state is in a first state where said member is not being stored in said electronic apparatus, and generates said display data for displaying a button of a second form with a larger area than said first form when said storage state is in a second state where said member is being stored in said electronic apparatus.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said control unit starts an application program which is correlated to said storage state in advance corresponding to said storage state.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4 comprising a radio circuit, wherein

said member is extendable and has an antenna element which is connected to said radio circuit when said storage state is said second state.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

said control unit starts a first application program for performing a predetermined processing using said radio circuit when said storage state is said second state and said member is in said extended state.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said radio circuit is a television broadcast receiving radio circuit;

and wherein

said first application program is a program for displaying a screen of said television broadcast.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 8, wherein

predetermined display is performed when said storage state becomes said first state while said radio circuit and said first application program are operating.

7. (canceled)

11. A control method of an electronic apparatus comprising steps of:

inputting input information to said electronic apparatus;

detecting a storage state of a member which can be separated from said electronic apparatus;

generating display data based on said storage state;

distinguishing said input information based on said display data; and

performing display according to said display data.

12. The control method of an electronic apparatus according to claim 11 comprising steps of:

detecting a contact position contacted from outside;

outputting a position signal which indicates said contact position; and

distinguishing said input information based on said contact position and said display data.

13. The control method of an electronic apparatus according to claim 12 comprising steps of:

determining said contact position based on said position signal; and

distinguishing said input information based on said display data corresponding to said contact position.

14. The control method of an electronic apparatus according to claim 11 comprising steps of:

generating said display data for displaying a button of a first form when said storage state is a first state where said member is not being stored in said electronic apparatus; and

generating said display data for displaying a button of a second form with a larger area than said first form when said storage state is a second state where said member is being stored in said electronic apparatus.

15. The control method of an electronic apparatus according to claim 11, comprising a step of starting an application program which is correlated to said storage state in advance corresponding to said storage state.

16. The control method of an electronic apparatus according to claim 14 comprising a step of operating a radio circuit provided in said electronic apparatus when said storage state is said second state and said member is in an extended state.

17. The control method of an electronic apparatus according to claim 16 comprising a step of starting a first application program which performs predetermined processing using said radio circuit when said storage state is said second state and said member is in said extended state.

18. The control method of an electronic apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said radio circuit is a television broadcast receiving radio circuit;

and wherein

said first application program is a program which displays a screen of said television broadcast.

19. The control method of an electronic apparatus according to claim 17 comprising a step of performing predetermined display when said storage state becomes said first state while said radio circuit and said first application program are operating.

20. A storage medium in which a control program of an electronic apparatus is recorded and which is readable by said electronic apparatus, wherein

said electronic apparatus control program is an electric apparatus control program for making said electronic apparatus function as:

an input unit for inputting input information;

an insert/remove detection unit for detecting a storage state of a member which can be separated from said electronic apparatus to said electronic apparatus;

a control unit for generating display data based on said storage state, and distinguishing said input information based on said display data; and

a display unit for performing display according to said display data.

21. An electronic apparatus comprising:

an input means for inputting input information to said electronic apparatus;

an insert/remove detection means for detecting a storage state of a member which can be separated from said electronic apparatus to said electronic apparatus;

a control means for generating display data based on said storage state and distinguishing said input information based on said display data; and

a display means for performing display according to said display data.