ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20100277437A1
• Filed: 12/18/2009
• Published: 11/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Shu, Wen
• Application Number:
  US12/641,337
• Publication Number:
  US 20100277437A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/175
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers

Abstract

An electronic device includes a touch-screen, an infrared emitter, an infrared sensor and a control module. The touch-screen is configured for displaying a interface with various touchable items. The infrared emitter is configured for emitting infrared light. The infrared sensor is configured for receiving reflected infrared light, and for generating an electrical signal according to the reflected infrared light. The control module is configured for receiving the electrical signal and determining whether the value of the electrical signal is higher than a standard value. If the value of the electrical signal is higher than the standard value, the control module is further configured for invoking the touch interface on the touch-screen.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch-screen configured for displaying a interface with various touchable items;

an infrared emitter configured for emitting infrared light;

an infrared sensor configured for receiving reflected infrared light, and for generating an electrical signal according to the reflected infrared light; and

a control module configured for receiving the electrical signal and determining whether the value of the electrical signal is higher than a standard value, if the value of the electrical signal is higher than the standard value, the control module further configured for invoking the touch interface on the touch-screen.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a front frame configured for receiving the touch-screen.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the front frame comprises four panes, the four panes interconnect with each other, and the infrared emitter is set in one of the four panes, the infrared sensor is arranged next to the infrared emitter.

4. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the control module is embodied in the front frame.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the control module comprises:

a storage unit configured for storing the standard value;

a filter unit configured for filtering the electrical signal of the infrared sensor, and;

a processing unit configured for receiving a the filtered electrical signal and determining whether the value of the filtered electrical signal is higher than the standard value, if the value of the filtered electrical signal is higher than the standard value, the processing unit generating a first drive signal, if the value of the filtered electrical signal is lower than the standard value, the processing unit generating a second drive signal; and

a driver unit configured for invoking the interface on the touch-screen according to the first drive signal, or deactivating the interface on the touch-screen according to the second drive signal.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the control module further comprises an inducing unit, the inducing unit is configured for transforming touch operations from the interface into operating instructions;

and the processing unit is further configured for executing different functions of the electronic device according to the operating instructions.

7. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the storage unit is integrated in the processing unit.

8. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the processing unit is further configured for providing pulse signals to activate or deactivate the infrared emitter.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the infrared sensor comprises a photoconductor.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a storage unit configured for storing the standard value.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a filter unit configured for filtering the electrical signal of the infrared sensor.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electrical signal is a selection from current and voltage.

13. A controlling method for controlling an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a touch-screen for displaying a interface, the controlling method comprising:

emitting infrared light;

receiving reflected infrared light, and generating an electrical signal according to the reflected infrared light;

receiving the electrical signal and determining whether the value of the electrical signal is higher than a standard value; and

if the value of the electrical signal is higher than the standard value, invoking the interface on the touch-screen.

14. The controlling method of claim 13, furthering comprising:

filtering the electrical signal;

receiving the filtered electrical signal and determining whether the value of the filtered electrical signal is higher than the standard value;

if the value of the filtered electrical signal is higher than the standard value, generating a first drive signal; and

activating the interface on the touch-screen according to the first drive signal.

15. The controlling method of claim 14, furthering comprising:

if the value of the filtered electrical signal is lower than the standard value, generating a second drive signal; and

deactivating the interface on the touch-screen according to the second drive signal.

16. The controlling method of claim 13, furthering comprising:

transforming touch operations from the interface into operating instructions; and

executing different functions of the electronic device according to the operating instructions.

17. The controlling method of claim 13, wherein the electrical signal is a selection from current and voltage.

18. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch-screen configured for displaying a interface with various touchable items;

an infrared sensor configured for receiving infrared light originated from an object of a user, and for generating sensing signals indicating an intensity of the received infrared light; and

a control module configured for generating a determining result for determining whether a value of the sensing signals satisfies a predetermined condition, so as to recognize if a distance between the object of the user and the touch-screen is within a predetermined value, the control module further configured for invoking the interface to be displayed on the touch-screen according to the determining result.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the control module comprises an inducing unit and a processing unit, the inducing unit is configured for transforming touch operations from the interface into operating instructions, the processing unit is further configured for executing different functions of the electronic device according to the operating instructions.

20. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the control module comprises a processing unit and a driver unit, the processing unit is configured for generating a first drive signal if the value of the sensing signals satisfies the predetermined condition, and further generating a second drive signal if the value of the sensing signals does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the driver unit is configured for enabling the interface to be displayed by the touch-screen according to the first drive signal, or disabling the interface to be displayed by the touch-screen according to the second drive signal.