ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

• US 20100302128A1
• Filed: 05/10/2010
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Inventors: Lin, Ming-Te
• Application Number:
  US12/777,253
• Publication Number:
  US 20100302128A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/1.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a first body comprising a first display area for displaying a first display image, a first sensor disposed in the first body for detecting a first curvature of the first body, and a control module disposed in the first body and electrically connected to the first sensor. When the first body is curved, the first sensor is used to generate a first sensing signal according to the first curvature, and the control module is used to execute a first function according to the first sensing signal.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first body comprising a first display area for displaying a first display image;

a first sensor disposed in the first body for detecting a first curvature of the first body; and

a control module disposed in the first body and electrically connected to the first sensor;

wherein when the first body is curved, the first sensor is used to generate a first sensing signal according to the first curvature, and the control module is used to perform a first function according to the first sensing signal.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a third sensor electrically connected to the control module and disposed at an edge of the first body;

wherein the third sensor is used to generate a third sensing signal when the third sensor receives a force exerted to bend, and the control module is used to perform a third function according to the third sensing signal.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 2, wherein the third function is to mark the first display image.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 2, further comprising:

an audio effects module electrically connected to the control module for generating an audio effect in response to the first sensor or the third sensor receiving a force exerted to bend.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first function is to change the first display image.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first function is to execute a procedure to turn on or turn off the electronic apparatus.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first sensor is an elongated strip.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first sensor is a bend sensor.

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first body is formed by a bendable material.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a second body comprising a second display area for displaying a second display image, wherein the second body is substantially symmetrically connected to the first body; and

a second sensor disposed in the second body and electrically connected to the control module for sensing a second curvature of the second body;

wherein when the second body is curved, the second sensor is used to generate a second sensing signal according to the second curvature, and the control module is used to perform a second function according to the first sensing signal or the second sensing signal.

11. The electronic apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a fourth sensor electrically connected to the control module and disposed at an edge of the second body, wherein when the fourth sensor receives a force exerted to bend, the fourth sensor is used to generate a fourth sensing signal, and the control module is used to perform a fourth function according to the fourth sensing signal.

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 11, further comprising an audio effects module electrically connected to the control module, for generating an audio effect in response to the first sensor, the second sensor, or the fourth sensor receiving a force exerted to bend.

13. The electronic apparatus of claim 11, wherein the fourth function is to mark the second display image.

14. The electronic apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second function is to change the first display image or the second display image.

15. The electronic apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second sensor is an elongated strip.

16. The electronic apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second sensor is a bend sensor.

17. The electronic apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second body is formed by a bendable material.

18. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control module comprises an artificial intelligence module for learning operating behavior of a user of the electronic apparatus.