MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, METHOD OF OPERATION NOTIFICATION, AND PROGRAM OF OPERATION NOTIFICATION

• US 20110244844A1
• Filed: 11/11/2009
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Aoike, Toru
• Application Number:
  US13/133,713
• Publication Number:
  US 20110244844A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/023 Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A mobile terminal device includes: input sensing means for outputting an operation signal when sensing an operation on an input device; operation determining means for determining that a long-period operation is performed in the case where a period for which the input sensing means outputs the operation signal is not less than a predetermined period, and determining that a short-period operation is performed in the case where the period for which the input sensing means outputs the operation signal is less than the predetermined period; and user notifying means for performing notification in a different mode by changing an operating mode of notifying means, depending on whether the operation determining means determines that the long-period operation is performed or determines that the short-period operation is performed.

Claims

1-10. -10. (canceled)

11. A mobile terminal device comprising:

input sensing device for outputting an operation signal when sensing an operation on an input device;

operation determining unit for determining that a long-period operation is performed in the case where a period for which the input sensing device outputs the operation signal is not less than a predetermined period, and determining that a short-period operation is performed in the case where the period for which the input sensing device outputs the operation signal is less than the predetermined period; and

user notifying unit for performing notification in a different mode by changing an operating mode of notifying unit, depending on whether the operation determining unit determines that the long-period operation is performed or determines that the short-period operation is performed.

12. The mobile terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the notifying unit is a vibrating device, and

the user notifying unit changes a vibrating time of the vibrating device, depending on whether the operation determining unit determines that the long-period operation is performed or determines that the short-period operation is performed.

13. The mobile terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the notifying unit is a vibrating device, and

the user notifying unit changes a vibrating mode of the vibrating device, depending on whether the operation determining unit determines that the long-period operation is performed or determines that the short-period operation is performed.

14. The mobile terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the notifying unit is a light emitting device, and

the user notifying unit changes a light emitting time of the light emitting device, depending on whether the operation determining unit determines that the long-period operation is performed or determines that the short-period operation is performed.

15. The mobile terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the notifying unit is a light emitting device, and

the user notifying unit changes a light emitting mode of the light emitting device, depending on whether the operation determining unit determines that the long-period operation is performed or determines that the short-period operation is performed.

16. The mobile terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the input device is a touch panel or a touch sensor.

17. A method of operation notification comprising:

outputting an operation signal when sensing an operation on an input device;

determining that a long-period operation is performed in the case where a period for which the operation signal is output is not less than a predetermined period, and determining that a short-period operation is performed in the case where the period for which the operation signal is output is less than the predetermined period; and

performing notification in a different mode by changing an operating mode of notifying means, depending on whether determining that the long-period operation is performed or determining that the short-period operation is performed.

18. The method of operation notification according to claim 17, comprising

changing a vibrating time of a vibrating device as the notifying means, depending on whether determining that the long-period operation is performed or determining that the short-period operation is performed.

19. A program of operation notification for causing a computer included in a mobile terminal device to execute:

a process of outputting an operation signal when sensing an operation on an input device;

a process of determining that a long-period operation is performed in the case where a period for which the operation signal is output is not less than a predetermined period, and determining that a short-period operation is performed in the case where the period for which the operation signal is output is less than the predetermined period; and

a process of changing an operating mode of notifying means, depending on whether determining that the long-period operation is performed or determining that the short-period operation is performed.

20. The program of operation notification according to claim 19, causing the computer to execute a process of performing notification by changing a vibrating time of a vibrating device as the notifying means, depending on whether determining that the long-period operation is performed or determining that the short-period operation is performed.