ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTROLLING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20120146924A1
• Filed: 11/21/2011
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Inoue, Hidekazu
• Application Number:
  US13/301,365
• Publication Number:
  US 20120146924A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04186 Touch location disambiguation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/18 Telephone sets specially adapted for use in ships, mines, or other places exposed to adverse environment H04M1/19 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724631 by limiting the access to the user interface, e.g. locking a touch-screen or a keypad
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/61 based on recognised objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/634 Warning indications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/675 comprising setting of focusing regions

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a display configured to display an image, a liquid detection unit configured to detect liquid on a surface of the display, and a display control unit configured to change a display mode of the display based on the detection of liquid on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a display configured to display an image;

a liquid detection unit configured to detect liquid on a surface of the display; and

a display control unit configured to change a display mode of the display based on the detection of liquid on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit changes at least a part of the image displayed on the display when liquid is detected on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit removes at least a part of the image displayed on the display when liquid is detected on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit removes at least one icon from the image displayed on the display when liquid is detected on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an input receiving unit configured to receive a command from a user input by touching the display.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the display control unit removes at least one icon from the image displayed on the display when liquid is detected on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit, the at least one icon configured to be touched by the user to enter a command.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the input receiving unit disables receiving the command from the user when liquid is detected on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the display control unit adds a warning to the image displayed on the display that the input receiving unit is disabled when liquid is detected on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit adds a warning to the image displayed on the display that liquid has been detected on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a sound control unit configured to output an audible warning when liquid is detected on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the input receiving unit disables receiving the command from the user when liquid is detected on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit, the command entered by touching an icon, and the display control unit enlarging a second icon to notify the user that the command has been disabled.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the display control unit adds a warning to the image displayed on the display that the input receiving unit is disabled when liquid is detected on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit, the warning also indicating that commands may be entered using another input receiving unit outside the display.

13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the display control unit removes the warning from the display after a predetermined period of time.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit is configured to change a display mode of the display based on an amount of liquid detected on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the display control unit changes the mode of the display when liquid is detected over the area greater than a first threshold on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit.

16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the display control unit removes at least one icon from the image displayed on the display when liquid is detected over the area greater than the first threshold on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit, the at least one icon configured to be touched by the user to enter a command.

17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the display control unit removes the at least one icon from the area where liquid is detected when liquid is detected over the area greater than the first threshold on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit.

18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the display control unit enlarges a second icon outside the area where liquid is detected when liquid is detected over the area greater than the first threshold on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit.

19. The electronic apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the input receiving unit disables receiving the command from the user by touching the at least one icon in the area where liquid is detected when liquid is detected over the area greater than the first threshold on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit.

20. A method comprising:

displaying an image on a display;

detecting liquid on a surface of the display; and

changing a display mode of the display based on the detection of liquid on the surface of the display.

21. The method according to claim 20, further comprising:

changing at least a part of the image displayed on the display when liquid is detected on the surface of the display.

22. The method according to claim 20, further comprising:

removing at least a part of the image displayed on the display when liquid is detected on the surface of the display.

23. The method according to claim 20, further comprising:

removing at least one icon from the image displayed on the display when liquid is detected on the surface of the display.

24. The method according to claim 20, further comprising:

receiving a command from a user input by touching the display.

25. The method according to claim 24, further comprising:

removing at least one icon from the image displayed on the display when liquid is detected on the surface of the display, the at least one icon configured to be touched by the user to enter a command.

26. The method according to claim 20, further comprising:

disabling receiving a command from the user when liquid is detected on the surface of the display.

27. The method according to claim 26, further comprising:

adding a warning to the image displayed on the display that receiving the command from the user is disabled when liquid is detected on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit.

28. The method according to claim 20, further comprising:

adding a warning to the image displayed on the display that liquid has been detected on the surface of the display.

29. The method according to claim 20, further comprising:

outputting an audible warning when liquid is detected on the surface of the display by the liquid detection unit.

30. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with computer readable instructions which, when loaded on a processor, cause the processor to execute a method comprising:

displaying an image on a display;

detecting liquid on a surface of the display; and

changing a display mode of the display based on the detection of liquid on the surface of the display.