Method and Apparatus for Activating a Function of an Electronic Device
First Claim
1. A method for activating a function of an electronic device, the method comprising:
- detecting a first input by a motion sensor;
activating a touch sensor of the electronic device in response to detecting the first input;
detecting a second input by the motion sensor within a predetermined time period from the first input;
determining, in response to detecting the second input, whether contact has occurred at the touch sensor; and
activating a function of the electronic device in response to determining that contact has occurred at the touch sensor when the second input is detected.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for activating a function of the electronic device is disclosed herewith. The method includes detecting a first input by a motion sensor. Further, the method activates a touch sensor of the electronic device in response to detecting the first input. The method then detects a second input by the motion sensor within a predetermined time period from the first input. Next, the method determines, in response to detecting the second input, whether contact has occurred at the touch sensor and activates a function of the electronic device in response to determining that contact has occurred at the touch sensor when the second input is detected.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for activating a function of an electronic device, the method comprising:
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detecting a first input by a motion sensor; activating a touch sensor of the electronic device in response to detecting the first input; detecting a second input by the motion sensor within a predetermined time period from the first input; determining, in response to detecting the second input, whether contact has occurred at the touch sensor; and activating a function of the electronic device in response to determining that contact has occurred at the touch sensor when the second input is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An activation circuit for activating an electronic device, the activation circuit comprising:
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a touch-sensitive screen; a motion sensor for detecting a first input and a second input at the touch-sensitive screen, wherein the second input is detected within a predetermined time period from the first input; a touch sensor being activated in response to the motion sensor detecting the first input; and a microcontroller, coupled to the motion sensor and the touch sensor, the microcontroller activating a function of the electronic device on determining that a contact has occurred at the touch sensor when the second input is detected. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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