ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING PROXIMITY SENSOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20120245886A1
• Filed: 08/29/2011
• Published: 09/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ambit Microsystems Shanghai Ltd (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Ambit Microsystems Shanghai Ltd (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LU, CHI-MING, ZHANG, JUN
• Granted Patent: US 8,855,966 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/150
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An electronic device includes a main body; at least one proximity sensor arranged in the main body to detect a motion of a user in a predetermined range from the main body. A memory arranged in the main body store a relationship table defining a relationship between an operation event and an executable function. The operation event includes: the times of the proximity of a user to the main body, the duration of a stationary state of the user relative to the main body, and the distance of the movement of a user with respect to the main body. In addition, includes a processor receiving data from the at least one sensor determining an operation event and executing an executable function according to the relationship table.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a main body;

at least one proximity sensor arranged in the main body and configured to detect a user'"'"'s motion in a predetermined range from the main body;

a memory arranged in the main body and configured to store a relationship table defining a relationship between an operation event and an executable function, wherein the operation event comprises;

times of the proximity of a user to the main body, a duration of a stationary state of the user relative to the main body, and a distance of the movement of a user with respect to the main body; and

a processor configured to receive data from the at least one sensor to determine an operation event and to execute an executable function according to the relationship table.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the relationship table defines that the duration of a stationary state of the user relative to the main body exceeding a predetermined time period corresponds to staring media playing function, and that the times of the proximity of a user to the main body exceeding a preset value corresponds to ending media playing function.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the number of at least one proximity sensor is two, the two proximity sensor are respectively arranged at a first side and a second side of the main body.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the relationship table further defines that a movement of a user'"'"'s hand from the first side to the second side corresponds to starting media playing, and that a movement of a user'"'"'s hand from the second side to the first side corresponds to ending media playing.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the processor determines the movement of a user'"'"'s hand from the first side to the second side or from the second side to the first side based on the sequence of receiving signals from the two proximity sensors, and executes starting media playing function or ending media playing function according to the relationship table.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the number of at least one proximity sensor is four, the four proximity sensor are respectively arranged at four sides of the main body.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the processor determines a clockwise or a counterclockwise movement of a user'"'"'s hand along the four sides based on the sequence of receiving signals from the two proximity sensors.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the relationship table further defines that the clockwise movement of a user'"'"'s hand along the four sides corresponds to starting media playing, and that the counterclockwise movement of a user'"'"'s hand along the four sides corresponds to ending media playing.

9. A method for controlling an electronic device, the electronic device comprising at least one proximity sensor to detect a user'"'"'s motion, a memory storing a relationship table defining a relationship between an operation event and an executable function, the method comprising:

the at least one proximity sensor detecting a user'"'"'s motion;

the processor receiving data from the at least one proximity sensor and determining an operation event;

the processor executing an executable function corresponding to the operation event according to the relationship table.