ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20130016056A1
• Filed: 02/24/2011
• Published: 01/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Shinozaki, Takayuki, Tomizu, Makoto
• Granted Patent: US 9,436,376 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop

Abstract

An electronic device for receiving an input based on a pressure load that reduces a risk of ending a drag operation despite a user'"'"'s intention is provided.

The electronic device includes a touch sensor configured to detect a touch by a touch object, a load detection unit configured to detect a pressure load on a touch face of the touch sensor, and a control unit configured to enter or cancel an input receiving state for receiving an input based on the pressure load detected by the load detection unit. The control unit, in the input receiving state, controls to make a standard load for canceling the input receiving state when a slide of the touch object touching the touch face is detected and a standard load for canceling the input receiving state when the slide of the touch object touching the touch face is not detected different from each other.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a touch sensor configured to detect a touch by a touch object;

a load detection unit configured to detect a pressure load on a touch face of the touch sensor; and

a control unit configured to control to enter or cancel an input receiving state for receiving an input based on the pressure load detected by the load detection unit, wherein

the control unit, in the input receiving state, controls to make a standard load for canceling the input receiving state when a slide of the touch object touching the touch face is detected and a standard load for canceling the input receiving state when the slide of the touch object touching the touch face is not detected different from each other.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit calculates a sliding speed of the touch object touching the touch face and controls to set the standard load for canceling the input receiving state when the slide is detected, based on the sliding speed.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control unit, when setting a new standard load for canceling the input receiving state in the input receiving state, if the pressure load detected by the load detection unit does not satisfy the new standard load for canceling the input receiving state, controls not to set the new standard load.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control unit, when setting the new standard load for canceling the input receiving state in the input receiving state, if the pressure load detected by the load detection unit does not satisfy a standard, obtained by adjusting the new standard load for canceling the input receiving state in a predetermined manner, controls not to set the new standard load.