CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising a display screen, the electronic device having an active state in which it is configured to receive inputs from movements of an input object in front of said display screen and a standby state in which at least one of said inputs is disabled, the device further being configured to be switchable from said standby state to said active state upon the detection of the presence of said input object within a predetermined distance of the device and the subsequent detection of a predetermined user action, wherein said electronic device is arranged to display a graphical element at a predetermined position on said display screen when said presence of the input object is detected within the predetermined distance.
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Abstract
An electronic device such as a smart-phone, has an active state in which it is able to receive inputs from an input object and a standby state in which at least one of said inputs is disabled. The device is configured to be switchable from the standby state to the active state upon the detection of the presence of the input object within a predetermined distance of the device and the subsequent detection of a predetermined user action.
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- 1. An electronic device comprising a display screen, the electronic device having an active state in which it is configured to receive inputs from movements of an input object in front of said display screen and a standby state in which at least one of said inputs is disabled, the device further being configured to be switchable from said standby state to said active state upon the detection of the presence of said input object within a predetermined distance of the device and the subsequent detection of a predetermined user action, wherein said electronic device is arranged to display a graphical element at a predetermined position on said display screen when said presence of the input object is detected within the predetermined distance.
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15. An electronic device comprising a display screen and further comprising a function or application with an active state in which it is configured to receive inputs from movements of an input object in front of said display screen and a standby state in which at least one of said inputs is disabled, the application further being configured to be switchable from said standby state to said active state when the device detects the presence of said input object within a predetermined distance of the device and subsequently detects a predetermined user action wherein said electronic device is arranged to display a graphical element at a predetermined position on said display screen when said presence of the input object is detected within the predetermined distance
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16. Computer software or a computer program product either on a carrier or not, which is adapted when executed on suitable processing means to:
- detect the presence of an input object within a predetermined distance of an electronic device having a display screen, subsequently detect a predetermined user action and then switch the device to an active state in which it is configured to receive inputs from movements of the input object in front of the display screen from a standby state in which at least one of said inputs is disabled.
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17. Computer software or a computer program product either on a carrier or not, which is adapted when executed on suitable processing means to:
- detect the presence of an input object within a predetermined distance of an electronic device having a display screen, subsequently detect a predetermined user action and then switch an application or function of the device to an active state in which it is configured to receive inputs from movements of the input object in front of the display screen from a standby state in which at least one of said inputs is disabled.
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