SENSOR MANAGED APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- an interactive display having a sensor that detects user interaction with a sub-portion of the interactive display; and
a processing circuit that executes a state change of the interactive display from a low power state to an operational state in response to only one detected user interaction with the electronic device, said user interaction being one of a touch event, a proximity event and a gesture.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and computer program product provide a simplified method for unlocking an electronic device that uses soft keys, such as capacitive touch keys, or proximity detection areas and patterns. The keys may be implemented in the form of areas of a sensor, and a processing circuit observes a touch pattern (or proximity pattern, or characteristic pattern such as a capacitance pattern of a user'"'"'s finger) and compares the same with the registered pattern to determine if there is a likeness. In doing so, the electronic device is operated at a low power state, and in that low power state observes whether a predetermined pattern is observed and when it is, unlocks the electronic device for interaction with a user at a fully operational state.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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an interactive display having a sensor that detects user interaction with a sub-portion of the interactive display; and a processing circuit that executes a state change of the interactive display from a low power state to an operational state in response to only one detected user interaction with the electronic device, said user interaction being one of a touch event, a proximity event and a gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for managing operation of a user interface in an electronic device comprising:
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detecting with a sensor user interaction with a sub-portion of an interactive display, said user interaction being ; and executing with a processing circuit a state change of the interactive display from a low power state to an operational state in response to only one detected user interaction with the electronic device, said user interaction being one of a touch event, a proximity event and a gesture. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable instructions that when executed by a processing circuit implement a method of managing a user interface in an electronic device, said method comprising:
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detecting with a sensor user interaction with a sub-portion of an interactive display, said user interaction being ; and executing with a processing circuit a state change of the interactive display from a low power state to an operational state in response to only one detected user interaction with the electronic device, said user interaction being one of a touch event, a proximity event and a gesture.
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