ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A TOUCH SENSOR

• US 20130335373A1
• Filed: 02/23/2012
• Published: 12/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Tomiyasu, Kaoru
• Granted Patent: US 9,727,177 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04105 Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

The electronic device 1 includes a touch sensor 11, a press detection unit 12 configured to detect a press on the touch sensor 11, a control unit 15 configured to, upon detecting data based on a press that satisfies a predetermined standard, any of the applications running in the background to be switched with an application running in the foreground.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a touch sensor;

a press detection unit configured to detect a press on the touch sensor; and

a control unit configured to control, upon detecting data based on a press that satisfies a predetermined standard, any of applications running in background to be switched with an application running in foreground.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls, each time the control unit detects the data based on the press that satisfies the predetermined standard, any of the applications running in the background to be sequentially switched with the application running in the foreground, in accordance with a predetermined order.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls, upon detecting the data based on the press that satisfies the standard of a predetermined stage, an application corresponding to the standard of the predetermined stage among those running in the background to be switched with the application running in the foreground.

4. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch sensor;

a press detection unit configured to detect a press on the touch sensor; and

a control unit configured to control, upon detecting data based on a press that satisfies a predetermined standard, any of applications running in background to perform a predetermined process.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the control unit controls, upon detecting the data based on the press that satisfies the standard of a predetermined stage, an application corresponding to the standard of the predetermined stage among those running in the background to perform the predetermined process.

6. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch sensor;

a press detection unit configured to detect a press on the touch sensor; and

a control unit configured to control, upon detecting data based on a press that satisfies a predetermined standard, any of inactive applications to be activated.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the control unit controls, each time the control unit detects the data based on the press that satisfies the predetermined standard, any of the inactive applications to be sequentially activated in accordance with a predetermined order.

8. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the control unit controls, upon detecting the data based on the press that satisfies the standard of a predetermined stage, an application corresponding to the standard of the predetermined stage among inactive applications to be activated.

9. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch sensor;

a press detection unit configured to detect a press on the touch sensor; and

a control unit configured to control, upon detecting data based on a press that satisfies a predetermined standard, any of inactive applications to perform a predetermined process.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the control unit controls, upon detecting the data based on the press that satisfies the standard of the predetermined stage, an application corresponding to the standard of the predetermined stage among inactive applications to perform the predetermined process.