INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20150106759A1
• Filed: 02/28/2013
• Published: 04/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC CASIO Mobile Communications Limited (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: Ryo, Sho
• Granted Patent: US 10,331,286 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/781
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3215 Monitoring of peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3218 of display devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3228 Monitoring task completion, e.g. by use of idle timers, stop commands or wait commands
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3231 Monitoring the presence, absence or movement of users
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724634 With partially locked states, e.g. when some telephonic functional locked states or applications remain accessible in the locked states
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A portable communication device (1) is capable of setting a sleep mode as an operation mode. An operation receiver (101) receives operations given by a user. A setter (102) sets the operation mode to the sleep mode when the operation receiver (101) receives no operation for a first time period. A displayer (103) displays an indicator on a display when the operation receiver (101) receives a first operation in the sleep mode. A launcher (104) launches, when the operation receiver (101) receives operations for specifying the indicator, an application program associated with the specified indicator.

Claims

1. An information processing device capable of setting, as an operation mode, a sleep mode in which nothing is displayed on a display, the information processing device comprising:

an operation receiver that receives operations given by a user;

a setter that sets the operation mode of the information processing device to the sleep mode when the operation receiver receives no operation for a first time period;

a displayer that displays, on the display, at least one indicator associated in advance with at least one application program selected in advance from a plurality of application programs executable by the information processing device when the operation mode of the information processing device is set in the sleep mode and the operation receiver receives a first operation; and

a launcher that launches, when the operation receiver receives operations for specifying the indicator, the application program associated with the specified indicator.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein when the operation receiver receives no operation for a second time period since the indicator was displayed, the displayer erases the indicator from the screen.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising a light emitter that emits light when the operation receiver receives operations,

wherein when the operation mode of the information processing device is set to the sleep mode and the operation receiver receives operations, the light emitter emits light which is darker than light emitted when the operation receiver receives operations before the operation mode of the information processing device is set to the sleep mode.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein:

the setter further sets up a lock when the operation mode of the information processing device is set to the sleep mode;

the operation receiver does not accept operations other than an operation of canceling the lock and a second operation when the lock is set;

the displayer displays an unlocking window for operations for canceling the lock when the operation receiver receives the second operation while the operation mode of the information processing device is set to the sleep mode and the lock is set; and

the setter cancels the lock and the displayer displays the indicator on the display when the operations for canceling the lock is performed through the unlocking window.

5. The information processing device according to claim 4, wherein the operation receiver accepts the first operation as the operations for canceling the lock.

6. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the operation receiver accepts operations for associating application programs with the indicator.

7. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the operation receiver accepts operations for associating selected functions selected from multiple functions realized by application programs with the indicator.

8. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the operation receiver accepts operations of drawing trajectories on the display as the first operation.

11. The information processing device according to claim 2, further comprising a light emitter that emits light when the operation receiver receives operations,

wherein when the operation mode of the information processing device is set to the sleep mode and the operation receiver receives operations, the light emitter emits light which is darker than light emitted when the operation receiver receives operations before the operation mode of the information processing device is set to the sleep mode.

12. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein:

the setter further sets up a lock when the operation mode of the information processing device is set to the sleep mode;

the operation receiver does not accept operations other than an operation of canceling the lock and a second operation when the lock is set;

the displayer displays an unlocking window for operations for canceling the lock when the operation receiver receives the second operation while the operation mode of the information processing device is set to the sleep mode and the lock is set; and

the setter cancels the lock and the displayer displays the indicator on the display when the operations for canceling the lock is performed through the unlocking window.

13. The information processing device according to claim 3, wherein:

the setter further sets up a lock when the operation mode of the information processing device is set to the sleep mode;

the operation receiver does not accept operations other than an operation of canceling the lock and a second operation when the lock is set;

the displayer displays an unlocking window for operations for canceling the lock when the operation receiver receives the second operation while the operation mode of the information processing device is set to the sleep mode and the lock is set; and

the setter cancels the lock and the displayer displays the indicator on the display when the operations for canceling the lock is performed through the unlocking window.

14. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the operation receiver accepts operations for associating application programs with the indicator.

15. The information processing device according to claim 3, wherein the operation receiver accepts operations for associating application programs with the indicator.

16. The information processing device according to claim 4, wherein the operation receiver accepts operations for associating application programs with the indicator.

17. The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein the operation receiver accepts operations for associating application programs with the indicator.

18. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the operation receiver accepts operations for associating selected functions selected from multiple functions realized by application programs with the indicator.

19. The information processing device according to claim 3, wherein the operation receiver accepts operations for associating selected functions selected from multiple functions realized by application programs with the indicator.

20. The information processing device according to claim 4, wherein the operation receiver accepts operations for associating selected functions selected from multiple functions realized by application programs with the indicator.

9. A processing method comprising:

a setting step for setting an operation mode to a sleep mode when no operation by a user is received for a first time period;

a displaying step for displaying, when a first operation is received in the sleep mode, at least one indicator associated in advance with at least one application program selected in advance from a plurality of application program; and

a launching step for launching, when an operation of specifying the indicator is received, the application program associated with the specified indicator.

10. A computer-readable non-transitory recording medium having stored therein a program that causes a computer to function as:

an operation receiver that receives operations given by a user;

a setter that sets the operation mode of the computer to the sleep mode when the operation receiver receives no operation for a first time period;

a displayer that displays at least one indicator associated in advance with at least one application program selected in advance from a plurality of application programs executable by the computer when the operation mode of the computer is set in the sleep mode and when the operation receiver receives a first operation; and

a launcher that launches, when the operation receiver receives an operation of specifying the indicator, the application program associated with the specified indicator.