ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A TOUCH SENSOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME
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Abstract
An electronic device has a combination touch sensor (such as a fingerprint reader) and mechanical switch (actuated, for example, by a button press). The electronic device carries out various functions according to whether the touch sensor is being touched, the mechanical switch is being actuated, the electronic device is face up or face down, the state of the electronic device (awake or in sleep mode), and the function that the electronic device is currently carrying out.
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45 Claims
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22. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a proximity sensor of an electronic device, a first signal indicating whether the proximity sensor is covered or uncovered; receiving, from a fingerprint reader of the electronic device, a second signal indicating a touch of a user; and responsive to determining, based on the first signal, that the proximity sensor is covered, and responsive to determining, based on the second signal, that the touch of the user is recognized as a fingerprint of the user; receiving an indication of a voice command; and outputting a response to the voice command. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An electronic device comprising:
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a proximity sensor; a fingerprint sensor; and a processor configured to; receive, from the proximity sensor, a first signal indicating whether the proximity sensor is covered or uncovered; receive, from the fingerprint sensor, a second signal indicating a touch of a user; and responsive to determining, based on the first signal, that the proximity sensor is covered, and responsive to determining, based on the second signal, that the touch of the user is recognized as the fingerprint of the user; responsive to determining, based on the second signal, a first swipe towards a first end of the electronic device, perform a first action;
orresponsive to determining, based on the second signal, a second swipe towards a second end of the electronic device, perform a second action. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A non-transitory computer-readable memory comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processor of an electronic device to:
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receive, from a proximity sensor of the electronic device, a first signal indicating whether the proximity sensor is covered or uncovered; receive, from a fingerprint reader of the electronic device, a second signal indicating a touch of a user; responsive to determining, based on the second signal, that the touch of the user is recognized as a fingerprint of the user, select, based on the first signal and the second signal, an action to be carried out by the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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