Mobile terminal device

• US 8,918,147 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2013
• Issued: 12/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Fujii, Katsushige
• Primary Examiner(s): Eng, George
• Assistant Examiner(s): HUYNH, NAM TRUNG
• Application Number:
  US14/100,453
• Publication Number:
  US 20140098052A1
• Time in Patent Office: 379 Days
• Field of Search: 455410- 11, 455565-567, 379/433.04
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/576 associated with a pictorial or graphical representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0277 according to available power supply, e.g. switching off when a low battery condition is detected
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method for touch panel operation is disclosed. A touch is detected on a first touch panel, and reception of input from the first touch panel is prevented based on a predetermined deactivating operation.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal device comprising:

a display module comprising a first display module and a second display module;

a detection module operable to detect an input on a display screen displayed on the display module, the detection module comprising a first detection module corresponding to the first display module, and a second detection module corresponding to the second display module; and

a control processing module operable to;

perform control based on the input detected by the detection module, and

prohibit reception of input through the detection module in accordance with a predefined deactivating operation, wherein

upon detection of an incoming call while reception of input on the first display module and reception of input on the second display module are prohibited, the control processing module is operable to cancel the prohibition of the reception of the input on one display module out of the first display module and the second display module, operable to cause an incoming call screen to be displayed on the display module on which the prohibition of the reception of the input has been canceled, and operable to enable reception of input, through the detection module, on an object for initiating a call, the object being included in the incoming call screen,

upon detection of an incoming call while reception of input on the first display module is prohibited, the control processing module is operable to cause the incoming call screen to be displayed on the second display module, and

upon detection of an incoming call while reception of input on the second display module is prohibited, the control processing module is operable to cause the incoming call screen to be displayed on the first display module.

2. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

the control processing module is further operable to reduce luminance of the display module in accordance with the deactivating operation.

3. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

the control processing module is further operable to prohibit reception of input through the detection module in response to the deactivating operation performed by providing an input to the display screen.

4. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

the control processing module is further operable to prohibit reception of input through a detection module out of the first detection module and the second detection module in response to the deactivating operation performed on the detection module.

5. The mobile terminal device according to claim 4, wherein

the control processing module is further operable to prohibit reception of input through one detection module out of the first detection module and the second detection module in response to input through the other detection module, and operable to cancel the prohibition of the reception of the input through the one detection module in response to input through the other detection module.

6. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising

an operation module located separate from the detection module and operable to perform a cancelling operation to cancel prohibition of reception of input through the detection module, wherein

the control processing module is further operable to set the detection module to a non-operating state in accordance with the deactivating operation, and operable to return the detection module to an operating state from the non-operating state in response to the cancelling operation.

7. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising

an operation module located separate from the detection module and operable to perform an operation of prohibiting reception of input through the detection module and canceling the prohibition of the reception of the input through detection module.

8. A mobile terminal device comprising:

a display module comprising a first display module and a second display module;

a detection module operable to detect an input on a display screen displayed on the display module, the detection module comprising a first detection module corresponding to the first display module, and a second detection module corresponding to the second display module; and

a control processing module operable to;

perform control based on the input detected by the detection module; and

prohibit reception of input through the detection module in accordance with a certain deactivating operation, wherein

upon detection of an incoming call while reception of input on the first display module and reception of input on the second display module are prohibited, the control processing module is operable to cancel the prohibition of the reception of the input on one display module out of the first display module and the second display module, operable to cause an incoming call screen to be displayed on the display module on which the prohibition of the reception of the input has been canceled, and operable to enable reception of input, through the detection module, on an object for initiating a call, the object being included in the incoming call screen, and

the control processing module is further operable to prohibit reception of input through one detection module out of the first detection module and the second detection module in response to input through the other detection module, and operable to cancel the prohibition of the reception of the input through the one detection module in response to input through the other detection module.