Method of handling holding sensors and related mobile device

• US 9,189,030 B2
• Filed: 07/10/2012
• Issued: 11/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Chiu, Yung-Hsiang, Lee, Yu-Cheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Ajayi, Joel
• Application Number:
  US13/545,959
• Publication Number:
  US 20140018030A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,225 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.1, 455/550.1, 455/556.1, 455/567, 455/575.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

A method for handling a mobile device with a plurality of holding sensors is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a user input via one or more holding sensors of the plurality of holding sensors; and executing a function according to a touched pattern of the one or more holding sensors; wherein the plurality of holding sensors are located on a housing of the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method for handling a mobile device with a plurality of holding sensors located on a housing of the mobile device, the method comprising:

executing a camera application, wherein in the camera application, the plurality holding sensors comprise a first holding sensor corresponding to an auto focus function, a second holding sensor corresponding to a flash function, and a third holding sensor corresponding to a shutter function;

receiving a first touched pattern input by touching the first holding sensor and the third holding sensor sequentially;

executing a first function according to the first touched pattern, wherein the first function comprises taking a picture without the flash function;

receiving a second touched pattern input by touching the first holding sensor, the second holding sensor and the third holding sensor sequentially; and

executing a second function according to the second touched pattern, wherein the second function comprises taking a picture with the flash function.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of holding sensors are located on one or more sides or a back of the housing of the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first touched pattern is related to locations of the first holding sensor and the third holding sensor, and the second touched pattern is related to locations of the second holding sensor and the third holding sensor.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the camera application is currently executed in the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a first relation between the first function and the first touched pattern is configured by a user of the mobile device, or a second relation between the second function and the second touched pattern is configured by the user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a first relation between the first function and the first touched pattern is defined in a template for a user to choose, or a second relation between the second function and the second touched pattern is defined in the template for the user to choose.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein a first relation between the function and the first touched pattern is predefined in the mobile device, or a second relation between the second function and the second touched pattern is predefined in the mobile device.

8. A communication device comprising:

a processor for executing a program;

a plurality of holding sensors located on a housing of the communication device; and

a storage unit coupled to the processor storing the program;

wherein when executed by the processor, the program instructs the processor to perform the following steps;

executing a camera application, wherein in the camera application, the plurality holding sensors comprise a first holding sensor corresponding to an auto focus function, a second holding sensor corresponding to a flash function, and a third holding sensor corresponding to a shutter function;

receiving a first touched pattern input by touching the first holding sensor and the third holding sensor sequentially;

executing a first function according to the first touched pattern, wherein the first function comprises taking a picture without the flash function;

receiving a second touched pattern input by touching the first holding sensor, the second holding sensor and the third holding sensor sequentially; and

executing a second function according to the second touched pattern, wherein the second function comprises taking a picture with the flash function.

9. The communication device of claim 8, wherein the plurality of holding sensors are located on one or more sides or a back of the housing of the communication device.

10. The communication device of claim 8, wherein the first touched pattern is related to locations of the first holding sensor and the third holding sensor, and the second touched pattern is related to locations of the second holding sensor and the third holding sensor.

11. The communication device of claim 8, wherein the camera application is currently executed in the communication device.

12. The communication device of claim 8, wherein a first relation between the first function and the first touched pattern is configured by a user of the mobile device, or a second relation between the second function and the second touched pattern is configured by the user.

13. The communication device of claim 8, wherein a first relation between the first function and the first touched pattern is defined in a template for a user to choose, or a second relation between the second function and the second touched pattern is defined in the template for the user to choose.

14. The communication device of claim 8, wherein a first relation between the first function and the first touched pattern is predefined in the communication device, or a second relation between the second function and the second touched pattern is predefined in the mobile device.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for handling a plurality of holding sensors located on a housing of a communication device, when executed by a processor of the communication device, the program instructing the processor to perform the following steps:

executing a camera application, wherein in the camera application, the plurality holding sensors comprise a first holding sensor corresponding to an auto focus function, a second holding sensor corresponding to a flash function, and a third holding sensor corresponding to a shutter function;

receiving a first touched pattern input by touching the first holding sensor and the third holding sensor sequentially;

executing a first function according to the first touched pattern, wherein the first function comprises taking a picture without the flash function;

receiving a second touched pattern input by touching the first holding sensor, the second holding sensor and the third holding sensor sequentially; and

executing a second function according to the second touched pattern, wherein the second function comprises taking a picture with the flash function.