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Electronic device and method

  • US 9,927,888 B2
  • Filed: 09/04/2015
  • Issued: 03/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device comprising:

  • a touchpad;

    a keyboard;

    a display;

    a controller configured to control the touchpad and the keyboard; and

    a processor configured to display a mouse cursor on a screen of the display using information notified from the controller,wherein the controller is configured to;

    determine whether the touchpad is in an enabled mode or a disabled mode based on a switch operation by a user using a button or a switch operation using an application,stop touch input notification processing that notifies information to the processor according to an operation of the touchpad when the touchpad is switched from the enabled mode to the disabled mode,monitor a state of the electronic device when the touchpad is in the disabled mode to determine whether a backlight of the display is on or off and whether a key input operation is performed or not, anddetermine whether to resume or continue stopping the touch input notification processing, and to resume the touch input notification processing from a stopped state to an executable state when the touch input notification processing has been stopped and the backlight is off.

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