Electronic device and control method

• US 10,775,998 B2
• Filed: 12/27/2017
• Issued: 09/15/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Morita, Hisae, Matsuo, Masaki, Masaki, Kana, Suzuki, Kyouhei
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong, Richard J
• Application Number:
  US15/855,425
• Publication Number:
  US 20180188943A1
• Time in Patent Office: 993 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04101 2.5D-digitiser, i.e. digitiser detecting the X/Y position of the input means, finger or stylus, also when it does not touch, but is proximate to the digitiser's interaction surface and also measures the distance of the input means within a short range in the Z direction, possibly with a separate measurement setup
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/042 by opto-electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• 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: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

The electronic device (1) includes a proximity sensor (18), a touch panel display (display 14) configured to display an icon that serves to enable a predetermined mode and gesture detection via the proximity sensor (18) and a controller (11) configured to, when a touch on the icon is detected, start the predetermined mode, start gesture detection via the proximity sensor (18) and change a characteristic of the icon. The controller (11) may change the color or the shape of the icon.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a proximity sensor;

a touch panel display;

a communication unit; and

a controller configured to determine that an incoming call is detected via the communication unit while the electronic device is being controlled by a user via gesture detection and the user touches the touch panel display to answer the incoming call, and then turn off gesture detection via the proximity sensor,

wherein the controller is configured to detect a slide operation while touching the touch panel display to answer the incoming call.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to determine when the electronic device is used, and then display a recipe.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein

the controller is configured to determine that gesture detection via the proximity sensor is turned on, and then display a pictogram on the touch panel display, and

the controller is configured to determine that gesture detection via the proximity sensor is turned off, and then not display a pictogram on the touch panel display.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the pictogram is displayed on a notification bar.

5. A control method of an electronic device that comprises a proximity sensor, a touch panel display and a communication unit, the method comprising:

detecting an incoming call by the communication unit while the electronic device is being controlled by a user via gesture detection and the user touched the touch panel display to answer the incoming call, and

turning off gesture detection via the proximity sensor,

wherein the controller is configured to detect a slide operation while touching the touch panel display to answer the incoming call.