ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND PROGRAM

• US 20140380032A1
• Filed: 06/02/2014
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Takahashi, Tetsuya, Masuda, Takeshi
• Granted Patent: US 10,133,583 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3234 Power saving characterised by the action undertaken
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4401 Bootstrapping security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

There is provided an electronic device including a manipulation unit configured to acquire manipulation by a user, and a control unit configured to selectively execute one of a plurality of controls of the electronic device which are associated with a duration of the manipulation and to perform switching of at least one of the plurality of controls according to information indicating a state of the electronic device.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a manipulation unit configured to acquire manipulation by a user; and

a control unit configured to selectively execute one of a plurality of controls of the electronic device which are associated with a duration of the manipulation and to perform switching of at least one of the plurality of controls according to information indicating a state of the electronic device.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an output unit configured to output information for the user,

wherein the control unit performs switching on at least one of the plurality of controls according to information indicating a state of the output unit.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2,

wherein the plurality of controls include power controls at least one of which is executed when the duration is longer than or equal to a first threshold, and

wherein when the output unit is determined to be not outputting information, the control unit performs switching of the power control.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3,

wherein the control unit determines whether or not the output unit is outputting information, based on whether or not the duration is longer than or equal to a second threshold which is larger than the first threshold.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4,

wherein when the duration is shorter than the second threshold, the control unit executes one of the power controls which is for shutting down the electronic device, and when the duration is longer than or equal to the second threshold, the control unit executes one of the power controls which is for rebooting the electronic device.

6. The electronic device according to claim 3,

wherein the control unit determined whether or not the output unit is outputting information, based on information obtained by monitoring the output unit.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6,

wherein when the output unit is outputting information, the control unit executes one of the power controls which is for shutting down the electronic device, and when the output unit is not outputting information, the control unit executes one of the power controls which is for rebooting the electronic device.

8. The electronic device according to claim 3,

wherein when the duration is shorter than the first threshold, the control unit executes one of the power controls which is for causing the electronic device to transition to a power saving state.

9. The electronic device according to claim 3,

wherein the manipulation is pressing manipulation of a power button.

10. The electronic device according to claim 1,

wherein the plurality of controls include command controls of an application function provided by the electronic device, at least one of the command controls being executed when the duration is longer than or equal to a first threshold, and

wherein when the application function is determined to be not operating properly, the control unit performs switching of the command control.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10,

wherein the control unit determines whether or not the application function is operating properly, based on a processing state of the application function of the control unit.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11,

wherein when the duration is longer than or equal to the first threshold, the control unit executes one of the command controls which is for terminating the application function on condition that the application function of the control unit is not busy, and the control unit executes one of the command controls which is for rebooting the application function on condition that the application function is busy.

13. The electronic device according to claim 10, further comprising:

a communication unit configured to execute network communication for the application function,

wherein the control unit determines whether or not the application function is operating properly, based on a processing state of the communication unit.

14. The electronic device according to claim 13,

wherein when the duration is longer than or equal to the first threshold, the control unit executes one of the command controls which is for terminating the application function on condition that the communication unit is not executing communication for the application function, and the control unit executes one of the command controls which is for rebooting the application function on condition that the communication unit is executing communication for the application function.

15. The electronic device according to claim 1,

wherein the control unit provides a function by which a user makes a selection from control before the switching and control after the switching.

16. A method for controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:

acquiring manipulation by a user; and

selectively executing one of a plurality of controls of the electronic device which are associated with a duration of the manipulation and performing switching of at least one of the plurality of controls according to information indicating a state of the electronic device.

17. A program causing a controller or a processor of an electronic device to implement:

a function of acquiring manipulation by a user; and

a function of selectively executing one of a plurality of controls of the electronic device which are associated with a duration of the manipulation and performing switching of at least one of the plurality of controls according to information indicating a state of the electronic device.