ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WITH DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20150355684A1
• Filed: 06/08/2015
• Published: 12/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: NAKAMURA, Samito
• Granted Patent: US 9,772,661 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 1/1671 Special purpose buttons or auxiliary keyboards, e.g. retractable mini keypads, keypads or buttons that remain accessible at closed laptop G06F1/1666 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1636 Sensing arrangement for detection of a tap gesture on the housing

Abstract

Portable terminal equipment as a mobile telephone includes a display device disposed with a front surface of a housing. A first touch sensor is provided in the display device. A lateral recess is formed in at least one side surface of the housing. A side touch sensor is disposed in the housing in a range including the lateral recess. Preferably, the lateral recess is constituted by plural lateral recesses formed in the one side surface. Also, a state detection device recognizes a lateral recess where contact is detected among the plural lateral recesses by use of the side touch sensor. A disabling device disables the side touch sensor from detecting contact in a lateral recess among the lateral recesses other than the lateral recess where contact is detected, for adaptation to finger operation of one of right and left hands.

Claims

1. Electronic equipment comprising:

a display device disposed with a front surface of a housing;

a first touch sensor provided in said display device;

a lateral recess formed in at least one side surface of said housing;

a second touch sensor disposed in said housing in a range including said lateral recess.

2. Electronic equipment as defined in claim 1, wherein said lateral recess is constituted by plural lateral recesses formed in said one side surface;

and

said second touch sensor is disposed in a range including said plural lateral recesses.

3. Electronic equipment as defined in claim 1, wherein said lateral recess is positioned for a finger of a hand for holding said housing.

4. Electronic equipment as defined in claim 3, wherein said at least one side surface is right and left side surfaces;

said lateral recess and said second touch sensor are disposed with each of said right and left side surfaces.

5. Electronic equipment as defined in claim 4, further comprising:

a state detection device for recognizing a lateral recess where contact is detected among said plural lateral recesses by use of said second touch sensor;

a disabling device for disabling said second touch sensor from detecting contact in a lateral recess among said plural lateral recesses other than said lateral recess where contact is detected, for adaptation to finger operation of one of right and left hands.

6. Electronic equipment as defined in claim 5, wherein assuming that contact is detected at one lateral recess in said right side surface and at two or more lateral recesses in said left side surface, then said disabling device disables said second touch sensor from detecting contact at a remaining lateral recess among said plural lateral recesses in said right side surface;

assuming that contact is detected at one lateral recess in said left side surface and at two or more lateral recesses in said right side surface, then said disabling device disables said second touch sensor from detecting contact at a remaining lateral recess among said plural lateral recesses in said left side surface.

7. Electronic equipment as defined in claim 4, wherein said lateral recess is disposed asymmetrically with reference to said right and left side surfaces.

8. Electronic equipment as defined in claim 7, wherein said lateral recess is constituted by plural lateral recesses including:

at least two lateral recesses formed in one of said right and left side surfaces;

one lateral recess formed in a remaining one of said right and left side surfaces.

9. Electronic equipment as defined in claim 1, further comprising at least one flexible, electrically conductive sheet, incorporated in said housing, for constituting said first and second touch sensors.

10. Electronic equipment as defined in claim 9, further comprising:

a rear surface disposed on said housing and opposite to said front surface;

a rear recess formed in said rear surface; and

a rear touch sensor disposed in said housing in a range including said rear recess.

11. Electronic equipment as defined in claim 10, wherein said electrically conductive sheet further constitutes said rear touch sensor.

12. Electronic equipment as defined in claim 9, wherein said electrically conductive sheet is formed in a shape of said front surface and said side surface by thermal processing, and then attached to said housing.