IP Library Granted Patent US 7,162,231
Granted Patent B2
US 7,162,231 · App. 10/988,088 · Granted Jan 9, 2007

Interactive method for electronic equipment

Assignee: Inventec Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,162,231
App. No.
10/988,088
Granted
Jan 9, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An interactive method for electronic equipment is proposed. At least one interactive device is installed in the electronic equipment. Light intensity of an environment surrounding the electronic equipment and a user's operating condition are constantly detected by the interactive device. Back light intensity of a liquid crystal display and a keyboard base of the electronic equipment are adjusted according to the detected result. Moreover, the user's operating condition is determined as either being away from an operating position or being located in the operating position. If the user's location is altered from being away from the operating position to being in the operating position, the electronic equipment operates a greeting mechanism preset by the user. If the user's location is altered from being in the operating position to being away from the operating position, the electronic equipment is actuated to enter a stand-by mode after a predetermined period of time.

Claims (17)

1. An interactive method for electronic equipment, for automatically providing a preset mode of a greeting mechanism to a user of the electronic equipment, the interactive method comprising the steps of:

(1) providing at least one interactive device being installed in the electronic equipment;

(2) constantly detecting a condition of a surrounding environment of the electronic equipment via the interactive device;

(3) determining whether the user's location is changed from being away from an operating position to being in the operating position according to the detected condition in step (2); if yes, proceeding to step (4); if no, repeating step (3); and

(4) operating the preset mode of the greeting mechanism when the user's location is changed from being away from the operating position to being in the operating position.

2. The interactive method for electronic equipment of claim 1 , wherein the electronic equipment is one selected from the group consisting of a desktop computer, notebook computer, and laptop computer.

3. The interactive method for electronic equipment of claim 1 , wherein the preset mode of the greeting mechanism indicates a greeting function that is automatically operated by the electronic equipment according to a preset condition set by the user.

4. The interactive method for electronic equipment of claim 3 , wherein the greeting function is one selected from the group consisting of a voice greeting function, music greeting function, and image greeting function.

5. The interactive method for electronic equipment of claim 1 , wherein a display screen and a keyboard base of the electronic equipment are each installed with the interactive device.

6. The interactive method for electronic equipment of claim 1 , wherein the interactive device comprises a light sensor and/or an infrared sensor.

7. The interactive method for electronic equipment of claim 1 , wherein the condition of the surrounding environment detected by to interactive device comprises a light intensity condition surrounding to electronic equipment.

8. The interactive method for electronic equipment of claim 7 , wherein the electronic equipment is capable of adjusting back light intensity of a display screen thereof and light source intensity of a keyboard base thereof according to the light intensity condition of the surrounding environment detected by the interactive device when the user is located in the operating position.

9. The interactive method for electronic equipment of claim 1 , wherein the condition of the user being located away from the operating position indicates that the user is located outside an area that is detectable by the interactive device, and the condition of the user being located in the operating position indicates that the user is Located within the area that is detectable by the interactive device.

10. The interactive method for electronic equipment of claim 1 , wherein the change of the user's location from being away from the operating position to being in the operating position is determined by the interactive device according to whether light emitted from the interactive device is obstructed by the user.

11. The interactive method for electronic equipment of claim 1 , wherein the change of the user's location from being away from the operating position to being in the operating position is determined by the interactive device according to whether a temperature of an object detected by the interactive device matches a temperature of the user.

12. The interactive method for electronic equipment of claim 10 , wherein the change of the user's location from being away from the operating position to being in the operating position is determined by the interactive device according to whether a temperature of an object detected by the interactive device matches a temperature of the user.

13. The interactive method for electronic equipment of claim 1 , between step (2) and step (3), further comprising a step of determining whether the user's location is changed from being in the operating position to being away from the operating position after a preset period of time; if yes, actuating the electronic equipment to enter a stand-by mode and proceeding to step (3); if no, repeating this determination step.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2015
From: INVENTEC CORPORATION
To: ZHIGU HOLDINGS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 035959/0466 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2004
From: WU, CHIEN-LI
To: INVENTEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 015989/0797 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 93117885 A · Jun 21, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050282561A1 · Dec 22, 2005