IP Library Granted Patent US 9,491,280
Granted Patent B2
US 9,491,280 · App. 13/627,347 · Granted Nov 8, 2016

Phone

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,491,280
App. No.
13/627,347
Granted
Nov 8, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A phone, comprising: a touch panel; a voice receiver; and a controller, coupled to the touch panel and the voice receiver, and operable to disable a touch function of the touch panel when the voice receiver detects a conversation.

Claims (47)

1. A phone, comprising:

a touch panel;

a voice receiver; and

a controller, coupled to the touch panel and the voice receiver, and operable to disable a touch function of the touch panel when the voice receiver detects a conversation from a user of the phone, wherein the conversation is detected after a call is established.

2. The phone as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a predetermined phrase is detected in the conversation.

3. The phone as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the touch function of the touch panel is disabled after the conversation has been detected for a period of time.

4. The phone as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the touch function of the touch panel is disabled immediately when the conversation is detected.

5. A phone, comprising:

a touch panel; and

a controller, operable to display a first user interface comprising a plurality of numerical icons with a dialing icon on the touch panel for dialing a call, and to maintain displaying the numerical icons and maintain the numerical icons touch-enabled after the call is dialed.

6. The phone as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the numerical icons are further maintained after the call is connected.

7. The phone as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the controller further detects an interrupt signal after the call is dialed.

8. The phone as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the controller further switches the touch panel from the first user interface to a second user interface when detecting the interrupt signal.

9. The phone as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising a voice receiver operable to trigger the interrupt signal when receiving a predetermined phrase.

10. The phone as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the interrupt signal is generated when a predetermined button of the first user interface is tapped.

11. The phone as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising a switch button operable to trigger the interrupt signal when being pressed.

12. The phone as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising a voice receiver operable to trigger the interrupt signal after a conversation has been received by the voice receiver for a period of time.

13. The phone as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising a voice receiver operable to trigger the interrupt signal when receiving a conversation.

14. The phone as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising a voice receiver coupled to the controller, wherein the controller is further operable to disable a touch function of the touch panel when the voice receiver receives a conversation.

15. A method for controlling a touch panel of a phone, comprising:

controlling the touch panel to display a first user interface on the touch panel, wherein the first user interface includes a plurality of numerical icons and a dialing icon for dialing a call; and

controlling the touch panel to maintain displaying the numerical icons and maintain the numerical icons touch-enabled after the dialing icon is tapped.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the numerical icons are further maintained after the call is connected.

17. The method as claimed in claim 15 , further comprising detecting an interrupt signal after the dialing icon of the first user interface is tapped.

18. The method as claimed in claim 17 , further comprising switching the touch panel from the first user interface to a second user interface when detecting the interrupt signal.

19. The method as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the interrupt signal is generated when a voice receiver of the phone receives a predetermined phrase.

20. The method as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the interrupt signal is generated when a predetermined button of the first user interface is tapped.

21. The method as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the interrupt signal is generated when a switch button of the phone is pressed.

22. The method as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the interrupt signal is generated after a conversation has been detected by a voice receiver of the phone for a period of time.

23. The method as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the interrupt signal is generated when a voice receiver of the phone receives a conversation.

24. The method as claimed in claim 18 , further comprising disabling a touch function of the touch panel when a voice receiver of the phone receives a conversation.

25. A device, comprising:

a touch panel; and

a controller, operable to display a first user interface on the touch panel with a dialing icon for dialing a call, and cease displaying the first user interface once the call is established and after the call is dialed.

26. The device as claimed in claim 25 , wherein the first interface is switched to a second user interface after the call is established.

27. The device as claimed in claim 26 , wherein the first user interface is switched to the second user interface according to an interrupt signal.

28. The device as claimed in claim 27 , wherein the interrupt signal is triggered after a conversation is detected by the device for a period of time.

29. The device as claimed in claim 27 , wherein the interrupt signal is triggered after a predetermined button of the first user interface is tapped.

30. The device as claimed in claim 27 , wherein the interrupt signal is triggered after a switch button of the device is pressed.

31. A device, comprising:

a touch panel;

a voice receiver; and

a controller, coupled to the touch panel and the voice receiver, and operable to disable a touch function of the touch panel when the voice receiver detects a voice signal.

32. The device as claimed in claim 31 , wherein the call is established according to an interrupt signal.

33. The device as claimed in claim 32 , wherein the interrupt signal is triggered when the voice signal is detected by the voice receiver.

34. The device as claimed in claim 33 , wherein the voice signal comprises predetermined phrases.

35. The device as claimed in claim 32 , wherein the interrupt signal is triggered after the voice signal is detected by the voice receiver for a period of time.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2021
From: XUESHAN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 056714/0487 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2021
From: MEDIATEK INC.
To: XUESHAN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Reel/Frame 056593/0167 →