IP Library Patent Application 14879922
Patent Application
App. No. 14/879,922

METHOD FOR MODE SWITCHING AND DEVICE USING THE SAME

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App. No.
14/879,922
Abstract

A mode switching device includes a first contact surface. The first contact surface includes a trigger area and is used to sense an external action. When the external action acts in the trigger area and meets a first preset condition, the mode switching device is set to a first mode. When the external action acts in the trigger area and meets a second preset condition, the mode switching device is set to a second mode.

Claims (13)

1 . A mode switching device comprising:

a first contact surface comprising a trigger area and configured to sense an external action;

wherein in a first mode the external action acts in the trigger area and meets a first preset condition, and in a second mode the external action acts in the trigger area and meets a second preset condition.

2 . The mode switching device as claim 1 , wherein the external action is touching.

3 . The mode switching device as claim 1 , wherein the external action is clicking.

4 . The mode switching device as claim 1 , wherein the first contact surface is a spherical surface.

5 . The mode switching device as claim 1 , wherein the first contact surface is a rectangle.

6 . The mode switching device as claim 1 , wherein the first mode is a silent mode.

7 . A mode switching method, comprising:

sensing an external action;

determining whether the external action is acting in the trigger area;

determining whether the external action meets a preset condition when the external action is acting in the trigger area; and

switching a device to a preset mode correspondingly when the external action meets the preset condition.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2018
From: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: CLOUD NETWORK TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 045281/0269 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2015
From: HUANG, YU-CHEN
To: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036768/0552 →