IP Library Granted Patent US 9,933,837
Granted Patent B2
US 9,933,837 · App. 15/258,511 · Granted Apr 3, 2018

Electronic device, control method of electronic device, and program

Inventor: Kazuyuki Yamamoto (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
G06F1/3262G01P15/14G06F1/3231G06F1/3234G08C17/02H04N21/42202H04N21/4436G08C2201/12G08C2201/32
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Patent No.
US 9,933,837
App. No.
15/258,511
Granted
Apr 3, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aspects of the present invention include a device comprising a first sensor and a circuitry configured to detect a first user action and a second user action, the second user action being detected by the first sensor. The circuitry is further configured to designate a first mode based on the first user action and a second mode based on the second user action, the first mode and the second mode being power saving modes and the second mode is configured to save power consumed by the first sensor.

Claims (39)

1. A device, comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

detect a first user action, which is to rotate the device, based on a first sensor;

set an operation mode of the device to a first mode based on the detected first user action;

detect a second user action according to a second sensor; and

set the operation mode to a second mode based on the detected second user action, wherein

the first mode and the second mode are power saving modes, and

the second mode is configured to save power consumed by the second sensor.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first sensor is an acceleration sensor.

3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the acceleration sensor is a piezoelectric-type sensor, a piezo resistance-type sensor or a capacitance-type sensor.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein in the first mode, the device is muted.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the second mode is a sleep mode.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the second sensor detects the second user action when the device is rotated from the second state back to the first state.

7. A method, comprising:

detecting a first user action, which is to rotate a device, based on a first sensor;

setting, by processing circuitry of the device, an operation mode of the device to a first mode based on the detected first user action;

detect a second user action according to a second sensor of the device; and

setting, by the processing circuitry, the operation mode to a second mode based on the detected second user action, wherein

the first mode and the second mode are power saving modes, and

the second mode is configured to save power consumed by the second sensor.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions which, when executed by processing circuitry of a device, cause the device to:

detect a first user action, which is to rotate the device, based on a first sensor;

set an operation mode of the device to a first mode based on the detected first user action;

detect a second user action according to a second sensor; and

set the operation mode to a second mode based on the detected second user action, wherein

the first mode and the second mode are power saving modes, and

the second mode is configured to save power consumed by the second sensor.

9. A portable device, comprising:

an acceleration sensor;

a touch sensor; and

at least one circuitry configured to

detect a first user action, which is to rotate the device, based on the acceleration sensor;

set an operation mode of the device to a first mode based on the detected first user action;

detect a second user action based on the touch sensor;

set the operation mode to a second mode based on the detected second user action; and

deactivate the touch sensor in the second mode, wherein

the first and second modes are power saving modes.

10. The portable device according to the claim 9 , further comprising communication circuitry configured to communicate with an external device, wherein

the at least one circuitry is configured to deactivate the communication circuitry when the operation mode is set to the second mode.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2022
From: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
To: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS
Reel/Frame 061642/0906 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 19, 2022
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061211/0700 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-135462 · Jun 17, 2011 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14125140
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