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US 10,775,998 · App. 15/855,425 · Granted Sep 15, 2020

Electronic device and control method

Inventors: Hisae Morita (Yokohama, JP); Masaki Matsuo (Yokohama, JP); Kana Masaki (Kawasaki, JP); Kyouhei Suzuki (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,775,998
App. No.
15/855,425
Granted
Sep 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The electronic device ( 1 ) includes a proximity sensor ( 18 ), a touch panel display (display 14 ) configured to display an icon that serves to enable a predetermined mode and gesture detection via the proximity sensor ( 18 ) and a controller ( 11 ) configured to, when a touch on the icon is detected, start the predetermined mode, start gesture detection via the proximity sensor ( 18 ) and change a characteristic of the icon. The controller ( 11 ) may change the color or the shape of the icon.

Claims (15)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a proximity sensor;

a touch panel display;

a communication unit; and

a controller configured to determine that an incoming call is detected via the communication unit while the electronic device is being controlled by a user via gesture detection and the user touches the touch panel display to answer the incoming call, and then turn off gesture detection via the proximity sensor,

wherein the controller is configured to detect a slide operation while touching the touch panel display to answer the incoming call.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine when the electronic device is used, and then display a recipe.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to determine that gesture detection via the proximity sensor is turned on, and then display a pictogram on the touch panel display, and

the controller is configured to determine that gesture detection via the proximity sensor is turned off, and then not display a pictogram on the touch panel display.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the pictogram is displayed on a notification bar.

5. A control method of an electronic device that comprises a proximity sensor, a touch panel display and a communication unit, the method comprising:

detecting an incoming call by the communication unit while the electronic device is being controlled by a user via gesture detection and the user touched the touch panel display to answer the incoming call, and

turning off gesture detection via the proximity sensor,

wherein the controller is configured to detect a slide operation while touching the touch panel display to answer the incoming call.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2017
From: MORITA, HISAE; MATSUO, MASAKI; MASAKI, KANA; SUZUKI, KYOUHEI
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044492/0273 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2017-000232 · Jan 4, 2017 · national
JP 2017-000233 · Jan 4, 2017 · national
JP 2017-000234 · Jan 4, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180188943A1 · Jul 5, 2018