Electronic device, control method of electronic device, and program
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.
1. A device, comprising:
processing circuitry configured to:
detect a gripping and lifting up operation of the device according to a first signal received from a first sensor while an operation mode of the device is a first mode;
change the operation mode of the device from the first mode to a first power saving mode in response to detecting the gripping and lifting up operation;
change the operation mode of the device from the first power saving mode to a second power saving mode after a predetermined time elapses from when the operation mode is changed to the first power saving mode, a touch sensor of the device having a lower sampling rate in the second power saving mode than in the first power saving mode, the lower sampling rate in the second power saving mode being over zero sampling rate;
detect a touch operation to a display of the device according to a second signal received from the touch sensor while the device is being gripped; and
change the operation mode of the device from the second power saving mode to an active mode in response to detecting the touch operation after the operation mode is changed to the second power saving mode, the touch sensor having a higher sampling rate in the active mode than in the first saving mode.
2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to change the operation mode from the active mode to the first power saving mode after the touch operation is released and after another predetermined time elapses.
3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first mode is a sleep mode.
4. The device according to claim 3 , wherein the sleep mode is a mode of the device in which the sampling rate of the touch sensor is set to a minimum value.
5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first sensor is an acceleration sensor.
6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to change the operation mode of the device from the second power saving mode to a third power saving mode after another predetermined time elapses from when the operation mode is changed to the second power saving mode, the touch sensor of the device having a further lower sampling rate in the third power saving mode than in the second power saving mode, the further lower sampling rate in the third power saving mode being over zero sampling rate.
7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to change the operation mode of the device from the first power saving mode to the first mode in response to the first sensor detecting the device is placed.
8. A method, comprising:
detecting, using a first sensor, a gripping and lifting up operation of a device according to a first signal received from the first sensor while an operation mode of the device is a first mode;
changing, using processing circuitry of the device, the operation mode of the device from the first mode to a first power saving mode in response to detecting the gripping and lifting up operation;
changing, using the processing circuitry, the operation mode of the device from the first power saving mode to a second power saving mode after a predetermined time elapses from when the operation mode is changed to the first power saving mode, a touch sensor of the device having a lower sampling rate in the second power saving mode than in the first power saving mode, the lower sampling rate in the second power saving mode being over zero sampling rate;
detecting, using the touch sensor, a touch operation to a display of the device according to a second signal received from the touch sensor while the device is being gripped; and
changing, using the processing circuitry, the operation mode of the device from the second power saving mode to an active mode in response to detecting the touch operation after the operation mode is changed to the second power saving mode, the touch sensor having a higher sampling rate in the active mode than in the first saving mode.
9. A non-transitory computer readable medium including executable instructions, which when executed by a computer cause the computer to execute a method comprising:
detecting a gripping and lifting up operation of a device according to a first signal received from a first sensor while an operation mode of the device is a first mode;
changing the operation mode of the device from the first mode to a first power saving mode in response to detecting the gripping and lifting up operation;
changing the operation mode of the device from the first power saving mode to a second power saving mode after a predetermined time elapses from when the operation mode is changed to the first power saving mode, a touch sensor of the device having a lower sampling rate in the second power saving mode than in the first power saving mode, the lower sampling rate in the second power saving mode being over zero sampling rate;
detecting a touch operation to a display of the device according to a second signal received from the touch sensor while the device is being gripped; and
changing the operation mode of the device from the second power saving mode to an active mode in response to detecting the touch operation after the operation mode is changed to the second power saving mode, the touch sensor having a higher sampling rate in the active mode than in the first saving mode.