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Granted Patent B2
US 11,093,131 · App. 16/858,364 · Granted Aug 17, 2021

Electronic device, control method of electronic device, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Inventor: Yuki Fukushima (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G06F3/04883G06F3/016
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Patent No.
US 11,093,131
App. No.
16/858,364
Granted
Aug 17, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device, comprising: a movement detector configured to detect a movement of a finger on an operation surface of an operation member; a press detector configured to detect a pressing the operation surface; a control unit configured to perform control so as to move an indicator on the basis of a movement of a finger detected by the movement detector and execute predetermined processing on the basis of a position of the indicator in accordance with a pressing the operation surface detected by the press detector; a setting unit configured to set a restricted state where function execution due to a pressing the operation surface is restricted; and a processing unit configured to prevent the control unit from moving the indicator on the basis of a detection by the movement detector in case where the restricted state is set by the setting unit.

Claims (45)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display control unit configured to perform control so as to display an indicator on a display unit;

a movement detector configured to detect a movement of a finger on an operation surface of an operation member which is separated from the display unit;

a press detector configured to detect a pressing the operation surface of the operation member;

at least one memory and at least one processor which function as:

a control unit configured to perform control so as to 1) move an indicator on the basis of a movement of a finger detected by the movement detector and 2) execute predetermined processing on the basis of a position of the indicator in accordance with a pressing the operation surface detected by the press detector;

a first setting unit configured to set a first prohibited state where function execution due to a pressing the operation surface is prohibited; and

a second setting unit configured to set a second prohibited state where function execution by a movement of a finger on the operation surface is prohibited, wherein

the first setting unit and the second setting unit are able to set a setting content separately,

in a case where the first prohibited state is set by the first setting unit, the control unit prevents the indicator from moving based on a detection by the movement detector regardless of a setting content set by the second setting unit, and

in a case where the second prohibited state is set by the second setting unit, the control unit performs control as to whether or not to execute the predetermined processing according to a setting content set by the first setting unit based on a detection by the press detector.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined processing is at least one of a starting operation of automatic focusing and a determination operation of a setting item.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further configured to perform processing so as not to perform a detection by the movement detector in case where the first prohibited state is set by the first setting unit.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the control unit is further configured to suppress power supply to the movement detector in case where the first prohibited state is set by the first setting unit as compared to in case where the first prohibited state is not set.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further configured to perform processing so as not to move the indicator in accordance with a detection of a movement of a finger by the movement detector in case where the first prohibited state is set by the first setting unit even in case where such a detection is performed.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the control unit is further configured to perform processing so as to display a message to the effect that the indicator will not be moved due to the first prohibited state being set in accordance with a detection of a movement of a finger by the movement detector in case where the first prohibited state is set by the first setting unit.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit is further configured to perform processing so as to display a guidance in case where the first prohibited state is set, and

the guidance indicates that, in case where the first prohibited state is set, a movement of the indicator by the control unit on the basis of a detection by the movement detector will not be performed.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further configured to perform processing so as to display a message to the effect that a state where a movement of the indicator by the control unit on the basis of a detection by the movement detector isn't performed is in effect in accordance to the first prohibited state being set.

9. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further configured to perform processing so as to prevent a user operation from making a change that enables a movement of the indicator by the control unit on the basis of a detection by the movement detector to be performed in case where the first prohibited state is set by the first setting unit unless the first prohibited state is canceled.

10. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the indicator is an automatic focusing frame, and

the predetermined processing is processing of starting automatic focusing in accordance with a ranging point indicated by the automatic focusing frame.

11. A control method of an electronic device comprising:

a step of displaying an indicator on a display unit;

a step of detecting a movement of a finger on an operation surface of an operation member which is separated from the display unit;

a step of detecting a pressing on the operation surface of the operation member;

a step of performing control so as to 1) move an indicator on the basis of a movement of a finger detected in the step of detecting a movement and 2) execute predetermined processing on the basis of a position of the indicator in accordance with a pressing on the operation surface detected in the step of detecting a pressing;

a step of setting, by a first setting unit, a first prohibited state where function execution due to a pressing the operation surface is prohibited; and

a step of setting, by a second setting unit, a second prohibited state where function execution by a movement of a finger on the operation surface is prohibited, wherein

the first setting unit and the second setting unit are able to set a setting content separately,

in a case where the first prohibited state is set, the indicator is prevented from moving based on a detection of movement regardless of a setting content set by the second setting unit, and

in a case where the second prohibited state is set by the second setting unit, control is performed as to whether or not to execute the predetermined processing according to a setting content set by the first setting unit based on a detection of pressing.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a program, wherein the program causes a computer to execute a control method of an electronic device,

the control method including:

a step of displaying an indicator on a display unit;

a step of detecting a movement of a finger on an operation surface of an operation member which is separated from the display unit;

a step of detecting a pressing on the operation surface of the operation member;

a step of performing control so as to 1) move an indicator on the basis of a movement of a finger detected in the step of detecting a movement and 2) execute predetermined processing on the basis of a position of the indicator in accordance with a pressing on the operation surface detected in the step of detecting a pressing;

a step of setting, by a first setting unit, a first prohibited state where function execution due to a pressing the operation surface is prohibited; and

a step of setting, by a second setting unit, a second prohibited state where function execution by a movement of a finger on the operation surface is prohibited, wherein

the first setting unit and the second setting unit are able to set a setting content separately,

in a case where the first prohibited state is set, the indicator is prevented from moving based on a detection of movement regardless of a setting content set by the second setting unit, and

in a case where the second prohibited state is set by the second setting unit, control is performed as to whether or not to execute the predetermined processing according to a setting content set by the first setting unit based on a detection of pressing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2020
From: FUKUSHIMA, YUKI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 053377/0683 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-085185 · Apr 26, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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