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US 10,298,732 · App. 15/654,872 · Granted May 21, 2019

Electronic device having a non-contact detection sensor and control method

Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe (Yokohama, JP); Hideki Morita (Yokohama, JP); Isao Masuike (Machida, JP); Shinya Saito (Kawasaki, JP); Yasushi Kitamura (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
H04M1/605G06F3/017G06F3/0304H03G3/3026H04M1/72519H04M1/72563H04W52/0254H04M1/0245H04M2250/10H04M2250/12H04M2250/22
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Patent No.
US 10,298,732
App. No.
15/654,872
Granted
May 21, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a non-contact detection sensor, a display, and a controller. The display displays a first window and a second window. The controller determines a first gesture and a second gesture by referring to the non-contact detection sensor, allocates operation of the first window to the first gesture, and allocates operation of the second window to the second gesture.

Claims (52)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a non-contact detection sensor;

a display configured to display a first window and a second window;

a controller configured to determine a first gesture and a second gesture by referring to output of the non-contact detection sensor; and

a storage,

wherein the controller

allocates operation to move information displayed in the first window in a first direction to the first gesture, and

allocates operation to move information displayed in the second window in the first direction to the second gesture, and

the storage is configured to store:

information allocating operation of the first window to the first gesture, and

information allocating operation of the second window to the second gesture.

2. An electronic device comprising:

a non-contact detection sensor;

a display configured to display a first window and a second window;

a controller configured to determine a first gesture and a second gesture by referring to output of the non-contact detection sensor; and

a storage,

wherein the controller

allocates the first gesture to an operation to select between the first window and the second window, and

allocates the second gesture to an operation to move information displayed in whichever of the first window and the second window is selected in a first direction, and

the storage is configured to store:

information allocating the operation to select between the first window and the second window to the first gesture, and

information allocating the operation of whichever of the first window and the second window is selected to the second gesture.

3. A control method for an electronic device comprising a non-contact detection sensor, the control method comprising:

displaying a first window and a second window on a display;

determining a first gesture and a second gesture by referring to output of the non-contact detection sensor;

allocating operation to move information displayed in the first window in a first direction to the first gesture;

allocating operation to move information displayed in the second window in the first direction to the second gesture;

storing information allocating operation of the first window to the first gesture; and

storing information allocating operation of the second window to the second gesture.

4. A control method for an electronic device comprising a non-contact detection sensor, the control method comprising:

displaying a first window and a second window on a display;

determining a first gesture and a second gesture by referring to output of the non-contact detection sensor;

allocating the first gesture to an operation to select between the first window and the second window;

allocating the second gesture to an operation to move information displayed in whichever of the first window and the second window is selected in a first direction;

storing information allocating the operation to select between the first window and the second window to the first gesture; and

storing information allocating the operation of whichever of the first window and the second window is selected to the second gesture.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the first gesture and the second gesture are non-contact gestures made by an object of detection, and

the controller is configured to determine whether a specific gesture corresponds to the first gesture or the second gesture independent of a position of the object of detection relative to the electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the object of detection is a user's hand.

7. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein

the first gesture and the second gesture are non-contact gestures made by an object of detection, and

the controller is configured to determine whether a specific gesture corresponds to the first gesture or the second gesture independent of a position of the object of detection relative to the electronic device.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the object of detection is a user's hand.

9. The control method of claim 3 , wherein

the first gesture and the second gesture are non-contact gestures made by an object of detection, and further comprising

determining whether a specific gesture corresponds to the first gesture or the second gesture independent of a position of the object of detection relative to the electronic device.

10. The control method of claim 9 , wherein the object of detection is a user's hand.

11. The control method of claim 4 , wherein

the first gesture and the second gesture are non-contact gestures made by an object of detection, and further comprising

determining whether a specific gesture corresponds to the first gesture or the second gesture independent of a position of the object of detection relative to the electronic device.

12. The control method of claim 11 , wherein the object of detection is a user's hand.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2017
From: TANABE, SHIGEKI; MORITA, HIDEKI; MASUIKE, ISAO; SAITO, SHINYA; KITAMURA, YASUSHI
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043051/0948 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-147890 · Jul 27, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180034950A1 · Feb 1, 2018