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Granted Patent B2
US 11,269,417 · App. 16/349,738 · Granted Mar 8, 2022

Electronic device configured to communicate with an intercom, and control method thereof

Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno (Yokohama, JP); Shigeki Tanabe (Yokohama, JP); Hideki Morita (Yokohama, JP); Isao Masuike (Machida, JP); Koutaro Yamauchi (Yokohama, JP); Manabu Sakuma (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
G06F3/017G06F3/0304G06F3/0482G06F3/04883
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Patent No.
US 11,269,417
App. No.
16/349,738
Granted
Mar 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a proximity sensor, a communication interface that communicates with an indoor unit of an intercom, and a controller. When the communication interface acquires a signal indicating receipt of a call notification by the indoor unit of the intercom, the controller executes processing to control the indoor unit of the intercom based on a gesture detected by the proximity sensor. An electronic device includes a proximity sensor, a communication interface that communicates with an outdoor unit of an intercom, and a controller. When the communication interface acquires a call notification from the outdoor unit of the intercom, the controller executes processing to control the outdoor unit of the intercom based on a gesture detected by the proximity sensor.

Claims (42)

1. An electronic device configured to communicate with an intercom having an indoor unit, comprising:

a proximity sensor configured to detect a gesture of a user of the electronic device;

one or more processors configured to execute functions of communicating between the electronic device and the indoor unit of the intercom and executing processing, in response to the one or more processors acquiring a signal indicating receipt of a call notification by the indoor unit of the intercom, to control the indoor unit of the intercom based on the gesture detected by the proximity sensor; and

a display,

wherein the electronic device has a first mode in which no gesture-based processing is executed and a second mode in which the electronic device operates the proximity sensor to detect the gesture of the user, and the one or more processors are configured to set the electronic device to the second mode in response to detecting that first and second conditions are satisfied, the first condition being a condition where a recipe is being displayed on the display or a condition where a recipe site is being viewed, and the second condition being a condition where the recipe is not changed for a first predetermined length of time, a condition where the user has not operated a touch panel of the electronic device for a second predetermined length of time, or a condition where the electronic device has not changed its position for a third predetermined length of time.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

when the one or more processors acquire the signal indicating receipt of the call notification by the indoor unit of the intercom, and the electronic device is in the first mode, the one or more processors do not operate gesture-based processing.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein

when the one or more processors acquire the signal indicating receipt of the call notification by the indoor unit of the intercom, and the electronic device is in the first mode, the one or more processors do not control the intercom.

4. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein

in the first mode, the electronic device operates the touch panel to receive an input from the touch panel.

5. An electronic device configured to communicate with an intercom having an outdoor unit, comprising:

a proximity sensor configured to detect a gesture of a user of the electronic device;

one or more processors configured to execute functions of communicating between the electronic device and the outdoor unit of the intercom and executing processing, in response to the one or more processors acquiring a call notification from the outdoor unit of the intercom, to control the outdoor unit of the intercom based on the gesture detected by the proximity sensor; and

a display,

wherein the electronic device has a first mode in which no gesture-based processing is executed and a second mode in which the electronic device operates the proximity sensor to detect the gesture of the user, and the one or more processors are configured to set the electronic device to the second mode in response to detecting that first and second conditions are satisfied, the first condition being a condition where a recipe is being displayed on the display or a condition where a recipe site is being viewed, and the second condition being a condition where the recipe is not changed for a first predetermined length of time, a condition where the user has not operated a touch panel of the electronic device for a second predetermined length of time, or a condition where the electronic device has not changed its position for a third predetermined length of time.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein

when the one or more processors acquire the signal indicating receipt of the call notification by the outdoor unit of the intercom, and the electronic device is in the first mode, the one or more processors do not operate gesture-based processing.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein

when the one or more processors acquire the signal indicating receipt of the call notification by the outdoor unit of the intercom, and the electronic device is in the first mode, the one or more processors do not control the intercom.

8. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein

in the first mode, the electronic device operates the touch panel to receive an input from the touch panel.

9. A control method of an electronic device configured to communicate with an intercom having an indoor unit and comprising a proximity sensor configured to detect a gesture of a user of the electronic device, one or more processors configured to execute functions of communicating between the electronic device and the indoor unit of the intercom, and a display, the control method comprising:

acquiring, using the one or more processors, a signal indicating receipt of a call notification by the indoor unit of the intercom; and

executing processing to control the indoor unit of the intercom based on the gesture detected by the proximity sensor,

wherein the electronic device has a first mode in which no gesture-based processing is executed and a second mode in which the electronic device operates the proximity sensor to detect the gesture of the user, and the one or more processors are configured to set the electronic device to the second mode in response to detecting that first and second conditions are satisfied, the first condition being a condition where a recipe is being displayed on the display or a condition where a recipe site is being viewed, and the second condition being a condition where the recipe is not changed for a first predetermined length of time, a condition where the user has not operated a touch panel of the electronic device for a second predetermined length of time, or a condition where the electronic device has not changed its position for a third predetermined length of time.

10. The control method according to claim 9 , wherein

when the one or more processors acquire the signal indicating receipt of the call notification by the indoor unit of the intercom, and the electronic device is in the first mode, the one or more processors do not operate gesture-based processing.

11. The control method according to claim 10 , wherein

when the one or more processors acquire the signal indicating receipt of the call notification by the indoor unit of the intercom, and the electronic device is in the first mode, the one or more processors do not control the intercom.

12. The control method according to claim 10 , wherein

in the first mode, the electronic device operates the touch panel to receive an input from the touch panel.

13. A control method of an electronic device configured to communicate with an intercom having an outdoor unit and comprising a proximity sensor configured to detect a gesture of a user of the electronic device, one or more processors configured to execute functions of communicating between the electronic device and the outdoor unit of the intercom, and a display, the control method comprising:

acquiring, using the one or more processors, a call notification from the outdoor unit of the intercom; and

executing processing to control the outdoor unit of the intercom based on the gesture detected by the proximity sensor,

wherein the electronic device has a first mode in which no gesture-based processing is executed and a second mode in which the electronic device operates the proximity sensor to detect the gesture of the user, and the one or more processors are configured to set the electronic device to the second mode in response to detecting that first and second conditions are satisfied, the first condition being a condition where a recipe is being displayed on the display or a condition where a recipe site is being viewed, and the second condition being a condition where the recipe is not changed for a first predetermined length of time, a condition where the user has not operated a touch panel of the electronic device for a second predetermined length of time, or a condition where the electronic device has not changed its position for a third predetermined length of time.

14. The control method according to claim 13 , wherein

when the one or more processors acquire the signal indicating receipt of the call notification by the outdoor unit of the intercom, and the electronic device is in the first mode, the one or more processors do not operate gesture-based processing.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein

when the one or more processors acquire the signal indicating receipt of the call notification by the outdoor unit of the intercom, and the electronic device is in the first mode, the one or more processors do not control the intercom.

16. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein

in the first mode, the electronic device operates the touch panel to receive an input from the touch panel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2019
From: UENO, YASUHIRO; TANABE, SHIGEKI; MORITA, HIDEKI; MASUIKE, ISAO; YAMAUCHI, KOUTARO; SAKUMA, MANABU
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049171/0951 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-222615 · Nov 15, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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