Information-terminal device

US2016349902A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016349902-A1
Application numberUS-201515114491-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateJan 22, 2015
Priority dateFeb 27, 2014
Publication dateDec 1, 2016
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Abstract

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The information terminal device ( 1 ) of the present invention includes an operation determining section ( 43 ). The operation determining section ( 43 ) releases locking of an operation carried out with respect to an active application in the information terminal device ( 1 ), in a case where a holding of the information terminal device ( 1 ) by a user is detected while the operation is being locked. This prevents the user from carrying out an unintended operation with respect to an active application, instead of making operations complex.

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1 . An information terminal device that is capable of being held by a user, is capable of locking an operation carried out with respect to an active application, and releases the locking of the operation only in a case where the information terminal device receives a given input, the information terminal device comprising: a releasing section that releases the locking of the operation carried out with respect to the active application, in a case where a holding of the information terminal dev…

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What does patent US2016349902A1 cover?
The information terminal device ( 1 ) of the present invention includes an operation determining section ( 43 ). The operation determining section ( 43 ) releases locking of an operation carried out with respect to an active application in the information terminal device ( 1 ), in a case where a holding of the information terminal device ( 1 ) by a user is detected while the operation is being …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sharp Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/0227. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Dec 01 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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