Method for operating electronic device, electronic device and computer-readable recording medium thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019107899-A1
Application number	US-201715725298-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 5, 2017
Priority date	Oct 5, 2017
Publication date	Apr 11, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

The disclosure provided an operating method and an electronic device thereof. The electronic device is configured to predict user's next action and automatically launching or starting an application program without user's input. The electronic device detects an occurrence of a clamping action based on sensor data obtained from at least one sensor on one side of the electronic device. Upon detection of a constant pressure through the sensor data, the electronic device executes a first triggering operation (clamping action) and not execute a second triggering operation (squeeze action). Further, a clamping pattern corresponding to the clamping action is identified based on the sensor data outputted by the at least one sensor. Then, the electronic device automatically launches or starts an application program associated to the identified clamping pattern without user's input through a touch display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device, comprising:
a body; at least one sensor, disposed on at least one side of the body; and a processor, coupled to the at least one sensor to receive a sensor data, and configured to:
identify a first triggering operation and a second triggering operation based on the received sensor data;
execute the first triggering operation and not execute the second triggering operation when determined, based on the sensor data, that a pressure applied on the at least one side of the body remains within a predetermined range for a predetermined period of time.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, in response to the first triggering operation, the processor is further configured to:
identify a clamping pattern based on the sensor data; compare the identified clamping pattern to a predetermined pattern predefined as a corresponding pattern for a first function; and perform the first function based on the comparison result.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the predetermined pattern is identified based on a pressed position detected on the side of the body through the at least one sensor data.

4 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a first sensor disposed on a first side of the body and a second sensor disposed on a second side of the body opposite to the first side, and
wherein the processor is further configured to detects a first pressed position corresponding to a grip of an object applied on the first side of the body through the first sensor, and to detect a second pressed position corresponding to a grip of other object applied on the second side of the body through the second sensor.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the predetermined pattern is a grip pattern that is symmetrical between the first and second sides of the body.

6 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the clamping pattern is identified based on the number of the first pressed position detected on the first side of the body and the number of the second pressed position detected on the second side of the body.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second triggering operation is associated to a squeeze action.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine whether a display of the electronic device is off in response to the first triggering operation; and perform a second function when determined that the display is off.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor or second sensor is at least one of capacitive sensor, resistive sensor, optical sensor, piezoelectric sensor, or a combination thereof,
wherein the first sensor comprising a plurality of sensing elements arranged along the first side of the body, and the second sensor comprising a plurality of sensing elements arranged along the second side of the body, and wherein the processor detects the occurrence of the first triggering operation when the pressure obtained from the first and second sensors exceeds a predetermined threshold for a period of time.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a third sensor, coupled to the processor, and configured to output other sensor data, wherein the processor is further configured to determine an orientation of the electronic device based on a third sensor data received from the third sensor in response to the first triggering operation, and perform a third function based on the determined orientation.

11 . A method for operating an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a body, at least one sensor disposed on a side of the body, comprising:
obtaining a sensor data; identifying a first triggering operation and a second triggering operation based on the obtained sensor data;
executing the first triggering operation and not executing the second triggering operation when, determined, based on the sensor data, that a pressure applied on the side of the body remains within a constant range for a predetermined period of time.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein, in response to the first triggering operation, the method further comprising:
identifying a clamping pattern based on the sensor data; comparing the identified clamping pattern to a predetermined pattern predefined as a corresponding pattern for a function; performing a first function based on the comparison result.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the predetermined pattern is identified based on a pressed position detected on the side of the body through the at least one sensor data.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a first sensor disposed on a first side of the body and a second sensor disposed on a second side of the body opposite to the first side, and wherein the method further comprises:
detecting first pressed position corresponding to a grip of an object applied on the first side of the body through the first sensor; and detecting a second pressed position corresponding to a grip of other object applied on the second side of the body through the second sensor.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the predetermined pattern is a grip pattern that is symmetrical between the first and second sides of the body.

16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the clamping pattern is identified based on the number of the first pressed positions being applied on the first side of the body and the number of the second pressed positions being applied on the second side of the body.

17 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the second triggering operation is associated to a squeeze action.

18 . The electronic device of claim 11 , furthering comprising:
determining whether a display of the electronic device is off in response to the first triggering operation; and performing a second function when determined that the display is off.

19 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
determining an orientation of the electronic device based on a sensor data obtained from a third sensor in response to the first triggering operation; and performing a third function based on the determined orientation.

20 . A non-transitory computer readable recording medium, recording a program to be loaded by a processing device in a virtual reality system to execute steps of:
receiving a first sensor data and a second sensor data; detecting an occurrence of a clamping action based on the first and second sensor data; identifying a clamping pattern corresponding to the clamping action; and performing a function based on the identified clamping pattern and a predetermined pattern.

Assignees

• Htc Corp

Inventors

• Lu Yen-Liang

Classifications

• G06F2203/0339

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  Cooperation and interconnection of the input arrangement with other functional units of a computer (G06F3/023 - G06F3/037 take precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/1684

  Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675 · CPC title

• G06F3/04883 Primary

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

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  Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface · CPC title