Touch screen device with wet detection and control method thereof

US8963875B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8963875-B2
Application numberUS-201113330595-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 19, 2011
Priority dateMar 31, 2011
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a touch panel, an operation module, a detector, and a switch module. The touch panel and the operation module are configured to receive an operation command. The detector detects whether the touch panel is wet based on a touch position detected by the touch panel. The switch module switches, if the touch panel is wet, the receiver of the operation command from the touch panel to the operation module.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electronic device comprising: a touch panel configured to receive an operation command for performing a first process; an operation interface configured to receive an operation command for performing the first process; a detector configured to detect whether the touch panel is wet based on a touch position detected by the touch panel; a processor configured to switch, if the touch panel is wet, a receiver of an operation command from the touch pane…

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What does patent US8963875B2 cover?
According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a touch panel, an operation module, a detector, and a switch module. The touch panel and the operation module are configured to receive an operation command. The detector detects whether the touch panel is wet based on a touch position detected by the touch panel. The switch module switches, if the touch panel is wet, the receiver of th…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sugiura Chikashi, Fujimura Hiroshi, Kawamura Akinori, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F1/1643. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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