Terminal device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9357396-B2
Application number	US-201514738514-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 12, 2015
Priority date	Dec 5, 2011
Publication date	May 31, 2016
Grant date	May 31, 2016

Abstract

A terminal device including an operation unit configured to receive an operation instruction performed by an external object; an operation disabling controller which performs control such that when the terminal device is in a disabled state, the operation instruction performed on the operation unit is ignored or the disabled state is cancelled; an operation detector which outputs, when a touch operation by the external object is detected, content of the touch operation as the operation instruction; an operation speed determination unit which determines whether a movement speed of the touch operation is higher than a predetermined threshold; and an operation controller which instructs the operation disabling controller to cancel the disabled state and control execution of a predetermined function when it is determined that the touch operation is an operation instruction to cancel the disabled state and in accordance with the movement speed of the touch operation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A terminal device, comprising:
a touch panel display configured to display image data and receive an operation instruction performed by an external object; and
circuitry configured to
perform control such that when the terminal device is in a disabled state, the operation instruction performed on the touch panel display is ignored or the disabled state is cancelled,
output, when a touch operation by the external object is detected, content of the touch operation as the operation instruction, and
cancel the disabled state and perform control of execution of a predetermined function when it is determined that the touch operation is an operation instruction to cancel the disabled state and in accordance with movement and speed of the touch operation to move a displayed marker in a direction toward one of a plurality of displayed icons each corresponding to a different predetermined function and at least one of the displayed icons corresponds to a plurality of predetermined functions each one to be executed based on one of different respective movement speeds of the touch operation.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry determines whether a movement speed of the touch operation is higher than a predetermined threshold value, and wherein a first predetermined function corresponding to the displayed icon towards which the marker is moved is executed when the movement speed of the touch operation is higher than the predetermined threshold value, and a second predetermined function corresponding to the displayed icon towards which the marker is moved is executed when the movement speed is equal to or lower than the predetermined threshold value.

3. The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of displayed icons corresponds to a predetermined function of displaying a standby screen and displaying an application that was previously open before the disabled state was entered.

4. The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of displayed icons includes icons corresponding to at least one of an internet browser application, a mail application, and a camera application.

5. The terminal device according to claim 4 , wherein when the marker is moved toward a displayed icon corresponding to the mail application, the circuitry determines whether a movement speed of the touch operation is higher than a predetermined threshold value, and a message generation screen corresponding to the mail application is executed when the movement speed of the touch operation is higher than the predetermined threshold value, and a home screen corresponding to the mail application is executed when the movement speed is equal to or lower than the predetermined threshold value.

6. The terminal device according to claim 4 , wherein when the marker is moved toward a displayed icon corresponding to the camera application, the circuitry determines whether a movement speed of the touch operation is higher than a predetermined threshold value, and a movie shooting mode corresponding to the camera application is executed when the movement speed of the touch operation is higher than the predetermined threshold value, and camera shooting mode corresponding to the camera application is executed when the movement speed is equal to or lower than the predetermined threshold value.

7. A method, implemented on a terminal device having a touch panel display configured to display image data, comprising:
receiving, at the touch panel display, an operation instruction performed by an external object;
performing control such that when the terminal device is in a disabled state, the operation instruction performed on the touch panel display is ignored or the disabled state is cancelled;
outputting, when a touch operation by the external object is detected, content of the touch operation as the operation instruction; and
cancelling the disabled state and perform control of execution of a predetermined function when it is determined that the touch operation is an operation instruction to cancel the disabled state and in accordance with movement and speed of the touch operation to move a displayed marker in a direction toward one of a plurality of displayed icons each corresponding to a different predetermined function and at least one of the displayed icons corresponds to a plurality of predetermined functions each one to be executed based on one of different respective movement speeds of the touch operation.

8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:
determining whether a movement speed of the touch operation is higher than a predetermined threshold value, and wherein a first predetermined function corresponding to the displayed icon towards which the marker is moved is executed when the movement speed of the touch operation is higher than the predetermined threshold value and a second predetermined function corresponding to the displayed icon towards which the marker is moved is executed when the movement speed is equal to or lower than the predetermined threshold value.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein one of the plurality of displayed icons corresponds to a predetermined function of displaying a standby screen and displaying an application that was previously open before the disabled state was entered.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of displayed icons includes icons corresponding to at least one of an internet browser application, a mail application, and a camera application.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein when the marker is moved toward a displayed icon corresponding to the mail application, the method includes determining whether a movement speed of the touch operation is higher than a predetermined threshold value, and a message generation screen corresponding to the mail application is executed when the movement speed of the touch operation is higher than the predetermined threshold value, and a home screen corresponding to the mail application is executed when the movement speed is equal to or lower than the predetermined threshold value.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein when the marker is moved toward a displayed icon corresponding to the camera application, the method includes determining whether a movement speed of the touch operation is higher than a predetermined threshold value, and a movie shooting mode corresponding to the camera application is executed when the movement speed of the touch operation is higher than the predetermined threshold value, and camera shooting mode corresponding to the camera application is executed when the movement speed is equal to or lower than the predetermined threshold value.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium including computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a terminal device having a touch panel display configured to display image data, cause the terminal device to perform a method comprising:
receiving, at the touch panel display, an operation instruction performed by an external object;
performing control such that when the terminal device is in a disabled state, the operation instruction performed on the touch panel display is ignored or the disabled state is cancelled;
outputting, when a touch operation by the external object is detected, content of the touch operation as the operation instruction; and
cancelling the disabled state and perform control of execution of a predetermined function when it is determined that the touch operation is an operation instruction to cancel the disabled state and in accordance with movement and speed of

Assignees

• Sony Corp
• Sony Mobile Comm Inc

Inventors

• Okuno Takayoshi
• Shimoe Takeaki

Classifications

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• H04W12/08 Primary

  Access security · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• H04M1/67

  by electronic means · CPC title

• C08K3/34

  Silicon-containing compounds · CPC title