Electronic device using method, electronic device and electronic apparatus adapted to switch operating modes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9378702-B2
Application number	US-201414509057-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 8, 2014
Priority date	May 30, 2014
Publication date	Jun 28, 2016
Grant date	Jun 28, 2016

Abstract

An electronic device using method is provided. First, an electronic device and a display device are provided. Then, detecting whether the electronic device is electrically connected to the display device. If the electronic device is electrically connected to the display device, then a tilting angle of the electronic device is sensed. An operating mode of the electronic device corresponding to the display device is determined according to the tilting angle of the electronic device. In addition, an electronic device and an electronic apparatus having the electronic device is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device operating method, the electronic device selectively electrically connected to a display device, the method comprising:
detecting whether the electronic device is electrically connected to the display device;
if the electronic device is electrically connected to the display device, then sensing a tilting angle of the electronic device; and
determining an operating mode of the electronic device corresponding to the display device according to the tilting angle of the electronic device,
wherein the electronic device has a first display surface, the display device has a second display surface, the step of determining the operating mode of the electronic device corresponding to the display device comprises:
determining a relationship between an image displayed by the first display surface and an image displayed by the second display surface according to the tilting angle of the electronic device.

2. The electronic device operating method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of detecting whether the electronic device is electrically connected to the display device comprises:
providing a carrier structure, wherein the carrier structure is electrically connected to the display device and adapted to carry the electronic device; and
detecting whether the electronic device is electrically connected to the carrier structure.

3. The electronic device operating method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of sensing the tilting angle of the electronic device comprises:
providing a sensing unit, wherein the sensing unit is disposed at the electronic device; and
sensing the tilting angle of the electronic device by the sensing unit.

4. The electronic device operating method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of sensing the tilting angle of the electronic device comprises:
providing a carrier structure and a sensing unit, wherein the carrier structure carries the electronic device, the sensing unit is disposed at the carrier structure; and
sensing the tilting angle of the electronic device by the sensing unit.

5. The electronic device operating method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the carrier structure comprises a first component and a second component, the first component and the second component are adapted to actuate relatively to change the tilting angle of the electronic device, the step of sensing the tilting angle of the electronic device comprises:
sensing a distance between the first component and the second component by the sensing unit; and
obtaining the tilting angle of the electronic device according to the distance between the first component and the second component.

6. The electronic device operating method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the relationship between the image displayed by the first display surface and the image displayed by the second display surface comprises:
the first display surface displaying an operating interface and the second display surface displaying a mirror image or an extending image of the operating interface, according to the tilting angle of the electronic device.

7. The electronic device operating method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the relationship between the image displayed by the first display surface and the image displayed by the second display surface comprises:
the first display surface displaying a touch input interface and the second display surface displaying an output image corresponding to the touch input interface, according to the tilting angle of the electronic device.

8. The electronic device operating method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the electronic device has a first image capturing unit, the first display surface and the first image capturing unit are located at a same side of the electronic device, the step of determining the relationship between the image displayed by the first display surface and the image displayed by the second display surface comprises:
the first display surface displaying an image captured by the first image capturing unit and the second display surface displaying a remote image captured by a remote device, according to the tilting angle of the electronic device.

9. The electronic device operating method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the electronic device has a second image capturing unit, the first display surface and the second image capturing unit are located at two opposite sides of the electronic device respectively, the step of determining the relationship between the image displayed by the first display surface and the image displayed by the second display surface comprises:
the first display surface displaying an image captured by the second image capturing unit and the second display surface displaying a remote image captured by a remote device, according to the tilting angle of the electronic device.

10. The electronic device operating method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the operating mode of the electronic device corresponding to the display device comprises:
if the tilting angle of the electronic device is larger than a first angle and smaller than a second angle, then switching or maintaining the electronic device to be in a first operating mode corresponding to the display device;
if the tilting angle of the electronic device is smaller than the first angle, then switching or maintaining the electronic device to be in a second operating mode corresponding to the display device; and
if the tilting angle of the electronic device is larger than the second angle, then switching or maintaining the electronic device to be in a third operating mode corresponding to the display device.

11. The electronic device operating method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
after the tilting angle of the electronic device is sensed, displaying a confirm option on the electronic device and determining whether the confirm option is selected;
if the confirm option is selected, then determining the operating mode of the electronic device and the display device according to the tilting angle of the electronic device; and
if the confirm option is not selected, then not determining the operating mode of the electronic device and the display device according to the tilting angle of the electronic device.

Assignees

• Wistron Corp

Inventors

• Chen Shiuan-De
• Tsai Tsung-Hsien
• Hsu Chun-Peng
• Chen Hung-Li

Classifications

• G09G5/005 Primary

  Adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal · CPC title

• G06F1/1626

  with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs] · CPC title

• G09G2340/14

  Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed · CPC title

• G06F3/1423 Primary

  controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display · CPC title

• G06F2200/1612

  Flat panel monitor · CPC title