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Electronic device and method of controlling the electronic device

US8108000B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 3, 2009
Grant dateJan 31, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2203/0339
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device having a temperature sensor is provided. The temperature sensor detects information of a touch operation from an object on a surface of the temperature sensor, determines if the touch operation is valid by determining if the detected information meet preset standards, and executes a corresponding command to activate an action of the electronic device, in response to a determination that the touch operation is valid.

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