Apparatus and method for controlling an interface based on bending
US9310925B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04808
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus includes a touch panel display having one or more sensors for detecting an input operation on the touch panel display, the input operation corresponding to a bending operation whereby the touch panel display is bent and/or a touch operation whereby an instruction object contacts a surface of the touch panel display. The apparatus includes circuitry configured to detect, when the bending operation is detected, a presence of a stripe pattern based on sensor values output when the bending operation is detected. The circuitry determines, when the stripe pattern is detected, one or more features of the detected stripe pattern, and based on the one or more features of the detected stripe pattern, determines whether the detected stripe pattern matches a predetermined pattern stored in a memory. The circuitry executes a predetermined function or process corresponding to the predetermined pattern when the detected stripe pattern matches the predetermined pattern.
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