Electronic device with a touch sensor and method for operating the same
US9411446B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 4, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/02
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device has a combination touch sensor (such as a fingerprint reader) and mechanical switch (actuated, for example, by a button press). The electronic device carries out various functions according to whether the touch sensor is being touched, the mechanical switch is being actuated, the electronic device is face up or face down, the state of the electronic device (awake or in sleep mode), and the function that the electronic device is currently carrying out.
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