# US 11,115,930 B2 · Electronic device and controlling method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,115,930 B2 - Document ID: US11115930B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/790,806 - Filed: 2020-02-14 - Published: 2020-08-27 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2019-02-26 - Assignees: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. - Applicants: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. - Inventors: Kun-Hsin Chiang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11115930B2 ## CPC - H04W 52/027: {by controlling a display operation or backlight unit} - H04M 2250/12: including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract A controlling method for an electronic device is provided, including the following steps: receiving a feedback signal; determining a signal strength value of the feedback signal; obtaining a first threshold value and a second threshold value; comparing the signal strength value with the first threshold value and the second threshold value, where the first threshold value is less than the second threshold value; controlling a screen to operate in a first mode when the signal strength value is greater than the second threshold value; comparing the signal strength value with a predetermined value when the signal strength value is greater than the first threshold value but not greater than the second threshold value, and adjusting the first threshold value to be the signal strength value when the signal strength value is greater than the predetermined value. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device, comprising: a screen; a distance sensor, configured to transmit an acknowledgement signal, and receive a feedback signal responding to the acknowledgement signal; a memory, configured to store at least one program instruction, a first threshold value, a second threshold value, and a predetermined value, wherein the first threshold value is less than the second threshold value; and a processor, electrically connected to the distance sensor and the memory, and loading the at least one program instruction to perform the following steps: receiving the feedback signal from the distance sensor; determining a signal strength value of the feedback signal; obtaining the first threshold value and the second threshold value from the memory; and comparing the signal strength value with the first threshold value and the second threshold value; wherein the processor controls the screen to operate in a first mode when the signal strength value is greater than the first threshold and the second threshold value; and the processor compares the signal strength value with the predetermined value to determine whether any foreign matter is adhered on the screen or the distance sensor when the signal strength value is greater than the first threshold value but not greater than the second threshold value; and the processor adjusts the first threshold value to be the signal strength value to control the screen to operate in a second mode when the signal strength value is greater than the predetermined value, wherein the second mode is different from the first mode. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the processor controls the screen to operate in the second mode when the signal strength value is not greater than the second threshold value. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein power consumed by the screen operating in the first mode is less than power consumed by the screen operating in the second mode. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the processor compares the signal strength value with the predetermined value when the signal strength value is not greater than the first threshold value; and the processor adjusts the first threshold value to be the predetermined value when the signal strength value is not greater than the predetermined value. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined value is less than or equal to the first threshold value. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the distance sensor comprises an infrared transmitter, the acknowledgement signal is an infrared signal, and the infrared transmitter is configured to transmit the infrared signal. ### Claim 7 A controlling method, applicable to an electronic device provided with a screen, comprising: receiving a feedback signal; determining a signal strength value of the feedback signal; obtaining a first threshold value and a second threshold value; and comparing the signal strength value with the first threshold value and the second threshold value, the first threshold value is less than the second threshold value; wherein the screen is controlled to operate in a first mode when the signal strength value is greater than the first threshold value and the second threshold value; the signal strength value is compared with a predetermined value to determine whether any foreign matter is adhered on the screen or the distance sensor when the signal strength value is greater than the first threshold value but not greater than the second threshold value; and the first threshold value is adjusted to be the signal strength value to control the screen to operate in a second mode when the signal strength value is greater than the predetermined value, wherein the second mode is different from the first mode. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The screen controlling method according to claim 7, further comprising the following step: controlling the screen to operate in the second mode when the signal strength value is not greater than the second threshold value. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The controlling method according to claim 7, further comprising the following steps: comparing the signal strength value with the predetermined value when the signal strength value is not greater than the first threshold value; and adjusting the first threshold value to be the predetermined value when the signal strength value is not greater than the predetermined value. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The controlling method according to claim 9, wherein the predetermined value is less than or equal to the first threshold value.