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US 11,606,454 B2Granted
Methods and devices for precluding execution of functions associated with touch actuators
AssigneeMotorola Mobility LLC
InventorsAmit Kumar Agrawal, Zhiyi Cai, Olivier Meirhaeghe
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a device housing supporting a touch actuator operable to initiate a predefined function of the electronic device. One or more processors of the electronic device are operable with the touch actuator. The one or more processors preclude initiation of the predefined function when a predefined condition occurs while the touch actuator is actuated.
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A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:
- detecting, with one or more processors, actuation of a touch actuator of the electronic device having a predefined function responsive thereto;
- determining, by the one or more processors, whether at least one predefined condition is occurring concurrently with the actuation of the touch actuator of the electronic device;
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- when the at least one predefined condition is occurring concurrently with the actuation of the touch actuator of the electronic device, precluding, by the one or more processors, execution of the predefined function in response to the actuation of the touch actuator of the electronic device;
- further comprising, when the at least one predefined condition fails to occur concurrently with the actuation of the electronic device, executing, by the one or more processors, the predefined function.
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An electronic device, comprising:
- a device housing supporting a touch actuator operable to initiate a user-defined, universal function of the electronic device and at least one other touch actuator operable to initiate at least one other function of the electronic device;
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- one or more processors operable with the touch actuator and the at least one other touch actuator;
- the one or more processors precluding initiation of the user-defined, universal function of the electronic device when a predefined condition occurs while the touch actuator is actuated;
- wherein the predefined condition comprises the electronic device being positioned in a landscape orientation with the touch actuator positioned beneath the electronic device in three-dimensional space.
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An electronic device, comprising:
- a device housing supporting a touch actuator operable to initiate a user-defined, universal function of the electronic device and at least one other touch actuator operable to initiate at least one other function of the electronic device;
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- one or more processors operable with the touch actuator and the at least one other touch actuator;
- the one or more processors precluding initiation of the user-defined, universal function of the electronic device when a predefined condition occurs while the touch actuator is actuated;
- wherein the predefined condition comprises an in-pocket condition of the electronic device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.