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US 2006/0259758 A1Published application
Instant mode switch for a portable electronic device
AssigneeArcSoft, Inc.
InventorsHui Deng, Kaixuan Mao
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Abstract
A method for a portable electronic device to operate includes powering on the portable electronic device, displaying a general menu for a user to select one of a plurality of modes for the portable electronic device if an instant mode switch is in a first position, and operating the portable electronic device in a preset mode if the instant mode switch is in a second position.
Claims11
A method for a portable electronic device to operate, comprising:
- determining a position of an instant mode switch when powering on the portable electronic device;
- if the instant mode switch is in a first position, displaying a general menu for a user to select one of a plurality of modes for the portable electronic device;
- if the instant mode switch is in a second position:
- determining a preset mode for the portable electronic device;
- operating the portable electronic device in the preset mode.
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A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a display;
- an instant mode switch for skipping a general menu and operating the portable electronic device into a preset mode;
- a nonvolatile memory storing the preset mode;
- a processing unit coupled to the instant mode switch, the nonvolatile memory, and the display, wherein:
- if the processing unit determines the instant mode switch is in a first position, the processing unit generates on the display the general menu for a user to select one of a plurality of modes for the portable electronic device;
- if the processing unit determines the instant mode switch is in a second position:
- the processing unit reads the preset mode from the nonvolatile memory;
- the processing unit operates the portable electronic in the preset mode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.