Portable terminal and control method
AssigneeKYOCERA Corporation
InventorsNaoyuki TAMAI, Tomohiro SHIMAZU
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Abstract
A portable telephone includes at least one processor and the at least one processor detects a barometric pressure value (a water pressure value) based on an output from a pressure sensor. In an underwater mode, a touch panel is turned off and a function for an underwater operation is allocated to a hardware key. A guide image for notification of a function different from a function for use in atmosphere is shown in correspondence with a hardware key to which the function is allocated, on a screen shown during execution of the function.
Claims6
A portable terminal with a waterproof function, the portable terminal comprising:
- a display;
- a touch panel located in association with the display;
- at least one hardware key;
- and
- at least one processor,
- the at least one processor being configured to:
- determine whether the portable terminal is under water;
- and
- cause the display to show a guide image for notification of a function for underwater use in correspondence with the hardware key to which the function is allocated, when the portable terminal is determined to be under water.
A method of controlling a portable terminal with a waterproof function, the portable terminal including a display, a touch panel located in association with the display, and at least one hardware key,
- the at least one processor of the portable terminal being configured to:
- determine whether the portable terminal is under water;
- and
- cause the display to show a guide image for notification of a function for underwater use in correspondence with the hardware key to which the function is allocated, when the portable terminal is determined to be under water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.