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.
Claims8
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 first hardware key;
- and
- at least one processor,
- the at least one processor being configured to:
- determine whether the portable terminal is under water;
- change a function allocated to the first hardware key to a first function for underwater use when the portable terminal is determined to be under water;
- display a guide image for notification of the first function near the first hardware key on the display when a function allocated to the first hardware key is changed to the first function;
- and
- change the first function allocated to the first hardware key to a second function for underwater use during the portable terminal is determined to be under water.
A processor readable recording medium recording to a control program for 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 first hardware key, the control program comprising:
- determining whether the portable terminal is under water;
- changing a function allocated to the first hardware key to a first function for underwater use when the portable terminal is determined to be under water;
- displaying a guide image for notification of the first function near the first hardware key on the display when a function allocated to the first hardware key is changed to the first function;
- and
- changing the first function allocated to the first hardware key to a second function for underwater use during the portable terminal is determined to be under water.
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 first hardware key;
- and
- at least one processor,
- the at least one processor being configured to:
- determine whether the portable terminal is under water;
- change a function allocated to the first hardware key to a first function for underwater use when the portable terminal is determined to be under water;
- and
- change the first function allocated to the first hardware key to a second function for underwater use during the portable terminal is determined to under water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.