Methods and systems for pocket mode detection
AssigneeSTMicroelectronics International N.V.
InventorsHyeok LIM, Kyeong Min OH, Ji Won PARK
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Abstract
A method for operating an electronic device includes a touchscreen controller of the electronic device measuring a first plurality of touch strengths at a first plurality of touch nodes located within a first region of a touch sensing panel of the electronic device coupled to the touchscreen controller, and the touchscreen controller determining whether the electronic device is in a pocket mode based on the first plurality of touch strengths.
Claims24
A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
- measuring, by a touchscreen controller of the electronic device, a first plurality of touch strengths at a first plurality of touch nodes, the first plurality of touch nodes located within a first region of a touch sensing panel of the electronic device, the touch sensing panel being coupled to the touchscreen controller;
- and
- determining, by the touchscreen controller, whether the electronic device is in a pocket mode based on the first plurality of touch strengths.
A touchscreen controller coupled to a touch sensing panel of an electronic device, the touchscreen controller comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory for storing a program to be executed by the processor, the program comprising instructions when executed cause the touchscreen controller to:
- measure a first plurality of touch strengths at a first plurality of touch nodes, the first plurality of touch nodes located within a first region of the touch sensing panel;
- and
- determine whether the electronic device is in a pocket mode based on the first plurality of touch strengths.
An electronic device comprising:
- a touch sensing panel including a plurality of transmitting (TX) touch sensors and a plurality of receiving (RX) touch sensors, and
- a touchscreen controller coupled to the touch sensing panel, the touchscreen controller including:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory for storing a program to be executed by the processor, the program comprising instructions when executed cause the touchscreen controller to:
- measure a first plurality of touch strengths at a first plurality of touch nodes, the first plurality of touch nodes located within a first region of the touch sensing panel, each of the first plurality of touch node determined by one of the plurality of TX touch sensors and one of the plurality of RX touch sensors;
- and
- determine whether the electronic device is in a pocket mode based on the first plurality of touch strengths.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.