Portable terminal device
AssigneeKYOCERA Corporation
InventorIssei Yamamoto
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Abstract
[Object] To provide a portable terminal device accepting an input operation in accordance with acceleration, which is less prone to cause incorrect input and allows a user to perform easily an input operation. [Constitution] A mobile phone includes an acceleration sensor 13 for detecting acceleration produced on a mobile phone main body; a cumulative value calculating section 100a for calculating a cumulative value of detected acceleration; a comparing section 100b for comparing the cumulative value with a threshold value; and a CPU 100 for controlling a security lock mode in accordance with a result of comparison by the comparing section 100b. When the cumulative value has exceeded the threshold value by a user shaking the mobile phone, the CPU 100 cancels the security lock mode.
Claims7
A portable terminal device, comprising:
- an acceleration detecting section that detects acceleration produced when a user shakes the portable terminal device as an input operation;
- a comparing section that compares the acceleration detected by the acceleration detecting section with a threshold value;
- a counter that counts the number of times the acceleration detected by the acceleration detecting section has exceeded the threshold value in accordance with a result of comparison by the comparing section;
- a display section that displays a notification to inform the user that the user is performing the input operation;
- and
- a control section that controls a corresponding function when the number of times counted by the counter has reached a prescribed number of times.
A non-transitory storage medium for storing a program, the program providing a computer of a portable terminal device including an acceleration detecting section, a display section, and a counter with functions of:
- comparing acceleration detected by the acceleration detecting section with a threshold value, the acceleration being produced when a user shakes the portable terminal device as an input operation;
- causing the counter to count the number of times the acceleration detected by the acceleration detecting section has exceeded the threshold value;
- causing the display section to display a notification to inform the user that the user is performing the input operation;
- and
- controlling a corresponding function when the number of times counted by the counter has reached a prescribed number of times.
A control method of a portable terminal device including an acceleration detecting section that detects acceleration produced when a user shakes the portable terminal device as an input operation, a display section, and a counter, the method comprising steps of:
- comparing acceleration detected by the acceleration detecting section with a threshold value, the acceleration being produced when a user shakes the portable terminal device as an input operation;
- causing the counter to count the number of times the acceleration detected by the acceleration detecting section has exceeded a threshold value, and the display section to display a notification to inform the user that the user is performing the input operation;
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- controlling a corresponding function when the number of times counted by the counter has reached a prescribed number of times.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.