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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018

Filed:

Apr. 11, 2016
Applicant:

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto-fu, JP;

Inventors:

Hidekazu Kano, Nagaokakyo, JP;

Hiroaki Kitada, Nagaokakyo, JP;

Takafumi Inoue, Nagaokakyo, JP;

Assignee:

MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Nagaokakyo-Shi, Kyoto-Fu, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04102 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01); H04M 1/0206 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device that provides a number of function modes and operates by selecting one of the function modes. The device includes an audio output unit and a wireless communication unit that execute functions for the function modes. Moreover, a deformation detecting unit that detects deformation of an exterior housing by an external force and a storage unit that stores a correspondence between a deformation pattern and a response operation registered per function mode. The device also includes an operation determining unit that detects the deformation pattern based on the deformation and a control executing unit that reads a response operation of a current function mode associated with the deformation pattern and controls operation states of the audio output unit and the wireless communication unit.


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