The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2018
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Yasuhiro Ueno, Yokohama, JP;
Shigeki Tanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Hideki Morita, Yokohama, JP;
Isao Masuike, Machida, JP;
Koutaro Yamauchi, Yokohama, JP;
Manabu Sakuma, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Shimada, Yokohama, JP;
KYOCERA Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An electronic deviceincludes a proximity sensor, a camera, and a controllerconfigured to switch between gesture detection based on a value output from the proximity sensorand gesture detection based on a value output from the camera, in accordance with a state in which a user uses the electronic device. The controllermay determine the state of the electronic device based on an environment of the electronic device being used by the user. The controllermay determine the state of the electronic device based on a state of the electronic device. The controllermay determine the state of the electronic device based on a distance between the user and the electronic device. The controllermay determine the state of the electronic device based on a user operation.