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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 23, 2013
Htc Corporation, Taoyuan County, TW;
Hsin-Hao Lee, Taoyuan County, TW;
Chia-Jun Chia, Taoyuan County, TW;
HTC Corporation, Taoyuan Dist., Taoyuan, TW;
Abstract
A handheld device is provided. The handheld device may include a sensing unit, a control unit, an operating unit, a counting module and a mode control unit. The sensing unit is for generating a sensing result based on whether a user touch is received or not. The control unit is for sending out a periodic pulse to the sensing unit, and for periodically charging and discharging the sensing unit. The counting module is for counting a pulse number of the periodic pulse, and for outputting a counting value when the sensing result indicates that the user touch is received. The operating unit is for generating a mode control signal according to the counting value. The mode control unit is for controlling the handheld device to stay in a handheld mode or a non-handheld mode according to the mode control signal.