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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
May. 20, 2015
Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., New Taipei, TW;
Ren-Wen Huang, Shenzhen, CN;
Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., New Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A method for controlling an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has a child mode and an adult mode. The method includes capturing a touch image of a finger contacting with a touch screen when a touch operation is applied to unlock the touch screen. An area value of a touch image of the finger contacting with the touch screen is calculated based on the captured touch image and compared with one or more predefined area values. The user is determined to be a child or an adult according to the comparison result. The electronic device is controlled to alternatively enter the adult mode or the child mode based on the determination result.