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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Taro Iio, Yokohama, JP;
Yuya Yamaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA CORPORATION, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72 (2006.01); G08B 21/08 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04M 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72538 (2013.01); G08B 21/088 (2013.01); H04M 1/22 (2013.01); H04M 1/72569 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided an electronic device comprising: a first sensor configured to measure information for determining whether the electronic device is in water; a second sensor configured to measure information for determining whether the electronic device is held by a user of the electronic device; and at least one controller configured to determine whether the electronic device is in the water based on the information measured by the first sensor and thereafter determine whether the electronic device is held by the user of the electronic device based on the information measured by the second sensor.