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Electronic Devices with Hand Detection Circuitry

A technology for electronic equipment and control circuits, applied in the direction of electrical digital data processing, structural components of portable computers, input/output processes of data processing, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-06-29
APPLE INC
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However, even when lowered to the bottom of the display, some icons may still be difficult to reach with one hand, since conventional electronic devices do not take into account which hand is being used

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[0032] exist figure 1 An illustrative electronic device that may be provided with hand detection circuitry is shown in . figure 1 The electronic device 10 may be a handheld electronic device or other electronic devices. For example, electronic device 10 may be a cellular phone, a media player or other hand-held portable device, a slightly smaller portable device such as a wrist watch device, a pendant device or other wearable or miniaturized device, a gaming device, a tablet computer, a notebook computer , desktop computers, televisions, computer monitors, computers integrated in computer displays, or other electronic equipment.

[0033] exist figure 1 In an example, device 10 includes a display such as display 14 . Display 14 may be mounted in a housing such as housing 12 . Housing 12, which may sometimes be referred to as an outer envelope or housing, may be made of plastic, glass, ceramic, fiber composite, metal (e.g., stainless steel, aluminum, etc.), other suitable ma...

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Abstract

An electronic device may include a touch-sensitive display and sensor circuitry that detects whether a user's right hand or left hand is being used to operate the touch-sensitive display. Control circuitry may arrange icons and virtual buttons on the touch-sensitive display based on which hand is being used to provide touch input to the touch-sensitive display. For example, when the sensor circuitry detects a user operating the electronic device with his or her left hand, the control circuitry may position icons and virtual buttons closer to the left edge of the touch-sensitive display so that the icons and virtual buttons are easier to reach with the user's left hand. The sensor circuitry may include one or more touch sensors, proximity sensors, fingerprint sensors, motion sensors, or other suitable sensors capable of gathering information about which hand is being used to operate the electronic device.

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[0001] This application claims priority to US Patent Application No. 14 / 575051, filed December 18, 2014, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field [0002] The present invention relates generally to electronic devices, and more particularly, to electronic devices having hand detection circuitry. Background technique [0003] Electronic devices often include touch screen displays. In a typical configuration, a touch screen display is used as the primary user input mechanism for the electronic device. For example, a portable electronic device may include a small number of physical buttons for performing a specific set of input functions and a touch screen display for performing a larger and more dynamic set of input functions. Touch screen displays typically display user interface elements, such as icons and virtual buttons, that perform desired actions when touched by a user. [0004] Portable electronic devices, such as handheld computing d...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/0488G06V40/13
CPCG06F3/0488G06F1/1643G06F1/1684G06F1/169G06F3/017G06F2200/1637G06F3/04883G06F3/04886G06F1/1694G06F3/04817G06V40/13G06V40/107G06F3/04842G06F2203/04101
Inventor T·M·米勒
Owner APPLE INC