Electronic device and control method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9904348
APP PUB NO 20150293581A1
SERIAL NO

14670570

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An electronic device and a control method thereof are described. The control method is adopted by an electronic device which includes a touch panel, a processing unit and an IO port. The control method includes: executing an application, and outputting an output signal from the IO port to an external device according to the application; receiving sense energies, by a plurality of sense units of the touch panel; setting the sense unit with the sense energy exceeding a predetermined energy as a touched sense unit; and when a first condition is met, stopping or suspending, by the processing unit, the application; wherein the first condition includes a touch trail formed by the touched sense units stretching from the first side to the second side and lasting for a predetermined period.

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ACER INCORPORATED8F NO 88 SEC 1 XINTAI 5TH RD XIZHI DIST NEW TAIPEI CITY 221

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chung, Hsing-Lung New Taipei, TW 15 59
Ko, Chueh-Pin New Taipei, TW 100 662

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