Patent ID: 9348454
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for protecting an electronic device with a touch screen, comprising: detecting a distance between the touch screen and an object in front of the touch screen; determining whether the distance is less than or equal to a distance limit; determining whether a touch action is applied to the touch screen in a first predetermined time when the distance is less than or equal to the distance limit; determining whether the electronic device is put into a pocket of a user with its touch screen facing outwardly when no touch action is applied to the touch screen within the first predetermined time; sending a warning to a user when the electronic device is put into the pocket of the user with its touch screen facing outwardly; and determining whether the object remains within the distance limit for duration of a second predetermined time, wherein if a duration of time of the object remaining within the distance limit is greater than the second predetermined time, determining whether the touch action is applied to the touch screen within the first predetermined time; wherein the first predetermined time and the second predetermined time have equal lengths.