Patent ID: 9524038
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: G06F,G08C

Claim Text:
1. A non-transitory, computer readable media having stored thereon instructions for managing a hand-held device having a touch sensitive surface providing at least one input element, a plurality of hard keys, and a sensor, the instructions, when executed by a processing unit of the hand-held device, performing steps comprising: using signals received from the sensor to determine when the hand-held portable device has been moved proximate to an object surface and to determine when the hand-held portable device has been subsequently moved away from the object surface; and causing the hand-held device to transition from a first operational mode to a second operational mode when it is determined from a signal received from the sensor that the hand-held portable device has been moved proximate to the object surface and to transition from the second operational mode back to the first operational mode when it is determined from a signal received from the sensor that the hand-held portable device has been subsequently moved away from the object surface; wherein, in the first operational mode, the instructions cause the touch sensitive surface and the plurality of hard keys to be monitored for user input and, in the second operational mode, the instruction cause only the plurality of hard keys to be monitored for user input with the touch sensitive user interface being disabled.