Patent ID: 9648237
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04N

Claim:
1. A portable device, comprising: a camera unit having a plurality of functional modes, the functional modes comprising a photo-capturing mode and a video-recording mode; a first sensor, disposed on the portable device and configured for sensing a manipulation input, the manipulation input having a manipulation pattern and duration information of the manipulation pattern; a control module, coupled with the camera unit and the first sensor, the control module being configured for selecting one of the functional modes according to the manipulation pattern and the duration information sensed by the first sensor, and triggering the camera unit into the selected functional mode, wherein the first sensor is a switch button, in response to the switch button is pressed, held over a first predetermined duration and released after a second predetermined duration, the camera unit is locked in the video-recording mode until the switch button is pressed again and then duration is longer than the first predetermined duration.