A method for toggling between different working states of an electronic device includes detecting temperature and pressure data from at least one sensor when a home button of the electronic device is pressed, and recording a duration of the pressing when the sensed data is within predetermined values. A current state of the electronic device and/or display screen is detected, and a working state is changed from the prevailing state to an opposite state, in dependence on the recorded duration of the pressing.

A method for toggling between different working states of an electronic device includes detecting temperature and pressure data from at least one sensor when a home button of the electronic device is pressed, and recording a duration of the pressing when the sensed data is within predetermined values. A current state of the electronic device and/or display screen is detected, and a working state is changed from the prevailing state to an opposite state, in dependence on the recorded duration of the pressing.

A touch input device that includes a housing which has an insulation property; a piezoelectric element group which includes a plurality of piezoelectric elements which produce charges when stretched in a direction parallel to a flat film surface; and an adhesive member which adheres the piezoelectric element group to a back surface of the housing.

A multi-use switch for an electronic device includes a pressing piece configured to be pressed by an external force, a number of conducting elements located on the pressing piece and electrically coupled to a number of functional circuits of the electronic device one-to-one, and at least one coupling element configured to be electrically coupled to the conducting elements. The multi-use switch is partially received inside a housing. The coupling element is fixed to the housing. The pressing piece moves along an axis to move the conducting elements relative to the coupling element. The coupling element completes an electric circuit of one of the functional circuits when the corresponding conducting element is moved to electrically couple to the at least one coupling element. One electric circuit of the functional circuits is able to be completed at any one time.

A switch assembly and method of using same comprises a switch assembly for operating a power take off unit on a lawn tractor, the switch assembly further includes a housing supporting a selectively locatable activation knob facilitated by an actuation assembly and an internal switch arrangement coupled to a printed circuit board within the housing. The internal switch arrangement comprises a microcontroller and switch for determining the relative position of the selectively locatable activation knob and provides a digital output signal for enabling or disabling a power take off unit based on the digital output signal.

An input apparatus includes a casing having an opening on one side in a first direction, a panel at least partly exposed through the opening and configured to receive a touch operation and a pressing operation, a holder supporting the panel and reciprocating together with the panel along with the pressing operation, a board in the casing, a sensor provided on the panel and configured to detect the touch operation, a pressure detecting portion configured to detect the pressing operation, and a connector that is provided on the board and connects to a signal cable extending from the sensor. The holder includes a temporary holding portion that holds the board in a state where the board is movable at least in the first direction relative to the holder. The casing includes a stopper that comes into contact with the board from the other side in the first direction.

A grounding and test device includes a chassis configured to be removably installed in a drawout switchgear compartment (e.g., a breaker compartment) having a load conductor and a line conductor therein. The device also includes an interconnection bus supported by the chassis and a ground conductor supported by the chassis. The device further includes a first vacuum circuit interrupter supported by the chassis and configured to selectively couple and decouple the interconnection bus and the line conductor, a second vacuum circuit interrupter supported by the chassis and configured to selectively couple and decouple the interconnection bus and the load conductor and a third vacuum circuit interrupter supported by the chassis and configured to selectively couple and decouple the interconnection bus and the ground conductor.

An electronic device has a concealed external electrical connector that may be activated by a pin of a mating connector. When the pin applies a force to an electrically conductive and flexible region of an exterior housing of an electronic device the electrically conductive region deflects inwards coupling to a contact within the electronic device. A bi-directional communications path is then established from the pin of the connector, through the conductive portion of the housing, to the contact and to circuitry within the housing of the electronic device.

A detection method includes: obtaining periodically and repeatedly sensor values output from a capacitive sensor; determining whether the sensor values obtained exceed threshold Th1; calculating, as first difference value 1.sub.X of each of target sensor values C.sub.X, a difference between target sensor value C.sub.X and sensor value C.sub.X+1 immediately before the target sensor value; calculating, as second difference value 2.sub.X of each of target sensor values C.sub.X, a difference between (i) first difference value 1.sub.X of target sensor value C.sub.X and (ii) first difference value 1.sub.X+1 of sensor value C.sub.X+1 immediately before target sensor value C.sub.X; comparing each of second difference values 2.sub.X calculated and threshold Th2, and selecting one sensor value C.sub.Ret based on a result of the comparing; and outputting the one sensor value C.sub.Ret selected.

A detection method includes: obtaining periodically and repeatedly sensor values output from a capacitive sensor; determining whether the sensor values obtained exceed threshold Th1; calculating, as first difference value 1.sub.X of each of target sensor values C.sub.X, a difference between target sensor value C.sub.X and sensor value C.sub.X+1 immediately before the target sensor value; calculating, as second difference value 2.sub.X of each of target sensor values C.sub.X, a difference between (i) first difference value 1.sub.X of target sensor value C.sub.X and (ii) first difference value 1.sub.X+1 of sensor value C.sub.X+1 immediately before target sensor value C.sub.X; comparing each of second difference values 2.sub.X calculated and threshold Th2, and selecting one sensor value C.sub.Ret based on a result of the comparing; and outputting the one sensor value C.sub.Ret selected.