PORTABLE SLIDING ELECTRONIC DEVICE OPERABLE TO DISABLE A TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DEVICE

摘要

A portable electronic device (200), including a first housing (204), a second housing (202) slidably coupled to the first housing, the first housing and the second housing movable between a closed position, an open position and a transition position between the open position and the closed position, at least one input device (212), and at least one position sensor (230, 232) operable to detect whether the portable electronic device is in the open position, the closed position or the transition position. When the at least one position sensor detects the transition position, the at least one input device is disabled.