CN107526572B

CN107526572B - Mobile terminal, control method, and computer-readable medium

Info

Publication number: CN107526572B
Application number: CN201710649213.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张耀祖; 陈全龙
Original assignee: Nubia Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Nubia Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-08-01
Filing date: 2017-08-01
Publication date: 2021-04-27
Anticipated expiration: 2037-08-01
Also published as: CN107526572A

Abstract

The invention discloses a mobile terminal, comprising: the machine body comprises a side plate surrounding the accommodating cavity, and a mounting hole is formed in the side plate; the distance sensor is arranged in the accommodating cavity of the machine body, is adjacent to a side plate of the machine body, and is used for transmitting light at a position corresponding to the distance sensor on the side plate; the key is movably arranged in the mounting hole of the machine body and is over against the distance sensor, and the part of the key, which corresponds to the distance sensor, is used for transmitting light; the processor is arranged in the accommodating cavity of the machine body and is electrically connected with the distance sensor; the elastic piece is arranged between the key and the side plate of the machine body; when the key is pressed by a pressed object, the elastic piece is in an elastic deformation state, the distance between the pressed object and the distance sensor detected by the distance sensor is smaller than a threshold value, and the processor generates a control instruction.

Description

Mobile terminal, control method, and computer-readable medium

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of mobile technologies, and in particular, to a mobile terminal, a control method, and a computer-readable medium.

Background

The current mobile terminal, such as a smart phone, needs to set an entity control key on the whole mobile terminal to simplify the control operation.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to a mobile terminal, a control method and a computer readable medium for simplifying a control operation.

To achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile terminal, including: the machine body is provided with an accommodating cavity and comprises a side plate surrounding the accommodating cavity, and the side plate is provided with a mounting hole penetrating through one side of the side plate far away from the accommodating cavity; the distance sensor is arranged in the accommodating cavity of the machine body, is adjacent to a side plate of the machine body, and is used for transmitting light at a position, corresponding to the distance sensor, on the side plate; the key is movably arranged in the mounting hole of the machine body so as to be far away from or close to the accommodating cavity of the machine body, the key is over against the distance sensor, and the position of the key, corresponding to the distance sensor, is used for transmitting light; the processor is arranged in the accommodating cavity of the machine body and is electrically connected with the distance sensor; the elastic piece is arranged between the key and the side plate of the machine body; when the key is pressed by a pressed object, the elastic piece is in an elastic deformation state, the distance between the pressed object and the distance sensor detected by the distance sensor is smaller than a threshold value, and the processor generates a control instruction.

Optionally, the elastic member is accommodated in the mounting hole of the body, the elastic member is clamped between a side plate of the body and one side of the key close to the accommodating cavity of the body, the elastic member is used for transmitting light, and when the key is pressed by a pressed object, the elastic member is in an elastic compression state.

Optionally, a first light-transmitting hole is formed in the position, corresponding to the distance sensor and the key, of the elastic part, or the position, corresponding to the distance sensor and the key, of the elastic part is made of a light-transmitting material, or the number of the elastic parts is at least two, and a gap between the at least two elastic parts is used for light transmission.

Optionally, the elastic member is sheet-shaped.

Optionally, one end of the elastic member is fixed to a side plate of the body, the other end of the elastic member is fixed to a side of the key away from the accommodating cavity of the body, and when the key is pressed by a pressed object, the elastic member is in an elastic extension state.

Optionally, the resilient member is a spring.

Optionally, a second light-transmitting hole is formed in the side plate corresponding to the distance sensor and the key, or the side plate corresponding to the distance sensor and the key is made of a light-transmitting material.

Optionally, the key is made of a light-transmitting material, or a third light-transmitting hole is formed in the position, corresponding to the distance sensor, of the key.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a control method for controlling the mobile terminal described above, including: receiving the distance between the presswork and the distance sensor, which is detected by the distance sensor; and when the distance detected by the distance sensor is smaller than a threshold value, generating a control instruction.

Embodiments of the present invention also provide a computer-readable storage medium storing a control system executable by at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to perform the steps of the control method as described above.

In the mobile terminal and the mobile terminal according to the embodiments of the present invention, when the key is pressed by a pressed object, so that a distance between the pressed object detected by the distance sensor and the distance sensor is smaller than a threshold value, the processor generates a control instruction. Thus, the functions of key control and key automatic return of the mobile terminal can be simply realized.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal implementing a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a partially cut-away schematic view of the mobile terminal shown in fig. 1 in another state;

fig. 4 is a flowchart of a control method for implementing the second embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

A mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, suffixes such as "module", "component", or "unit" used to denote elements are used only for facilitating the explanation of the present invention, and have no specific meaning in themselves. Thus, "modules" and "components" may be used in a mixture.

The mobile terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal described in the present invention may include a mobile terminal having a communication function, such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcast receiver, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a PAD (tablet computer), a PMP (portable multimedia player), a navigation device, and the like. In the following, it is assumed that the terminal is a mobile terminal. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a fixed type terminal in addition to elements particularly used for moving purposes.

A first embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile terminal 1. Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the mobile terminal 1 includes: a body 2, a distance sensor 3, a key 4, a processor, and an elastic member 6.

The machine body 2 is provided with an accommodating cavity 20, the machine body 2 comprises a side plate 22 surrounding the accommodating cavity 20, and a mounting hole 24 penetrating through one side of the side plate 22 far away from the accommodating cavity 20 is formed in the side plate 22. For example, the body 2 may be made of a metal material such as an aluminum alloy, the body 2 has a substantially hollow flat rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the side plate 22 may be located on either side of the circumference of the body 2, or on the top or bottom of the body 2.

The distance sensor 3 is installed in the containing cavity 20 of the machine body 2, the distance sensor 3 is adjacent to a side plate 22 of the machine body 2, and a position on the side plate 22 corresponding to the distance sensor 3 is used for transmitting light. Wherein, the light transmission means that: the distance sensor 3 can function normally by emitting or receiving light pulses through the side plate 22.

The key 4 is movably installed in the installation hole 24 of the machine body 2 so that the key 4 can be far away from or close to the accommodating cavity 20 of the machine body 2, the key 4 directly faces the distance sensor 3, and the part of the key 4 corresponding to the distance sensor 3 is used for transmitting light. For example, the inner wall of the mounting hole 24 of the body 2 may be provided with a slide way, and correspondingly, the side wall of the key 4 is provided with a slide block that can slide in the slide way. Wherein, the light transmission means that: the distance sensor 3 can function normally by emitting or receiving light pulses through the keys 4.

The processor is installed in the accommodating cavity 20 of the machine body 2, and the processor is electrically connected to the distance sensor 3. The processor may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), controller, microcontroller, microprocessor, or other data Processing chip in some embodiments. The processor is generally configured to control the overall operation of the mobile terminal 1, such as performing control and processing related to data interaction or communication with a server.

The elastic element 6 is arranged between the key 4 and the side plate 22 of the machine body 2.

When the key 4 is pressed by a pressed object 9, such as a finger, the elastic member 6 is in an elastic deformation state, and when the distance between the pressed object 9 and the distance sensor 3 detected by the distance sensor 3 is smaller than a threshold value, the processor generates a control instruction. For example, the control instruction may be a screen-off instruction for controlling the screen of the mobile terminal 1 to be turned off.

In the mobile terminal 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the key 4 is pressed by the pressing object 9, so that the distance between the pressing object 9 and the distance sensor 3, which is detected by the distance sensor 3, is smaller than a threshold value, the processor generates a control instruction. In this way, the functions of key control and key auto-return of the mobile terminal 1 can be easily realized.

Optionally, the elastic element 6 is accommodated in an installation hole 24 of the machine body 2, and the elastic element 6 is clamped between the side plate 22 of the machine body 2 and one side of the key 4 close to the accommodating cavity 20 of the machine body 2. The elastic member 6 serves to transmit light. When the key 4 is pressed by the pressing object 9, the elastic element 6 is in an elastic compression state. Thus, the function of automatic reply of the key is realized.

Optionally, the elastic member 6 is provided with a first light hole 60 corresponding to the distance sensor 3 and the key 4, or the elastic member 6 is made of a light-transmitting material corresponding to the distance sensor 3 and the key 4, or the elastic member 6 has at least two parts, and a gap between the at least two elastic members 6 is used for transmitting light. Wherein, the light transmission means that: the distance sensor 3 can normally operate by emitting or receiving light pulses through the elastic member 6.

Alternatively, the elastic member 6 is sheet-shaped.

Optionally, one end of the elastic element 6 is fixed to a side plate 22 of the machine body 2, and the other end of the elastic element 6 is fixed to a side of the key 4 away from the accommodating cavity 20 of the machine body 2, and when the key 4 is pressed by the pressing object 9, the elastic element 6 is in an elastic extension state. Thus, the function of automatic reply of the key is realized.

Optionally, the elastic member 6 is a spring.

Optionally, a second light hole 26 is disposed on the side plate 22 corresponding to the distance sensor 3 and the key 4, or the side plate 22 corresponding to the distance sensor 3 and the key 4 is made of a light-transmitting material. In this way, light transmission of the side plates 22 is achieved.

Optionally, the key 4 is made of a light-transmitting material, or a third light-transmitting hole is formed in a position of the key 4 corresponding to the distance sensor 3. In this way, the light transmission of the key 4 is achieved.

A second embodiment of the present invention provides a control method for controlling the mobile terminal 1 as described above. Referring to fig. 4, the control method includes:

s1, receiving the distance between the object 9 and the distance sensor 3 detected by the distance sensor 3;

s2, when the distance detected by the distance sensor 3 is less than a threshold value, a control command is generated.

In the method for controlling the mobile terminal 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the key 4 is pressed by the pressed object 9, so that the distance between the pressed object 9 and the distance sensor 3, which is detected by the distance sensor 3, is smaller than the threshold value, the processor generates the control instruction. In this way, the functions of key control and key auto-return of the mobile terminal 1 can be easily realized.

A third embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a control system executable by at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to perform the steps of the control method described above.

The readable storage medium includes a flash memory, a hard disk, a multimedia card, a card type memory (e.g., SD or DX memory, etc.), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), a Read Only Memory (ROM), an Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), a Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc.

In some embodiments, the memory may be an internal storage unit of the mobile terminal 1, such as a memory of the mobile terminal 1. In other embodiments, the memory may also be an external storage device of the mobile terminal 1, such as a Smart Media Card (SMC), a Secure Digital (SD) Card, a Flash memory Card (Flash Card), and the like, provided on the mobile terminal 1. Of course, the memory may also comprise both an internal memory unit and an external memory device of the mobile terminal 1.

The processor may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), controller, microcontroller, microprocessor, or other data Processing chip in some embodiments. Which is typically used to control the overall operation of the mobile terminal 1.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. The term "comprising" is used to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, operations.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered limiting of the invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; the connection can be mechanical connection, electrical connection or communication; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

The above-mentioned serial numbers of the embodiments of the present invention are merely for description and do not represent the merits of the embodiments.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes, which are made by using the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

the machine body is provided with an accommodating cavity and comprises a side plate surrounding the accommodating cavity, and the side plate is provided with a mounting hole penetrating through one side of the side plate far away from the accommodating cavity;

the distance sensor is arranged in the accommodating cavity of the machine body, is adjacent to a side plate of the machine body, and is used for transmitting light at a position, corresponding to the distance sensor, on the side plate;

the key is movably arranged in the mounting hole of the machine body so as to be far away from or close to the accommodating cavity of the machine body, the key is over against the distance sensor, and the position of the key, corresponding to the distance sensor, is used for transmitting light;

the processor is arranged in the accommodating cavity of the machine body and is electrically connected with the distance sensor;

the elastic piece is arranged between the key and the side plate of the machine body; the elastic piece is used for transmitting light; the elastic piece is provided with a first light hole corresponding to the distance sensor and the key, or the elastic piece is made of light-transmitting materials corresponding to the distance sensor and the key, or the elastic piece is provided with at least two elastic pieces, and a gap between the at least two elastic pieces is used for transmitting light;

when the key is pressed by a pressed object, the elastic piece is in an elastic deformation state, the distance between the pressed object and the distance sensor detected by the distance sensor is smaller than a threshold value, and the processor generates a control instruction.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the elastic member is received in the mounting hole of the housing, the elastic member is clamped between a side plate of the housing and a side of the key close to the receiving cavity of the housing, and when the key is pressed by a pressing object, the elastic member is in an elastic compression state.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the elastic member is sheet-shaped.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein one end of the elastic member is fixed to a side plate of the body, and the other end of the elastic member is fixed to a side of the key away from the receiving cavity of the body, and when the key is pressed by a pressing object, the elastic member is in an elastic extension state.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the resilient member is a spring.

6. The mobile terminal according to any of claims 1-5, wherein a second light hole is provided on the side board corresponding to the distance sensor and the key, or the side board is made of a light-transmitting material corresponding to the distance sensor and the key.

7. The mobile terminal according to any of claims 1-5, wherein the key is made of a light-transmissive material, or a third light-transmissive hole is formed at a position of the key corresponding to the distance sensor.

8. A control method for controlling a mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising:

receiving the distance between the presswork and the distance sensor, which is detected by the distance sensor;

and when the distance detected by the distance sensor is smaller than a threshold value, generating a control instruction.

9. A computer readable storage medium storing a control system executable by at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to perform the steps of the control method of claim 8.