WO2019047216A1

WO2019047216A1 - Electronic device and control method therefor

Info

Publication number: WO2019047216A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/101249
Authority: WO
Inventors: 梁卉卉; 郭辉奇; 常紫薇; 董雯雯
Original assignee: 深圳传音通讯有限公司
Priority date: 2017-09-11
Filing date: 2017-09-11
Publication date: 2019-03-14
Also published as: CN111328446A

Abstract

An electronic device and a control method therefor. The electronic device comprises: a processor (11), a front-facing camera (12), an earpiece (13) and a display screen (14); the front-facing camera (12), the earpiece (13) and the display screen (14) all being connected to the processor (11); the front surface of the electronic device (100) being divided into an upper region (101) and a lower region (102), the area of the upper region (101) being greater than the area of the lower region (102); the front surface of the electronic device (100) facing the user when the user operates the electronic device (100); the front-facing camera (12) and the earpiece (13) both being provided in the lower region (102); the display screen (14) being provided in the upper region (101), the area of the display screen (14) being smaller than or equal to the area of the upper region (101), a distance between the upper edge of the display screen (14) and the upper edge of the electronic device (100) being less than 1mm. In the electronic device and the control method therefor, a full screen is achieved at the upper region of the front surface of the electronic device whilst ensuring low cost of the electronic device.

Description

Electronic device and control method thereof

Technical field

The present invention relates to communication engineering technologies, and in particular, to an electronic device and a control method thereof.

Background technique

With the development of technology and the advancement of the times, in order to pursue better visual effects and user experience, the realization of a comprehensive screen of electronic devices has become a new hot spot in the electronic device market.

In the prior art, the mobile phones of Samsung, S8, LG, G6 and the like have realized a full screen to a certain extent, but the front camera and the earpiece are still arranged above the front of the mobile phone, and due to the limitation of the size of the front camera and the earpiece, The full area of the upper area of the front of the mobile phone is realized, that is, all or almost all of the upper area of the front side of the mobile phone cannot be displayed.

Summary of the invention

The present invention provides an electronic device and a control method thereof to overcome the technical problem in the prior art that the upper area of the front side of the electronic device cannot be realized.

In a first aspect, the present invention provides an electronic device including: a processor, a front camera, an earpiece, and a display screen;

The front camera, the earpiece and the display screen are all connected to the processor;

The front surface of the electronic device is divided into an upper area and an upper area, the area of the upper area is larger than the area of the lower area; the front side is a surface facing the user when the user operates the electronic device;

The front camera and the earpiece are both disposed in the lower area;

The display screen is disposed in the upper area, the area of the display screen is equal to or smaller than the area of the upper area, and the distance between the upper edge of the display screen and the upper edge of the electronic device is less than 1 mm.

In the electronic device as described above, the processor is configured to obtain a first user interface corresponding to the first function according to a first operation of the user to enable the first function, and send the first user interface to the display a screen; the first user interface is an inverted interface, and the first function is related to the front camera or the earpiece Features;

The display screen is for displaying the first user interface.

The electronic device as described above, if the electronic device does not include a home button, the earpiece is disposed at a center position of the lower region, the front camera is disposed adjacent to the earpiece and is not located below the earpiece; or The front camera is disposed at an edge position of the lower region; or the front camera is disposed directly below the earpiece.

The electronic device as described above, if the electronic device includes a home button, the home button is disposed at a center position of the lower region, the front camera is disposed at an edge position of the lower region; The home button is set and not located below the home button; or the earpiece is disposed directly below the home button.

An electronic device as described above, the electronic device further comprising a light sensor coupled to the processor;

The light sensor is disposed in the lower region;

The distance between the center of the light sensor and the center of the earpiece is less than or equal to the first predetermined distance.

An electronic device as described above, the electronic device further comprising a distance sensor coupled to the processor;

The distance sensor is disposed in the lower region;

The distance between the center of the distance sensor and the center of the earpiece is less than or equal to a second predetermined distance.

An electronic device as described above, the electronic device further comprising a plurality of microphones coupled to the processor;

A first microphone and a second microphone are present in the plurality of microphones, the first microphone being disposed on an upper sidewall of the electronic device, and the second microphone being disposed on a lower sidewall of the electronic device.

In a second aspect, the present invention provides a method of controlling an electronic device, the method being the method of the electronic device of any of the above, the method comprising:

Receiving a first operation of the user input to enable the first function; the first function is a function related to a front camera of the electronic device or an earpiece of the electronic device;

Obtaining, according to the first operation, a first user interface corresponding to the first function, where the first user interface is an inverted interface;

The first user interface is displayed to the user.

The method as described above, after the displaying the first user interface to the user, further includes:

Receiving a second operation of the user input to disable the first function;

Displaying, according to the second operation, a second user interface corresponding to the second function or a main interface of the electronic device; wherein the second function is different from the first function, the second user interface And the Lord The interface is an upright interface.

In the method as described above, the first function is any one of the following:

Self-timer function, call function, function to display the lyrics of the song being played, voice chat function, video chat function.

The front surface of the electronic device of the present invention is divided into an upper area and a lower area, the display screen is disposed in the upper area, and the area of the display screen is equal to or smaller than the area of the upper area, and the upper edge of the display screen is less than the distance from the upper edge of the electronic device. In the meantime, the front camera and the earpiece are both disposed in the lower area, so that all or almost all of the upper area of the front side of the electronic device is a display screen, that is, the upper area of the front side of the electronic device realizes a full screen. At the same time, the electronic device of the present invention still retains the earpiece, so that the full screen is realized in the upper area of the front side of the electronic device, and the cost of the electronic device is not high.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, a brief description of the drawings used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description It is a certain embodiment of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained from those skilled in the art without any inventive labor.

1 is a schematic front view of a prior art mobile phone;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of Embodiment 1 of an electronic device according to the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of Embodiment 2 of an electronic device according to the present invention;

4 is a schematic diagram 1 of a user interface of an electronic device provided by the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a second schematic diagram of a user interface of an electronic device according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of Embodiment 3 of an electronic device according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of Embodiment 4 of an electronic device according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a method for controlling an electronic device according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 9 is a third schematic diagram of a user interface of an electronic device according to the present invention; FIG.

10 is a schematic diagram 4 of a user interface of an electronic device provided by the present invention;

Description of the reference signs:

1-A area;

2-B area;

3-C area;

100-electronic equipment;

11-processor;

12-front camera;

13-handset;

14-display;

15-first microphone;

16-second microphone;

17-ray sensor;

18-distance sensor.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is a partial embodiment of the invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

The terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth", and the like (if present) in the present invention are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a particular order or order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged as appropriate, such that the embodiments of the invention described herein can be implemented, for example, in a sequence other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "comprises" and "comprises" and "the" and "the" are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process, method, system, product, or device that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to Those steps or units may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products or devices.

The left and right directions involved in the present invention are defined as when the front side of the mobile phone faces the user.

In order to help those skilled in the art to understand the present invention, the front side of the prior art mobile phone is first introduced in detail by taking an electronic device as a mobile phone as an example.

1 is a schematic view of the front structure of a prior art mobile phone. Referring to FIG. 1, the front side of the mobile phone generally includes three areas: A area 1, B area 2, and C area 3. Area A is an area near the upper edge of the mobile phone. A area is generally provided with a front camera, an earpiece, a light sensor, and a distance sensor; in order to facilitate the user to listen to the voice, the earpiece is generally disposed at the center of the A area; the light sensor, Distance sensor and front camera around the handset The light sensor and the distance sensor can be independent structures, for example, the light sensor is disposed on the left side of the earpiece, the front camera is disposed under the earpiece, and the distance sensor is disposed on the right side of the earpiece; the light sensor and the distance sensor can be set Integral structure, located on the left side of the earpiece, the front camera can be located to the right or above the earpiece. The C area is an area near the lower edge of the mobile phone, and is generally provided with a home button, a back button, and a menu button. The B area is set between the A area and the C area, and a display screen is provided.

2 is a schematic structural diagram of Embodiment 1 of an electronic device according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of Embodiment 2 of an electronic device according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 3, the electronic device 100 of this embodiment may be configured. The processor 11 includes a processor 11, a front camera 12, an earpiece 13 and a display screen 14;

The front camera 12, the earpiece 13 and the display screen 14 are all connected to the processor 11;

The front surface of the electronic device 100 is divided into an upper area 101 and a lower area 102. The area of the upper area 101 is larger than the area of the lower area 102; the front side of the electronic device 100 is a surface facing the user when the user operates the electronic device 100;

The front camera 12 and the earpiece 13 are both disposed in the lower region 102;

The display screen 14 is disposed in the upper region 101, the area of the display screen 14 being equal to or smaller than the area of the upper region 101, and the distance between the upper edge of the display screen 14 and the upper edge of the electronic device 100 is less than or equal to 1 mm.

Specifically, the electronic device 100 of the embodiment may be a device such as a mobile phone or a tablet.

The electronic device 100 of the present embodiment may include a processor 11, a front camera 12, an earpiece 13 and a display screen 14. The front camera 12, the earpiece 13 and the display screen 14 are all connected to the processor 11.

The processor 11 is disposed inside the electronic device 101. The front camera 12, the earpiece 13 and the display screen 14 are all coupled to the processor 11 to receive commands from the processor 11 to implement respective achievable functions. Here, for the sake of clarity, the connection relationship between the structures in FIGS. 2 and 3 is not shown, and the structure of the broken line is used to indicate the structure in which the current view is not visible.

For example, the front camera 12 can realize self-photographing and self-recording functions; the earpiece 13 can realize the function of converting the electric signal corresponding to the voice sent by the other party into a sound audible to the user; the display screen 14 is used for displaying various users of the electronic device. Operation interface.

The front surface of the electronic device 100 is divided into an upper region 101 and a lower region 102. The area of the upper region 101 is larger than the area of the lower region 102. The front surface of the electronic device 100 is a surface facing the user when the user operates the electronic device 100.

Among them, the front camera 12 and the earpiece 13 are both disposed in the lower region 102.

The display screen 14 is disposed in the upper region 101, and the area of the display screen 14 is equal to or smaller than the upper region 101. The area, the distance between the upper edge of the display screen 14 and the upper edge of the electronic device 100 is less than or equal to 1 mm.

It can be understood by those skilled in the art that the area of the upper region 101 is larger than the area of the lower region 102, that is, the area of the upper region 101 is much larger than the area of the lower region 102. Alternatively, the area of the upper region 101 may be the lower region. The area of 102 is 13 times or more.

First, the installation position of the front camera 12 and the earpiece 13 in the lower region 102 will be described.

The front camera 12 can be disposed at any position of the lower region 102, and the earpiece 13 can be disposed at any position of the lower region 102.

Alternatively, if the electronic device 100 does not include the home button 20, the earpiece 13 may be disposed at a central position of the lower region 102, and the front camera 12 is disposed adjacent to the earpiece 13 and is not located below the earpiece 13.

The earpiece 13 is disposed at a central position of the lower region 102, allowing the user to easily align the earpiece with the ear while using the earpiece. The front camera 12 is disposed close to the earpiece 13 and is not located below the earpiece 13, so that when the user uses the front camera, the position where the electronic device is placed does not deviate too much from the front position of the user.

Alternatively, if the electronic device 100 does not include the home button 20, the earpiece 13 may be disposed at a center position of the lower region 102, and the front camera 12 is disposed directly under the earpiece 13.

The earpiece 13 is disposed at a central position of the lower region 102, allowing the user to easily align the earpiece with the user's ear while using the earpiece. The front camera 12 is disposed directly under the earpiece 13, so that when the user uses the front camera, the electronic device is placed at a position directly in front of the user.

Alternatively, if the electronic device 100 does not include the home button 20, the earpiece 13 may be disposed at a center position of the lower region 102, and the front camera 12 is disposed at an edge position of the lower region.

The earpiece 13 is disposed at a central position of the lower region 102, allowing the user to easily align the earpiece with the user's ear while using the earpiece. The front camera 12 is disposed at the edge position of the lower region 102. Since the edge position is relatively concealed, the overall shape of the electronic device can be made more beautiful.

Alternatively, if the electronic device 100 includes the home button 20, the home button 20 is disposed at a central position of the lower region, the front camera 13 may be disposed at an edge position of the lower region, and the earpiece is disposed directly below the home button.

The earpiece 13 is disposed directly below the home button 20, allowing the user to easily align the earpiece with the user's ear when using the earpiece. The front camera 12 is disposed at the edge position of the lower region. First, due to the limitation of the space of the lower region 102, if the front camera 12 is disposed at a position directly under the earpiece, the space of the upper region is made smaller; and the second region is 102. When a large number of structures are provided, the front camera 12 is disposed at a concealed edge position, which can make the overall shape of the electronic device more beautiful.

Optionally, if the electronic device 100 includes the home button 20, the home button setting 20 is at the center of the lower area. The front camera 12 can be disposed at the edge position of the lower area, and the earpiece 13 is disposed near the home button and is not located below the home button.

The front camera 12 is disposed at an edge position of the lower portion, and the earpiece 13 is disposed near the home button 20 and is not located below the home button. First, the appearance of the electronic device can be made beautiful, and the area of the lower portion of the electronic device can be reduced. Thereby the area of the upper region becomes larger.

According to the foregoing description of the front side of the mobile phone in the prior art, those skilled in the art can understand that if the electronic device is a mobile phone, the lower area of the front side of the electronic device of the embodiment is the above-mentioned C area. For the convenience of the design process of the mobile phone, the position of the earpiece 13 and the front camera 12 in the lower region in this embodiment can be symmetrical with the position of the earphone and the front camera in the A area in the prior art. Of course, it is also necessary to set the earpiece 13 and the front camera 12 according to the actual situation. For example, when the home button or the home button and the menu button and the return button are set, the earpiece 13 and the front are set in consideration of factors such as the area of the upper area and the beauty of the mobile phone. Position the camera 12.

Next, the manner in which the display screen 14 is disposed in the upper region will be described.

Specifically, if the area of the display screen 14 is equal to the area of the upper area 101, it indicates that the front surface of the electronic device 100 does not have a frame.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that if the area of the display screen 14 is smaller than the area of the upper area 101, it means that the area of the display screen 14 is slightly smaller than the area of the upper area 101. At this time, it is explained that the front surface of the electronic device has a frame, and it can be said that the upper area of the electronic device is almost all of the display screen.

It can be understood by those skilled in the art that the width of the lower area of the electronic device in the prior art (such as the C area in the above mobile phone) is generally set to be relatively small, so the width of the lower area in this embodiment is also relatively small. The value of the width can refer to the width value of the lower region of the electronic device in the prior art.

The present embodiment is divided into an upper area 101 and a lower area 102 by the front side of the electronic device 100, the display screen 14 is disposed in the upper area 101, and the area of the display screen 14 is equal to or smaller than the area of the upper area 101, and the upper edge of the display screen 14 is electronically The distance between the upper edges of the device 100 is less than or equal to 1 mm, and the front camera 12 and the earpiece 13 are both disposed in the lower region 102 such that all or almost all of the upper region of the front surface of the electronic device is a display screen, that is, the front side of the electronic device The upper area implements a full screen. At the same time, the electronic device in this embodiment still retains the earpiece, does not use a costly bone conduction scheme, and sets the earpiece in the lower area, so that the full screen is realized in the upper area of the front side of the electronic device, and the cost of the electronic device is not high.

The electronic device of this embodiment may include: a processor, a front camera, an earpiece, and a display screen; the front camera, the earpiece, and the display screen are all connected to the processor; the front surface of the electronic device is divided into an upper area and a lower area, and the upper area is The area is larger than the area of the lower area; the front side of the electronic device is the user-facing surface when the user operates the electronic device; the front camera and the earpiece are both disposed in the lower area; the display screen is disposed in the upper area, and the display area is equal to or smaller than the upper area The area, the distance between the upper edge of the display and the upper edge of the electronic device is less than or equal to 1 mm. The electronic device of the embodiment of the present embodiment realizes a full screen in the upper area of the front side of the electronic device, and ensures low cost of the electronic device.

In order to ensure that the camera 12 and the earpiece 13 are placed in front of the lower area provided on the front side of the electronic device, the smearing of the screen is not generated. This embodiment is further improved on the basis of the previous embodiment.

2 to 3, the electronic device 100 of this embodiment may include: a processor 11, a front camera 12, an earpiece 13 and a display screen 14;

The front camera 12, the earpiece 13 and the display screen 14 are all connected to the processor;

The display screen 14 is disposed in the upper area 101, the area of the display screen 14 is equal to or smaller than the area of the upper area 101, and the distance between the upper edge of the display screen 14 and the upper edge of the electronic device 100 is less than or equal to 1 mm;

The processor 11 is configured to obtain a first user interface corresponding to the first function according to the first operation of the user to input the first function, and send the first user interface to the display screen; the first user interface is an inverted interface, The first function is a function related to the front camera 12 or the earpiece 13

Display 14 is used to display the first user interface.

Specifically, the first function in this embodiment may be any one of the following functions: a self-timer function, a call function, a function of displaying a lyric of a song being played, a voice chat function, and a video chat function. The first function is not limited to the above functions as long as it is a function related to the earpiece or the front camera.

The electronic device of this embodiment will be described below by taking the call function of the mobile phone as an example.

FIG. 4 is a first schematic diagram of a user interface of an electronic device according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a second schematic diagram of a user interface of the electronic device provided by the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 to FIG. 5, when the user receives the incoming call, the mobile phone displays the user interface of the incoming call, as shown in FIG. 4 (the user interface in FIG. 4 is only a schematic diagram, and the incoming call user interface is not limited to the user interface of FIG. 4 . On the package Contents) At this time, the user interface of the incoming call is the upright interface. Those skilled in the art can understand that the upright interface is a conventional interface that conforms to the user's viewing habits. Generally speaking, the upright interface is that the upper direction of the interface is the same as the upper direction of the electronic device, and the left direction of the interface is electronic. The left direction of the device is the same; based on this, the inverted interface is the interface after the right interface is rotated by 180 degrees. Generally speaking, the inverted interface is the upper direction of the interface opposite to the upper direction of the electronic device, and the left direction of the interface The opposite direction to the left side of the electronic device.

As shown in FIG. 4, the user clicks the “answer” button, that is, the user inputs a first operation of the open call function (first function) through the user interface of the incoming call of the mobile phone, that is, the call function is turned on, and the processor receives the first input by the user. Operation, and according to the first operation, obtaining a first user interface (ie, a call interface) corresponding to the call function, and sending the first user interface to the display screen, and then the display screen of the mobile phone displays the first user interface corresponding to the call function The first user interface is an inverted interface, as shown in FIG.

After the call function is enabled, in the non-external state, the user needs to use the earpiece to listen to the other party's voice. Since the earpiece is set in the lower area of the front of the mobile phone, the user needs to turn the mobile phone upside down. At this time, the inverted first user interface does not There will be a sense of confusion caused by the phone being pulled down, especially when the user needs to operate through the first user interface during the call (such as inputting the operation of turning on the "recording" function), the inverted first user interface is extremely convenient. The user's operation has improved the user's experience.

On the other hand, after the call function is turned on, in the external release state, although the earpiece is not used, the inverted first user interface does not affect the user's use, and the mobile phone can be simply taken down.

Similarly, for the self-timer or self-recording function, when the user clicks the icon button "camera" on the mobile phone, if the user interface corresponding to the camera before the user exits the "camera" last time is the interface corresponding to the rear camera, the user interface at this time is Upright interface; in this case, if the user needs to use the front camera, click the icon button corresponding to the front camera (ie, input the first operation of turning on the self-timer or self-recording function), the processor will be based on the first Operation, obtaining a first user interface corresponding to the self-timer or self-recording function, the first user interface is an inverted interface, and the display screen displays the first user interface. If the corresponding user interface before the user exits the “camera” is the interface corresponding to the front camera, when the user opens the icon “camera” by clicking the icon on the mobile phone, the direct display corresponds to the self-timer or self-recording function. Inverted first user interface. At this time, the inverted mobile phone corresponds to the inverted interface, and there is no confusing feeling, which greatly facilitates the user's self-timer or self-recording function.

For the voice chat function, when the environment in which the user is located is not suitable for talking and listening at a high volume, the earpiece needs to be listened to, and the inverted first user interface corresponding to the voice chat function does not need to be turned down every time the user listens. Take it once, which greatly facilitates the user's voice chat function.

The processor in this embodiment is configured to obtain a first user interface corresponding to the first function according to the first operation of the user to enable the first function, where the first user interface is an inverted interface, and the display screen is used to display the first user. interface. The user does not have the confusing feeling of the screen when using the functions related to the front camera and the earpiece of the electronic device, thereby greatly facilitating the operation of the user and improving the user experience.

In the process of actually using the electronic device, for the voice chat function, when the environment in which the user is located is not suitable for talking and listening at a high volume, when the user needs to speak and send a voice, the sound used is relatively small, in order to make the electronic device The microphone can receive the voice of the user's small voice very well, and the microphone of the electronic device can reduce the noise of the environment in which the user is located. This embodiment is further improved on the basis of the previous embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of Embodiment 3 of an electronic device according to the present invention; referring to FIG. 6, the electronic device 100 of the present embodiment may include: a processor 11, a front camera 12, an earpiece 13, and a display screen 14;

Also included is a plurality of microphones coupled to the processor 11; among the plurality of microphones, a first microphone 15 and a second microphone 16 are present, the first microphone 15 is disposed on an upper sidewall of the electronic device 100, and the second microphone 16 is disposed on the electronic device On the lower side wall of 100;

The processor 11 is configured to obtain a first user interface corresponding to the first function according to the first operation of the user to input the first function, and send the first user interface to the display screen; the first user interface is an inverted interface, The first function is a function associated with the front camera 12 or the earpiece 13, and the display 14 is used to display the first user interface.

Specifically, for the sake of clarity, the connection relationship between the structures in FIG. 6 is not shown, and the structure of the broken line is used to indicate the structure in which the current view is not visible.

In the case of voice chat, when the environment in which the user is located is not suitable for talking at a high volume and listening, the electronic device will be reversed due to the need for the handset, and the corresponding chat interface will also be inverted. At this time, when the user speaks, the voice is relatively small. And the mouth is close to the upper area of the electronic device. Therefore, the first microphone 15 disposed on the upper sidewall of the electronic device 100 is close to the user's mouth, and can receive the user's voice very well, so that the other party can listen. Clear voice to the user.

The second microphone 16 disposed on the lower sidewall of the electronic device 100 is adjacent to the earpiece 13. Since the speaker is also disposed on the lower sidewall of the electronic device, noise can be noise-reduced around the earpiece and the ambient noise of the speaker, so that the user You can hear a clear voice with the other party.

The electronic device of the present embodiment includes a first microphone 15 disposed on the upper side wall and a second microphone 16 on the lower side wall, which can well receive the voice input by the user and denoise the ambient noise around the earpiece and the speaker.

In order to enable the electronic device to adjust the screen brightness and adjust the media volume according to the current environment, the electronic device of the embodiment is further improved on the basis of the previous implementation.

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of Embodiment 4 of an electronic device according to the present invention; referring to FIG. 7, the electronic device 100 of the present embodiment may include: a processor 11, a front camera 12, an earpiece 13, and a display screen 14;

a plurality of microphones connected to the processor 11; among the plurality of microphones, a first microphone 15 and a second microphone 16 are disposed, the first microphone 15 is disposed on an upper sidewall of the electronic device 100, and the second microphone 16 is disposed on the electronic device 100 On the lower side wall;

a light sensor 17 connected to the processor 11, the light sensor is disposed in the lower region 102; the distance between the center of the light sensor 17 and the center of the earpiece 13 is less than or equal to a first preset distance; and a distance sensor 18 connected to the processor 11, The distance sensor 18 is disposed in the lower region; the distance from the center of the sensor and the center of the earpiece is less than or equal to a second predetermined distance.

The processor 11 is configured to obtain a first user interface corresponding to the first function according to the first operation of the user to input the first function, and send the first user interface to the display screen; the first user interface is an inverted interface, The first function is a function associated with the front camera 12 or the earpiece 13, and the display screen is used to display the first user interface.

Specifically, for the sake of clarity, the connection relationship between the structures in FIG. 7 is not shown, and the structure of the broken line is used to indicate the structure in which the current view is not visible.

The light sensor 17 can enable the electronic device to have a function of adjusting the brightness of the screen according to the current environment; the distance sensor 18 can detect the distance between the ear and the mobile phone, and the first is used in conjunction with the light sensor 17 to check When the ear is close to the electronic device, the screen is extinguished, and the battery life of the electronic device is extended. Second, when the ear is detected to be close to the electronic device, the volume of the medium can be turned up to switch to the speaker mode.

The light sensor and the distance sensor shown in FIG. 7 are a unitary structure, which can make the appearance of the electronic device more beautiful than the two.

Light sensor 17 and distance sensor 18 are preferably disposed adjacent to earpiece 13 to perform their function.

Alternatively, the first preset distance may be 2 mm; the second preset distance may be 2 mm.

The electronic device, the light sensor 17 and the distance sensor 18 in this embodiment are arranged such that the electronic device can adjust the screen brightness and adjust the media volume according to the current environment, and can also extend the use time of the electronic device battery.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a method for controlling an electronic device according to the present invention; the method provided in this embodiment corresponds to the electronic device shown in any of the foregoing embodiments of FIG. 1 to FIG. 7. The method in this embodiment includes:

Step S801, receiving a first operation of the user to input the first function; the first function is a function related to the front camera of the electronic device or the earpiece of the electronic device;

Step S802, according to the first operation, obtaining a first user interface corresponding to the first function, where the first user interface is an inverted interface;

Step S803, displaying a first user interface to the user.

The following takes the self-timer function of the mobile phone as an example to describe the control method of the electronic device of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram 3 of a user interface of an electronic device provided by the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram 4 of a user interface of the electronic device provided by the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9 to FIG. 10, after the user opens the user interface corresponding to the “camera” by clicking the icon button “camera” on the mobile phone, if the user interface corresponding to the camera is used last time, the corresponding user interface is the interface corresponding to the rear camera. At this time, the user interface is an upright interface, as shown in FIG. Those skilled in the art can understand that the upright interface is a conventional interface that conforms to the user's viewing habits. Generally speaking, the upright interface is that the upper direction of the interface is the same as the upper direction of the electronic device, and the left direction of the interface is electronic. The left direction of the device is the same; based on this, the inverted interface is the interface after the right interface is rotated by 180 degrees. Generally speaking, the inverted interface is the upper direction of the interface opposite to the upper direction of the electronic device, and the left direction of the interface The opposite direction to the left side of the electronic device.

In this case, if the user needs to use the front camera, click the icon button corresponding to the front camera, that is, the user inputs the first operation of turning on the self-timer function (first function) through the current user interface, and the electronic device receives the first An operation.

After receiving the first operation, the electronic device obtains a first user interface corresponding to the self-timer function, that is, a self-timer interface, and the first user interface is an inverted interface, as shown in FIG. 10.

After obtaining the first user interface, the electronic device displays the first user interface to the user.

After the self-timer function is turned on, you need to use the front camera. Since the front camera is set in the lower area of the front of the phone, the user needs to turn the phone upside down. At this time, the inverted first user interface does not appear due to the phone being pulled down. The confusing feeling, especially when the user needs to perform manual operation through the first user interface during the self-timer process, the inverted first user interface greatly facilitates the user's operation and improves the user experience.

It can be understood by those skilled in the art that if the corresponding user interface before the user exits the "camera" is the interface corresponding to the front camera, when the user clicks the icon button "camera" on the mobile phone, the direct display is Self-timer or inverted first user interface corresponding to the self-recording function. At this time, the inverted interface corresponds to the inverted mobile phone, and there is no interface disorder, which greatly facilitates the user's self-timer or self-recording function.

Further, after displaying the first user interface to the user, the method further includes: receiving a second operation of the user to turn off the second function; according to the second operation, displaying the second user interface corresponding to the second function or the main interface of the electronic device Wherein the second function is different from the first function, and the second user interface and the main interface of the electronic device are an upright interface.

Specifically, after the first function is used, the user inputs a second operation of turning off the first function, the electronic device receives the second operation, and according to the second operation, displays the second user interface corresponding to the second function or the main device of the electronic device. interface.

For example, the current first user interface is a self-timer user interface. Clicking the “switch camera” icon button inputs a second operation for the user to turn off the first function. At this time, the self-timer user interface is closed, and the non-self-timer is displayed. Function) user interface. For another example, the current first user interface is a self-timer user interface, and clicking the returned icon button (also the second operation to turn off the first function) displays the main interface of the electronic device.

The method for controlling an electronic device of the embodiment includes: receiving a first operation of a first function initiated by a user; the first function is a function related to a front camera of the electronic device or an earpiece of the electronic device; Obtaining a first user interface corresponding to the first function, the first user interface is an inverted interface; displaying the first user interface to the user. The method for controlling an electronic device in this embodiment is such that when the user uses the electronic device in any of the above embodiments, there is no confusing feeling of the interface, which facilitates the operation of the user and improves the user experience.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of the steps to implement the various method embodiments described above may be accomplished by hardware associated with the program instructions. The aforementioned program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. The program, when executed, performs the steps including the foregoing method embodiments; and the foregoing storage medium includes various media that can store program codes, such as a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are merely illustrative of the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not intended to be limiting; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand that The technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or substitutions do not deviate from the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention. range.

Claims

An electronic device, comprising: a processor, a front camera, an earpiece, and a display screen;

The front camera, the earpiece and the display screen are all connected to the processor;

The front surface of the electronic device is divided into an upper area and an upper area, the area of the upper area is larger than the area of the lower area; the front side is a surface facing the user when the user operates the electronic device;

The front camera and the earpiece are both disposed in the lower area;

The display screen is disposed in the upper area, the area of the display screen is equal to or smaller than the area of the upper area, and the distance between the upper edge of the display screen and the upper edge of the electronic device is less than 1 mm.
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to obtain a first user interface corresponding to the first function according to a first operation of the user to input the first function, and The first user interface is sent to the display screen; the first user interface is an inverted interface, and the first function is a function related to the front camera or the earpiece;

The display screen is for displaying the first user interface.
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein if the electronic device does not include a home button, the earpiece is disposed at a center position of the lower area, and the front camera is disposed adjacent to the earpiece and is not located Below the earpiece, or the front camera is disposed at an edge position of the lower region, or the front camera is disposed directly below the earpiece.
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein if the electronic device includes a home button, the home button is disposed at a center position of the lower region, and the front camera is disposed at an edge of the lower region Position, the earpiece is disposed adjacent to the home button and is not located below the home button, or the earpiece is disposed directly below the home button.
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a light sensor connected to the processor;

The light sensor is disposed in the lower region;

The distance between the center of the light sensor and the center of the earpiece is less than or equal to the first predetermined distance.
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a distance sensor connected to the processor;

The distance sensor is disposed in the lower region;

The distance between the center of the distance sensor and the center of the earpiece is less than or equal to a second predetermined distance.
The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises Multiple microphones connected to the processor;

A first microphone and a second microphone are present in the plurality of microphones, the first microphone being disposed on an upper sidewall of the electronic device, and the second microphone being disposed on a lower sidewall of the electronic device.
A method of controlling an electronic device, characterized in that the method is a method of applying the electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the method comprising:

Receiving a first operation of the user input to enable the first function; the first function is a function related to a front camera of the electronic device or an earpiece of the electronic device;

Obtaining, according to the first operation, a first user interface corresponding to the first function, where the first user interface is an inverted interface;

The first user interface is displayed to the user.
The method according to claim 8, wherein after the displaying the first user interface to the user, the method further comprises:

Receiving a second operation of the user input to disable the first function;

Displaying, according to the second operation, a second user interface corresponding to the second function or a main interface of the electronic device; wherein the second function is a function different from the first function, the second user The interface and the main interface are an upright interface.
The method of claim 9, wherein the first function is any one of the following:

Self-timer function, call function, function to display the lyrics of the song being played, voice chat function, video chat function.