CN101478593B - Call apparatus and input interface automatic locking method thereof - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a communication device and an input interface automatic locking method thereof. The method firstly obtains external sound volume received by the communication device from the communication device in a communication state, then compares the external sound volume with a sound volume presetting value, closes the input function of the input interface of the communication device if the external sound volume reaches the sound volume presetting value. Thus the invention prevents users from turning on other functions because of accidental touching the input interface during the communication process.
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Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of input interface automatic locking method, and particularly relevant for a kind of communicator of carrying out the method, and record is in order to the computer-readable medium storing of the program of execution the method.
Background technology
Flourish along with touch-control sensing technology, increasing electronic installation begin to adopt touch control screen to replace conventional screen with as show tools one after another.Just because of touch control screen except the function that possesses the picture demonstration, also can receive user's operation and as input tool, therefore, in case on electronic installation, use touch control screen, just can save the space that keyboard is set simultaneously.
For paying attention to the hand-held device (for example mobile phone) that external form is light and handy and will be easy to carry about with one, use touch control screen also to become the main flow in the design gradually.Utilize touch control screen to come operating handset no doubt very convenient; Yet when the user converses through such mobile phone; Most likely considerably press close to mobile phone more clearly to listen to the other side's sound; But with regard to the mobile phone that disposes at present touch control screen on the market, touch control screen still can be accepted the operation of input tool in user's incoming call answering.This expression user is pressed into other icon on the touch control screen possibly accidentally under talking state, and then starts other function, even may cause the situation that produces interference or dropped calls.
For fear of the inconvenience that above-mentioned situation is brought, mobile-phone manufacturers just can extraly be provided with a button in design during mobile phone, let the touch controllable function that the user can the temporary close touch control screen.That is to say, before the user prepares incoming call answering, must push the touch controllable function that this button is cancelled touch control screen with the mode of manual work earlier, follow again incoming call answering to avoid the generation of above-mentioned false touch situation.What be not difficult to infer is if before receiving calls, all must close touch controllable function voluntarily by the user at every turn, not only can cause operational inconvenience, and incur loss through delay the time that receives calls quite easily.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the present invention provides a kind of automatic locking method, determines whether closing automatically the input function of the input interface of communicator through the size of judging exterior volume, and then increases the convenience that uses communicator.
The present invention provides a kind of communicator, being in the following input function that can in time close input interface of talking state, causes dropped calls to prevent the user from opening other function accidentally.
The present invention provides a kind of recording medium of embodied on computer readable, and stored program can determine whether closing the input function of input interface, and then reach the purpose that in conversation, automatically locks screen through comparing the size of exterior volume and volume preset value.
The present invention proposes a kind of automatic locking method, is applicable to the communicator with input interface.The method comprises the following steps: at first, when communicator gets into talking state, obtains the received exterior volume of communicator.Then, exterior volume and volume preset value are compared.If exterior volume greater than the volume preset value, is then closed the input function of input interface, with the screen of locking communicator.
User's volume of being sent when in one embodiment of this invention, wherein exterior volume for example is not to use the person to utilize communicator to converse.In addition, exterior volume also can be an environmental volume.
In one embodiment of this invention, wherein after closing the input function of input interface, also be included in and receive when unlocking signal the input function of unlatching input interface.The signal that specific keys produced, user that the signal that unlocks can the person of being to use be pushed communicator push the signal that the specific region produced on the input interface, or the signal that produced when input interface is carried out specific slide of user.And input interface can be touch control screen or keyboard.Wherein, the type of the button of composition keyboard comprises letter key, symbolic key, function key or numerical key.
In one embodiment of this invention, wherein after the step of exterior volume relatively and volume preset value, also be included in exterior volume when being less than or equal to the volume preset value, continue the input function of unlatching input interface.
In one embodiment of this invention, communicator for example is intelligent mobile phone (Smart phone), PDA mobile phone, or touch-type mobile phone (Touchphone).
From another viewpoint, the present invention proposes a kind of recording medium of embodied on computer readable, in order to stored routine.Wherein, this program can be carried out above-mentioned automatic locking method.
From another viewpoint, the present invention proposes a kind of communicator, and this communicator comprises input interface, conversation module, radio reception module, and handles module.Wherein, handling module links to each other with input interface, conversation module and radio reception module respectively.When the processing module gets into talking state conversing module reception or Outgoing Call, carry out the comparison between volume preset value and the exterior volume.Wherein, exterior volume is to be received by the radio reception module.When externally volume is greater than the volume preset value, handle the input function that module will be closed input interface, with the screen of locking communicator.
User's volume of being sent when in one embodiment of this invention, exterior volume for example is not to use the person to utilize communicator to converse.In another embodiment, exterior volume can be an environmental volume.
In one embodiment of this invention, handle module after reception unlocks signal, just open the input function of input interface.Wherein, The signal that unlocks can be to push the signal that the specific region produced on the input interface by the signal that specific keys produced, user that the user pushes communicator, or the signal that produced when on input interface, carrying out specific slide of user.And input interface can be touch control screen or keyboard.Wherein, the type of the button of composition keyboard comprises letter key, symbolic key, function key or numerical key.
In one embodiment of this invention, wherein handle module when judging that exterior volume is less than or equal to the volume preset value, with the input function of opening input interface constantly.
In one embodiment of this invention, communicator for example is intelligent mobile phone, PDA mobile phone, or the touch-type mobile phone.
The present invention determines whether closing the input function of input interface according to communicator received exterior volume size under talking state.In view of the above, when the user can't catch the other side's sound and press close to communicator and speak out loud, just can not start other application program accidentally because input function also remains on opening.Just can guarantee thus to converse and carry out smoothly.
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For letting the above-mentioned feature and advantage of the present invention can be more obviously understandable, hereinafter is special lifts preferred embodiment, and conjunction with figs., elaborate as follows, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the calcspar according to the communicator that one embodiment of the invention illustrated.
Fig. 2 is the flow chart according to the automatic locking method that one embodiment of the invention illustrated.
Fig. 3 is the flow chart according to the automatic locking method that another embodiment of the present invention illustrated.
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In general, when user's volume that communicator detected surpasses certain decibel, the distance between expression user and the communicator very near, represent that also the user possibly converse at present simultaneously.Under these circumstances, if can close the input function of the input interface of communicator automatically, can prevent just that the user from opening other application program accidentally and the situation of dropped calls produces.The present invention is based on above-mentioned viewpoint and then develops a kind of communicator of and the recording medium of automatic locking method and its embodied on computer readable.In order to make content of the present invention more clear, below specially lift the example that embodiment can implement as the present invention really according to this.
Explanation for ease, the input interface of hypothesis communicator is a touch control screen in following embodiment.And Fig. 1 is the calcspar according to the communicator that one embodiment of the invention illustrated.See also Fig. 1, in communicator 100, comprise touch control screen 110, conversation module 120, radio reception module 130, and handle module 140.Wherein, communicator 100 can be mobile phone, PDA mobile phone, intelligent mobile phone (Smart phone), or touch-type mobile phone (Touch phone) or the like, do not limit its scope at this.
Touch control screen 110 is except the operation screen in order to demonstration communicator 100; Simultaneously also can display menu (menu), icon (icon) and software keyboard (Software Input Panel; SIP), let the user choose according to this or operations such as literal input.In addition, the conversation module 120 in user's communicator 100 capable of using comes incoming call answering or calls.And the function of radio reception module 130 is to receive exterior volume.Handle module 140 and be connected to touch control screen 110, conversation module 120 respectively; And radio reception module 130; Can, communicator 100 automatically determine whether to close the input function (being touch controllable function) of touch control screen 110 when being in talking state according to the size of exterior volume.
Be to be that example comes the present invention is carried out more detailed explanation in following embodiment with communicator 100.Fig. 2 is the flow chart according to the automatic locking method that one embodiment of the invention illustrated, and please consults Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 simultaneously.When conversation module 120 receives the signal of incoming call, and user's decision is when answering this incoming call, and shown in step 210, communicator 100 gets into talking state immediately.
Then in step 220, obtain communicator 100 present received exterior volume by radio reception module 130 (for example volume transducer).User's volume of being sent when in one embodiment, exterior volume can the person of being to use utilizes communicator 100 to converse; And in another embodiment, exterior volume comprises environmental volume all around.
Next shown in step 230, carry out the comparison of exterior volume and volume preset value, judge that according to this whether exterior volume is greater than the volume preset value by handling module 140.If exterior volume is less than or equal to the volume preset value, the expression user is among the good conversation environment.Under these circumstances, the user does not need special speak out loud just can convey a message, and therefore can too not press close to communicator 100 yet and converse.So shown in step 240, handle the touch controllable function that module 140 will be opened touch control screen 100 constantly.
Yet, when the user under comparatively noisy environment during use communicator 100, most likely communicator 100 is pressed close to face and talks with bigger volume.That is to say that if exterior volume has surpassed the volume preset value, environment is noisy and produce the bigger environmental volume around expression, also possibly the person of being to use need more talk near communicator 100 because of the other side's that can not hear clearly sound.Above-mentioned factor all will cause radio reception module 130 to receive an exterior volume that decibel is higher.And no matter be which kind of situation, the user very possibly increase the possibility of other functional module group on the accident touch on touch control formula screen 110 because too press close to communicator 100.Therefore shown in step 250, handle the touch controllable function that module 140 will automatically be closed touch control screen 110, preventing the user, and avoid the unlatching of other function and cause dropped calls at option or the icon touched unintentionally on the touch control screen 110.
In this mandatory declaration is though present embodiment is to be example with the incoming call answering, yet initiatively can reach the purpose of the input function of closing input interface automatically during Outgoing Call equally through each step shown in Figure 2 as the user.That is to say,, handle module 140 and just can automatically carry out the comparison between exterior volume and the volume preset value in case communicator 100 gets into talking state.If exterior volume is greater than the volume preset value, just the touch controllable function of touch control screen 110 can be closed automatically.Thus, the user will need not worry other function of false touch in the process of conversation, also can be in dropped calls unintentionally.
Fig. 3 is the flow chart according to the automatic locking method that another embodiment of the present invention illustrated.Please consult Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 simultaneously, in the present embodiment, when the user utilized communicator 100 to converse, communicator can be automatically determines whether that according to the size of the exterior volume that is received needs close the touch controllable function of touch control screen 110.In addition, after talk-through, the user also can move the touch controllable function that recovers touch control screen 110 through shirtsleeve operation.Because step 310 to step 340 shown in Figure 3 is same or similar with step 210 to the step 240 of Fig. 2, so repeat no more at this.
See also the step 350 of Fig. 3 and since under talking state by the received exterior volume of radio reception module 130 greater than the volume preset value, therefore handle the touch controllable function that module 140 will be closed touch control screen 110.In other words, the user just can't utilize 110 pairs of communicators of touch control screen 100 to carry out any operation at this moment.
Treat after the talk-through, when the user need reuse touch control screen 110 and operates communicator 100, for example can be through pushing a preset specific keys input on the communicator 100 signal that unlocks.Follow shown in step 360, after processing module 140 is received the signal that unlocks, just can in step 370, again open the touch controllable function of touch control screen 110, and then let the user operate communicator 100 through touch control screen 110.
It must be emphasized that at this present invention does not limit the mode that produces the signal that unlocks.For instance, the user can produce the signal that unlocks through pushing the preset specific region of touch control screen 110 lastblocks.And in another embodiment, the user can also produce the signal that unlocks through the specific slide that touch control screen 110 is preset.In case communicator 100 receives the signal that unlocks that the user sends, handle the touch controllable function that module 140 just can start touch control screen 110 once more, let the user operate communicator 100 through touch control screen 110 immediately.
What deserves to be mentioned is, above-mentioned automatic locking method can in any have on the communicator of handling module and touch control screen carry out.In other words; The foregoing description is designed to a program; And utilize the Storage Media (for example internal memory, CD or hard disk) of embodied on computer readable to store this program, after program is loaded on communicator, just can on communicator, carry out the described automatic locking method of the foregoing description.
Though be to be that the present invention will be described for example with the touch control screen in the above embodiments; Yet, can reach the purpose of in good time closing keyboard input function in communication process equally through each step that is similar to Fig. 2 or Fig. 3 for the communicator of keyboard (for example being formed) as input interface by letter key, symbolic key, function key or numerical key.Mobile phone generally to have call function and to dispose the keyboard that comprises numerical key is an example, the user utilize that mobile phone converses during, if exterior volume arrives the volume preset value, just the input function of keyboard can be closed automatically so.In other words, even if the user is pressed into any button on the keyboard at this moment accidentally, can not impact conversation yet.Can prevent user's false touch keyboard thus and dropped calls.
In sum, the recording medium of communicator of the present invention and automatic locking method thereof and its embodied on computer readable has advantage at least:
1, in the process of conversation, the size of the exterior volume of passing through to be received judges whether to close the input function of input interface.In view of the above, the user will no longer need close the input function of touch control screen or keyboard voluntarily, and then can increase the convenience that uses communicator.
2,, the judgment mechanism of the input function of closing input interface automatically is provided, with the person's of avoiding the use of inconvenience that other function of false touch is caused in the process of conversation for any communicator with input interface.
3, the user can recover the input function of above-mentioned input interface through quite easy operational motion after the input function of touch control screen and keyboard is closed, and therefore can enjoy better use impression.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; Right its is not in order to limit the present invention; Has common knowledge the knowledgeable in the technical field under any; Do not breaking away from the spirit and scope of the present invention, when can doing a little change and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention when look claim of the present invention scope defined is as the criterion.
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1. automatic locking method is used to have a communicator of an input interface, this input interface comprise a touch control screen and a keyboard one of them, it is characterized in that this method comprises the following steps:
This communicator gets into a talking state;
Obtain the received exterior volume of this communicator;
Relatively this exterior volume and a volume preset value; And
If this exterior volume greater than this volume preset value, is then closed an input function of this input interface.
2. automatic locking method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein this exterior volume comprises user's volume received when utilizing this communicator to converse.
3. automatic locking method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that wherein this exterior volume comprises an environmental volume.
4. automatic locking method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein after closing the step of this input function, also comprises:
Receive the signal that unlocks; And
Open this input function of this input interface.
5. automatic locking method as claimed in claim 4; It is characterized in that, wherein this signal that unlocks comprise at least following one of them: push signal that a specific keys of this communicator produced, push signal that the specific region on this input interface produced and carry out the signal that a specific slide is produced in this input interface.
6. automatic locking method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein after the step of relatively this exterior volume and this volume preset value, also comprises:
If this exterior volume is less than or equal to this volume preset value, then continue to open this input function of this input interface.
7. automatic locking method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein the type of a button of this keyboard comprise at least following one of them: a letter key, a symbolic key, a function key and a numerical key.
8. automatic locking method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein this communicator comprise an intelligent mobile phone, PDA mobile phone and touch-type mobile phone one of them.
9. a communicator is characterized in that, comprising:
One input interface, this input interface comprise a touch control screen and a keyboard one of them;
One conversation module is in order to receive or to transfer to a phone;
One radio reception module is in order to receive an exterior volume; And
One handles module; Be coupled to this input interface, this conversation module and this radio reception module; In order to receive at this conversation module or to transfer to this phone and get into a talking state and rise; Relatively a volume preset value and this received exterior volume of this radio reception module, and during greater than this volume preset value, close an input function of this input interface in this exterior volume.
10. communicator as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, wherein this exterior volume comprises user's volume received when utilizing this communicator to converse.
11. communicator as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, wherein this exterior volume comprises an environmental volume.
12. communicator as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, wherein this processing module unlocks behind the signal this input function of opening this input interface receiving one.
13. communicator as claimed in claim 12; It is characterized in that, wherein this signal that unlocks comprise at least following one of them: push signal that a specific keys of this communicator produced, push signal that the specific region on this input interface produced and carry out the signal that a specific slide is produced in this input interface.
14. communicator as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, wherein this processing module continues to open this input function of this input interface when this exterior volume is less than or equal to this volume preset value.
15. communicator as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, wherein the type of a button of this keyboard comprise at least following one of them: a letter key, a symbolic key, a function key and a numerical key.
16. communicator as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, wherein this communicator comprise an intelligent mobile phone, PDA mobile phone and touch-type mobile phone one of them.
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