CN105242767A

CN105242767A - Power-saving method and terminal device

Info

Publication number: CN105242767A
Application number: CN201510634027.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 洪丹龙
Original assignee: Nubia Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Nubia Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2015-09-29
Filing date: 2015-09-29
Publication date: 2016-01-13

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention discloses a power-saving method. The method comprises: a terminal device detecting whether static electricity is interrupted, and starting timekeeping of screen turn-off when detecting that the static electricity is interrupted; and when detecting that the static electricity is not interrupted, determining whether the timekeeping of screen turn-off is started. An embodiment of the present invention further discloses the terminal device.

Description

Power saving method and terminal equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of mobile communication energy conservation, in particular to a power saving method and terminal equipment.

Background

With the continuous development of mobile communication technology, the application of mobile terminals in the life of people is more and more common. At present, the capacity of a battery which can be carried by a mobile terminal is limited, and for the mobile terminal, the power consumption proportion of the mobile terminal during screen lightening occupies more than 50% of the power consumption of the whole terminal, because when the screen is lightened, the whole terminal is in a running state, and the power consumption is very large at the moment.

In the existing mobile terminal design, a user can turn off the screen by pressing a power key or by overtime of the screen. The screen overtime refers to that the system does not receive the operation command of the user continuously within the overtime, and the screen can be automatically turned off to achieve the purpose of energy conservation. If too short a timeout is set, it may be inconvenient to use, for example, to turn off the screen when browsing a web page without seeing the content. Therefore, many users set the screen timeout time to be longer, and in practical application, the users often enable the mobile terminal to automatically reach the timeout time to turn off the screen instead of actively pressing the power key to turn off the screen, so that power is consumed in the non-operation redundant time.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the above technical problem, embodiments of the present invention provide a power saving method and a terminal device, which automatically turn off a screen when a user does not use the terminal device, so as to save electric power and improve cruising ability.

A first aspect of the present invention provides a terminal device, including: the device comprises a detection unit, a timing unit and a processing unit; wherein,

the detection unit is used for detecting whether static electricity is interrupted;

the timing unit is used for starting screen-off timing when the static electricity interruption is detected;

and the processing unit is used for determining whether to start screen-off timing or not when static electricity is not interrupted.

Preferably, the processing unit is further configured to determine whether a program that does not allow the screen to be turned off runs after the preset screen-off timing time.

Preferably, the processing unit is further configured to send a screen-off command and turn off the screen when it is determined that no program that does not allow screen-off is running.

Preferably, the processing unit is further configured to turn off the screen-off timer and exit the screen-off timer when it is determined that a program that does not allow screen-off runs.

Preferably, the processing unit is further configured to close the screen-off timing and quit the screen-off timing when the screen-off timing is started; and the controller is also used for exiting the screen-off timing when the screen-off timing is closed.

A second aspect of the present invention provides a power saving method, including:

detecting whether there is an interruption of static electricity;

when the static electricity interruption is detected, starting screen-off timing;

when the static electricity is detected to be uninterrupted, whether to start the screen-off timing is determined.

Preferably, after the turning off timing is started when the static electricity interruption is detected, the method further includes:

and after presetting the screen-off timing time, determining whether a program which does not allow screen-off is operated.

Preferably, the determining whether a program which does not allow the screen to be turned off is running includes:

and when determining that the program which does not allow the screen off is not operated, sending a screen off command and closing the screen.

and when determining that the program which does not allow the screen off is operated, closing the screen off timing, and exiting the screen off timing.

Preferably, the determining whether to start the screen-off timer includes:

when the screen-off timing is started, closing the screen-off timing and quitting the screen-off timing;

and when the screen off timing is closed, exiting the screen off timing.

The embodiment of the invention provides a power saving method and terminal equipment, wherein the terminal equipment detects whether static electricity interruption exists; when the static electricity interruption is detected, starting screen-off timing; when the static electricity is detected to be uninterrupted, whether to start the screen-off timing is determined. According to the power saving method and the terminal equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, whether the user holds the terminal equipment can be determined by detecting whether static electricity is interrupted, and when static electricity is not interrupted, the user holds the terminal equipment and turns off the screen-off timing; when the static electricity interruption is detected, it is determined that the user does not hold the terminal equipment, and the screen turn-off timing is started so as to automatically turn off the screen more quickly, so that the electric quantity is saved, and the cruising ability is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a diagram of a wireless communication system for the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a first flowchart of a power saving method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a left side frame of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a right side frame of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic back view of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic front view of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a second power saving method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a third schematic flowchart of a power saving method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a first schematic structural diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present 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, "module" and "component" 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 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, and a stationary terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, 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.

Fig. 1 is a schematic hardware configuration of a mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 may include a wireless communication unit 110, an a/V (audio/video) input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, an interface unit 170, a controller 180, and a power supply unit 190, etc. Fig. 1 illustrates a mobile terminal having various components, but it is to be understood that not all illustrated components are required to be implemented. More or fewer components may alternatively be implemented. Elements of the mobile terminal will be described in detail below.

The wireless communication unit 110 typically includes one or more components that allow radio communication between the mobile terminal 100 and a wireless communication system or network. For example, the wireless communication unit may include at least one of a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless internet module 113, a short-range communication module 114, and a location information module 115.

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information from an external broadcast management server via a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and/or a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may be a server that generates and transmits a broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information or a server that receives a previously generated broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information and transmits it to a terminal. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and the like. Also, the broadcast signal may further include a broadcast signal combined with a TV or radio broadcast signal. The broadcast associated information may also be provided via a mobile communication network, and in this case, the broadcast associated information may be received by the mobile communication module 112. The broadcast signal may exist in various forms, for example, it may exist in the form of an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB), an Electronic Service Guide (ESG) of digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H), and the like. The broadcast receiving module 111 may receive a signal broadcast by using various types of broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcast receiving module 111 may receive digital broadcasting by using a digital broadcasting system such as a digital broadcasting-terrestrial (DMB-T), digital multimedia broadcasting-satellite (DMB-S), digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H), a data broadcasting system of forward link media (MediaFLO), a terrestrial digital broadcasting integrated service (ISDB-T), and the like. The broadcast receiving module 111 may be constructed to be suitable for various broadcasting systems that provide broadcast signals as well as the above-mentioned digital broadcasting systems. The broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information received via the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160 (or other type of storage medium).

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and/or receives radio signals to and/or from at least one of a base station (e.g., access point, node B, etc.), an external terminal, and a server. Such radio signals may include voice call signals, video call signals, or various types of data transmitted and/or received according to text and/or multimedia messages.

The wireless internet module 113 supports wireless internet access of the mobile terminal. The module may be internally or externally coupled to the terminal. The wireless internet access technology to which the module relates may include WLAN (wireless LAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (wireless broadband), Wimax (worldwide interoperability for microwave access), HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access), and the like.

The short-range communication module 114 is a module for supporting short-range communication. Some examples of short-range communication technologies include bluetooth^TMRadio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), zigbee^TMAnd so on.

The location information module 115 is a module for checking or acquiring location information of the mobile terminal. A typical example of the location information module is a GPS (global positioning system). According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites and applies triangulation to the calculated information, thereby accurately calculating three-dimensional current location information according to longitude, latitude, and altitude. Currently, a method for calculating position and time information uses three satellites and corrects an error of the calculated position and time information by using another satellite. In addition, the GPS module 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating current position information in real time.

The a/V input unit 120 is used to receive an audio or video signal. The a/V input unit 120 may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122, and the camera 121 processes image data of still pictures or video obtained by an image capturing apparatus in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 151. The image frames processed by the cameras 121 may be stored in the memory 160 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the wireless communication unit 110, and two or more cameras 121 may be provided according to the construction of the mobile terminal. The microphone 122 may receive sounds (audio data) via the microphone in a phone call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and can process such sounds into audio data. The processed audio (voice) data may be converted into a format output transmittable to a mobile communication base station via the mobile communication module 112 in case of a phone call mode. The microphone 122 may implement various types of noise cancellation (or suppression) algorithms to cancel (or suppress) noise or interference generated in the course of receiving and transmitting audio signals.

The user input unit 130 may generate key input data according to a command input by a user to control various operations of the mobile terminal. The user input unit 130 allows a user to input various types of information, and may include a keyboard, dome sheet, touch pad (e.g., a touch-sensitive member that detects changes in resistance, pressure, capacitance, and the like due to being touched), scroll wheel, joystick, and the like. In particular, when the touch pad is superimposed on the display unit 151 in the form of a layer, a touch screen may be formed.

The sensing unit 140 detects a current state of the mobile terminal 100 (e.g., an open or closed state of the mobile terminal 100), a position of the mobile terminal 100, presence or absence of contact (i.e., touch input) by a user with the mobile terminal 100, an orientation of the mobile terminal 100, acceleration or deceleration movement and direction of the mobile terminal 100, and the like, and generates a command or signal for controlling an operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is implemented as a slide-type mobile phone, the sensing unit 140 may sense whether the slide-type phone is opened or closed. In addition, the sensing unit 140 can detect whether the power supply unit 190 supplies power or whether the interface unit 170 is coupled with an external device. The sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141 as will be described below in connection with a touch screen.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface through which at least one external device is connected to the mobile terminal 100. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video I/O port, an earphone port, and the like. The identification module may store various information for authenticating a user using the mobile terminal 100 and may include a User Identity Module (UIM), a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. In addition, a device having an identification module (hereinafter, referred to as an "identification device") may take the form of a smart card, and thus, the identification device may be connected with the mobile terminal 100 via a port or other connection means. The interface unit 170 may be used to receive input (e.g., data information, power, etc.) from an external device and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the mobile terminal 100 or may be used to transmit data between the mobile terminal and the external device.

In addition, when the mobile terminal 100 is connected with an external cradle, the interface unit 170 may serve as a path through which power is supplied from the cradle to the mobile terminal 100 or may serve as a path through which various command signals input from the cradle are transmitted to the mobile terminal. Various command signals or power input from the cradle may be used as signals for recognizing whether the mobile terminal is accurately mounted on the cradle. The output unit 150 is configured to provide output signals (e.g., audio signals, video signals, alarm signals, vibration signals, etc.) in a visual, audio, and/or tactile manner. The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and the like.

The display unit 151 may display information processed in the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in a phone call mode, the display unit 151 may display a User Interface (UI) or a Graphical User Interface (GUI) related to a call or other communication (e.g., text messaging, multimedia file downloading, etc.). When the mobile terminal 100 is in a video call mode or an image capturing mode, the display unit 151 may display a captured image and/or a received image, a UI or GUI showing a video or an image and related functions, and the like.

Meanwhile, when the display unit 151 and the touch pad are overlapped with each other in the form of a layer to form a touch screen, the display unit 151 may serve as an input device and an output device. The display unit 151 may include at least one of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a thin film transistor LCD (TFT-LCD), an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display, a flexible display, a three-dimensional (3D) display, and the like. Some of these displays may be configured to be transparent to allow a user to view from the outside, which may be referred to as transparent displays, and a typical transparent display may be, for example, a TOLED (transparent organic light emitting diode) display or the like. Depending on the particular desired implementation, the mobile terminal 100 may include two or more display units (or other display devices), for example, the mobile terminal may include an external display unit (not shown) and an internal display unit (not shown). The touch screen may be used to detect a touch input pressure as well as a touch input position and a touch input area.

The audio output module 152 may convert audio data received by the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 into an audio signal and output as sound when the mobile terminal is in a call signal reception mode, a call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, or the like. Also, the audio output module 152 may provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the mobile terminal 100 (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.). The audio output module 152 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 may provide an output to notify the mobile terminal 100 of the occurrence of an event. Typical events may include call reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. In addition to audio or video output, the alarm unit 153 may provide output in different ways to notify the occurrence of an event. For example, the alarm unit 153 may provide an output in the form of vibration, and when a call, a message, or some other incoming communication (incomingmunication) is received, the alarm unit 153 may provide a tactile output (i.e., vibration) to inform the user thereof. By providing such a tactile output, the user can recognize the occurrence of various events even when the user's mobile phone is in the user's pocket. The alarm unit 153 may also provide an output notifying the occurrence of an event via the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152.

The memory 160 may store software programs or the like for processing and controlling operations performed by the controller 180, or may temporarily store data (e.g., a phonebook, messages, still images, videos, etc.) that has been output or is to be output. Also, the memory 160 may store data regarding various ways of vibration and audio signals output when a touch is applied to the touch screen.

The memory 160 may include at least one type of storage medium including 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, and the like. Also, the mobile terminal 100 may cooperate with a network storage device that performs a storage function of the memory 160 through a network connection.

The controller 180 generally controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, the controller 180 performs control and processing related to voice calls, data communications, video calls, and the like. In addition, the controller 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for reproducing (or playing back) multimedia data, and the multimedia module 181 may be constructed within the controller 180 or may be constructed separately from the controller 180. The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process to recognize a handwriting input or a picture drawing input performed on the touch screen as a character or an image.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power or internal power and provides appropriate power required to operate various elements and components under the control of the controller 180.

The various embodiments described herein may be implemented in a computer-readable medium using, for example, computer software, hardware, or any combination thereof. For a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented using at least one of an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a Digital Signal Processing Device (DSPD), a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a processor, a controller, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, an electronic unit designed to perform the functions described herein, and in some cases, such embodiments may be implemented in the controller 180. For a software implementation, the implementation such as a process or a function may be implemented with a separate software module that allows performing at least one function or operation. The software codes may be implemented by software applications (or programs) written in any suitable programming language, which may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180.

Up to now, the mobile terminal has been described in terms of its functions. Hereinafter, a slide-type mobile terminal among various types of mobile terminals, such as a folder-type, bar-type, swing-type, slide-type mobile terminal, and the like, will be described as an example for the sake of brevity. Accordingly, the present invention can be applied to any type of mobile terminal, and is not limited to a slide type mobile terminal.

The mobile terminal 100 as shown in fig. 1 may be configured to operate with communication systems such as wired and wireless communication systems and satellite-based communication systems that transmit data via frames or packets.

A communication system in which a mobile terminal according to the present invention is operable will now be described with reference to fig. 2.

Such communication systems may use different air interfaces and/or physical layers. For example, the air interface used by the communication system includes, for example, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) (in particular, Long Term Evolution (LTE)), global system for mobile communications (GSM), and the like. By way of non-limiting example, the following description relates to a CDMA communication system, but such teachings are equally applicable to other types of systems.

Referring to fig. 2, the CDMA wireless communication system may include a plurality of mobile terminals 100, a plurality of Base Stations (BSs) 270, Base Station Controllers (BSCs) 275, and a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) 280. The MSC280 is configured to interface with a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) 290. The MSC280 is also configured to interface with a BSC275, which may be coupled to the base station 270 via a backhaul. The backhaul may be constructed according to any of several known interfaces including, for example, E1/T1, ATM, IP, PPP, frame Relay, HDSL, ADSL, or xDSL. It will be understood that a system as shown in fig. 2 may include multiple BSCs 275.

Each BS270 may serve one or more sectors (or regions), each sector covered by a multi-directional antenna or an antenna pointing in a particular direction being radially distant from the BS 270. Alternatively, each partition may be covered by two or more antennas for diversity reception. Each BS270 may be configured to support multiple frequency allocations, with each frequency allocation having a particular frequency spectrum (e.g., 1.25MHz, 5MHz, etc.).

The intersection of partitions with frequency allocations may be referred to as a CDMA channel. The BS270 may also be referred to as a Base Transceiver Subsystem (BTS) or other equivalent terminology. In such a case, the term "base station" may be used to generically refer to a single BSC275 and at least one BS 270. The base stations may also be referred to as "cells". Alternatively, each sector of a particular BS270 may be referred to as a plurality of cell sites.

As shown in fig. 2, a Broadcast Transmitter (BT)295 transmits a broadcast signal to the mobile terminal 100 operating within the system. A broadcast receiving module 111 as shown in fig. 1 is provided at the mobile terminal 100 to receive a broadcast signal transmitted by the BT 295. In fig. 2, several Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites 300 are shown. The satellite 300 assists in locating at least one of the plurality of mobile terminals 100.

In fig. 2, a plurality of satellites 300 are depicted, but it is understood that useful positioning information may be obtained with any number of satellites. The GPS module 115 as shown in fig. 1 is generally configured to cooperate with satellites 300 to obtain desired positioning information. Other techniques that can track the location of the mobile terminal may be used instead of or in addition to GPS tracking techniques. In addition, at least one GPS satellite 300 may selectively or additionally process satellite DMB transmission.

As a typical operation of the wireless communication system, the BS270 receives reverse link signals from various mobile terminals 100. The mobile terminal 100 is generally engaged in conversations, messaging, and other types of communications. Each reverse link signal received by a particular base station 270 is processed within the particular BS 270. The obtained data is forwarded to the associated BSC 275. The BSC provides call resource allocation and mobility management functions including coordination of soft handoff procedures between BSs 270. The BSCs 275 also route the received data to the MSC280, which provides additional routing services for interfacing with the PSTN 290. Similarly, the PSTN290 interfaces with the MSC280, the MSC interfaces with the BSCs 275, and the BSCs 275 accordingly control the BS270 to transmit forward link signals to the mobile terminal 100.

Based on the above mobile terminal hardware structure and communication system, the present invention provides various embodiments of the method.

Example one

An embodiment of the present invention provides a power saving method, as shown in fig. 3, the power saving method may include:

step 101, the terminal device detects whether static electricity is interrupted.

It should be noted that the main execution body of the power saving method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is the terminal device, and the terminal device is provided with the static inductor, so that whether the user holds the terminal device by using the static inductor can be determined, that is, whether the user uses the terminal device is determined.

For example, as shown in fig. 4, a left frame of the terminal device is provided with a static electricity sensor, so that whether a user touches the left frame can be detected; as shown in fig. 5, the right frame of the terminal device is provided with the electrostatic inductor, so that whether the user touches the right frame can be detected; as shown in fig. 6, a static inductor is disposed in the middle of the back of the terminal device, so that whether a user touches the middle of the back can be detected; as shown in fig. 7, the terminal device displays a schematic view in front.

Specifically, the terminal device may be a mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal may be implemented in various forms. Such as a mobile phone, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a PAD (tablet), a PMP (portable multimedia player), etc.

Specifically, when the user holds or releases the mobile terminal, the static electricity sensor disposed on the terminal device may generate a static electricity change interruption, so that the terminal device may determine whether the user holds the terminal device by the static electricity change interruption of the static electricity sensor, that is, the terminal device determines whether the user uses the terminal device. The terminal equipment determines whether the user holds the terminal equipment by detecting whether the static electricity is interrupted, namely, whether the user uses the terminal equipment is determined.

Among them, electrostatic induction (electrostatication) is a phenomenon in which charges in a conductor are redistributed in the conductor under the action of an external electric field. For example, when a charged object and an uncharged conductor are close to each other, the charges inside the conductor are redistributed due to the interaction between the charges, the heterogeneous charges are attracted to the vicinity of the charged object, and the homogeneous charges are repelled to the other end of the conductor away from the charged object.

And 102, starting screen-off timing when the terminal equipment detects static electricity interruption.

Specifically, when the terminal device detects the static electricity interruption, it may be determined that the user does not hold the terminal device, and then the terminal device starts the screen-off timing, which may be implemented by a timer, that is, the terminal device starts the timer to perform timing. The terminal equipment presets the screen-off timing time, and when the screen-off timing time reaches the preset screen-off timing time, the terminal equipment prepares to close the screen.

The preset screen-off timing time may be 5 seconds, or may also be 1 second, 3 seconds, or 8 seconds, and may be specifically set according to the habit of the user, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

Specifically, after the preset screen-off timing time, the terminal device further needs to determine whether a program that is not allowed to be screen-off runs, for example, the terminal device plays a video, records a video, and the like.

According to a possible implementation mode, after the screen-off timing time is preset, the terminal equipment determines that a program which does not allow screen-off is running, closes the screen-off timing, and exits the screen-off timing.

For example, after the terminal device detects the static electricity interruption, it may be determined that the user does not hold the terminal device, that is, the user does not use the terminal device, then, the screen turn-off timing is started for 5 seconds, after 5 seconds, the terminal device further needs to determine whether a program which is not allowed to turn off the screen is running, if the terminal device is playing a video, the terminal device may determine that the program which is not allowed to turn off the screen is running, the terminal device turns off the screen turn-off timing for 5 seconds, and exits the screen turn-off timing, that is, although the user does not hold the terminal device, the screen turn-off timing is not performed because the terminal device is playing the video, that is, the screen is not turned off, so that the watching of the user.

After the screen-off timing time is preset, the terminal equipment determines that no program which is not allowed to be screen-off runs, and then sends a screen-off command and closes the screen.

For example, after the terminal device detects the static electricity interruption, it may be determined that the user does not hold the terminal device, that is, the user does not use the terminal device, then the 5-second screen-off timer is started, after the 5-second screen-off timer is preset, the terminal device further needs to determine whether a program which is not allowed to be screen-off runs, and the terminal device determines that the program which is not allowed to be screen-off runs, that is, the terminal device does not detect a running program, for example, playing a video, browsing a web page, and the like, and sends a screen-off command, and directly closes the screen, thereby avoiding that the screen of the terminal device is always on to cause electric quantity waste when the user does not use the terminal device, and further saving electric quantity.

And 103, when the terminal equipment detects that static electricity is not interrupted, determining whether to start screen-off timing or not.

Specifically, when the terminal device detects that static electricity is not interrupted, it may be determined that the terminal device is held by a user, that is, the user is using the terminal device, and then, the terminal device needs to further determine whether to start the screen-off timing, where the screen-off timing may be implemented by a timer, that is, it is determined that the terminal device needs to determine whether the screen-off timing is being performed.

Specifically, the terminal device determines that the user holds the terminal device, because the user uses the terminal device, for example, watching a video, browsing a webpage, and the like, if the terminal device starts the screen-off timing, the screen is closed after the preset screen-off timing time, and in order not to affect the normal use of the user, the terminal device needs to close the screen-off timing and quit the screen-off timing, so as to ensure the normal use of the user.

According to a possible implementation manner, when the terminal equipment determines that the screen turn-off timing is started, the screen turn-off timing is closed, and the screen turn-off timing is quitted.

For example, after the terminal device detects that static electricity is not interrupted, it may be determined that the user holds the terminal device, that is, the user is using the terminal device, and then the terminal device needs to further determine whether to turn on the screen-off timer for 5 seconds.

For example, the user puts down the terminal device and then takes it up, because the user puts down the terminal device, the terminal device is performing the screen off timing, and the user takes up the terminal device again, at this moment, the terminal device has timed 2 seconds, then the terminal device closes the ongoing screen off timing, and then quits the screen off timing, that is, after the user takes up the terminal device, the terminal device will quit the ongoing screen off timing, so as to ensure that the screen will not be turned off after the user takes up the terminal device.

In a possible implementation manner, when the terminal device determines that the screen-off timing is turned off, the screen-off timing is exited.

For example, after the terminal device detects that static electricity is not interrupted, it may be determined that the terminal device is held by a user, that is, the user is using the terminal device, then, the terminal device determines whether to start the 5-second screen-off timing, and when the terminal device determines that the 5-second screen-off timing is not started, it may also be understood that the screen-off timing is determined to be stopped, that is, the terminal device does not perform the screen-off timing, and then, the screen-off timing may be directly exited.

It should be noted that the power saving method provided by the embodiment of the present invention and the default screen-off function of the terminal device system may be used separately or simultaneously. For example, the terminal device may directly turn off the screen-off timing function, and use the default screen-off time of the terminal device system; the screen-off timing function and the default screen-off time of the terminal equipment system provided by the embodiment of the invention can also be used simultaneously.

The embodiment of the invention provides a power saving method.A terminal device detects whether static electricity is interrupted, and starts a screen-off timer when the static electricity is interrupted; and when the static electricity is not interrupted, determining whether to start the screen-off timing. According to the power saving method provided by the embodiment of the invention, whether the user holds the terminal equipment can be determined by detecting whether static electricity is interrupted, and when static electricity is not interrupted, the user holds the terminal equipment and turns off the screen-off timing; when the static electricity interruption is detected, it is determined that the user does not hold the terminal equipment, and the screen turn-off timing is started so as to automatically turn off the screen more quickly, so that the electric quantity is saved, and the cruising ability is improved.

Example two

An embodiment of the present invention provides a power saving method, as shown in fig. 8, the power saving method may include:

step 201, the terminal device detects whether static electricity is interrupted.

Step 202, when the terminal device detects the static electricity interruption, starting screen-off timing.

Step 203, after the preset screen-off timing time, the terminal device determines whether a program which is not allowed to be screen-off runs.

And step 204, when the terminal equipment determines that no program which is not allowed to be turned off is operated, sending a screen turning-off command, and turning off the screen.

Specifically, after the terminal device detects the static electricity interruption, it can be determined that the user does not hold the terminal device, that is, the user does not use the terminal device, then, the 5-second screen-off timing is started, after the 5-second screen-off timing time is preset, the terminal device also needs to determine whether a program which is not allowed to be screen-off runs, and the terminal device determines that the program which is not allowed to be screen-off runs, that is, the terminal device does not detect the running program, for example, playing a video, browsing a webpage and the like, and then sends a screen-off command, and directly closes the screen, so that the problem that the screen of the terminal device is always on to cause electric quantity waste when the user does not use the terminal device is avoided, and therefore, the electric quantity.

And step 205, when the terminal equipment determines that a program which does not allow the screen off is running, closing the screen off timing, and exiting the screen off timing.

Specifically, after the terminal device detects the static electricity interruption, it may be determined that the user does not hold the terminal device, that is, the user does not use the terminal device, then, the 5-second screen-off timing is started, after 5 seconds, the terminal device further needs to determine whether a program which is not allowed to be screen-off runs, if the terminal device is playing a video, the terminal device may determine that the program which is not allowed to be screen-off runs, the terminal device closes the 5-second screen-off timing, and exits the screen-off timing, that is, although the user does not hold the terminal device, the screen-off timing is not performed because the terminal device is playing the video, that is, the screen is not closed, so that the watching of the user is not affected.

EXAMPLE III

An embodiment of the present invention provides a power saving method, as shown in fig. 9, the power saving method may include:

step 301, the terminal device detects whether there is an electrostatic interruption.

Step 302, when the terminal device detects that static electricity is not interrupted, determining whether to start screen-off timing.

Specifically, when the terminal device determines that the user holds the terminal device, since the user uses the terminal device, for example, watching a video, browsing a webpage, etc., if the terminal device starts the screen-off timing, the screen is closed after the preset screen-off timing time, and in order not to affect the normal use of the user, the terminal device needs to close the screen-off timing and quit the screen-off timing, so as to ensure the normal use of the user.

And 303, when the screen off timing is started, the terminal equipment closes the screen off timing and quits the screen off timing.

Specifically, after the terminal device detects that static electricity is not interrupted, it may be determined that the user holds the terminal device, that is, the user is using the terminal device, and then, the terminal device needs to further determine whether to start the screen-off timer.

For example, the user puts down the terminal device and then takes it up, because the user puts down the terminal device, the terminal device is performing the screen-off timing for 5 seconds, and the user takes up the terminal device again, at this moment, the terminal device has timed for 2 seconds, then the terminal device closes the screen-off timing being performed, and then quits the screen-off timing, that is, after the user takes up the terminal device, the terminal device will quit the screen-off timing being performed, so as to ensure that the screen will not be turned off after the user takes up the terminal device. .

And step 304, when the screen-off timing is closed, the terminal equipment quits the screen-off timing.

Specifically, after the terminal device detects that static electricity is not interrupted, it can be determined that the terminal device is held by a user, that is, the user uses the terminal device, then, the terminal device determines whether to start the 5-second screen-off timing, and when the terminal device determines that the 5-second screen-off timing is not started, it can also be understood that the terminal device determines that the screen-off timing is closed, that is, the terminal device does not perform the screen-off timing, and then the terminal device can directly exit from the screen-off timing.

Example four

An embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal device 1, and as shown in fig. 10, the terminal device 1 includes: a detection unit 10, a timing unit 11, and a processing unit 12; wherein,

the detection unit 10 is used for detecting whether static electricity is interrupted;

the timing unit 11 is used for starting screen turn-off timing when the static electricity interruption is detected;

and the processing unit 12 is used for determining whether to start the screen-off timing when the static electricity is not interrupted.

Further, the processing unit 12 is further configured to determine whether a program that does not allow the screen off is running after the screen off timing time is preset.

Further, the processing unit 12 is further configured to send a screen-off command and turn off the screen when it is determined that no program for turning off the screen is allowed to run.

Further, the processing unit 12 is further configured to, when it is determined that a program that does not allow the screen to be turned off runs, turn off the screen turning-off timer, and exit the screen turning-off timer.

Further, the processing unit 12 is further configured to close the off-screen timing and quit the off-screen timing when the off-screen timing is started; and the controller is also used for exiting the screen-off timing when the screen-off timing is closed.

In practical applications, the detection unit 10 may be implemented by an electrostatic inductor disposed on a terminal device; the time counting unit 11 is realized by a timer provided on the terminal device; the processing unit 12 may be implemented by a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Microprocessor (MPU), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or the like, which is located on the terminal device.

Specifically, for understanding of the terminal device provided in the embodiment of the present invention, reference may be made to the descriptions of the power saving methods in the first to third embodiments, and details of the embodiments of the present invention are not repeated herein.

According to the terminal equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, whether the user holds the terminal equipment can be determined by detecting whether static electricity is interrupted, and when static electricity is not interrupted, the user holds the terminal equipment and turns off the screen-off timing; when the static electricity interruption is detected, it is determined that the user does not hold the terminal equipment, and the screen turn-off timing is started so as to automatically turn off the screen more quickly, so that the electric quantity is saved, and the cruising ability is improved.

EXAMPLE five

An embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal device 2, and as shown in fig. 11, the terminal device 2 includes: the static inductor 20, the timer 21 and the processor 22; wherein,

the static inductor 20 is used for detecting whether static electricity is interrupted;

the timer 21 is used for starting screen-off timing when the static electricity interruption is detected;

the processor 22 is configured to determine whether to start a screen-off timer when it is detected that static electricity is not interrupted.

Further, the processor 22 is further configured to determine whether a program that does not allow the screen off is running after the preset screen off timing time.

Further, the processor 22 is further configured to send a screen-off command and turn off the screen when it is determined that no program for turning off the screen is allowed to run.

Further, the processor 22 is further configured to turn off the screen-off timer and exit the screen-off timer when it is determined that a program that does not allow screen-off is running.

Further, the processor 22 is further configured to close the screen-off timing and quit the screen-off timing when the screen-off timing is started; and the controller is also used for exiting the screen-off timing when the screen-off timing is closed.

As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of a hardware embodiment, a software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present invention may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, optical storage, and the like) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

The present invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A terminal device, characterized in that the terminal device comprises: the device comprises a detection unit, a timing unit and a processing unit; wherein,

2. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit is further configured to determine whether a program that does not allow the screen to be turned off runs after a preset screen-off timing time.

3. The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the processing unit is further configured to send a screen-off command and turn off the screen when it is determined that no program that does not allow screen-off is running.

4. The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the processing unit is further configured to turn off the screen-off timer and exit the screen-off timer when it is determined that a program that does not allow screen-off is running.

5. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit is further configured to turn off the screen-off timer and exit the screen-off timer when the screen-off timer is turned on; and the controller is also used for exiting the screen-off timing when the screen-off timing is closed.

6. A power saving method, comprising:

detecting whether there is an interruption of static electricity;

7. The power saving method according to claim 6, wherein after the turning off timer is started when the electrostatic interruption is detected, the method further comprises:

8. The power saving method according to claim 7, wherein the determining whether a program that does not allow the screen to be turned off is running comprises:

9. The power saving method according to claim 7, wherein the determining whether a program that does not allow the screen to be turned off is running comprises:

10. The power saving method according to claim 6, wherein the determining whether to start a screen-off timer comprises:

and when the screen off timing is closed, exiting the screen off timing.