Disclosure of Invention
According to the problems existing in the prior art, namely, the mobile terminal with a foldable screen is provided, which has the following specific advantages that the mobile terminal is difficult to carry and has huge power consumption due to the large-scale trend of the screen:
a mobile terminal of a folding screen, comprising:
the main screen is in a polygonal shape, and a current operation surface is defined on the main screen;
the plurality of brackets are connected to each edge of the main screen in a turnover and foldable manner through the corresponding number of pivoting devices;
two sides of each bracket are respectively provided with a sub-screen;
each support comprises a first sub-screen facing the plane where the current operation surface is located when the support is turned over, and a second sub-screen facing away from the plane where the current operation surface is located;
when all the brackets are folded to be overlapped with the main screen, the sub-screen covers the whole surface of the main screen;
and the display control unit is used for controlling the main screen and/or the sub-screen to perform corresponding display according to the number of the turned supports and the included angle between the turned supports and the plane where the current operating surface is located.
Preferably, the mobile terminal for folding the screen, wherein the pivoting device includes a positioning structure for positioning the stand connected to the pivoting device at a current angle.
Preferably, the mobile terminal with a foldable screen further includes:
the angle detection unit is connected with the display control unit and used for detecting the angle of an included angle between each support and the plane where the current operation surface is located when each support is turned over and outputting a corresponding detection result;
the display control unit closes the display of the corresponding first sub-screen display and the display of the corresponding area of the main screen when the bracket is turned over towards the current operation surface according to the detected angle of the included angle, and opens the corresponding second sub-screen display; and
and according to the detected included angle, closing the corresponding second sub-screen display when the support is turned back to the current operating surface, and opening the corresponding first sub-screen display and the display of the corresponding area of the main screen.
Preferably, the mobile terminal with a foldable screen further includes:
the angle detection unit is connected with the display control unit and used for detecting the angle of an included angle between the first sub-screen and the plane where the current operation surface is located when each support is turned over, and outputting a corresponding detection result;
the brightness adjusting unit is connected with the angle detecting unit and used for correspondingly reducing the brightness of the first sub-screen and the main screen when the bracket is turned over towards the current operation surface and correspondingly increasing the brightness of the second sub-screen according to the detected angle; and
and correspondingly reducing the brightness of the second sub-screen and correspondingly increasing the brightness of the first sub-screen when the support is turned back to the current operation surface according to the detected angle.
Preferably, the mobile terminal with a foldable screen further includes:
the angle detection unit is connected with the display control unit and used for detecting the angle of an included angle between each support and the plane where the current operation surface is located when each support is turned over and outputting a corresponding detection result;
the screen locking unit is connected with the angle detection unit and used for controlling the mobile terminal to realize screen locking operation according to the turning sequence of the support turned towards the current operation surface; and
and controlling the mobile terminal to realize unlocking operation according to the turning sequence of the support turned back to the current operating surface.
Preferably, the mobile terminal with a foldable screen further includes:
the angle detection unit is connected with the display control unit and used for detecting the angle of an included angle between each support and the plane where the current operation surface is located when each support is turned over and outputting a corresponding detection result;
and the program interface display unit is connected with the angle detection unit and used for controlling the corresponding application program interface to be displayed on the started screen.
The beneficial effects of the above technical scheme are:
1) the screen is convenient to store and carry on the premise of ensuring large-scale setting of the screen;
2) saving the power consumption of the screen;
3) different mobile terminal functions are started through different folding screen modes, convenience is brought to users for use, application diversity is improved, and use experience is good.
Detailed Description
The invention is further described with reference to the following drawings and specific examples, which are not intended to be limiting.
With the development of mobile terminal technology, screens mounted on mobile terminals are becoming larger. The screen of the mobile phone is evolved from 3.5 inches in the traditional way to 4 inches, and then to 5 inches in the current way or even larger; screens of other mobile terminals, such as tablet computers, are also enlarged as much as possible within a controllable range to bring users a more optimal look and feel experience.
But the defect of screen enlargement is also obvious:
firstly, the screen is large in size, so that the mobile terminal is inconvenient to carry and store and cannot be carried about like a mobile terminal carrying a screen with a common size;
secondly, the larger the screen is, the larger the power consumption thereof is, and the larger the screen is, the power consumption of the screen is multiplied compared with the general size of the screen, thereby greatly shortening the usable time of the mobile terminal.
According to the defects, the invention provides the mobile terminal with the foldable screen, which aims to achieve the purposes of convenient carrying and storage in a screen folding mode while ensuring that the screen is large-sized to bring better visual experience to users, and achieve the purpose of reducing the power consumption of the screen in a mode of detecting the folding position to adjust the display brightness of the screen and closing/opening the screen.
As shown in fig. 1-3, the mobile terminal with the foldable screen specifically includes:
the main screen 1 has a polygonal shape. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the main screen 1 may preferably be a polygonal screen with central symmetry, but the main screen 1 is not limited to have a central symmetry shape in the technical solution of the present invention, and the screen with the central symmetry polygonal shape is used as the main screen only to improve the aesthetic appearance of the mobile terminal.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a current operation surface 11 is defined on the main screen 1, and the current operation surface 11 is a surface of the main screen 1 currently operated by the user. That is, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the main screen 1 can be divided into two opposite sides, and the side currently operated by the user is defined as the current operation side 11.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, there are various ways to determine which side of the main screen 1 is the current operation side 11, such as:
detecting that when a certain face on the main screen 1 is upward by means of acceleration sensor detection, setting the face as the current operation face 11; or
When the front camera or the rear camera captures and recognizes the face or eyes of the user, the corresponding side on the main screen 1 is set as the current operation side 11.
In other embodiments of the present invention, many other methods for determining the current operation surface 11 are included, and since the present invention focuses on the problem of reducing the size of the screen and the power consumption for functions such as turning the screen over, the method for determining the current operation surface is not limited herein.
A plurality of holders 2; in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, each stand 2 is foldably connected to one side of the main screen 1 by a corresponding pivot means 4. Further, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a stand is attached to each side of the main screen 1 by a pivoting means 4.
Further, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, each of the racks 2 includes front and back sub-screens, that is, a sub-screen is disposed on each of the two sides of each of the racks 2. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the stand 2 is folded, the sub-screen facing the current operating surface 11 is defined as a first sub-screen 31, and the sub-screen facing away from the current operating surface 11 is defined as a second sub-screen 32.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned stand can be folded to cover the surface of the main screen 1 by the corresponding pivoting device 4, i.e. the sub-screen is overlapped with the main screen 1. Further, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, when all the brackets are folded to the main screen 1 and overlapped, all the sub-screens can cover the whole surface of the main screen 1 (as shown in fig. 2). For example, when the main screen 1 is a center-symmetrical square shape, the stand may be set in a triangular shape, i.e., the sub-screen is set in a triangular shape accordingly (as shown in fig. 1). When all the stands 2 are turned over to cover on the main screen 1, all the sub-screens can cover the surface of the entire main screen 1.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal with a foldable screen further includes:
a plurality of positioning structures (not shown), each positioned on a corresponding one of the pivot assemblies 4. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the positioning structure is used for positioning the corresponding bracket 2 at the current angle when the corresponding bracket is folded, that is, for fixing the corresponding bracket at any position of the folded bracket to form a corresponding angle with the plane of the main screen 1.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4, the mobile terminal with the foldable screen includes:
an angle detection unit 41. The angle detecting unit 41 is disposed inside the mobile terminal, and is used for detecting an angle between the support 2 and a plane where the current operation surface 11 is located when the support 2 is folded. Further, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the angle detecting unit 41 detects the angle between each of the foldable supports 2 and the plane where the current operation surface 11 is located, and outputs the angle.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal with a foldable screen further includes:
a control unit 42 is displayed. The display control unit 42 is disposed inside the mobile terminal and connected to the angle detection unit 41. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the display control unit 42 controls the main screen 1 and/or the corresponding sub-screen to perform the corresponding display according to the angle between each of the brackets 2 and the plane of the current operating surface 11 detected by the angle detection unit 41.
Further, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the display control unit 42 controls the main screen 1 and/or the sub-screen to display accordingly in the following method:
in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the stand 2 is turned over toward the current operating surface 11 of the mobile terminal, the angle of the included angle between the stand 2 and the plane of the current operating surface is detected, and when the included angle reaches a preset value, the corresponding display of the first sub-screen and the main screen is turned off, and the corresponding display of the second sub-screen is turned on. For example, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, when one of the brackets 2 is folded toward the current operating surface 11, the included angle is detected, and when the included angle reaches a predetermined value (for example, when the included angle reaches 45 degrees), the display of the first sub-screen 31 and the main screen disposed on the bracket 2 is turned off, and the display of the second sub-screen 32 disposed on the bracket is turned on. For another example, when two brackets 2 are turned over toward the current operating surface 11, the included angle is detected, and when the included angle reaches a preset value (for example, when the included angle reaches 45 degrees), the first sub-screen 31 and the main screen 1 respectively disposed on the two brackets 2 are closed, and the second sub-screen 32 respectively disposed on the two brackets 2 is opened.
Accordingly, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the stand 2 is turned over toward the current operating surface 11 and the corresponding first sub-screen 31 and the main screen 1 are closed, the stand 2 may be turned over away from the main screen 1 of the mobile terminal, and at this time, the angle of the included angle between the stand 2 and the plane where the current operating surface 11 is located is also detected, and when a preset value is reached (for example, the included angle reaches 45 degrees), the display of the corresponding first sub-screen 31 and the main screen 1 is turned on, and the display of the corresponding second sub-screen 32 is turned off, that is, the display of the first sub-screen 31 and the main screen 1 is resumed.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal further includes:
the brightness adjusting unit 43 is connected with the angle detecting unit 41 and is used for correspondingly reducing the brightness of the first sub-screen and the main screen when the bracket is turned over towards the current operation surface and correspondingly increasing the brightness of the second sub-screen according to the detected angle; and
and correspondingly reducing the brightness of the second sub-screen and correspondingly increasing the brightness of the first sub-screen when the support is turned back to the current operation surface according to the detected angle.
Specifically, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the stand 2 is turned over toward the current operating surface 11 of the main screen 1 of the mobile terminal, the angle of the included angle between the stand 2 and the plane where the current operating surface 11 is located is also detected, and the screen brightness of the first sub-screen 31 and the main screen 1 is correspondingly reduced and the screen brightness of the second sub-screen 32 is correspondingly increased according to the detected included angle. And when the support 2 is turned over back to the current operation surface 11 of the mobile terminal, detecting the angle of the included angle between the support 2 and the plane where the current operation surface 11 is located. The brightness adjusting unit 43 controls the corresponding first sub-screen 31 and/or main screen 1 to correspondingly lower the screen brightness thereof according to the detected trend of the angle change of the included angle. For example, by detecting an angle of an included angle between the support 2 and a plane where the current operation surface 11 is located, it is determined that the current operation surface 11 is being turned over, at this time, the screen brightness of the first sub-screen 31 on the support 2 and the screen brightness of the current operation surface 11 are correspondingly reduced, and the screen brightness of the second sub-screen 32 on the support 2 is correspondingly increased. Further, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the bracket 2 is folded toward the current operating surface 11 and an included angle formed by the plane of the current operating surface 11 is a preset value (for example, 45 degrees), the display control unit turns off the display of the first sub-screen 31 and the current operating surface 11, and completely turns on the display of the second sub-screen 32 (which may be adjusted to normal brightness).
Accordingly, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the stand 2 is turned back to the current operating surface 11 of the main screen 1 of the mobile terminal, it is determined that the stand 2 is turning back to the current operating surface 11 by detecting the angle change of the included angle between the stand 2 and the current operating surface 11, and at this time, the brightness adjusting unit 43 correspondingly decreases the screen brightness of the second sub-screen 32 on the stand 1 and correspondingly increases the screen brightness of the first sub-screen 31 and the current operating surface 11 on the stand 1 until the first sub-screen 31 and the current operating surface 11 are adjusted to the normal brightness and the second sub-screen 32 is turned off.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal further includes:
and a program interface display unit 44, connected to the angle detection unit 41, for displaying a corresponding application program interface on a corresponding screen (the main screen, and/or the first sub-screen, and/or the second sub-screen) or performing a corresponding operation on the corresponding screen according to the number and order of the brackets 2 turned back/forth to/toward the current operation surface 11 of the main screen 1.
Specifically, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the ui display unit 44 also determines, according to the detected angle between the support 2 and the current plane where the operation panel 11 is located (for example, when the support 2 and the current plane where the operation panel 11 is located are detected to form an angle of 45 degrees), to display the corresponding application interface on the opened first sub-screen 31 or the opened second sub-screen 32 on the support 2 according to the specific folded support 2. For example, in an embodiment of the present invention, a specific first sub-screen 31 is opened by folding the bracket 2 away from the current operating surface 11, and when a system is preset to separately open the first sub-screen 31, an interface of a related application program for listening to music is displayed on the first sub-screen 31; when a specific second sub-screen 32 is opened by turning over the support 2 facing the current operating surface 11, the system presets an interface for displaying a related application program for watching a movie on the second sub-screen 32 when the second sub-screen 32 is opened alone.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal further includes:
the screen locking unit 45 is connected with the angle detection unit and is used for controlling the mobile terminal to realize screen locking operation according to the folding sequence of the support folded towards the current operation surface; and
and controlling the mobile terminal to realize unlocking operation according to the folding sequence of the support which is folded back to the current operation surface.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, each rack 2 is first numbered, and the folding sequence of the racks 2 corresponding to different operations is preset in the system. For example, when the racks 2 are sequentially turned over toward the current operation surface 11 in a predetermined order, the screen locking unit 45 controls the mobile terminal to perform a screen locking operation on the first sub-screen 31 and the main screen 1, and to perform an unlocking operation on the second sub-screen 32. Further, when the support 2 is turned over towards the current operation surface 11 to cover the current operation surface 11 in sequence in a preset sequence, the mobile terminal is controlled to perform corresponding screen locking operation and unlocking operation.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the brackets 2 are sequentially turned back toward the current operating surface 11 in a predetermined order, the screen locking unit 45 controls the mobile terminal to unlock the first sub-screen 31 and the main screen 1 and lock the second sub-screen 32.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is also possible to perform the screen locking operation or the screen unlocking operation on all the screens by detecting that the brackets 2 are folded in a certain order.
In summary, the present invention is directed to a large screen formed by splicing a plurality of screens, wherein a plurality of brackets are connected to each side of the main screen through a pivoting device 4, and two sub-screens are respectively disposed on the brackets.
The purpose that the large-scale screen is convenient to carry and store is realized by the way that the sub-screen covers the main screen in a turnover manner; and
the sub-screen and/or the main screen are controlled to be closed or opened in a mode of turning over the support towards or away from the current operation surface on the main screen, so that the purpose of saving power consumption is achieved; and
the corresponding application program interface is controlled to be displayed on the sub-screen and/or the main screen in a mode of turning over a specific support towards or away from the current operation surface on the main screen, so that the purposes of customizing personalized operation and improving use experience are achieved; and
the sub-screen and/or the main screen are controlled to realize screen locking or unlocking operation in a mode of turning over a specific support towards or back to the current operation surface on the main screen in a certain sequence, so that the purpose of convenient operation is achieved, and meanwhile, the safety of the mobile terminal is improved.
In other embodiments of the present invention, the foldable screen may be a one-piece screen made of a flexible material that can be bent and fixed at a specific angle.
While the invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.