CN105611029A

CN105611029A - Method and device for controlling reminding function of terminal equipment

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Publication number: CN105611029A
Application number: CN201410594469.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈思; 王广健; 刘惠云
Original assignee: Xiaomi Inc
Current assignee: Xiaomi Inc
Priority date: 2014-10-29
Filing date: 2014-10-29
Publication date: 2016-05-25

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide a method and a device for controlling the reminding function of terminal equipment. The method comprises the following steps: judging whether received first information accords with a preset format; if the first information accords with the preset format, verifying whether a sender of the first information has the permission to operate current terminal equipment; and if the sender of the first information has the operation permission, executing an instruction contained in the first information to control the reminding function of the current terminal equipment. According to the invention, when a mobile phone or other terminal equipment is not around a user, the user can send information of a certain format to the mobile phone to control the alarm clock or other reminding functions of the mobile phone, and the mobile phone parses the received information and executes an operation indicated by the information if judging that the information is legal. Therefore, the problem that a user cannot control the reminding function of terminal equipment when the terminal equipment is not around the user is solved, the power of mobile phones is saved, and disturbance to others is avoided.

Description

Control method and device for reminding function of terminal equipment

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of terminal equipment operation, in particular to a control method and device for a reminding function of terminal equipment.

Background

In real life, a user often uses a reminding function on a terminal device (hereinafter, mobile phone is taken as an example) such as an alarm clock, a calendar, a timer, and the like (hereinafter, alarm clock is taken as an example). However, sometimes the mobile phone is not around the user due to forgetting to carry, and the like, and at this time the alarm clock may ring automatically because the set time is up, but because the mobile phone is not around, the user may forget the previously set alarm clock, or even if the alarm clock is not forgotten, the alarm clock cannot be turned off because the mobile phone is not around, so that the alarm clock rings or vibrates for a long time, which wastes the electric energy of the mobile phone and may disturb others.

In the related art, the alarm clock ringing duration can be set, that is, the alarm clock will automatically turn off when the ringing duration reaches the set duration. However, because the set ringing time is generally not very short, and the alarm rings repeatedly many times, the scheme in the related art still causes the alarm clock to ring for a long time, and the problem that the alarm rings for a long time and the user cannot control the alarm clock is not solved fundamentally.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for controlling a reminding function of a terminal device, so as to solve the problem that a user cannot control the reminding function when the terminal device is not near the user.

According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for controlling a reminding function of a terminal device is provided, where the method includes:

judging whether the received first information conforms to a preset format or not;

if the first information conforms to the preset format, verifying whether a sender of the first information has the operation authority of the current terminal equipment;

and if the sender of the first information has the operation authority, executing an instruction contained in the first information to control the reminding function of the current terminal equipment.

Optionally, the method further includes:

and when the time length or the time number of sending the prompt by the terminal equipment exceeds a preset threshold value, sending preset second information to a preset receiver for prompting.

Optionally, the verifying whether the sender of the first information has the operation right of the current terminal device includes:

judging whether the password contained in the first information is consistent with a preset password or not,

if the password is consistent with the preset password, determining that the operation authority exists; or,

judging whether the sender of the first information is a preset sender or not,

and if the sender is a preset sender, determining that the operation authority exists.

Optionally, the executing the instruction included in the first information includes:

analyzing an instruction code from the first information;

inquiring corresponding operation according to the instruction code;

and executing the corresponding operation.

Optionally, the corresponding operation includes at least one of:

turning on or off a reminder, adjusting an expiration time of the reminder, adjusting a ringing or vibration duration of the reminder, turning on or off a vibration function of the reminder, adjusting a ringing volume of the reminder.

Optionally, the determining whether the received first information conforms to a preset format includes:

receiving the first information;

detecting whether the current terminal equipment is in a reminding state, wherein the reminding state is a state of sending a reminder;

and when the current terminal equipment is in a reminding state, judging whether the first information accords with a preset format.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a control apparatus for a terminal device alert function, the apparatus including:

the information judgment module is used for judging whether the received first information accords with a preset format or not, and if the received first information accords with the preset format, the authority verification module is triggered;

the authority verification module is used for verifying whether a sender of the first information has the operation authority of the current terminal equipment or not, and if the sender of the first information has the operation authority, the control module is triggered;

and the control module is used for executing the instruction contained in the first information so as to control the reminding function of the current terminal equipment.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

and the prompting module is used for sending preset second information to a preset receiver for prompting when the time length or the frequency of sending the prompt by the terminal equipment exceeds a preset threshold value.

Optionally, the permission verification module, when verifying whether the sender of the first information has the operation permission of the current terminal device, is configured to:

judging whether the sender of the first information is a preset sender or not,

Optionally, the control module includes:

the instruction analysis submodule is used for analyzing an instruction code from the first information;

the query submodule is used for querying the corresponding operation according to the instruction code;

and the execution submodule is used for executing the corresponding operation.

Optionally, when determining whether the received first information conforms to the preset format, the information determining module is configured to:

receiving the first information;

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a control apparatus for a terminal device alert function, including:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to:

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects:

in the embodiment of the present disclosure, when a terminal device such as a mobile phone is not near a user, the user may send information in a certain format to the mobile phone to control a reminding function such as an alarm clock of the mobile phone, for example, turning off the alarm clock, adjusting the time of the alarm clock, adjusting the ringing or the vibration duration of the alarm clock, and the like. The mobile phone can analyze the received information, and if the information is judged to be legal, the operation indicated in the information is executed, so that the problem that the user cannot control the reminding function when the terminal equipment is not near the user is solved, the electric energy of the mobile phone is saved, and the disturbance to other people is avoided.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the alarm function of the mobile phone, such as an alarm clock, continuously rings or vibrates and exceeds a certain threshold, the mobile phone may further automatically send a second message for prompting the user to a preset receiving party (for example, a standby mobile phone number of the user), and after receiving the second message, the user may adopt the above-mentioned remote control scheme to control the alarm function of the mobile phone, such as an alarm clock.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the invention and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a reminder function of a terminal device according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a reminder function of a terminal device according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a reminder function of a terminal device according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a reminder function of a terminal device according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a setup interface for an alarm clock remote control function, shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a prompt for SMS, according to an example embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating control messages in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating parsing of control messages according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 9 is a block diagram of a control device for a terminal device alert function according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 10 is a block diagram of a control device for a terminal device alert function according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a control apparatus for a reminder function of a terminal device according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 12 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for controlling a terminal device alert function according to an example embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the invention, as detailed in the appended claims.

Fig. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a reminder function of a terminal device according to an exemplary embodiment. The method can be used for terminal equipment such as mobile phones and tablet computers. Referring to fig. 1, the method may include:

in step S101, it is determined whether the received first message conforms to a predetermined format.

The first information may be a short message, or may be a WeChat information, a QQ information, a Mimi chat information, a Fei information, and the like, and the embodiment is not limited.

When a user wants to remotely control an alarm clock on a mobile phone, first information with a certain preset format can be sent to the mobile phone. After receiving the first information, the mobile phone judges whether the first information accords with a preset format, if not, the first information represents common information and is processed according to the common information.

The specific form of the preset format is not limited in this embodiment, and as an example, the format may be "clock password command code", that is, the first information starts with "clock", then is a space, then is a password, then is a space, and finally is a command code. For example, if the received message is "clock 098911 GBNZ" and matches the predetermined format of "clock cipher code", it is determined that the message matches the predetermined format, and therefore the message is not regarded as a piece of ordinary information, but as a piece of control information.

In step S102, if the first information conforms to the preset format, it is verified whether the sender of the first information has the operation right of the current terminal device.

Besides the requirement of meeting the preset format, the first information also needs to have the authority of operating the mobile phone reminding function. For example, whether the first information has the right or not may be verified according to a password included in the first information, or may be verified according to a sender of the first information (for example, a mobile phone number or a chat number), and the like, and the embodiment is not limited.

In step S103, if the sender of the first information has the operation authority, the instruction included in the first information is executed to control the reminding function of the current terminal device.

For example, the controls may include turning off an alarm, adjusting the volume of the alarm, adjusting the number of alarm rings, and so forth.

Referring to fig. 2, in this embodiment or some other embodiments of the present disclosure, the method may further include:

in step S100, when the duration or the number of times that the terminal device sends the reminder exceeds a preset threshold, sending a preset second message to a preset receiver for prompting.

For example, if the preset receiving party may be a standby mobile phone number of the user, a preset short message may be sent to the standby mobile phone number to prompt the user. Similarly, the preset receiver may also be a rice chat number of the user, and send preset rice chat information to the rice chat number to prompt the user, and so on.

The content of the preset second information is also not limited in this embodiment, and may be, for example, "the alarm clock on your mobile phone has rung 3 times" or "the alarm clock on your mobile phone has rung 1 minute" or the like. If the user can think of the originally set alarm clock after seeing the second information from other terminals, then step S101 can be started to implement remote control of the alarm clock.

In this embodiment or some other embodiments of the present disclosure, the verifying whether the sender of the first information has the operation right of the current terminal device includes:

if the password is consistent with the preset password, determining that the operation authority exists;

or,

judging whether the sender of the first information is a preset sender or not,

For example, the content of the first message is "clock 098911 GBNZ", and the password "2014666" can be parsed from the second field, and if the password is a password previously preset by the user, it represents that the first message has the right to operate the alarm clock.

For example, if the transmission number of the first message is "13800002222" and the first message is a spare mobile phone number of the user, it may be determined that the first message has the authority to operate the alarm clock.

Referring to fig. 3, in this embodiment or some other embodiments of the present disclosure, the executing the instruction included in the short message includes:

in step S301, an instruction code is parsed from the first information;

in step S302, a corresponding operation is queried according to the instruction code;

in step S303, the corresponding operation is performed.

For example, assuming that the format of the first message, "clock password command code", conforms to the predetermined format, it is known that the character string following the second space is the command code. The instruction code is then looked up in table 1 to determine the operation that should be performed.

TABLE 1

Numbering	Instruction code	Corresponding operation
			1	GBNZ	Off alarm clock
2	DKNZ	Turn on alarm clock

3	SZNZSJ10:05	Setting alarm clock time to 10:05
			4	GBNZZD	Turning off the vibrating function of an alarm clock
5	SZNZCF3	The number of the repeated times of the alarm clock reminding is set to be 3

As an example, the corresponding operation may include at least one of:

In addition, taking the alarm clock function of the mobile phone as an example, the states of the alarm clock can be divided into three types: the alarm clock may be turned off, turned on (but not the time of the alarm), or ringing (i.e. sending a reminder), regardless of the state of the alarm clock, in this embodiment, the alarm clock may be remotely controlled by sending control information, for example, remotely turning on the turned-off alarm clock, or remotely turning off the turned-on alarm clock, or the like. In other embodiments, it may be provided that only the alarm clock that is ringing can be remotely controlled, and the control short message is not effective at other times.

Therefore, in some other embodiments of the present disclosure, the determining whether the received first information conforms to the preset format may include:

receiving the first information;

Therefore, only when the alarm clock rings (namely, the alarm clock sends a prompt), the mobile phone carries out format judgment on the received information to identify the control short message, and the format of the information is not judged at other times. This helps to prevent misuse of the control information to some extent, while also reducing the probability of the control information colliding with other information content.

The disclosed aspects are further described below in conjunction with a specific scenario.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a reminder function of a terminal device according to an exemplary embodiment.

In this embodiment, the alarm clock on the mobile phone is remotely controlled by a short message. In this embodiment, the first cell phone (13800001111) is a cell phone that the user forgot to leave at home, and the second cell phone (13800002222) is a spare cell phone that the user left at home.

In this embodiment, the alarm clock application on the first mobile phone has the permission to read and send the short message in addition to the normal alarm clock function. For example, for an android mobile phone, the sms can be automatically sent through a SmsManager function provided by an android system after the device authority is acquired.

In step 401, a user of a first mobile phone sets an alarm clock on the mobile phone and also starts a remote control function of the alarm clock. As an example, as shown in fig. 5, in the option of remote control, the user may preset a temporary password, which is valid before the alarm clock is turned off, and at the same time, a standby number is set to send a prompt message to the number.

In step 402, the alarm time on the first handset is reached and the alarm is sounded.

In step 403, the alarm clock rings for more than 1 minute without the user controlling, so the first mobile phone automatically sends a short message to the standby number, i.e. the second mobile phone, as the prompt short message. For example, the content of the prompt text message can be seen in fig. 6.

In step 404, the user sends a short message to the first mobile phone through the second mobile phone as a control short message. After receiving the prompt short message on the second mobile phone, the user reminds the alarm clock, and then sends a control short message to the first mobile phone. See fig. 7 for an example.

In step 405, the first mobile phone determines whether the received short message satisfies a predetermined format. As an example, as shown in fig. 8, after receiving a short message, the first mobile phone finds that the short message includes three fields separated by spaces, and the content of the first field 801 is "clock", which conforms to a preset format and is determined to be a control short message.

In step 406, it is determined whether the short message has the right. Referring to fig. 8, the second field 802 is a password field, from which a password "098911" can be read, and then compared with the previously set temporary password, if the password matches the previously set temporary password, it is determined that the control message has the right.

In step 407, the instruction code is parsed from the short message, and then the corresponding operation is found and executed. Referring to fig. 8, the control instruction "GBNZ" can be read from the third field 803, and the corresponding operation is to turn off the alarm clock, so that the operation can be executed as such, thereby completing the remote control of the alarm clock by the user.

Fig. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a control apparatus for a terminal device alert function according to an exemplary embodiment. The apparatus may include:

the information determining module 901 is configured to determine whether the received first information conforms to a preset format, and if so, trigger the permission verifying module;

an authority verification module 902, configured to verify whether a sender of the first information has an operation authority of a current terminal device, and if the sender of the first information has the operation authority, trigger a control module;

a control module 903, configured to execute an instruction included in the first information to control a reminding function of the current terminal device.

Referring to fig. 10, in this embodiment or some other embodiments of the present disclosure, the apparatus may further include:

and the prompting module 904 is configured to send a preset second message to a preset receiver for prompting when the duration or the number of times that the terminal device sends a prompt exceeds a preset threshold.

In this embodiment or some other embodiments of the present disclosure, when verifying whether the sender of the first information has the operation right of the current terminal device, the right verification module is configured to:

judging whether the sender of the first information is a preset sender or not,

Referring to fig. 11, in this embodiment or some other embodiments of the present disclosure, the control module may include:

the instruction parsing submodule 9031 is configured to parse an instruction code from the first information;

the query submodule 9032 is configured to query a corresponding operation according to the instruction code;

and the execution sub-module 9033 is configured to execute the corresponding operation.

In this embodiment or some other embodiments of the present disclosure, when determining whether the received first information conforms to the preset format, the information determining module is configured to:

receiving the first information;

With regard to the apparatus in the above-described embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs the operation has been described in detail in the embodiment related to the method, and will not be elaborated here.

The present disclosure also discloses a control device for reminding function of terminal equipment, including:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to:

The present disclosure also discloses a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, in which instructions, when executed by a processor of a terminal device, enable the terminal device to perform a control method of a terminal device alert function, the method including:

Fig. 12 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for controlling a terminal device alert function according to an example embodiment. For example, the apparatus 2800 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, an exercise device, a personal digital assistant, and so forth.

Referring to fig. 12, apparatus 2800 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 2802, memory 2804, power component 2806, multimedia component 2808, audio component 2810, interface for input/output (I/O) 2812, sensor component 2814, and communications component 2816.

The processing component 2802 generally controls overall operation of the apparatus 2800, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 2802 may include one or more processors 2820 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 2802 can include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 2802 and other components. For example, the processing component 2802 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 2808 and the processing component 2802.

The memory 2804 is configured to store various types of data to support operation at the device 2800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 2800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and so forth. The memory 2804 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or non-volatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disks.

Power supply components 2806 provide power to the various components of device 2800. The power components 2806 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the apparatus 2800.

The multimedia component 2808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 2800 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 2808 includes a front facing camera and/or a rear facing camera. The front-facing camera and/or the back-facing camera may receive external multimedia data when the device 2800 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

The audio component 2810 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, audio component 2810 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when apparatus 2800 is in operating modes, such as a call mode, a record mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may further be stored in memory 2804 or transmitted via communications component 2816. In some embodiments, the audio component 2810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

I/O interface 2812 provides an interface between processing component 2802 and peripheral interface modules, which may be keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

Sensor assembly 2814 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of state assessment for apparatus 2800. For example, sensor assembly 2814 may detect an open/closed state of device 2800, the relative positioning of components, such as a display and keypad of apparatus 2800, sensor assembly 2814 may also detect a change in position of apparatus 2800 or a component of apparatus 2800, the presence or absence of user contact with apparatus 2800, orientation or acceleration/deceleration of apparatus 2800, and a change in temperature of apparatus 2800. Sensor assembly 2814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 2814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 2814 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 2816 is configured to facilitate communications between the apparatus 2800 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The apparatus 2800 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G, or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 2816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communications component 2816 also includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an example embodiment, the apparatus 2800 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, or other electronic components for performing the above-described methods.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, such as memory 2804 comprising instructions, executable by processor 2820 of apparatus 2800 to perform the above-described method is also provided. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the invention pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A control method for a reminding function of terminal equipment is characterized by comprising the following steps:

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the verifying whether the sender of the first message has the operation right of the current terminal device comprises:

judging whether the sender of the first information is a preset sender or not,

4. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the instructions contained in the first information comprises:

analyzing an instruction code from the first information;

inquiring corresponding operation according to the instruction code;

and executing the corresponding operation.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the corresponding operation comprises at least one of:

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining whether the received first message conforms to a predetermined format comprises:

receiving the first information;

7. A control device for a reminding function of a terminal device is characterized by comprising:

8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising:

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the right verifying module, when verifying whether the sender of the first message has the operation right of the current terminal device, is configured to:

judging whether the sender of the first information is a preset sender or not,

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the control module comprises:

and the execution submodule is used for executing the corresponding operation.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the information determining module, when determining whether the received first information conforms to a preset format, is configured to:

receiving the first information;

12. A control device for a terminal device reminding function is characterized by comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to: