CN109144826B

CN109144826B - WIFI signal indication method and device, electronic equipment and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN109144826B
Application number: CN201810956330.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘高森
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-08-21
Filing date: 2018-08-21
Publication date: 2021-11-09
Anticipated expiration: 2038-08-21
Also published as: CN109144826A

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a WIFI signal indication method, apparatus, electronic device and storage medium, wherein the method comprises: detecting the WIFI signal intensity of the current connection; and lightening the sub-areas with the corresponding number in the WIFI indication area according to the current WIFI signal intensity. The WIFI indication area is divided into N sub-areas which are separated from each other in advance, and N is an integer and is larger than 4. Therefore, the WIFI signal intensity indication accuracy can be improved, and a better indication effect is provided for a user.

Description

WIFI signal indication method and device, electronic equipment and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of WIFI technologies, and in particular, to a WIFI signal indication method, an apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium.

Background

WIFI is a technology that allows an electronic device to connect to a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), so that the electronic device can achieve the internet function without wasting mobile phone traffic.

At present, in order to let the user learn the strength of the WIFI signal received by the electronic device, a WIFI indication area is generally displayed in a signal bar of the electronic device so as to indicate the WIFI signal strength. As shown in fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a WIFI indication area in the related art; the WIFI indication area is composed of 4 independent sub-areas. Based on the WIFI indication area, the method for indicating the WIFI signal strength in the related art comprises the following steps: and controlling the lighting number of the sub-areas of the WIFI indication area according to the WIFI signal intensity.

However, in the related art, only 4 different levels of WIFI signal strength can be indicated through the WIFI indication area, so that when the WIFI signal strength exceeds level 3 but does not reach level 4, all sub-areas are still lighted up, and the signal strength indication is not accurate.

Disclosure of Invention

To overcome the problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides a WIFI signal indication method, apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium.

According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a WIFI signal indication method, the method including:

detecting the WIFI signal intensity of the current connection;

lightening sub-areas with corresponding number in the WIFI indication area according to the current WIFI signal intensity; the WIFI indication area is divided into N sub-areas which are separated from each other in advance, and N is an integer and is larger than 4.

Therefore, the WIFI indication areas are divided into the sub areas which are separated from each other and the number of the sub areas is larger than 4, so that the WIFI signal intensity with more levels can be indicated by utilizing the cooperation among the sub areas with more numbers, the accuracy of signal intensity indication is improved, and a better indication effect is provided for a user.

Optionally, the value of N is 10.

According to the method, the number of the sub-areas of the WIFI indication area is limited to 10, and compared with the related technology, the indication level of the WIFI signal intensity is increased from 4 levels to 10 levels, so that the accuracy of signal intensity indication is improved, and meanwhile, the situation that the complexity of a level indication algorithm is improved due to the fact that the number of factor areas is too large is avoided.

Optionally, the WIFI indication area includes at least two direction areas pointing to different directions; each directional region is composed of a plurality of sub-regions;

the method further comprises the following steps:

detecting a current WIFI signal direction;

the step of lighting up sub-areas with corresponding number in the WIFI indication area according to the current WIFI signal intensity comprises the following steps:

according to the direction and the intensity of the current WIFI signal, lightening sub-areas of corresponding number in the corresponding direction area; wherein, the currently lighted direction area points to the emission source of the current WIFI signal.

This is disclosed through combining the direction and the intensity realization of WIFI signal to the instruction of current WIFI condition, can not only instruct the direction of WIFI signal emission source to the user, can also instruct current WIFI intensity to the user, realizes from this that the user can find signal emission source fast according to the direction and the intensity of instructing to satisfy the demand that the user used WIFI better.

Optionally, the WIFI signal indication method of the present disclosure further includes:

when an instruction of requesting to download an application program or a file or requesting to open a video is received, comparing the current WIFI signal intensity with a preset intensity;

determining whether to output prompt information according to the comparison result;

wherein the prompt message includes: the downloading of the application program or the file requested to be downloaded under the current WIFI signal strength is time-consuming, or the loading of the video requested to be opened under the current WIFI signal strength is time-consuming.

This is disclosed through when present WIFI signal strength can not or difficult satisfy user's in-service use demand, the suggestion user is required consuming time at the current operation to make the user can decide whether to look for the place that signal strength is stronger according to self demand, in order to improve download efficiency or loading efficiency to a certain extent.

Optionally, the prompt message further includes: the distance between the current position of the device and the WIFI signal emission source.

The prompt for the distance between the current position and the signal emission source is added, so that a user can clearly know the required walking distance from the current position to a place with stronger signal intensity, the user can predict required time consumption according to the distance, and the phenomenon that the time consumption of the user is too much due to the fact that the distance is not clear is avoided.

when the prompt information is output, displaying the first control and the second control;

when receiving an instruction generated by triggering the first control, closing the prompt message;

and when receiving the instruction generated by triggering the second control, displaying the navigation chart of the signal emission source.

The method and the device have the advantages that the prompt information is output, meanwhile, the control used for triggering the prompt information to be closed and the control used for triggering the navigation chart display of the signal emission source by the user are displayed, so that the prompt information is prevented from interfering with the user when the user does not need the navigation service, and the navigation service is provided for the user when the user needs the navigation service, so that the user can find the signal emission source more quickly and easily.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a WIFI signal indicating apparatus, the apparatus including:

an intensity detection module configured to: detecting the WIFI signal intensity of the current connection;

a control module configured to: lightening sub-areas with corresponding number in the WIFI indication area according to the current WIFI signal intensity; the WIFI indication area is divided into N sub-areas which are separated from each other in advance, and N is an integer and is larger than 4.

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic apparatus including:

a processor;

a memory for storing a computer program executable by the processor;

the display device is provided with a WIFI indication area in a display area; the WIFI indication area is divided into N sub-areas which are separated from each other in advance, wherein N is an integer and is larger than 4;

wherein the processor implements the steps of any of the foregoing methods when executing the program, and implements control of the WIFI indication area and the display state of the display.

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, which when executed by a processor, implements the steps of any of the methods described above.

Since the apparatus, the electronic device, and the computer-readable storage medium of the present disclosure all cover the WIFI signal indicating method of the present disclosure, the apparatus, the electronic device, and the computer-readable storage medium of the present disclosure all include the beneficial technical effects produced by the foregoing WIFI signal indicating method, and are not described herein again.

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

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a WIFI indication area in the related art;

fig. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a WIFI signal indication method according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a WIFI indication area when all sub-areas are lit when N is 10 according to an example embodiment;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a WIFI indication area when any sub-area is not lit when N is 10 according to an example embodiment;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a WIFI indication area when a is 4 according to an example embodiment;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of another WIFI indication area when a is 4 shown in accordance with an example embodiment;

fig. 7 is a flow chart illustrating another WIFI signal indication method according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a WIFI indication area when any sub-area is not lit when N is 10 according to an example embodiment;

fig. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating a WIFI indication area showing simultaneous indication of direction and strength of WIFI signals in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of another WIFI indication area showing simultaneous indication of direction and strength of WIFI signals in accordance with an example embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating a WIFI indication area in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 12 is a flow chart illustrating a WIFI signal indication method according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 13 is a flow chart illustrating a WIFI signal indication method according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a WIFI signal indication apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 15 is a block diagram of another WIFI signal indication apparatus, shown in accordance with an example embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 16 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device of a WIFI signal indicating apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

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 implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used in the present disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. As used in this disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It is to be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "when … …" or "in response to a determination", depending on the context.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a new WIFI signal indication method, which can be applied to terminal equipment, and by dividing WIFI indication areas in the equipment into sub-areas which are mutually separated and the number of which is greater than 4, the WIFI signal intensity of more levels can be indicated by utilizing the cooperation of the sub-areas with more numbers, so that the accuracy of signal intensity indication is favorably improved, and a better signal intensity indication effect can be provided for a user.

As shown in fig. 2, fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a WIFI signal indication method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, which may be used in a terminal, and includes the following steps:

and S101a, detecting the WIFI signal strength of the current connection.

S102, lightening sub-areas with corresponding quantity in a WIFI indication area according to the current WIFI signal intensity; the WIFI indication area is divided into N sub-areas which are separated from each other in advance, and N is an integer and is larger than 4.

In this embodiment, how the terminal device detects the intensity of the currently connected WIFI signal can be known from the related art, which is not described herein.

In this embodiment, the step S102 includes the following steps:

s1021, calling a pre-stored intensity database, and determining an intensity level corresponding to the current WIFI signal intensity; the intensity database stores N intensity intervals respectively corresponding to the N intensity levels one by one.

S1022, lightening the sub-areas with the corresponding number in the WIFI indication area according to the determined intensity level; wherein the number of currently illuminated sub-areas is the same as the determined intensity level value.

The determination of the intensity level of the current WIFI signal intensity may be performed by: and comparing the current WIFI signal intensity with each intensity interval stored in the intensity database to obtain an intensity interval to which the current WIFI signal intensity belongs, wherein the intensity level corresponding to the intensity interval is the intensity level of the current WIFI signal intensity.

The intensity level is positively correlated with the WIFI signal intensity, the highest level of the intensity level is N level, and the lowest level of the intensity level is 0 level. When the current WIFI signal strength is N level, all sub-areas in the WIFI indication area are lit, that is, the number of lit sub-areas is N, as shown in fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a WIFI indication area when all sub-areas are lit when N is 10, which is shown according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. When the current WIFI signal strength is at level 0, not displaying the WIFI indication area or not lighting any sub-area in the WIFI indication area, as shown in fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a WIFI indication area when any sub-area is not lighted when N is 10, shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to fig. 5 and 6, fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a WIFI indication area when a is 4 according to an example embodiment; fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of another WIFI indication area when a is 4 as shown in accordance with an example embodiment. When the current WIFI signal intensity is level a, level a is greater than level 0 and less than level N, and a sub-regions that are lit up in the WIFI indication region may be any a sub-regions, as shown in fig. 5; or a sub-regions that are lit up in a specified order, as shown in fig. 6.

In this embodiment, in order to ensure the accuracy of the WIFI signal strength indication and avoid the complexity of the level indication algorithm from being increased due to excessive factor regions, the value of N is 10.

As shown in fig. 7, fig. 7 is a flowchart of another WIFI signal indication method shown in the present disclosure according to an exemplary embodiment, in an embodiment, in order to enable a user to quickly find a WIFI signal emission source according to a display state of a WIFI indication area, so as to better meet a demand of the user for using WIFI; the WIFI indication area at least comprises two direction areas pointing to different directions; each directional region is composed of a plurality of sub-regions. The WIFI signal indicating method further includes step S101b, detecting a current WIFI signal direction. The step S102 includes the steps of:

s1020, according to the direction and the intensity of the current WIFI signal, lightening sub-areas of a corresponding number in the corresponding direction area; wherein, the currently lighted direction area points to the emission source of the current WIFI signal.

In this embodiment, how the terminal device detects the direction of the currently connected WIFI signal can be known from the related art, which is not repeated herein. In addition, the present disclosure does not limit the sequence of the step 101b and the step 101 a.

The number of sub-areas in each direction area is the same, and corresponding to step 1020, the number of the highest intensity level that the WIFI indication area can indicate is the same as the total number of the sub-areas in each direction area, and at this time, each intensity interval stored in the intensity database needs to be adaptively adjusted, so that the number of the adjusted intensity intervals is the same as the number of the highest intensity level at this time.

In the following, the configuration and the indication state of the WIFI indication area in the embodiment shown in fig. 7 are described by taking N as an example 10:

as shown in fig. 8 and 9, fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a WIFI indication area when any sub-area is not lit when N is 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating a WIFI indication area showing simultaneous indication of direction and strength of WIFI signals according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure. The WIFI indication area includes 3 direction areas a, b and c pointing to different directions, and each direction area is composed of 4 sub-areas, wherein the direction area a is composed of o, a1, a2 and a3, the direction area b is composed of o, b1, b2 and b3, and the direction area c is composed of o, c1, c2 and c3, as shown in fig. 8. When the direction of the detected WIFI signal is on the left of the user and the intensity level of the detected WIFI signal is the highest level, that is, level 4, all sub-regions in the direction region a in the WIFI indication region are lit up, as shown in fig. 9.

In order to clearly indicate the direction of the current WIFI signal without increasing the area of the WIFI indication area, and increase the intensity level that can be indicated by the WIFI indication area, in other embodiments, the maximum intensity level that can be indicated by the WIFI indication area is smaller than the total number of sub-areas by two, for example, when N is 10, the maximum intensity level that can be indicated by the WIFI indication area is 8. In this case, to clearly indicate the direction of the current WIFI signal, when the WIFI signal is full, only all sub-regions in a direction region pointing to the direction of the current WIFI signal are allowed to be lit up, as shown in fig. 10, fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of another WIFI indication region shown in the present disclosure according to an exemplary embodiment and indicating the direction and intensity of the WIFI signal at the same time; thus, the WIFI indication area shown in fig. 10 represents: the current WIFI signal intensity is 8 levels (highest level), and the direction of the current WIFI signal is the right-hand area of the user. However, when the current WIFI signal strength is level 1 and the direction of the current WIFI signal is the right-hand area of the user, the display state of the WIFI indication area is as shown in fig. 11, where fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of a kind of WIFI indication area shown in the present disclosure according to an exemplary embodiment, that is, when the WIFI signal strength is level 1, one sub-area that is not common to other direction areas in the corresponding direction area is lit.

Therefore, the indication of the current WIFI condition is realized by combining the direction and the intensity of the WIFI signal, the direction of the WIFI signal emission source can be indicated for a user, the current WIFI intensity can be indicated for the user, and therefore the user can quickly find the signal emission source according to the indicated direction and intensity, and the demand of the user for using WIFI is better met.

As shown in fig. 12, fig. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a WIFI signal indication method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. In an embodiment, based on any one of the foregoing embodiments, the WIFI signal indication method of the present disclosure may further include the following steps:

and S103, comparing the current WIFI signal intensity with a preset intensity when receiving an instruction of requesting to download an application program or a file or requesting to open a video.

And S104, determining whether to output prompt information according to the comparison result.

Fig. 12 is only an example of the WIFI signal indication method of the present disclosure, and in this embodiment, the present disclosure does not limit the sequence of step S101a and step S103, that is, the signal strength of the currently connected WIFI may be detected again when an instruction requesting to download an application program or a file or requesting to open a video is received.

The preset intensity is the required WIFI signal intensity when the device normally downloads an application program or a file, or normally loads a video, and the WIFI signal intensity can be prestored by a developer in a development stage. In addition, the downloading time consumption can be calculated according to the relation between the downloading total amount and the intensity of the WIFI signal, and the loading time consumption is calculated in the same way; the specific calculation process can be known from the related art, and is not described herein.

The step S104 includes the steps of:

and S1041, when the comparison result is that the current WIFI signal intensity is greater than or equal to the preset intensity, not outputting prompt information.

And S1042, outputting prompt information when the comparison result is that the current WIFI signal strength is smaller than the preset strength.

Wherein, the output mode of the prompt message may include at least one of the following: and the voice module is used for playing, and the display module is used for displaying the text prompt information or the animation prompt information.

Then, when the current WIFI signal strength is weak and results in time spent on downloading or time spent on loading is too long, after the user learns the time spent on downloading or time spent on loading, the user can search for a place with strong signal strength according to the display state of the WIFI indication area to shorten the distance between the device and the WIFI signal emission source, and enhance the strength of the WIFI signal connected to the device to a certain extent, so as to improve the downloading efficiency or the loading efficiency and meet the current use requirement.

From this, this is disclosed through when present WIFI signal strength can not or difficult satisfy user's in-service use demand, and the suggestion user is the current operation needs consuming time to make the user can decide whether to look for the place that signal strength is stronger according to self demand, in order to improve download efficiency or loading efficiency to a certain extent.

In an embodiment, the prompt message may further include: the distance between the current position of the device and the WIFI signal emission source.

The process for acquiring the distance between the current position of the device and the WIFI signal emission source comprises the following steps:

s201, requesting the position information of the current WIFI signal emission source from the server, and acquiring the current position information of the user equipment.

And S202, calculating to obtain the distance between the current position of the equipment and the WIFI signal emission source according to the position information of the current WIFI signal emission source and the current position information of the equipment.

The position information of the WIFI signal transmission source may be provided by a related service provider, or may be acquired by other methods disclosed in the related art, which is not limited in this disclosure. And the current location information of the user equipment may be obtained by a positioning module in the device.

Therefore, the prompt for the distance between the current position and the signal emission source is added, so that the user can clearly know the required walking distance from the current position to the place with stronger signal intensity, the user can predict required time consumption according to the distance, and the phenomenon that the time consumption of the user is too much due to the fact that the distance is not clear is avoided.

As shown in fig. 13, fig. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a WIFI signal indication method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. In an embodiment, the WIFI signal indication method of the present disclosure may further include the following steps:

and S105, when the prompt information is output, displaying the first control and the second control.

S106, when receiving the instruction generated by triggering the first control, closing the prompt message.

S107, when receiving the instruction generated by triggering the second control, displaying the navigation chart of the signal emission source.

After the second control is triggered, the map application installed in the equipment system can be called, and the destination point and the departure point are automatically written into the map application, so that navigation of the signal emission source is realized.

Therefore, when the prompt information is output, the control used for triggering the prompt information to be closed and the control used for triggering the navigation chart display of the signal emission source by the user are displayed, so that the prompt information is prevented from interfering the user when the user does not need the navigation service, and the navigation service is provided for the user when the user needs the navigation service, so that the user can find the signal emission source more quickly and easily.

Corresponding to the foregoing embodiment of the WIFI signal indicating method, as shown in fig. 14, fig. 14 is a structural diagram of a WIFI signal indicating apparatus shown in the present disclosure according to an exemplary embodiment, and the present disclosure further provides a WIFI signal indicating apparatus 30 applied in a terminal, including:

an intensity detection module 31 configured to: and detecting the WIFI signal intensity of the current connection.

A control module 32 configured to: lightening sub-areas with corresponding number in the WIFI indication area according to the current WIFI signal intensity; the WIFI indication area is divided into N sub-areas which are separated from each other in advance, and N is an integer and is larger than 4.

In one embodiment, the value of N is 10.

In an embodiment, the WIFI indication area includes at least two direction areas pointing to different directions; each directional region is composed of a plurality of sub-regions. As shown in fig. 15, fig. 15 is a block diagram of another WIFI signal indicating device shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; the device 30 further comprises: a direction detection module 33 configured to: and detecting the direction of the current WIFI signal. The control module includes: a control sub-module configured to: according to the direction and the intensity of the current WIFI signal, lightening sub-areas of corresponding number in the corresponding direction area; wherein, the currently lighted direction area points to the emission source of the current WIFI signal.

In an embodiment, the apparatus 30 may further include:

a comparison module configured to: and when receiving an instruction of requesting to download an application program or a file or requesting to open a video, comparing the current WIFI signal intensity with a preset intensity.

A cue output module configured to: and determining whether to output prompt information according to the comparison result. Wherein the prompt message includes: the downloading of the application program or the file requested to be downloaded under the current WIFI signal strength is time-consuming, or the loading of the video requested to be opened under the current WIFI signal strength is time-consuming.

In an embodiment, the apparatus 30 may further include:

a control presentation module configured to: and when the prompt message is output, the first control and the second control are displayed.

A shutdown module configured to: and when receiving an instruction generated by triggering the first control, closing the prompt message.

A map presentation module configured to: and when receiving the instruction generated by triggering the second control, displaying the navigation chart of the signal emission source.

Since each module in the apparatus of the present disclosure corresponds to the foregoing WIFI signal indication method, the apparatus of the present disclosure may be described according to the foregoing WIFI signal indication method, which is not described herein again.

Corresponding to the foregoing embodiment of the WIFI signal indicating method, the present disclosure further provides an electronic device of a WIFI signal indicating apparatus, where the electronic device includes:

a processor;

a memory for storing a computer program executable by the processor;

the display device is provided with a WIFI indication area in a display area; the WIFI indication area is divided into N sub-areas which are separated from each other in advance, and N is an integer and is larger than 4.

And when the processor executes the program, the steps of the WIFI signal indication method are realized, and the control over the WIFI indication area and the display state of the display is realized. The steps of implementing the WIFI signal indication method include:

detecting the WIFI signal intensity of the current connection;

and lightening the sub-areas with the corresponding number in the WIFI indication area according to the current WIFI signal intensity.

As shown in fig. 16, fig. 16 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device of a WIFI signal indicating apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The electronic device 500 may be a computer, a mobile phone, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, or other terminal device.

Referring to fig. 16, electronic device 500 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 501, memory 502, power component 503, multimedia component 504, audio component 505, interface to input/output (I/O) 506, sensor component 507, and communication component 508.

The processing component 501 generally controls overall operations of the electronic device 500, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 501 may include one or more processors 509 to execute instructions to perform all or a portion of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 501 may include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 501 and other components. For example, the processing component 501 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 504 and the processing component 501.

The memory 502 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the electronic device 500. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the electronic device 500, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and so forth. The memory 502 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.

The power supply component 503 provides power to the various components of the electronic device 500. The power components 503 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the electronic device 500.

The multimedia component 504 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the electronic device 500 and a user. The screen may include a Touch Panel (TP), 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 504 includes a front facing camera and/or a rear facing camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the electronic device 500 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 505 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 505 may include a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the electronic device 500 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may further be stored in the memory 502 or transmitted via the communication component 508. In some embodiments, audio component 505 further comprises a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 502 provides an interface between the processing component 501 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.

The sensor assembly 507 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of status assessment for the electronic device 500. For example, the sensor assembly 507 may detect an open/closed state of the electronic device 500, the relative positioning of components, such as a display and keypad of the electronic device 500, the sensor assembly 507 may also detect a change in the position of the electronic device 500 or a component of the electronic device 500, the presence or absence of user contact with the electronic device 500, orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the electronic device 500, and a change in the temperature of the electronic device 500. The sensor assembly 507 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 507 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 507 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, a photoelectric sensor, or a GPS sensor.

The communication component 508 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the electronic device 500 and other devices. The electronic device 500 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G, 3G, or 4G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 508 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 508 further 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 exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 500 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.

The implementation process of the functions and actions of each unit in the above device is specifically described in the implementation process of the corresponding step in the above method, and is not described herein again.

For the device embodiments, since they substantially correspond to the method embodiments, reference may be made to the partial description of the method embodiments for relevant points. The above-described embodiments of the apparatus are merely illustrative, wherein the modules described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and the parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the disclosed solution. One of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without inventive effort.

Corresponding to the foregoing embodiments of the WIFI signal indicating method, the present disclosure also provides a computer readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, and when the program is executed by the processor 509 of the electronic device, the steps of the WIFI signal indicating method are implemented, including:

detecting the WIFI signal intensity of the current connection;

The present disclosure may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more storage media including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, and the like, having program code embodied therein. Computer-usable storage media include permanent and non-permanent, removable and non-removable media, and information storage may be implemented by any method or technology. The information may be computer readable instructions, data structures, modules of a program, or other data. Examples of the storage medium of the computer include, but are not limited to: phase change memory (PRAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), other types of Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technologies, compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Discs (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic tape storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmission medium, may be used to store information that may be accessed by a computing device.

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

It will be understood that the present disclosure 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 present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

The above description is only exemplary of the present disclosure and should not be taken as limiting the disclosure, as any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure should be included in the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A WIFI signal indication method, the method comprising:

detecting the WIFI signal intensity of the current connection;

lightening sub-areas with corresponding number in the WIFI indication area according to the current WIFI signal intensity; the WIFI indication area is divided into N sub-areas which are separated from each other in advance, wherein N is an integer and is larger than 4;

the WIFI indication area at least comprises two direction areas pointing to different directions; each directional region is composed of a plurality of sub-regions;

the step of lighting up sub-areas with corresponding number in the WIFI indication area according to the current WIFI signal intensity comprises the following steps: according to the detected direction and intensity of the current WIFI signal, lightening sub-areas of corresponding number in the corresponding direction area; wherein, the currently lighted direction area points to the emission source of the current WIFI signal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the value of N is 10.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the prompting message further comprises: the distance between the current position of the device and the WIFI signal emission source.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

6. A WIFI signal indication apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

a control module configured to: lightening sub-areas with corresponding number in the WIFI indication area according to the current WIFI signal intensity; the WIFI indication area is divided into N sub-areas which are separated from each other in advance, wherein N is an integer and is larger than 4;

the device further comprises:

a direction detection module configured to: detecting the direction of a current WIFI signal;

the control module includes:

a control sub-module configured to: according to the direction and the intensity of the current WIFI signal, lightening sub-areas of corresponding number in the corresponding direction area; wherein, the currently lighted direction area points to the emission source of the current WIFI signal.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the value of N is 10.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising:

a comparison module configured to: when an instruction of requesting to download an application program or a file or requesting to open a video is received, comparing the current WIFI signal intensity with a preset intensity;

a cue output module configured to: determining whether to output prompt information according to the comparison result;

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the prompting message further comprises: the distance between the current position of the device and the WIFI signal emission source.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising:

a control presentation module configured to: when the prompt information is output, displaying a first control and a second control;

a shutdown module configured to: when receiving an instruction generated by triggering the first control, closing the prompt message;

11. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing a computer program executable by the processor;

the display device is provided with a WIFI indication area in a display area; the WIFI indication area is divided into N sub-areas which are separated from each other in advance, wherein N is an integer and is larger than 4; the WIFI indication area at least comprises two direction areas pointing to different directions; each directional region is composed of a plurality of sub-regions;

wherein the processor implements the steps of the method of any one of claims 1 to 5 when executing the program, and implements control of the WIFI indication area and the display state of the display.

12. A computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5.