CN109905501B

CN109905501B - Mobile terminal and control method of display panel

Info

Publication number: CN109905501B
Application number: CN201910145835.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 叶剑
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-02-27
Filing date: 2019-02-27
Publication date: 2021-02-12
Anticipated expiration: 2039-02-27
Also published as: WO2020173349A1; CN109905501A

Abstract

The invention provides a mobile terminal and a control method of a display panel, wherein the mobile terminal comprises a shell; the display panel is arranged on the shell and comprises a main panel and at least one sub-panel; the functional component is arranged on the shell and/or the subpanel; the driving mechanism is arranged on the shell, is connected with the subpanel and can drive the subpanel to pivot between a first position and a second position; in the first position, the main panel is connected with the secondary panel, the display surface of the main panel and the display surface of the secondary panel face towards the same direction, and the secondary panel shields the functional component; in the second position, at least a portion of the functional assembly is exposed. Thus, when the functional assembly is needed to be used, the secondary panel is pivoted to the second position; when the functional assembly is not needed, the sub-panel is pivoted to the first position. Therefore, the method and the device can ensure normal use of the functional components and can improve the screen occupation ratio of the mobile terminal.

Description

Mobile terminal and control method of display panel

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of communication, in particular to a mobile terminal and a control method of a display panel.

Background

In recent years, mobile terminals with high screen occupation ratio are more popular with users, and therefore, how to improve the screen occupation ratio of the mobile terminals as much as possible to improve the visual experience of the users becomes a focus of attention of various manufacturers.

At present, a front camera and other functional devices are usually installed on the front surface of a mobile terminal, which enables the mobile terminal to have functions of self-shooting, however, the front camera and other functional devices need to occupy the front surface area of the mobile terminal, which results in a low screen occupation ratio of the mobile terminal.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a mobile terminal and a control method of a display panel, which aim to solve the problem of low screen occupation ratio of the conventional mobile terminal.

In order to solve the technical problem, the invention is realized as follows:

in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile terminal, including:

a housing;

the display panel is arranged on the shell and comprises a main panel and at least one auxiliary panel;

the functional component is arranged on the shell and/or the secondary panel;

the driving mechanism is arranged on the shell, is connected with the subpanel and drives the subpanel to be pivotable between a first position and a second position;

in the first position, the main panel is connected with the secondary panel, the display surface of the main panel and the display surface of the secondary panel face towards the same direction, and the secondary panel shields the functional components;

in the second position, at least a portion of the functional assembly is exposed.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for controlling a display panel, which is applied to the mobile terminal provided in the first aspect, and includes:

receiving a first preset instruction;

and controlling the driving mechanism to drive the secondary panel to pivot according to the first preset instruction.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a mobile terminal, including a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and operable on the processor, where the computer program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the control method for the display panel provided in the second aspect.

In a fourth aspect, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the control method for a display panel provided in the second aspect are implemented.

In the embodiment of the invention, the pivotable sub-panel is arranged, so that the functional component can be arranged below the main panel, and when the functional component is required to be used, the sub-panel is pivoted to the second position; when the functional assembly is not needed, the sub-panel is pivoted to the first position to shield the functional device. Therefore, the embodiment of the invention can ensure the normal use of the functional components and can also improve the screen occupation ratio of the mobile terminal.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments of the present invention will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive exercise.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a second schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention when a sub-panel is in a first position;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention when a sub-panel is in a second position;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view AA in FIG. 3;

fig. 6 is an enlarged view at B in fig. 5;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, an embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile terminal, including:

a housing 1;

a display panel provided on the housing 1, the display panel including a main panel 2 and at least one sub-panel 3;

the functional component 4 is arranged on the shell 1 and/or the subpanel 3;

the driving mechanism is arranged on the shell 1, is connected with the subpanel 3 and drives the subpanel 3 to pivot between a first position and a second position;

in the first position, the main panel 2 is connected with the sub-panel 3, the display surface 21 of the main panel 2 and the display surface 31 of the sub-panel 3 face the same direction, and the sub-panel 3 shields the functional component 4;

in the second position, at least part of the functional component 4 is exposed.

The Mobile terminal may be a Mobile phone, a Tablet Personal Computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a Laptop Computer (Laptop Computer), a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a Mobile Internet Device (MID), a Wearable Device (Wearable Device), a notebook Computer, or a desktop Computer.

The main panel 2 may be fixedly connected to the housing 1. The driving mechanism may be connected to the sub-panel 3 such that the driving mechanism is connected to one side of the sub-panel 3. The display surface 21 of the main panel 2 and the display surface 31 of the sub-panel 3 may be oriented in the same direction or in the same direction. Specifically, the display surface 21 of the main panel 2 and the display surface 31 of the sub-panel 3 are oriented exactly the same, that is, the included angle between the main panel 2 and the sub-panel 3 is 0 degree; alternatively, the display surface 21 of the main panel 2 and the display surface 31 of the sub-panel 3 face the same side, and the deviation therebetween is within a certain range, for example, the included angle between the main panel 2 and the sub-panel 3 may satisfy the condition: greater than 0 degrees and 10 degrees or less. This is understood by those skilled in the art and will not be described herein.

In the first position (see fig. 3), the main panel 2 and the sub-panel 3 may be used as a single display panel or as two separate display panels.

The functional device 4 may comprise at least one of the following devices: the device comprises a front camera, an iris recognition camera, an infrared dot matrix illuminator, a light supplement lamp and a telephone receiver. The exposing of at least part of the functional component 4 may include: the case where the functional component 4 is partially exposed may also include the case where the functional component 4 is entirely exposed. For example, if the functional component 4 comprises a front camera, exposing at least part of the functional component 4 may comprise: the situation that only the lens of the front camera is exposed can also include the situation that the front camera is completely exposed.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the functional components can be disposed below the main panel by providing the sub-panel that is pivotable, so that when the functional components need to be used, the sub-panel is pivoted to the second position (see fig. 4); when the functional assembly is not needed, the sub-panel is pivoted to the first position (see fig. 3) to shield the functional device. Therefore, the embodiment of the invention can ensure the normal use of the functional components and can also improve the screen occupation ratio of the mobile terminal.

Optionally, a gap 22 is provided at a side of the main panel 2, the sub-panel 3 is provided at the gap 22, and in the first position, the sub-panel 3 fills the gap 22.

The sub-panel is arranged at the notch at one side of the main panel, so that the integrity of the display panel formed by the main panel and the sub-panel is better, and the appearance and the visual effect of the display panel can be improved; meanwhile, the notch is arranged on one side edge of the main panel, so that the installation and the pivoting of the secondary panel are more convenient, and the main panel cannot be shielded.

Alternatively, in the first position, the main panel 2 and the secondary panel 3 are located in the same plane.

It should be noted that the main panel 2 and the sub-panel 3 may also be located in different planes, for example, the sub-panel 3 is slightly higher or lower than the plane of the main panel 2.

Because when the primary importance, the primary panel is located the coplanar with the secondary panel to can make when the primary importance, display panel's wholeness is better, and then visual effect when can further promote primary panel and secondary panel whole screen display.

Alternatively, the notch 22 is provided in the middle of one side of the main panel 2.

The notch is positioned in the middle of one side of the main panel, so that the appearance of the display panel is more symmetrical and attractive.

Alternatively, the pivot axis of the secondary panel 3 is parallel to one side edge of the main panel 2.

Because the pivot axis of the sub-panel is parallel to one side edge of the main panel, the appearance of the mobile terminal can be more attractive in the pivoting process of the sub-panel.

Optionally, the notch 22 includes a first side, a second side and a third side, the second side connects the first side and the third side, and a joint of the second side and the first side and a joint of the second side and the third side are both arc-shaped.

Wherein the first side and the third side may be oppositely arranged, e.g. arranged in parallel. The second side edge may be located between the first side edge and the third side edge. The second side edge may be perpendicular to both the first side edge and the third side edge.

Because the junction of the adjacent side of breach all is the arc to can enough make the junction of subpanel and main panel more pleasing to the eye, the collision of edges and corners department when also can reducing subpanel and main panel and being connected.

Optionally, the driving mechanism includes a driving motor 71 and a transmission assembly, the driving motor 71 is disposed on the housing 1, the transmission assembly is respectively connected to the driving motor 71 and the functional assembly 4, and the driving motor 71 drives the subpanel 3 to pivot through the transmission assembly.

In practical application, the transmission assembly may be a worm gear mechanism or a gear set mechanism, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Alternatively, the transmission assembly comprises a worm wheel 72 and a worm 73 which are meshed with each other, the worm wheel 72 is connected with the motor 71, and the worm 73 is connected with the subpanel 3.

In practical applications, the worm 73 may have one end connected to the worm wheel 72 and the other end connected to one side of the sub-panel 3.

In the present embodiment, the pivoting principle of the sub-panel 3 is: the motor 71 drives the worm wheel 72 to rotate, the worm wheel 72 drives the worm 73 to rotate, and the worm 73 drives the subpanel 3 to pivot. Specifically, when the motor 71 rotates forward, the sub-panel 3 pivots from the first position to the second position, and at least part of the functional components 4 are exposed; when the motor 71 is reversed, the sub-panel 3 is pivoted from the second position to the first position, and the functional component 4 is shielded by the sub-panel. Specifically, when the motor 71 rotates reversely, the sub-panel 3 pivots from the first position to the second position, and at least part of the functional components 4 are exposed; when the motor 71 rotates forward, the sub-panel 3 pivots from the second position to the first position, and the functional component 4 is shielded by the sub-panel.

Because the assembly space that the worm gear mechanism needs to occupy is littleer, therefore when adopting the worm gear as drive assembly, can save mobile terminal's assembly space more, and then be favorable to mobile terminal's frivolous development more.

Optionally, a support is provided on the housing 1, the worm 73 is pivotably provided on the support 74, the support 74 has a support hole, and the worm wheel 72 is located in the support hole.

Alternatively, the worm wheel 72 is located on a side of the worm 73 away from the main panel 2 in the thickness direction of the mobile terminal.

Because in the thickness direction of mobile terminal, the worm wheel is located the one side of keeping away from the main panel of worm to make the worm be closer to the subpanel, the installation of the worm that can be convenient for like this more.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the edge of the sub-panel 3 where it is connected to the main panel 2 is disposed obliquely, and the edge of the main panel 2 where it is connected to the sub-panel 3 is disposed obliquely.

In practical applications, the inclination angle of the edge of the sub-panel 3 connected to the main panel 2 may be greater than or equal to 30 degrees and less than or equal to 60 degrees, and the inclination angle of the edge of the main panel 2 connected to the sub-panel 3 may also be greater than or equal to 30 degrees and less than or equal to 60 degrees, so that the connection effect of the sub-panel 3 and the main panel 2 can be better.

Because the edge slope setting with the main panel junction of sub panel, the edge slope setting with the sub panel junction of main panel to can make the light that sends from the edge of main panel can produce the refraction (the refraction route of the light that the edge of main panel sent refers to the route that the arrow in figure 6 shows) at the junction of main panel and sub panel, and then enlarge the visible range of light, like this, can make the user when watching the screen, be difficult to perceive the connection trace of main, sub panel more, can obtain better display effect promptly.

Alternatively, the end surface of the main panel 2 where the sub-panel 3 is connected includes a first slope surface formed to be inclined toward the housing 1 in a direction from the main panel 2 to the sub-panel 3, and the end surface of the sub-panel 3 where the main panel 2 is connected includes a second slope surface formed to be fitted with the main panel 2.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 4, the functional component 4 is mounted on the inner wall of the housing 1, and the working surface of the functional component 4 is oriented in the same direction as the display surface 21 of the main panel 2; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the functional module 4 is mounted on the non-display surface 32 of the sub-panel 3 with the working surface of the functional module 4 facing away from the sub-panel 3.

Wherein, the installation of the functional component 4 on the inner wall of the housing 1 can be understood as follows: the functional component 4 is located inside the housing 1 and is connected to the inner wall of the housing 1.

In practical applications, when the functional assembly 4 includes a plurality of devices, some of the devices may be mounted on the inner wall of the housing 1 and some of the devices may be mounted on the non-display surface 32 of the sub-panel 3 according to the functional difference between the devices. For example, when the functional components include a front camera, an iris recognition camera, a fill-in lamp, and an infrared dot matrix illuminator, the front camera and the iris recognition camera may be installed on the inner wall of the case 1, and the fill-in lamp and the infrared dot matrix illuminator may be installed on the non-display surface 32 of the sub-panel 3.

Because when installing functional unit on the inner wall of casing, functional unit is the rigid, can not receive the influence of subplate pivot to can protect functional unit better, reduce the external damage that functional unit received.

When the functional component is arranged on the non-display surface of the sub-panel, the position of the functional component can change along with the pivoting of the sub-panel, so that the functional component can be suitable for use scenes with more angles, and the applicability of the mobile terminal is better.

In addition, in the case that the functional module 4 is mounted on the inner wall of the housing 1, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, a functional module protective housing 5 may be further disposed between the functional module 4 and the sub-panel 3, and a through hole 51 for exposing the working surface of the functional module 4 may be correspondingly disposed on the protective housing 5; therefore, the collision of the functional component 4 in the using process can be further reduced, and the aesthetic degree of the mobile terminal can be further improved. Furthermore, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, the lens 6 may be embedded in the through hole 51 of the protective shell 5, so that water and dust can be further prevented from entering the functional module, and damage to the functional module 4 can be further reduced.

As shown in fig. 7, a method for controlling a display panel, applied to a mobile terminal in any embodiment of the embodiments corresponding to fig. 1 to 6, includes:

step 701, receiving a first preset instruction;

and step 702, controlling a driving mechanism to drive the secondary panel to pivot according to a first preset instruction.

The first preset instruction may be an opening instruction for instructing the sub panel to pivot from the first position to the second position, or may be a closing instruction for instructing the sub panel to pivot from the second position to the first position. In practical application, the first preset instruction may be in a touch form, for example, a sliding operation or a clicking operation; it may be in the form of voice or physical key press.

In practical application, the controlling and driving mechanism for driving the sub-panel to pivot may be: the control drive mechanism drives the sub-panel to pivot from the first position to the second position, or the control drive mechanism drives the sub-panel to pivot from the second position to the first position.

The pivot of the sub-panel can be controlled according to the first preset instruction, so that when the functional assembly is required to be used, the functional assembly can be exposed through the pivot sub-panel, and when the functional assembly is not required to be used, the functional assembly can be shielded through the pivot sub-panel, so that the functional assembly does not occupy the front area of the mobile terminal in a non-working state, normal use of the functional assembly can be guaranteed, the screen occupation ratio of the mobile terminal can be improved, and further the realization of the full-screen of the mobile terminal is facilitated.

Optionally, the control method of the display panel further includes:

and under the condition that the sub-panel is at the first position, controlling the whole screen display of the sub-panel and the main panel, or controlling the split screen display of the sub-panel and the main panel.

The auxiliary panel and the main panel are controlled to display in a whole screen mode when the display screen is in the first position, so that the main panel and the auxiliary panel can be used as a whole display screen, pursuit of large display interfaces of some users can be met, key information can be normally displayed in the using process of a plurality of application software, and inconvenience of reading and operation cannot be brought to consumers.

In the first position, the main panel and the sub-panel are controlled to display in a split screen mode, so that the main panel and the sub-panel can be independently displayed, when a user receives communication messages related to a used application program or other application programs in the process of using a certain application program, the communication messages can be independently displayed through the sub-panel without interfering with the display of the main panel, and the use and the operation of the user can be more conveniently carried out. For example, when the user is in a video call or playing a game, if an instant message, a short message, an incoming call, or the like is received, the content of the instant message, the short message, an incoming call reminder, or the like can be displayed only by the sub-panel, and the interface of the video call or the game interface can be continuously displayed by the main panel.

Optionally, the control method of the display panel further includes:

and controlling the sub panel to screen in the condition that the sub panel is in the second position.

When the secondary panel is in the second position, the secondary panel is controlled to screen, so that the energy consumption of the secondary panel in a non-working state can be further reduced.

Optionally, the control method of the display panel further includes:

and when the screen turning triggering condition is met, controlling the main panel to turn the screen, and controlling the auxiliary panel to display the target content.

The target content may be current date information, current time information, an instant messaging message, a short message, an incoming call reminder or notification message, and the like.

The secondary panel is controlled to display the target content in the primary panel screen-displaying state, so that the secondary panel can display when the primary panel does not work, the energy consumption of the whole mobile terminal can be reduced, and the standby time of the mobile terminal can be prolonged.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a mobile terminal for implementing various embodiments of the present invention, where the mobile terminal 800 includes, but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 801, a network module 802, an audio output unit 803, an input unit 804, a sensor 805, a display unit 806, a user input unit 807, an interface unit 808, a memory 809, a processor 810, and a power supply 811. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the mobile terminal architecture illustrated in fig. 8 is not intended to be limiting of mobile terminals, and that a mobile terminal may include more or fewer components than those illustrated, or some components may be combined, or a different arrangement of components. In the embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palm computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a wearable device, a pedometer, and the like.

Wherein the processor 810 is configured to:

receiving a first preset instruction;

and controlling the driving mechanism to drive the sub-panel to pivot according to a first preset instruction.

Optionally, the processor 810 is further configured to:

The mobile terminal 800 can implement each process implemented by the mobile terminal in the embodiment corresponding to fig. 7, and is not described herein again to avoid repetition.

According to the mobile terminal 800 of the embodiment of the invention, the sub-panel can be controlled to pivot according to the first preset instruction, so that when the functional component is required to be used, the functional component can be exposed through the pivoting sub-panel, and when the functional component is not required to be used, the functional component can be shielded through the pivoting sub-panel, so that the functional component does not occupy the front area of the mobile terminal in a non-working state, and thus, the normal use of the functional component can be ensured, the screen occupation ratio of the mobile terminal can be improved, and further, the realization of the whole screen of the mobile terminal is facilitated.

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the radio frequency unit 801 may be used for receiving and sending signals during a message sending and receiving process or a call process, and specifically, receives downlink data from a base station and then processes the received downlink data to the processor 810; in addition, the uplink data is transmitted to the base station. In general, radio frequency unit 801 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. Further, the radio frequency unit 801 can also communicate with a network and other devices through a wireless communication system.

The terminal provides wireless broadband internet access to the user through the network module 802, such as helping the user send and receive e-mails, browse webpages, access streaming media, and the like.

The audio output unit 803 may convert audio data received by the radio frequency unit 801 or the network module 802 or stored in the memory 809 into an audio signal and output as sound. Also, the audio output unit 803 may also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the terminal 800 (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 803 includes a speaker, a buzzer, a receiver, and the like.

The input unit 804 is used for receiving an audio or video signal. The input Unit 804 may include a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) 8041 and a microphone 8042, and the Graphics processor 8041 processes image data of a still picture or video obtained by an image capturing device (such as a camera) in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 806. The image frames processed by the graphics processor 8041 may be stored in the memory 809 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the radio frequency unit 801 or the network module 802. The microphone 8042 can receive sound, and can process such sound into audio data. The processed audio data may be converted into a format output transmittable to a mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 801 in case of a phone call mode.

The terminal 800 also includes at least one sensor 805, such as light sensors, motion sensors, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor that can adjust the brightness of the display panel 8061 according to the brightness of ambient light, and a proximity sensor that can turn off the display panel 8061 and/or the backlight when the terminal 800 is moved to the ear. As one of the motion sensors, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in each direction (generally three axes), detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary, and can be used to identify the terminal posture (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games, magnetometer posture calibration), vibration identification related functions (such as pedometer, tapping), and the like; the sensors 805 may also include fingerprint sensors, pressure sensors, iris sensors, molecular sensors, gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, infrared sensors, etc., which are not described in detail herein.

The display unit 806 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The Display unit 806 may include a Display panel 8061, and the Display panel 8061 may be configured in the form of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED), or the like.

The user input unit 807 may be used to receive input numeric or character information and generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the terminal. Specifically, the user input unit 807 includes a touch panel 8071 and other input devices 8072. The touch panel 8071, also referred to as a touch screen, may collect touch operations by a user on or near the touch panel 8071 (e.g., operations by a user on or near the touch panel 8071 using a finger, a stylus, or any other suitable object or accessory). The touch panel 8071 may include two portions of a touch detection device and a touch controller. The touch detection device detects the touch direction of a user, detects a signal brought by touch operation and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch sensing device, converts the touch information into touch point coordinates, sends the touch point coordinates to the processor 810, receives a command from the processor 810, and executes the command. In addition, the touch panel 8071 can be implemented by various types such as a resistive type, a capacitive type, an infrared ray, and a surface acoustic wave. In addition to the touch panel 8071, the user input unit 807 can include other input devices 8072. In particular, other input devices 8072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (e.g., volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which are not described in detail herein.

Further, the touch panel 8071 can be overlaid on the display panel 8061, and when the touch panel 8071 detects a touch operation on or near the touch panel 8071, the touch operation is transmitted to the processor 810 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 810 provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel 8061 according to the type of the touch event. Although in fig. 8, the touch panel 8071 and the display panel 8061 are two independent components to implement the input and output functions of the terminal, in some embodiments, the touch panel 8071 and the display panel 8061 may be integrated to implement the input and output functions of the terminal, which is not limited herein.

The interface unit 808 is an interface for connecting an external device to the terminal 800. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video I/O port, an earphone port, and the like. The interface unit 808 may be used to receive input (e.g., data information, power, etc.) from external devices and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the terminal 800 or may be used to transmit data between the terminal 800 and external devices.

The memory 809 may be used to store software programs as well as various data. The memory 809 may mainly include a storage program area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program area may store an operating system, an application program required by at least one function (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.), and the like; the storage data area may store data (such as audio data, a phonebook, etc.) created according to the use of the cellular phone, and the like. Further, the memory 809 can include high speed random access memory, and can also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid state storage device.

The processor 810 is a control center of the terminal, connects various parts of the entire terminal using various interfaces and lines, and performs various functions of the terminal and processes data by operating or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 809 and calling data stored in the memory 809, thereby integrally monitoring the terminal. Processor 810 may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor 810 may integrate an application processor, which mainly handles operating systems, user interfaces, application programs, etc., and a modem processor, which mainly handles wireless communications. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into processor 810.

The terminal 800 may also include a power supply 811 (e.g., a battery) for powering the various components, and preferably, the power supply 811 may be logically coupled to the processor 810 via a power management system to provide management of charging, discharging, and power consumption via the power management system.

In addition, the terminal 800 includes some functional modules that are not shown, and are not described in detail herein.

Preferably, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, including a processor 810, a memory 809, and a computer program stored in the memory 809 and capable of running on the processor 810, where the computer program, when executed by the processor 810, implements each process of the above-mentioned control method for a display panel, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not described here again.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements each process of the above-mentioned control method for a display panel, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here. The computer-readable storage medium may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art will clearly understand that the method of the above embodiments can be implemented by software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and certainly can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases, the former is a better implementation manner. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes instructions for enabling a terminal (such as a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device) to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present invention.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, which are illustrative and not restrictive, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a housing;

the functional component is arranged on the shell and/or the secondary panel;

in the second position, at least part of the functional assembly is exposed;

the edge of the joint of the secondary panel and the main panel is obliquely arranged, and the edge of the joint of the main panel and the secondary panel is obliquely arranged, so that light rays emitted from the edge of the main panel can be refracted at the joint of the main panel and the secondary panel, and the visible range of the light rays is expanded;

the functional component is arranged on the inner wall of the shell, and the working surface of the functional component and the display surface of the main panel face towards the same direction; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the functional component is arranged on the non-display surface of the subpanel, and the working surface of the functional component faces away from the subpanel.

2. A mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the main panel is provided with a notch at one side thereof, and the sub-panel is provided at the notch, and in the first position, the sub-panel fills the notch.

3. A mobile terminal according to claim 2, wherein in the first position the main panel and the secondary panel are in the same plane.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the notch is disposed at a middle portion of the one side of the main panel.

5. A mobile terminal according to claim 2, wherein the pivot axis of the secondary panel is parallel to the edge of said one side of the main panel.

6. The mobile terminal according to any of claims 2 to 5, wherein the notch comprises a first side, a second side and a third side, the second side connects the first side and the third side, and a joint of the second side and the first side and a joint of the second side and the third side are both arc-shaped.

7. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the driving mechanism comprises a driving motor and a transmission assembly, the driving motor is disposed on the housing, the transmission assembly is respectively connected to the driving motor and the functional assembly, and the driving motor drives the sub-panel to pivot through the transmission assembly.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the transmission assembly comprises a worm wheel and a worm engaged with each other, the worm wheel is connected with the motor, and the worm is connected with the subpanel.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the housing has a support, the worm is pivotally disposed on the support, the support has a support hole, and the worm gear is located in the support hole.

10. The mobile terminal according to claim 8, wherein the worm wheel is located on a side of the worm away from the main panel in a thickness direction of the mobile terminal.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the end surface of the main panel where the sub-panel is connected includes a first slope surface formed to be inclined toward the housing in a direction from the main panel to the sub-panel, and the end surface of the sub-panel where the main panel is connected includes a second slope surface formed to be fitted with the main panel.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the functional component comprises at least one of: the device comprises a front camera, an iris recognition camera, an infrared dot matrix illuminator, a light supplement lamp and a telephone receiver.

13. A control method of a display panel applied to the mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 12, comprising:

receiving a first preset instruction;

controlling the driving mechanism to drive the secondary panel to pivot according to the first preset instruction;

the method further comprises the following steps:

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

and under the condition that the secondary panel is at the first position, controlling the secondary panel and the main panel to display in a whole screen mode, or controlling the secondary panel and the main panel to display in a split screen mode.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

and controlling the sub panel to screen-on under the condition that the sub panel is at the second position.