CN110456940B

CN110456940B - Electronic apparatus and control method thereof

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Publication number: CN110456940B
Application number: CN201910668640.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 廖程明
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2019-07-23
Filing date: 2019-07-23
Publication date: 2023-06-13
Anticipated expiration: 2039-07-23
Also published as: CN110456940A; CN116700522A

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides electronic equipment and a control method thereof, wherein the electronic equipment comprises: the device comprises a shell and a pressure detection module, wherein the shell comprises a side edge, a groove is formed in the inner surface of the side edge, the pressure detection module is arranged on the inner surface of the side edge, and the pressure detection module is used for detecting the pressing force of the side edge; the pressure detection module comprises a flexible circuit board and a pressure detector arranged on the flexible circuit board, wherein the pressure detector is arranged in the groove, the flexible circuit board is arranged outside the groove, and the pressure detector and the inner wall around the groove are arranged at intervals, so that the pressure detector is not contacted with the inner wall around the groove when the side edge is deformed under compression. The embodiment of the application is convenient for controlling the electronic equipment.

Description

Electronic apparatus and control method thereof

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of electronic technologies, and in particular, to an electronic device and a control method thereof.

Background

With the development of communication technology, electronic devices such as smartphones are becoming more popular. In the use process of the electronic equipment, the electronic equipment can control the display screen to display pictures through the main board, the electronic equipment can control the camera to acquire images through the touch display screen, and the electronic equipment can also realize the control of various functions of the electronic equipment through the key switch.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides electronic equipment and a control method thereof, which can facilitate a user to control the electronic equipment.

The embodiment of the application discloses electronic equipment, which comprises a shell and a pressure detection module, wherein the shell comprises a side edge, the inner surface of the side edge is provided with a groove, the pressure detection module is arranged on the inner surface of the side edge, and the pressure detection module is used for detecting the pressing force of the side edge;

the pressure detection module comprises a flexible circuit board and a pressure detector arranged on the flexible circuit board, wherein the pressure detector is arranged in the groove, the flexible circuit board is arranged outside the groove, and the pressure detector and the inner wall around the groove are arranged at intervals, so that the pressure detector is not contacted with the inner wall around the groove when the side edge is deformed under compression.

The embodiment of the application discloses a control method of electronic equipment, which is the electronic equipment,

the method comprises the following steps:

the pressing force detected by the pressure detection module at the side edge is obtained;

acquiring the pressing position detected by the position detection module at the side edge;

determining a detection result according to the pressing force and the pressing position;

and controlling the electronic equipment according to the detection result.

In this embodiment of the application, the pressure detector of pressure detection module sets up in the recess, and the side corresponds the recess position when pressing and produces deformation more easily, and pressure detector can more accurately detect the side because of the deformation volume that the pressure produced, can improve pressure detector and detect the accuracy of pressing the dynamics.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are required to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device shown in fig. 1 along the direction P2-P2.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a first configuration of an operation switch in the electronic device shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a second configuration of the operation switch in the electronic device shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a third configuration of the operation switch in the electronic device shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a schematic partial view of a pressure detection module disposed on an inner surface of a side in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a fourth configuration of the operation switch in the electronic device shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 8 is another partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device shown in fig. 1 along the direction P2-P2.

Fig. 9 is a flowchart of a control method of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application. An electronic device such as electronic device 20 of fig. 1 may include a housing such as housing 200, an operating switch such as operating switch 400, a camera such as camera 600, and a circuit board such as circuit board 800. The circuit board 800, the camera 600 and the operation switch 400 may be disposed on the housing.

The electronic device 20 may be a computing device such as a laptop computer, a computer monitor including an embedded computer, a tablet computer, a cellular telephone, a media player, or other handheld or portable electronic device, a smaller device (such as a wristwatch device, a hanging device, a headset or earpiece device, a device embedded in glasses or other device worn on the head of a user, or other wearable or miniature device), a television, a computer display not including an embedded computer, a gaming device, a navigation device, an embedded system (such as a system in which an electronic device with a display is installed in a kiosk or automobile), a device implementing the functionality of two or more of these devices, or other electronic device. In the exemplary configuration of fig. 1, the electronic device 20 is a portable device, such as a cellular telephone, media player, tablet, or other portable computing device. Other configurations may be used for electronic device 20 if desired. The example of fig. 1 is merely exemplary.

The housing 200 may be formed of plastic, glass, ceramic, fiber composite, metal (e.g., stainless steel, aluminum, etc.), other suitable materials, or a combination of any two or more of these materials. The housing 200 may be formed using a unitary configuration in which some or all of the housing 200 is machined or molded as a single structure, or may be formed using multiple structures (e.g., an inner frame structure, one or more structures forming an outer housing surface, etc.). The housing 200 may provide a receiving cavity to receive components of the electronic device 20 such as a battery, a circuit board 800, and the like.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device shown in fig. 1 along the direction P2-P2. The electronic device 20 may also include a display screen, such as display screen 100, the display screen 100 being mountable in the housing 200. The display screen 100 may be a touch screen display that incorporates conductive capacitive touch sensor electrode layers or other touch sensor components (e.g., resistive touch sensor components, acoustic touch sensor components, force-based touch sensor components, light-based touch sensor components, etc.), or may be a non-touch sensitive display. The capacitive touch screen electrode may be formed from an array of indium tin oxide pads or other transparent conductive structures.

Display screen 100 may include a display pixel array formed from Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) components, an electrophoretic display pixel array, a plasma display pixel array, an organic light emitting diode display pixel array, an electrowetting display pixel array, or display pixels based on other display technologies. Display 100 may be protected using a display cover layer such as a transparent glass layer, light transmissive plastic, sapphire, or other transparent dielectric layer. In some embodiments, the display 100 may be a flexible screen, i.e., the display 100 may be bendable and foldable.

The housing 200 may include a middle frame such as the middle frame 220 and a rear cover such as the rear cover 240. The middle frame 220 may serve as a carrier for the electronic device 20. For example, the middle frame 220 may carry the display 100, circuit board 800, battery, etc., of the electronic device 20. The middle frame 220 may be made of metal, and may be formed by injection molding or machining.

The rear cover 240 may be disposed on one side of the middle frame 220, such as the rear cover 240 being disposed on a non-display side of the middle frame 220. The rear cover 240 and the middle frame 220 are fixedly coupled to form a receiving cavity 220 to receive devices of the electronic device 20 such as a battery, a circuit board 800, etc., so that the rear cover 240 may be disposed on the middle frame 220 to cover the devices of the battery and the circuit board 800, etc. It will be appreciated that the display 100 and the rear cover 240 are disposed on opposite sides of the middle frame 220, and the display 100 may be disposed on a display surface of the middle frame 220 to display a picture.

The middle frame 220 may have a plurality of sides 222, and the plurality of sides 222 of the middle frame 222 are located at the periphery of the base of the middle frame 220. The respective lengths of the sides 222 of the middle frame 220 may or may not be the same. Such as the middle frame 220, may have a first side edge of a longer length and a second side edge of a shorter length, i.e., the length of the first side edge is greater than the length of the second side edge. Devices of the electronic device 20 such as the operation switch 400 may be disposed on one or more of the sides 222 of the middle frame 220, such as the operation switch 400 of the electronic device 20 being disposed on one of the longer sides 222 of the middle frame 220.

The operation switch 400 may be provided on the shorter side 222. It will be appreciated that the operating switch 400 may be disposed on any one side 222 or any plurality of sides 222 when the lengths of the sides 222 are the same. It is further understood that the operation switch 400 may be disposed at a connection position of the two connected sides 222 or at a corner position of the middle frame 220. It is also understood that one of the sides 222 may be provided with one or more operating switches 400. In some embodiments, a control area 2222, or an operating area 2222, may be provided on one of the sides 222. The operation switch 400 may be provided at the control area 2222 of the side 222 for user operation. Of course, it is also possible to arrange the operation switches 400 at all positions of the side 222, i.e., the control area 2222 is the entire side 222.

In some embodiments, self-luminescent material may be provided at the control area 2222 location for user recognition of the controller 2222. The color setting at the location of the control area 2222 may be different from the color setting at other locations of the side 222. A light emitting lamp may also be provided in the control area 2222.

In the related art, a plurality of physical keys, such as a switch key, a volume key, a shortcut key, etc., are provided on a side of an electronic device. The physical keys generally protrude outside the side edges, gaps are formed between the physical keys and the side edges of the electronic equipment, and water leakage and dust entering are easy.

Based on this, in the embodiment of the present application, the operation switch 400 is disposed on the inner surface of the side 222, and the user can directly operate the control area 2222 to implement control of the operation switch 400. So that the integrity of the side edges 222 can be maintained and waterproof and dustproof.

The side 222 may be provided with a first receiving groove 2224 to receive the operation switch 400. The first receiving groove 2224 may communicate with the receiving cavity 260. The depth of the first storage groove 2224 may be far greater than the thickness of the operation switch 400, that is, after the operation switch 400 is placed in the first storage groove 2224, the position of the first storage groove 2224 communicated with the storage cavity 260 forms a cavity, so that the control area 2222 at the position of the first storage groove 2224 is convenient to deform. Such as: the distance between the operation switch 400 and the storage chamber 260 is about 5 mm. The length of the first storage groove 2224 is the distance between the first storage groove 2224 along the length direction of the side edge 222, and the length of the first storage groove 2224 can be determined according to practical requirements. The width of the first receiving groove 2224 is a distance along the width direction of the side edge 222, and the width of the first receiving groove 2224 may be between 1.6 mm and 2 mm.

The outer surface of the side 222 may be of various shapes, such as: arc, rectangle, rounded rectangle, etc. The outer surface of the side 222 may also be curved. At least one of the rear cover 240 and the display screen 100 may be disposed in an arc shape and cover at least a portion of the side 222.

The operation switch 400 is disposed at the control area 2222 and at the inner surface of the side 222. The operation switch 400 may be electrically connected to the circuit board 800 of the electronic device 20. The circuit board 800 of the electronic device 20 may have integrated thereon a processor, memory, etc., which may be used to process various operations of the electronic device 20. Such as: the processor may control the display of the display screen 100 in the electronic device 20, the processor may control the camera 600 in the electronic device 20 to take a picture, etc. The operation switch 400 may receive a control signal in the control area 2222, where the control signal may be a signal for controlling the volume of the electronic device 20, the control signal may be a signal for controlling the on/off of the electronic device 20, and the control signal may be a signal for controlling the working state of the camera.

In this embodiment, the operation switch 400 is disposed on the inner surface of the side 222, and the side 222 is not provided with a hole structure for avoiding the operation switch 400, so that the user can drive the operation switch 400 through a control signal to control the electronic device 20 through the side 222 at the position of the control area 2222, such as controlling the volume of the electronic device 20, controlling the on/off of the electronic device 20, controlling the working state of the camera in the electronic device 20, and so on.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a first structure of an operation switch in the electronic device shown in fig. 2. The operation switch 400 may include a pressure detection module 420, where the pressure detection module 420 is configured to detect a pressing force of the side 222, and specifically may be configured to detect the pressing force according to a deformation amount generated by the side 222. The pressure detection module 420 may include a first flexible circuit board 422 and a pressure detector 424 electrically connected to the first flexible circuit board 422. The first flexible circuit board 422 may be disposed on an inner surface of the side 222, such as by being adhered to the inner surface of the side 222 with glue, double sided tape, or the like.

The pressure detector 424 may include a resistive sensor or a capacitive sensor, among other things. It should be noted that, when the pressure detector 424 includes a capacitive sensor, no metal is disposed at the position of the pressure detector 424, so as to ensure the accuracy of the detection of the capacitive sensor. Among them, the resistive sensor may employ a MEMS (Microelectro Mechanical Systems, micro electro mechanical system) sensor, which requires the width of the first receiving groove 2224 to be 1.6 mm. The resistive sensor is not limited to the MEMS piezoresistive IC, and a strain gauge may be used as the resistive sensor, and the width of the first receiving groove 2224 is about 2 mm for the strain gauge.

It will be appreciated that the side 222 is thinner and can be deformed by the pressing force, and the first flexible circuit board 422 and the pressure detector 424 are disposed on the inner surface of the side 222. When the side 222 receives the pressing force, the side 222 deforms, and drives the first flexible circuit board 422 and the pressure detector 424 to deform together, and converts the pressure into an electrical signal to be transmitted to the processor of the circuit board 800, and the processor can control the electronic device 20 according to the pressing operation. The pressing operation may include pressing down, pressing down more, pressing down for a long time, and the like. The long press is that the pressing time exceeds the preset time. The pressing down may be that a plurality of pressing operations are detected within a preset time.

In some embodiments, the pressing operation may be determined as the first control signal, i.e., the camera 600 of the electronic device 20 may be controlled to take a picture when the operation switch 400 receives the pressing operation at the control area 2222. Thus, the user can realize the function of controlling the camera 600 to take a picture without touching the display screen 100, which not only saves the power consumption of the touch display screen 100, but also is convenient for the user to operate. Especially, the operation of one hand of some users is convenient. It should be noted that the operation of controlling the camera 600 of the electronic apparatus 20 to take a picture is not limited to the pressing operation, and may be other operations. It should also be noted that the electronic device may also control other functions of the electronic device 20, such as adjusting the volume, etc., according to the pressing operation.

In the actual assembly process, since the first flexible circuit board 422 is made of a soft material and is easy to deform, the thickness of the first flexible circuit board 422 may be increased in order to reduce the deformation of the first flexible circuit board 422 during the assembly process. Of course, a reinforcement sheet may be used to fixedly connect the first flexible circuit board 422.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a second structure of the operation switch in the electronic device shown in fig. 2. The operation switch 420 may further include a reinforcing sheet 426, the reinforcing sheet 426 and the first flexible circuit board 422 are fixedly connected, and the reinforcing sheet 426 and the pressure detector 424 are disposed at both sides of the first flexible circuit board 422, respectively. The reinforcing sheet 426 is fixedly attached to the inner surface of the side 222 at the position of the control region 2222. The reinforcing sheet 426 thus increases the overall strength of the pressure detecting module 420 for assembly, preventing deformation during assembly from occurring and preventing easy assembly. It should be noted that the pressure detector 424 and the reinforcing sheet 426 may not be disposed on both sides of the first flexible circuit board 422.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a third structure of the operation switch in the electronic device shown in fig. 2. The reinforcing sheet 426 and the pressure detector 424 may be disposed on the same side of the first flexible circuit board 422, the pressure detector 424 may be disposed within a space 428 of the reinforcing sheet 426, and the space of the space 428 is larger than the size of the pressure detector 424. Such as the thickness of the reinforcing sheet 426 being greater than the thickness of the pressure detector 424, the reinforcing sheet 426 and the pressure detector 424 are not in contact. It is thereby ensured that the pressure detector 424 does not contact the reinforcing piece 426 or the side 222 when deformed by pressure, thereby affecting the accuracy of the pressure detector 424 in detecting the pressing force.

It will be appreciated that in order for the pressure detector 424 to be able to effectively detect pressure, a void 428 may be provided in the reinforcing sheet 426, with the pressure detector 424 being spatially located within the void 428. Therefore, when the side 222 at the position of the control area 2222 receives the acting force, the stress of the acting force acts on the pressure detector 424 at the position of the gap 428 due to the arrangement of the reinforcing sheet 426, so that the signal detected by the pressure detection module 420 can be more accurate. In some embodiments, the first flexible circuit board 422 may be connected to the two reinforcing sheets 426 to form a gap 428, and the gap 428 may be formed on one reinforcing sheet 426.

It should be noted that, the accuracy of the signal detected by the pressure detecting module 420 can be improved without the reinforcing plate 426, such as providing a groove on the side 222 of the control area 2222, so that the pressure detector 424 is disposed in the groove, and the thickness of two sides of the groove is larger, so that the thickness of the pressure detector 424 is smaller and the deformation is also easy to generate.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic partial view of a pressure detecting module disposed on an inner surface of a side in the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present application. The inner surface of the side 222 may be provided with a groove 2228, and the groove 2228 may be provided at the bottom wall of the first receiving groove 2224. The present embodiment may dispose the pressure detector 424 within the recess 2228 and dispose the first flexible circuit board 422 on the bottom wall of the first receiving recess 2224. Thus, the first flexible circuit board 422 is located outside the grooves 2228.

Therefore, the grooves 2228 formed in the inner surface of the side 222 in the embodiment of the present application can reduce the thickness of the side 222 at the position of the grooves 2228, so that the side 222 is convenient to deform at the position of the grooves 2228. And thus the pressure detector 424 located in the groove 2228 can detect the pressing force according to the deformation amount of the side 222. In this embodiment of the present application, the groove 2228 is further provided in the first storage groove 2224 to store the pressure detector 424, so that the pressure detector 424 is more convenient to detect the pressing force, and the accuracy of detecting the pressure detector 424 can be improved.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the space of the groove 2228 provided on the inner surface of the side 222 is larger than the size of the pressure detector 424, so that the pressure detector 424 is located in the groove 2228 and spaced from the inner wall around the groove 2228. And thus the side 222, is deformed by compression, so that the pressure detector 424 does not contact the inner wall around the groove 2228. It will be appreciated that the side 222 as defined in the embodiments of the present application is deformed under compression within a certain pressure range, or the deformation of the side 222 is within a certain range. When the pressing force is excessive and damage is generated to the side 222, the contact of the pressure detector 424 with the inner wall around the groove 2228 is not the case defined in the present application.

In some embodiments, a layer of resilient pad may be disposed within groove 2228. The resilient pad may be made of a soft resilient material to further prevent the inner wall of groove 2228 from contacting pressure detector 424. The inner wall of the groove 2228 is prevented from directly contacting the pressure detector 424 mainly against the excessive pressing force applied to the side 222.

It should be noted that, the pressure detection module 420 may also detect other operations, such as a sliding operation. The pressure detection module 420 may determine based on the pressure detected by it continuously moving.

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a fourth structure of the operation switch in the electronic device shown in fig. 2. The operation switch 400 may further include a position detecting module such as an ultrasonic detecting module 440, the ultrasonic detecting module 440 detecting a pressing position of the side 222. The ultrasonic detection module 440 may include a second flexible circuit board 442, a signal transmitting portion 444, and a signal receiving portion 446. The signal transmitting portion 444 and the signal receiving portion 446 are electrically connected to the second flexible circuit board 442. The signal transmitting portion 444 and the signal receiving portion 446 may each be made of a piezoelectric ceramic material. The second flexible circuit board 442 may be disposed on an inner surface of the side 222 of the control area 2222, such as by being adhered to the inner surface of the side 222 with glue, double-sided tape, or the like. The ultrasonic detection module 440 may receive different signals, such as different modes of operation, by which control signals may be determined to control various functions of the electronic device 20 based on the control signals.

The ultrasonic detection module 440 may detect the pressed position of the control area 2222 to achieve positioning. Alternatively, the ultrasonic detection module 440 may detect a specific location for placement of a finger in the control area 2222 to achieve positioning. When the pressing force continuously moves, or the user's finger performs a sliding operation in the control area, the ultrasonic detection module 440 may receive the sliding operation signal to determine the sliding operation signal as a second control signal, and may convert the second control signal into an electrical signal and transmit the electrical signal to the processor of the circuit board 800, where the processor may control the function of the electronic device 20, such as adjusting the focal length of the camera 600, adjusting the video playing progress, adjusting the volume, etc., according to the second control signal. Thereby enabling control of the functions of the electronic device 20.

It will be appreciated that other operations, such as tapping, may also be detected by the ultrasonic detection module 440. The ultrasonic detection module 440 may also control the functions of the electronic device 20 according to other operations or different sliding operations.

The sliding direction of the sliding operation is a direction along the length of the side 222. Of course, the sliding direction of the sliding operation may be the direction along the width of the side 222, or may be other directions.

It is understood that the ultrasonic detection module 440 may be provided with a signal transmitting portion 444 and a signal receiving portion 446 at intervals. The plurality of signal transmitting portions 444 and the plurality of signal receiving portions 446 may be provided at intervals.

It should be noted that the operation switch 400 is not limited to the ultrasonic detection module 440, and is not limited to the pressure detection module 420. In some embodiments, the operation switch 400 may include a pressure detection module and a position detection module, which may share one flexible circuit board. Such as the pressure detector, the ultrasonic signal transmitting portion, and the ultrasonic signal receiving portion are provided on the same flexible circuit board. For example: a pressure detector is disposed between a signal transmitting portion and a signal receiving portion. Of course, if there are a plurality of pressure detectors, each pressure detector is disposed between one signal transmitting portion and one signal receiving portion, i.e., at a distance from each other. The operation switch 400 includes both a pressure detector and an ultrasonic detector, and can effectively detect the pressing force by the pressure detector and the pressing position by the ultrasonic detector. Thereby not only controlling the functions of the electronic device 20 such as controlling the camera 600 to take a picture, controlling the camera 600 to focus, accurately according to the received signals. Meanwhile, the function of preventing false touch can be realized according to the pressing force and the pressing position.

Wherein the position detector and the pressure detector may be disposed on the same flexible circuit board, and the disposition interval is disposed on the bottom wall of the first receiving groove 2224. The position detector may be disposed outside the recess 2228, such as the position detector and the pressure detector may be disposed on two opposite sides of the flexible circuit board. It should be noted that the position detector may be disposed in the groove 2228, and the two do not affect each other. It will be appreciated that it is also possible to provide one of the detectors on the side wall of the first receiving groove 2224 and the other detector on the bottom wall of the first receiving groove 2224.

It should be noted that the electronic device 20 may also be provided with one or more ultrasonic detectors and one or more pressure detectors in different control areas 2222.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is another partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device shown in fig. 1 along the direction P2-P2. The electronic device 20 may further include a false touch detection module 300, and the false touch detection module 300 may be disposed between the side 222 and the rear cover 240. The side 222 may further include a detection area 2226, where the detection area 2226 may be disposed adjacent to the control area 2222, the control area 2222 may be a middle position of the side 222, and the detection area 2226 may be located outside the middle position. Such as detection zone 2226, is located on a side near rear cover 240. The anti-false touch detection module 300 may be adjacent to the rear cover 240 or may be disposed between the rear cover 240 and the side 222, so as to be covered by the rear cover 240 for protection. The operation switch 400 may be located between the false touch preventing detection module 300 and the display screen 100.

The anti-false touch detection module 300 may be a capacitive detector, and the rear cover 240 may be made of glass. The capacitance detector is an electrode plate with a certain shape, a certain capacitance (self capacitance) is formed between the electrode plate and the surrounding ground under the condition that no finger touches the sensor surface, and when the finger touches the sensor surface, the conductive property and the large mass of the human body form a grounded conductive layer, so that electric field lines are formed, and the capacitance between the capacitance detector and the ground is changed. By detecting this change in capacitance it is possible to know whether there is a finger press. Thereby realizing the function of preventing false touch by the false touch prevention detection module 300. It should be noted that the capacitive detector may refer to a touch function of the display screen.

The processor on the circuit board 800 of the electronic device 20 can control the electronic device 20 according to the detection result of the anti-false touch detection module 300 and the detection result of the pressure detection module 420. Of course, the processor may control the electronic device 20 only according to the detection result of the pressure detection module 420, and may control the electronic device 20 according to the detection result of the anti-false touch detection module 300. The detection result such as the false touch prevention detection module 300 may include a sliding operation, and the processor may control the camera 600 of the electronic device 20 to photograph, focus, etc. according to the sliding operation.

It should be noted that, when the anti-false touch detection module 300 is adjacent to the rear cover 240, the anti-false touch detection module 300 may be disposed on the capacitive detector through a touch cover, the touch cover may be cooperatively connected with the rear cover 240, and the touch cover may protect the capacitive detector. When the detection area 2226 of the side 222 is of an arc structure, the capacitance detector may be disposed on a third flexible circuit board, which may be disposed on the side 222 at the position of the detection area 2226 of the arc structure. The corresponding touch cover plate or rear cover 240 may be curved corresponding to the position of the anti-false touch detection module 300, and corresponds to the curved structure of the side 222. The anti-false touch detection module 300 may be directly disposed on the outer surface of the side 222, or a second storage slot may be formed on the side 222 to store the anti-false touch detection module 300.

It will be appreciated that due to the limited width of the side 222, when a user presses a finger against the control area 2222 of the side 222, a portion of the finger will often be pressed against the rear cover 240, and possibly against the display 100. In this embodiment, a detection area is set at a position on one side of the control area 2222 and a position near one side of the rear cover 240 to install the anti-false touch detection module 300, which can be used to determine whether a user performs finger pressing, so as to implement the anti-false touch operation switch 400.

It should be noted that, the display screen 100 of the user touch operation switch 400 is always in a bright screen state, and whether the touch operation is performed on the display screen 100 can be detected, if the touch operation is performed on the display screen 100, the function of preventing false touch can be further improved, so as to realize more accurate control of the operation switch 400.

In order to further describe the function of the electronic device controlled by operating the switch in the embodiments of the present application, the following is defined from the viewpoint of a control method of the electronic device.

Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application. The electronic device can refer to the above electronic device 20, and will not be described herein. The control method of the electronic device may include:

1001, the pressing force detected by the pressure detecting module 420 at the side 222 is obtained. The processor of the electronic device 20 may obtain the pressing force detected by the pressure detection module 420 at the side 222 from the pressure detection module 420.

1002, the pressed position detected by the position detecting module 440 at the side 222 is obtained. The processor of the electronic device 20 may obtain the pressed position detected by the position detection module 440 at the side 222 from the position detection module 440.

1003, determining a detection result according to the pressing force and the pressing position. The detection result includes a pressing operation and/or a sliding operation. The processor of the electronic device 20 may determine the specific operation mode of the finger of the user at the side 222 according to the obtained pressing force and the obtained pressing position, so as to define different operation modes as different detection results. Such as a user sliding on side 222, the detection result may be determined to be a sliding operation.

1004, controlling the electronic device 20 according to the detection result. I.e. the processor of the electronic device 20 controls the functions of the electronic device 20 in accordance with the pressing operation and/or the sliding operation. Such as a processor of the electronic device 20 controlling the electronic device 20 to be turned on or off according to a pressing operation, a processor of the electronic device 20 controlling the volume of the electronic device 20 according to a sliding operation, controlling the progress of playing video by the electronic device 20, controlling the state of a camera in the electronic device 20, and the like.

The electronic device and the control method thereof provided by the embodiment of the application are described in detail above. Specific examples are set forth herein to illustrate the principles and embodiments of the present application, with the description of the examples given above only to assist in understanding the present application. Meanwhile, those skilled in the art will have variations in the specific embodiments and application scope in light of the ideas of the present application, and the present description should not be construed as limiting the present application in view of the above.

Claims

1. The electronic equipment is characterized by comprising a shell, a pressure detection module, a position detection module and a processor, wherein the shell comprises a side edge, the inner surface of the side edge is provided with a groove, the pressure detection module is arranged on the inner surface of the side edge and is used for detecting the pressing force of the side edge, the position detection module is arranged on the inner surface of the side edge and is used for detecting the pressing position of the side edge;

the pressure detection module comprises a flexible circuit board and a pressure detector arranged on the flexible circuit board, wherein the pressure detector is arranged in the groove, the flexible circuit board is arranged outside the groove, and the pressure detector and the inner wall around the groove are mutually arranged at intervals, so that the pressure detector is not contacted with the inner wall around the groove when the side edge is deformed under pressure;

the processor is electrically connected with the pressure detection module and the position detection module respectively, and the processor is used for:

acquiring the pressing force detected by the pressure detection module at the side edge and the pressing position detected by the position detection module at the side edge;

determining a detection result according to the pressing force detected by the pressure detection module at the side edge and the pressing position detected by the position detection module at the side edge;

and controlling the electronic equipment according to the detection result.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the side inner surface is provided with a receiving groove, the recess is provided in a bottom wall of the receiving groove, and the flexible circuit board is provided in the receiving groove.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the pressure detector includes a resistive sensor, the width of the receiving groove is 1.6 mm, and the width of the receiving groove is a distance of the receiving groove in the side width direction.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the pressure detector includes a strain gauge, the width of the receiving groove is 2 mm, and the width of the receiving groove is a distance of the receiving groove in the side width direction.

5. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the position detection module comprises a position detector disposed on the flexible circuit board, the position detector being spaced apart from the pressure detector, and the position detector being disposed outside the recess.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the pressure detector and the position detector are disposed at a bottom wall of the receiving slot in spaced relation to each other.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the detection result includes a pressing operation and/or a sliding operation, and wherein the processor is further configured to control the electronic device according to the pressing operation and/or the sliding operation.

8. An electronic device control method, characterized in that the electronic device is the electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7;

the method comprises the following steps:

and controlling the electronic equipment according to the detection result.