CN111327727A

CN111327727A - Terminal device

Info

Publication number: CN111327727A
Application number: CN201811534488.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 卞青芳
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-12-14
Filing date: 2018-12-14
Publication date: 2020-06-23

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a terminal. The terminal includes: the laser generating device is located in the shell body, a through hole is formed in the position, except for the screen, of the screen side of the terminal on the shell body, and a light emitting surface of the laser generating device is opposite to the through hole, so that a laser beam emitted by the laser generating device penetrates out of the through hole. According to the technical scheme, when the user needs to indicate the specific content of the document, the through hole of the terminal faces the specific content needing to be indicated, so that the user can indicate the document through the terminal without specially carrying a laser pen, and great convenience is brought to the user.

Description

Terminal device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of terminal technologies, and in particular, to a terminal.

Background

The laser pen is a tool using laser as indication, can replace pointer and other indication tools, can be used when a slide is played, and is widely applied to numerous occasions such as school teaching, product display and company meetings.

At present, when people report or teach, a hand-held laser pen is usually used for indicating the position of specific contents of the report or teaching.

Disclosure of Invention

To overcome the problems in the related art, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal. The technical scheme is as follows:

according to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, including a housing body and a laser generating device, where the laser generating device is located in the housing body, a through hole is provided on the housing body or at a position of a screen side of the terminal excluding the screen, and a light exit surface of the laser generating device is opposite to the through hole, so that a laser beam emitted by the laser generating device passes through the through hole.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects: set up laser generating device in the casing body at the terminal to be equipped with the through-hole in the terminal outside, make the laser beam of laser generating device transmission wear out from the through-hole, when the user needs instruct the concrete content of document, with the through-hole at terminal facing to the concrete content that needs instruct can, make the user realize the instruction to the document through the terminal, need not to carry specially the laser pen, bring very big convenience for the user.

In one embodiment, the laser protection device further comprises a first switch, the first switch is located on the outer surface of the housing body, a first end of the first switch is connected with the power supply device of the terminal, and a second end of the first switch is connected with the laser generation device.

In one embodiment, the laser device further comprises a second switch, the second switch is located in the housing body, a first end of the second switch is connected with the power supply device of the terminal, a second end of the second switch is connected with the laser generating device, and a control end of the second switch is connected with the controller of the terminal;

the controller of the terminal is used for acquiring a laser opening instruction and a laser closing instruction and controlling the second switch to be switched on when the laser opening instruction is acquired; and controlling the second switch to be switched off when the laser closing instruction is acquired.

In one embodiment, the terminal further comprises a page turning key, wherein the page turning key is positioned on the outer surface of the shell body and is connected with the controller of the terminal;

the controller of the terminal is used for sending a first page turning instruction to a playing device through a wireless transmission module of the terminal when the page turning key is pressed, so that the playing device responds to the first page turning instruction to execute page turning operation on a document, and the playing device is a device for displaying the document.

In one embodiment, the page turning key includes a page up key and/or a page down key.

In one embodiment, further comprising:

the controller of the terminal is used for acquiring a second page turning instruction and sending the second page turning instruction to the playing device through the wireless transmission module of the terminal, so that the playing device responds to the second page turning instruction to execute page turning operation on the document.

In one embodiment, the housing body includes a middle frame housing and a rear cover, and the through hole is located on a sidewall of the middle frame housing or on the rear cover.

In one embodiment, the case body includes a first body, a second body, and a rotating portion connecting the first body and the second body;

the through hole is located in at least one of the following positions: an outer surface of the first body, an outer surface of the second body, and an outer surface of the rotating portion.

In one embodiment, the case body includes a third body, a fourth body, and a sliding portion connecting the third body and the fourth body;

the through hole is located in at least one of the following positions: an outer surface of the third body or an outer surface of the fourth body.

In one embodiment, the laser generating device comprises a laser emitter.

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

Drawings

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

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a schematic block circuit diagram of a terminal shown in accordance with an example embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a schematic block circuit diagram of a terminal shown in accordance with an example embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a schematic block circuit diagram of a terminal shown in accordance with an example embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The 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 technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure relates to a terminal, which can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer and other devices, and the embodiment of the disclosure does not limit the devices. In the related art, at present, when people report or teach, the laser pen is usually held by hands to indicate the position of specific content of the report or the teaching, but the laser pen is not a necessity of life of people, so the laser pen is not usually carried with the people, and therefore, when the laser pen is required to indicate the position, a user can only look for the laser pen, and great inconvenience is brought to the user. In the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, the laser generating device is arranged in the shell body of the terminal, and the through hole is arranged outside the terminal, so that a laser beam emitted by the laser generating device penetrates out of the through hole, when a user needs to indicate specific contents of a document, the through hole of the terminal faces the specific contents needing to be indicated, the user can realize indication of the document through the terminal, a laser pen does not need to be specially carried, and great convenience is brought to the user.

The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, as shown in fig. 1, including a housing body 1 and a laser generating device 2, the laser generating device 2 is located in the housing body 1, a through hole 3 is provided on the housing body 1 or at a position of a screen side of the terminal excluding a screen 4, and a light exit surface of the laser generating device 2 is opposite to the through hole 3, so that a laser beam emitted by the laser generating device 2 penetrates out of the through hole 3.

The size of the through hole 3 needs to be set according to the size of the light spot of the laser beam emitted by the laser generating device 2, so as to ensure that the light spot of the laser beam penetrating out of the through hole 3 is the same as the light spot of the laser beam emitted by the laser generating device 2; the laser generating device 2 comprises a laser emitter which can be a red light laser emitter, a yellow light laser emitter, a green light laser emitter, a blue light laser emitter, a purple light laser emitter and the like.

It should be noted that the specific position of the laser generator 2 in the housing body 1 may be set according to the layout of the circuit board and other elements in the housing body 1, and may be set on the circuit board, etc., in fig. 1, the through hole 3 is located at the position of the terminal screen side except the screen 4, and the laser generator 2 is located right below the through hole 3 as an example, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

In addition, when the through-hole 3 is provided on the screen side of the terminal, it needs to be provided in an area other than the screen 4, and when the screen side of the terminal has no other area than the screen 4, the through-hole 3 is not provided on the screen side of the terminal.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a terminal, set up laser generating device 2 in the casing body 1 at terminal to be equipped with through-hole 3 in the terminal outside, make the laser beam of laser generating device 2 transmission wear out from through-hole 3, when the user needs to instruct the concrete content of document, with the through-hole 3 of terminal facing to the concrete content that needs to instruct can, make the user realize the instruction to the document through the terminal, need not to carry the laser pen specially, bring very big convenience for the user.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 2, the terminal further includes a first switch 5, the first switch 5 is located on the outer surface of the housing body 1, a first end of the first switch 5 is connected to a power supply device 6 of the terminal, and a second end of the first switch 5 is connected to the laser generator 2.

In order to facilitate a user to operate the first switch 5, the first switch 5 may be disposed on an outer side wall of the housing body 1, and the first switch 5 at this time is a mechanical switch, and when the user needs to indicate a document, the first switch 5 is pressed down, so that the laser generating device 2 is connected with the power supply device 6, and the laser generating device 2 generates a laser beam; when a user needs to indicate a document, the first switch 5 is pressed again, so that the laser generating device 2 is disconnected from the power supply device 6, and manual control over power supply of the laser generating device 2 is achieved.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 3, the terminal further includes a second switch 7, the second switch 7 is located in the housing body 1, a first end of the second switch 7 is connected to the power supply device 6 of the terminal, a second end of the second switch 7 is connected to the laser generator 2, and a control end of the second switch 7 is connected to the controller 8 of the terminal.

The controller 8 of the terminal is used for acquiring a laser turn-on instruction and a laser turn-off instruction and controlling the second switch 7 to be switched on when the laser turn-on instruction is acquired; and when the laser closing instruction is acquired, controlling the second switch 7 to be switched off.

For example, the second switch 7 may be disposed on a circuit board in the housing body 1, and may be a switch circuit formed by a transistor and the like, when a user needs to instruct a document, the user may click a laser turn-on button on a terminal interface, so that the terminal obtains a laser turn-on instruction, at this time, the controller 8 of the terminal controls the second switch 7 to be turned on, so that the laser generating device 2 is connected to the power supply device 6, and the laser generating device 2 generates a laser beam; when a user does not need to indicate a document, a laser closing button on a terminal interface can be clicked, so that the terminal obtains a laser closing instruction, at the moment, the controller 8 of the terminal controls the second switch 7 to be switched off, the laser generating device 2 is switched off from the power supply device 6, and automatic control over power supply of the laser generating device 2 is achieved.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 4, the terminal further includes a page turning key 9, where the page turning key 9 is located on the outer surface of the housing body 1, and the page turning key 9 is connected to the controller 8 of the terminal.

The controller 8 of the terminal is configured to send a first page turning instruction to a playing device 11 through a wireless transmission module 10 of the terminal when the page turning key 9 is pressed, so that the playing device 11 executes a page turning operation on a document in response to the first page turning instruction, where the playing device 11 is a device for displaying the document.

The page turning key 9 includes an up page turning key 91 and/or a down page turning key 92.

For example, in order to facilitate user operation, the page turning key 9 may be disposed on a sidewall of the housing body 1, where the page turning key 9 is a mechanical key, and when a user needs to turn a document to a next page of a current page, the page turning key 92 may be pressed down, and at this time, the controller 8 of the terminal obtains that a level signal of a pin connected to the page turning key 92 changes, and determines that the page turning key 92 is pressed down, so that a first page turning instruction is generated to the playing device 11 through the wireless transmission module 10, and the first page turning instruction at this time is a page turning instruction, so that the playing device 11, when receiving the page turning instruction, turns the displayed document to the next page of the document; when a user needs to turn a document to a previous page of a current page, the page up key 91 can be pressed, the controller 8 of the terminal obtains that a level signal of a pin connected with the page up key 91 changes, and determines that the page up key 91 is pressed, so that a first page turning instruction is generated to the playing device 11 through the wireless transmission module 10, and the first page turning instruction at this time is the page up instruction, so that the playing device 11 jumps the displayed document to the document of the previous page when receiving the page up instruction.

Optionally, the controller 8 of the terminal is configured to obtain a second page turning instruction, and send the second page turning instruction to the playing device 11 through the wireless transmission module 10 of the terminal, so that the playing device 11 executes a page turning operation on a document in response to the second page turning instruction.

The playback device 11 may be a projector having a function of storing and presenting documents, or may be a computer or the like.

Illustratively, when a user needs to turn a document to a next page of a current page, a next page button on a terminal interface can be clicked, so that the terminal acquires a second page turning instruction, where the second page turning instruction is an instruction to turn to the next page, the controller 8 of the terminal sends the instruction to turn to the next page to the playing device 11 through the wireless transmission module 10, so that the playing device 11 skips the displayed document to the next page when receiving the instruction to turn to the next page; when a user needs to turn the document to the previous page of the current page, the user can click a previous page button on the terminal interface, so that the terminal obtains a second page turning instruction, the second page turning instruction at this time is an instruction to turn to the previous page, the controller 8 of the terminal sends the instruction to turn to the previous page to the playing device 11 through the wireless transmission module 10, and the playing device 11 turns the displayed document to the previous page when receiving the instruction to turn to the previous page.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 5, the housing body 1 includes a middle frame housing 101 and a rear cover 102, and the through hole 3 is located on a side wall of the middle frame housing 101 or on the rear cover 102.

For example, when the housing body 1 includes the middle frame housing 101 and the rear cover 102, the terminal is a tablet terminal, for example, a tablet phone, the through hole 3 may be disposed at any position of the side wall of the middle frame housing 101, the top of the middle frame housing 101, the bottom of the middle frame housing 101, and the back of the rear cover 102, and specifically needs to be set by a user, and the through hole 3 is located in the center of the side wall of the middle frame housing 101 in fig. 5 as an example.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 6, the housing body 1 includes a first body 103, a second body 104, and a rotating portion 105 connecting the first body 103 and the second body 104.

The through-hole 3 is located in at least one of the following positions: an outer surface of the first body 103, an outer surface of the second body 104, and an outer surface of the rotating portion 105.

For example, when the housing body 1 includes the first body 103, the second body 104 and the rotating portion 105, the terminal may be a flip phone, the first body 103 may be a flip housing provided with a screen, the second body 104 may be a host housing provided with a main board, a battery of a power supply device, and the like, the through hole 3 may be provided on a side wall of the flip housing, a side of the flip housing departing from the screen, a side wall of the host housing, a side of the host housing departing from a key, two ends of the rotating portion 105, and the like, for example, the through hole 3 is located at one end of the rotating portion 105 in fig. 6.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 7, the housing body 1 includes a third body 106, a fourth body 107, and a sliding portion (not shown) connecting the third body 106 and the fourth body 107.

The through-hole 3 is located in at least one of the following positions: an outer surface of the third body 106 or an outer surface of the fourth body 107.

For example, when the housing body 1 includes the third body 106, the fourth body 107 and the sliding portion, the terminal may be a slide phone, the third body 106 may be an upper slide cover with a circuit board and the like inside, the fourth body 107 may be a lower slide cover with a screen, the through hole 3 may be disposed on a side wall of the upper slide cover, a side of the upper slide cover departing from the lower slide cover, a side wall of the lower slide cover, a side of the lower slide cover departing from the upper slide cover, and the like, and fig. 7 illustrates an example where the through hole 3 is located on a side wall of the upper slide cover.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a terminal, wherein a laser generating device 2 is arranged in a shell body 1 of the terminal, and a through hole 3 is arranged outside the terminal, so that a laser beam emitted by the laser generating device 2 penetrates out of the through hole 3, when a user needs to indicate specific contents of a document, the through hole 3 of the terminal is just opposite to the specific contents needing to be indicated, so that the user can indicate the document through the terminal without specially carrying a laser pen, and great convenience is brought to the user; in addition, the power supply control of the laser generating device 2 and the page turning control of the terminal on the displayed document are added, and great convenience is further brought to the user.

Fig. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device 800, which is suitable for use with a terminal, according to an example embodiment. For example, the electronic device 800 may be a mobile phone, a tablet device, and the like.

The electronic device 800 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 801, a memory 802, a power component 803, a multimedia component 804, an audio component 805, an input/output (I/O) interface 1106, a sensor component 807, and a communication component 808.

The processing component 801 generally controls overall operation of the electronic device 800, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing components 801 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to perform all or a portion of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 801 may include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 801 and other components. For example, the processing component 801 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 804 and the processing component 801.

The memory 802 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the electronic device 800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the electronic device 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and so forth. The memory 802 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 803 provides power to the various components of the electronic device 800, including the power supply circuitry described in the embodiments above. The power components 803 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 800.

The multimedia component 804 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the electronic device 800 and a user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 804 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 800 is in an operation 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 805 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 805 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the electronic device 800 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signal may further be stored in the memory 802 or transmitted via the communication component 808. In some embodiments, the audio component 805 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 806 provides an interface between the processing component 801 and peripheral interface modules, which may be keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

Sensor assembly 807 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of status assessment for electronic device 800. For example, the sensor assembly 807 may detect the open/closed state of the electronic device 800, the relative positioning of components, such as a display and keypad of the electronic device 800, the sensor assembly 807 may also detect a change in the position of the electronic device 800 or a component of the electronic device 800, the presence or absence of user contact with the electronic device 800, orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the electronic device 800, and a change in the temperature of the electronic device 800. Sensor assembly 807 may comprise a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects in the absence of any physical contact. The sensor assembly 807 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 807 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 808 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the electronic device 800 and other devices. The electronic device 800 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 808 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 808 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 800 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors or other electronic components for performing the above-described methods.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, such as the memory 802 comprising instructions, executable by the processor 820 of the electronic device 800 to perform the above-described method is also provided. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application 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.

Claims

1. The terminal is characterized by comprising a shell body and a laser generating device, wherein the laser generating device is located in the shell body, a through hole is formed in the position, except for a screen, of the shell body or on the screen side of the terminal, and a light emitting surface of the laser generating device is opposite to the through hole, so that a laser beam emitted by the laser generating device penetrates out of the through hole.

2. The terminal of claim 1, further comprising a first switch located on an outer surface of the housing body, a first end of the first switch being connected to a power supply of the terminal, and a second end of the first switch being connected to the laser generating device.

3. The terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a second switch, wherein the second switch is located in the housing body, a first end of the second switch is connected to a power supply device of the terminal, a second end of the second switch is connected to the laser generating device, and a control end of the second switch is connected to a controller of the terminal;

4. The terminal of claim 1, further comprising a page-turning key, wherein the page-turning key is located on an outer surface of the housing body, and the page-turning key is connected with a controller of the terminal;

5. The terminal of claim 4, wherein the page turning key comprises a page up key and/or a page down key.

6. The terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

7. A terminal according to claim 1, wherein the housing body comprises a center housing and a rear cover, the through-hole being located on a side wall of the center housing or on the rear cover.

8. A terminal according to claim 1, wherein the housing body comprises a first body, a second body, and a rotating portion connecting the first body and the second body;

9. A terminal according to claim 1, wherein the housing body comprises a third body, a fourth body, and a sliding portion connecting the third body and the fourth body;

10. A terminal according to claim 1, wherein the laser generating means comprises a laser transmitter.