CN111741144A

CN111741144A - Electronic apparatus and control method

Info

Publication number: CN111741144A
Application number: CN201910287438.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 高广昊
Original assignee: Beijing Jingdong Century Trading Co Ltd; Beijing Jingdong Shangke Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Jingdong Century Trading Co Ltd; Beijing Jingdong Shangke Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-04-10
Filing date: 2019-04-10
Publication date: 2020-10-02
Anticipated expiration: 2039-04-10
Also published as: CN111741144B

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an electronic device and a control method, the electronic device including a housing, a display panel, and a collection assembly, wherein: the acquisition assembly is fixed in the shell; the display panel can move back and forth between a first position and a second position along a preset track relative to the shell; under the condition that the display panel is located at the first position, the acquisition assembly is shielded behind the display panel; under the condition that the display panel is located at the second position, the acquisition assembly is exposed and can acquire external information.

Description

Electronic apparatus and control method

Technical Field

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

Background

With the development of scientific technology and the change of electronic equipment, in order to meet the requirements of users on large screens, display equipment such as mobile phones and flat panels tend to be developed comprehensively, the screen occupation ratio is larger and larger, and the area reserved for components such as front cameras and sensors is smaller and smaller. Among the prior art, set up the bang at the top of cell-phone to install parts such as leading camera, earphone and distance sensor in bang position department, but this kind of design not only influences pleasing to the eye, and the link of cutting the bang will be added to screen production process moreover, leads to extra process and yield to be influenced. In the prior art, hide the camera at the fuselage top, through the mechanical device of cell-phone when needing the camera, push up the camera, but outstanding camera still can let the people feel uncomfortable when shooing, and this kind of mechanical structure is packed into in this narrow and small fuselage moreover, in case mechanical device damages, and the maintenance cost can be very high, still probably discounts for the waterproof dustproof function of cell-phone greatly. Therefore, a technology for reasonably arranging and using components such as a front camera, a sensor and the like is needed.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the present disclosure provides an electronic device including a housing, a display panel, and an acquisition assembly, wherein: the acquisition assembly is fixed in the shell; the display panel can move back and forth between a first position and a second position along a preset track relative to the shell; under the condition that the display panel is located at the first position, the acquisition assembly is shielded behind the display panel; under the condition that the display panel is located at the second position, the acquisition assembly is exposed and can acquire external information.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the acquisition assembly includes a front facing camera assembly and/or a sensor assembly; the front camera assembly is used for collecting external image information; the sensor assembly comprises a photosensitive sensing assembly, and the photosensitive sensing assembly is used for sensing external environment light information.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the housing includes a rear cover and a front cover, wherein: the acquisition assembly is arranged between the rear cover and the front cover; the front cover comprises two layers of transparent panels, and an accommodating space is formed between the two layers of transparent panels and used for accommodating at least partial area of the display panel.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the display panel is a bendable flexible panel, the display panel including a display area; under the condition that the display panel is at the first position, the whole area of the display area is positioned in the accommodating space; under the condition that the display panel is at the second position, the first part of the display area is positioned in the accommodating space, and the second part of the display area moves out of the accommodating space and bends and deforms towards the rear of the front cover; wherein, the part of the display area located in the accommodating space can be displayed.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device further includes a power device for applying a force to the display panel, wherein: the display panel also comprises a non-display area which is used for being connected with the power device so as to drive the display area to move and bend; the non-display area is in a backward bent state with the display panel in a first position; and in the process that the display panel moves from the first position to the second position, the power device pulls the non-display area to further bend backwards, so that the display area is driven to move.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device further includes a deformation auxiliary guide wheel for guiding the corresponding region of the display panel to be bent and deformed along a predetermined trajectory in a case that the predetermined trajectory is a curved line.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the front camera assembly is disposed behind the sensor assembly; the sensor assembly is provided with a sensing point, and a through hole is formed in the position corresponding to the lens of the front camera assembly; when the display panel is located at the second position, the sensing point of the sensor assembly and the lens of the front camera assembly can be exposed.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the display panel includes an LCD flexible display panel; and/or the power plant comprises a small hydraulic device.

The present disclosure also provides a control method for the electronic device described in any one of the above, including: obtaining a usage request for the acquisition component; controlling the display panel to move from a first position to a second position in response to the use request; obtaining a shutdown request for the acquisition component; and controlling the display panel to move from the second position to the first position in response to the closing request.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the control method further includes: under the condition that a preset condition is met, controlling the display panel to move from the first position to the second position, and controlling the display panel to recover from the second position to the first position within a corresponding preset time; and/or adjusting the display strategy of the display content to adapt to the size of the displayable area of the display panel under the condition that the display panel is located at the second position; wherein the preset conditions include: the movement of the display panel is separated from the previous movement of the display panel by preset time; the display panel is awakened; receiving an incoming electrical signal; the adjusting the display strategy of the display content comprises: controlling the display content to be displayed in a reduced mode; and displaying part of the display content, and controlling the rest part of the display content to slide upwards for displaying under the condition of receiving a preset instruction.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, the problem that the appearance is affected and the sealing performance is poor due to the fact that the position of the collecting assembly is unreasonable in the prior art can be at least partially solved, reasonable arrangement can be achieved, the collecting assembly can be used, and the technical effects of the appearance and the sealing performance are improved.

Drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1A and 1B schematically illustrate application scenarios of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2A schematically illustrates a schematic view of an electronic device in a first state according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 2B schematically illustrates a schematic view of an electronic device in a second state, according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a schematic diagram of an electronic device from a first position to a second position, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 schematically shows a side cut-away view of an electronic device according to yet another embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 5 schematically illustrates a flow chart of a control method according to an embodiment of the disclosure; and

fig. 6 schematically shows a block diagram of a control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the description is illustrative only and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. In the following detailed description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the disclosure. It may be evident, however, that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. Moreover, in the following description, descriptions of well-known structures and techniques are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the concepts of the present disclosure.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. The terms "comprises," "comprising," and the like, as used herein, specify the presence of stated features, operations, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, operations, or components.

All terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. It is noted that the terms used herein should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with the context of this specification and should not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense.

Where a convention analogous to "at least one of A, B and C, etc." is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., "a device having at least one of A, B and C" would include but not be limited to devices having a alone, B alone, C alone, a and B together, a and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, C together, etc.). Where a convention analogous to "A, B or at least one of C, etc." is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., "a device having at least one of A, B or C" would include but not be limited to devices having a alone, B alone, C alone, a and B together, a and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, C together, etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting two or more alternative terms, whether in the description, claims, or drawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms, or both terms. For example, the phrase "a or B" should be understood to include the possibility of "a" or "B", or "a and B".

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electronic device, including a housing, a display panel, and a collection assembly, wherein: the collecting assembly is fixed in the shell; the display panel can move back and forth along a preset track between a first position and a second position relative to the shell; under the condition that the display panel is located at the first position, the acquisition assembly is shielded behind the display panel; under the condition that the display panel is located at the second position, the acquisition assembly is exposed and can acquire external information.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, the front camera and other acquisition components are fixed in the shell, the display panel is also arranged in the shell and is arranged to be movable, and when the front camera and other acquisition components are not needed, the acquisition components are hidden behind the display panel; when the acquisition assembly such as a front camera is needed, the display panel can be moved through mechanical force, and the acquisition assembly is exposed to acquire external information. In this way, the aesthetics, sealing and integrity of the electronic device is ensured.

Fig. 1A and 1B schematically illustrate application scenarios of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 1A and 1B, the electronic device 100 may be a mobile phone having a screen 110 and a collecting device 120, and the collecting device 120 may be, for example, a camera assembly, a sensor assembly, or other devices for collecting information in front of a display panel.

In the electronic device 100 of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the collecting device such as the camera is disposed behind the display panel, and the display panel is movable, so that when external information needs to be collected, the display panel can be controlled to move to expose the collecting device 120; when external information does not need to be collected, the display panel can be controlled to move back to the initial position, and the collection device 120 is hidden.

It is understood that the application scenario in fig. 1 is only an example, and the electronic device may be other electronic devices having a display panel and a capture device besides a mobile phone, such as a notebook computer, a tablet computer, and the like.

Fig. 2A schematically illustrates a schematic view of an electronic device 200 in a first state according to an embodiment of the disclosure. Wherein (a) is a side cross-sectional view of the electronic device; (b) is a front view of the electronic device.

Fig. 2B schematically shows a schematic view of the electronic device 200 in a second state according to an embodiment of the disclosure. Wherein (a) is a side cross-sectional view of the electronic device; (b) is a front view of the electronic device.

As shown in fig. 2A and 2B, the electronic device includes a display panel 210, an acquisition assembly 220, and a housing 230. Wherein: collection assembly 220 is secured within housing 230; the display panel 210 can reciprocate between a first position and a second position along a predetermined trajectory with respect to the housing 230; under the condition that the display panel 210 is located at the first position, the acquisition component 220 is shielded behind the display panel 210; when the display panel 210 is located at the second position, the collection member 220 is exposed and can collect external information.

Specifically, the front mentioned in the embodiments of the present disclosure refers to a direction directed to the display panel by the rear cover of the electronic apparatus, such as an X direction indicated by an arrow in (a) of fig. 2A; accordingly, the rear is the opposite direction to the front, i.e. the direction pointing towards the rear cover by the display panel of the electronic device.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the acquisition assembly 220 includes a front facing camera assembly 221 and/or a sensor assembly 222, and the acquisition assembly 220 includes various components that are fixed relative to the housing 230. The collecting component 220 may be disposed in a top region of the electronic device, that is, the collecting component 220 may be disposed near the top of the electronic device, and the collecting component 220 may be hidden or exposed by the up-and-down movement of the display panel 210.

The front camera assembly 221 is configured to collect external image information, and the front camera assembly 221 includes a lens 2211, an image sensor, a holder, a processing chip, and the like, where the lens 2211 is configured to inject external light and conduct the external light, and the lens 2211 is disposed toward the front of the electronic device.

The sensor assembly 222 includes a photosensitive sensing assembly for sensing external ambient light information, such as sensing the brightness of ambient light. The photosensitive sensing component can sense the ambient light brightness so that the electronic equipment can adjust the brightness of the display panel according to the ambient light brightness. The sensor unit 222 is provided with a sensing point 2221, the sensor unit 222 obtains external ambient light information through the sensing point 2221, and the sensing point 2221 is arranged towards the front of the electronic device.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the front camera assembly 221 is disposed behind the sensor assembly 222.

The sensor assembly 222 is provided with a through hole at a position relative to the lens 2211 of the front camera assembly so that the lens 2211 of the front camera assembly can acquire images through the through hole.

In other embodiments of the present disclosure, the front camera assembly 221 may also be disposed in front of the sensor assembly 222; alternatively, the front camera module 221 and the sensor module 222 may be arranged side by side in the width direction of the electronic apparatus, not in front of and behind each other.

The display panel 210 may be a flexible panel that is bendable or a non-flexible panel that is not bendable. The display panel 210 includes a display area, which can be used to display content to be displayed, and the display area may be an area that can be exposed when the display panel 210 is located at the first position.

As shown in fig. 2A, when the electronic device is in the first state, the display panel 210 is in the first position, the display area of the display panel 210 is completely exposed, the collection component 220 is shielded by the display panel 210, and the electronic device cannot collect external information through the collection component 220.

As shown in fig. 2B, when the electronic device is in the second state, the display panel 210 is in the second position, the display panel is biased to one side, so as to leave a collecting space for the collecting assembly 220, and the sensing point 2221 of the sensor assembly and the lens 2211 of the front camera assembly can be exposed, so as to collect external information. The display area of the display panel 210 is partially blocked.

In other embodiments of the present disclosure, the collecting component 220 may also be disposed in a side area of the left or right side of the electronic device, so that the collecting component 220 may be hidden or exposed by moving the display panel 210 left and right.

According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the movement manner of the display panel 210 during the movement from the first position to the second position may be a global translation, or a side of the display panel 210 may be bent and deformed backwards. Because the size of the lens and the collection point is small, in the practical application process, the moving distance of the display panel 210 is also small, for example, 5mm, the occupied space inside the electronic device is small, the screen use is hardly influenced, and the user experience is not influenced.

The electronic device 200 further includes a power device, which can be connected to the display panel 210 and is used for applying a force to the display panel 210 to move the display panel. The power device may be, for example, a small hydraulic device or a micro-motor.

The electronic device 200 further comprises a battery assembly 240 and a motherboard and related components 250, wherein the battery assembly 240 and the motherboard and related components 250 are disposed between the display panel and the rear cover.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, the electronic equipment fixes the front camera and other acquisition components in the shell, also arranges the display panel in the shell, and arranges the display panel to be movable, and when the front camera and other acquisition components are not needed, the acquisition components are hidden behind the display panel; when the acquisition assembly such as a front camera is needed, the display panel can be moved through mechanical force, and the acquisition assembly is exposed to acquire external information. In this way, the aesthetics, sealing and integrity of the electronic device is ensured.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the housing includes a rear cover 231 and a front cover, wherein: the collection assembly 220 is disposed between the rear cover 231 and the front cover; the front cover includes two

transparent panels

2321 and 2322, and an accommodating space is formed between the two transparent panels for accommodating the display panel.

Specifically, the back cover 231 is a back housing of the electronic device, and the front cover includes a transparent panel, which may be, for example, a transparent glass plate. The housing may also include a length of non-transparent material 233 attached to the bottom of the transparent panel 2321.

Transparent panel 2321 and transparent panel 2322 set up back and forth, have a certain distance between the two, and display panel 210 sets up between transparent panel 2321 and transparent panel 2322, and the display content of display panel 210 can see through transparent panel 2321 and demonstrate for the user.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, the transparent panels are arranged at the front and the back of the display panel, so that on one hand, the motion path of the display panel can be limited; on the other hand, the transparent panel behind the display panel can isolate the display panel from the main board, and damage caused by long-term friction between the back of the display panel and the main board is avoided. On the other hand, the whole sealing performance of the shell can be ensured, the display panel can move in the shell, and gaps cannot be generated due to the movement of the display panel.

In other embodiments of the present disclosure, the panel 2322 located behind the display panel may also be made of a non-transparent material.

Fig. 3 schematically illustrates a schematic diagram of an electronic device from a first position to a second position according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Wherein in (a) the electronic device is in a first state; (b) the electronic device is in the second state.

As shown in fig. 3, the display panel 310 is a flexible panel, which may be, for example, an LCD flexible display panel, according to embodiments of the present disclosure. The display panel 310 includes a display area including a first portion 311 and a second portion 312. The part of the display area, which is positioned in the accommodating space, can display.

With the display panel 310 in the first position, as shown in fig. 3 (a), the entire area of the display area is located in the accommodating space, and the display contents of the first portion 311 and the second portion 312 can be exposed through the transparent panel.

When the display panel 310 is at the second position, as shown in fig. 3 (b), the first portion 311 of the display region is located in the accommodating space, and the second portion 312 is moved out of the accommodating space and is bent and deformed rearward. The first portion 311 is still in a flat state, the display content of the first portion 311 can be exposed to the user's sight through the transparent panel, and the display content of the second portion 312 is blocked by the non-transparent material 333 and cannot be displayed.

According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the display panel 310 further includes a non-display region 313 for connecting the power device 360 to move and bend the display region; in the case where the display panel 310 is in the first position, the non-display region 313 assumes a backward bent state; during the movement of the display panel 310 from the first position to the second position, the power device pulls the non-display region 313 to further bend backward, thereby driving the display region to move.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the non-display region 313 is located at the bottom of the display region, the non-display region 313 may have the same structure as the display region, and further, the non-display region 313 may be integrally formed with the display region, except that the non-display region 313 only plays a role of dragging and is not used for displaying contents.

One of the components of the power means 360 is capable of telescopic movement in one direction, and the power means 360 may be, for example, a small hydraulic device comprising a piston rod capable of reciprocating movement in one direction. The small hydraulic device has small noise and small vibration in the operation process, and the use feeling of the electronic equipment cannot be influenced.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the power device 360 may be disposed at the bottom of the electronic device, and the piston rod of the power device 360 may extend and contract in the front-back direction. The non-display area 313 is connected with a piston rod, the piston rod can drive the display panel 310 to move in the process of moving back and forth, when the piston rod moves backwards, the display panel 310 moves downwards, the bottom area bends backwards, and the display panel 310 moves from a first position to a second position; when the piston rod moves forward, the bottom area of the display panel 310 is pushed to move forward, the top area of the display panel 310 moves upward, and the display panel 310 returns to the first position from the second position.

According to this disclosed embodiment, set up display panel into flexible panel of flexible, display panel moves the in-process side backward bending deformation, like this, the display panel motion only needs less space, under the less condition in cell-phone bottom space, also can realize display panel's removal smoothly, adapts to the narrow and small inner space of electronic equipment better.

Fig. 4 schematically illustrates a side cut-away view of an electronic device 400 according to yet another embodiment of the disclosure.

As shown in fig. 4, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 400 further includes a deformation auxiliary guide wheel 470 for guiding the corresponding region of the display panel 410 to be bent and deformed along the predetermined trajectory in the case that the predetermined trajectory is a curved line.

The auxiliary guide wheel 470 for deformation may be disposed at the bottom of the electronic device 400, and attached to the surface of the display panel 410, and the auxiliary guide wheel 470 for deformation may limit the movement track of the display panel 410, so as to prevent the display panel 410 from deviating during the movement process, and enable the display panel 410 to avoid the bottom sharp corner of the rear transparent panel, thereby avoiding scratching.

The deformation auxiliary guide wheel 470 may be cylindrical, and the cylindrical guide wheel extends along the width direction of the electronic device, and the length of the cylindrical guide wheel may be the same as the width of the display panel, so as to support the display panel in the entire width direction. A plurality of deformation auxiliary guide rollers 470 may be disposed at both sides of the display panel 410.

The embodiment of the disclosure also provides a control method for the electronic device of any one of the above items.

Fig. 5 schematically shows a flow chart of a control method according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

As shown in fig. 5, the control method includes operations S510 to S540:

in operation S510, a usage request for an acquisition component is obtained.

For example, a user opening a camera-type application, or other application software requesting to invoke a camera, may consider that a usage request for the camera assembly is obtained. As another example, an option is provided in the electronic device system to automatically adjust the brightness of the screen, and the user clicks on the option and considers a request for use of the sensor assembly.

In other embodiments of the present disclosure, some shortcuts may be set to start the capture component, for example, when the display interface is a main screen, the user slides down the screen, and considers that the user wants to open the camera component, and when the electronic device receives the downward sliding operation of the user and determines that the display interface displays the main screen, the electronic device may consider that a request for using the camera component is obtained, and control the display panel to move to expose the capture component.

In operation S520, the display panel is controlled to move from the first position to the second position in response to the use request.

When receiving the use request about gathering the subassembly, control power device starts to make power device drive display panel and move to the second position from the first position, expose and gather the subassembly, gather external environment information.

In operation S530, a shut down request for the acquisition component is acquired.

For example, the user exits the camera-type application or the other application software ends the call operation to the camera, and a shutdown request for the camera assembly can be obtained. As another example, a signal that the sensor assembly has collected information is obtained, and a request for shutting down the sensor assembly is considered to be obtained.

In operation S540, the display panel is controlled to move from the second position to the first position in response to the turn-off request.

Specifically, when a closing request about the collection assembly is received, the power device is controlled to be started, so that the power device drives the display panel to move from the first position to the second position, and the collection assembly is shielded.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the control method may further include the operations of: and under the condition that a preset condition is met, controlling the display panel to move from the first position to the second position, and controlling the display panel to return from the second position to the first position within a corresponding preset time. Wherein the preset condition comprises one of the following conditions: the display panel is awakened; the movement of the display panel is separated from the previous movement of the display panel by preset time; an incoming electrical signal is received.

Specifically, when the display panel is awakened, namely the screen is lightened, the display panel is controlled to move, the acquisition assembly is exposed, and the sensor assembly is used for acquiring the brightness of the external environment so as to adjust the brightness of the display panel.

In the case where the screen is lighted, the collection assembly is controlled to be exposed once every predetermined time period so as to adjust the brightness of the display panel. The predetermined period of time may be, for example, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc.

The sensor assembly can also receive the ambient light brightness in the communication process so that the electronic equipment can judge whether the ears of the user are close to the electronic equipment, if so, the screen is closed, and if not, the screen is lightened. Therefore, the sensor assembly can be exposed when a call is received, so as to monitor whether the sensing point of the sensor assembly is blocked by the ear of the user in real time.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the control method may further include the operations of: and under the condition that the display panel is positioned at the second position, adjusting the display strategy of the display content to adapt to the size of the displayable area of the display panel. Adjusting the display policy of the display content includes: controlling the display content to perform reduced display; the display part displays content, and controls the rest part of the display content to slide upwards for displaying under the condition that a preset instruction is received.

Specifically, in the case where the display panel is located at the second position, since the display area of the display panel is partially blocked, a part of the display content cannot be displayed, and in this case, the display policy may be adjusted to display more complete content as much as possible. For example, the display content may be reduced and displayed, and the entire content may be displayed on the first portion of the exposed display area; alternatively, the hidden content may be displayed by sliding the screen, for example, if the bottom display content is occluded, the user may slide upward, and the occluded content is moved upward and displayed in response to the user's sliding operation.

The embodiment of the disclosure also provides a control device.

As shown in fig. 6, the control device includes:

a first obtaining module 610 for obtaining a usage request regarding an acquisition component;

a first response module 620, configured to control the display panel to move from the first position to the second position in response to the usage request;

a second obtaining module 630, obtaining a close request for the acquisition component;

the second response module 640 controls the display panel to move from the second position to the first position in response to the closing request.

Specifically, the first obtaining module 610 may perform the operation S510 described above, the first responding module 620 may perform the operation S520 described above, the second obtaining module 630 may perform the operation S530 described above, and the second responding module 640 may perform the operation S540 described above, which is not described herein again.

Any number of modules, sub-modules, units, sub-units, or at least part of the functionality of any number thereof according to embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented in one module. Any one or more of the modules, sub-modules, units, and sub-units according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented by being split into a plurality of modules. Any one or more of the modules, sub-modules, units, sub-units according to embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented at least in part as a hardware circuit, such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a Programmable Logic Array (PLA), a system on a chip, a system on a substrate, a system on a package, an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), or may be implemented in any other reasonable manner of hardware or firmware by integrating or packaging a circuit, or in any one of or a suitable combination of software, hardware, and firmware implementations. Alternatively, one or more of the modules, sub-modules, units, sub-units according to embodiments of the disclosure may be at least partially implemented as a computer program module, which when executed may perform the corresponding functions.

For example, any plurality of the first obtaining module 610, the first responding module 620, the second obtaining module 630, and the second responding module 640 may be combined and implemented in one module, or any one of them may be split into a plurality of modules. Alternatively, at least part of the functionality of one or more of these modules may be combined with at least part of the functionality of the other modules and implemented in one module. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one of the first obtaining module 610, the first responding module 620, the second obtaining module 630, and the second responding module 640 may be implemented at least partially as a hardware circuit, such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a Programmable Logic Array (PLA), a system on a chip, a system on a substrate, a system on a package, an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), or may be implemented in hardware or firmware by any other reasonable manner of integrating or packaging a circuit, or may be implemented in any one of three implementations of software, hardware, and firmware, or in a suitable combination of any of them. Alternatively, at least one of the first obtaining module 610, the first responding module 620, the second obtaining module 630, and the second responding module 640 may be at least partially implemented as a computer program module that, when executed, may perform a corresponding function.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various combinations and/or combinations of features recited in the various embodiments and/or claims of the present disclosure can be made, even if such combinations or combinations are not expressly recited in the present disclosure. In particular, various combinations and/or combinations of the features recited in the various embodiments and/or claims of the present disclosure may be made without departing from the spirit or teaching of the present disclosure. All such combinations and/or associations are within the scope of the present disclosure.

The embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above. However, these examples are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Although the embodiments are described separately above, this does not mean that the measures in the embodiments cannot be used in advantageous combination. The scope of the disclosure is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof. Various alternatives and modifications can be devised by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, and such alternatives and modifications are intended to be within the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising a housing, a display panel, and an acquisition assembly, wherein:

the acquisition assembly is fixed in the shell;

the display panel can move back and forth between a first position and a second position along a preset track relative to the shell;

under the condition that the display panel is located at the first position, the acquisition assembly is shielded behind the display panel;

under the condition that the display panel is located at the second position, the acquisition assembly is exposed and can acquire external information.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein:

the acquisition assembly comprises a front camera assembly and/or a sensor assembly;

the front camera assembly is used for collecting external image information;

the sensor assembly comprises a photosensitive sensing assembly, and the photosensitive sensing assembly is used for sensing external environment light information.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, the housing comprising a back cover and a front cover, wherein:

the acquisition assembly is arranged between the rear cover and the front cover;

the front cover comprises two layers of transparent panels, and an accommodating space is formed between the two layers of transparent panels and used for accommodating at least partial area of the display panel.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein:

the display panel is a bendable flexible panel and comprises a display area;

under the condition that the display panel is at the first position, the whole area of the display area is positioned in the accommodating space;

under the condition that the display panel is at the second position, the first part of the display area is positioned in the accommodating space, and the second part of the display area moves out of the accommodating space and bends and deforms towards the rear of the front cover;

wherein, the part of the display area located in the accommodating space can be displayed.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, further comprising a motive device for applying a force to the display panel, wherein:

the display panel also comprises a non-display area which is used for being connected with the power device so as to drive the display area to move and bend;

the non-display area is in a backward bent state with the display panel in a first position;

and in the process that the display panel moves from the first position to the second position, the power device pulls the non-display area to further bend backwards, so that the display area is driven to move.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a deformation auxiliary guide wheel for guiding the corresponding region of the display panel to be bent and deformed along a predetermined trajectory in case that the predetermined trajectory is a curved line.

7. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein:

the front camera assembly is arranged behind the sensor assembly;

the sensor assembly is provided with a sensing point, and a through hole is formed in the position corresponding to the lens of the front camera assembly;

when the display panel is located at the second position, the sensing point of the sensor assembly and the lens of the front camera assembly can be exposed.

8. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein:

the display panel comprises an LCD flexible display panel; and/or

The power plant comprises a small hydraulic device.

9. A control method for an electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, comprising:

obtaining a usage request for the acquisition component;

controlling the display panel to move from a first position to a second position in response to the use request;

obtaining a shutdown request for the acquisition component; and

and controlling the display panel to move from the second position to the first position in response to the closing request.

10. The control method according to claim 9, further comprising:

under the condition that a preset condition is met, controlling the display panel to move from the first position to the second position, and controlling the display panel to recover from the second position to the first position within a corresponding preset time; and/or

Under the condition that the display panel is located at the second position, adjusting a display strategy of display content to adapt to the size of a displayable area of the display panel;

wherein the preset condition comprises one of:

the movement of the display panel is separated from the previous movement of the display panel by preset time;

the display panel is awakened; or

Receiving an incoming electrical signal;

the adjusting the display strategy of the display content comprises:

controlling the display content to be displayed in a reduced mode; or

And displaying part of the display content, and controlling the rest part of the display content to slide upwards for displaying under the condition of receiving a preset instruction.