CN112804396A - Electronic device, control method and control device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses an electronic device, a control method and a control device thereof. The disclosed electronic equipment comprises a shell, a display screen, a deformation driving part and a telescopic supporting mechanism; the display screen is arranged on the shell, and the display screen and the shell form an equipment inner cavity; the display screen comprises a first area and a second area, the first area is a first plane area, the second area is connected with the first area, the deformation driving part is positioned in the inner cavity of the equipment and is connected with the second area, the deformation driving part can deform and drives the second area to switch between a flattening state and a bending state through deformation, and the second plane area and the first plane area are positioned in the same plane when the second area is in the flattening state; the second region is bent with respect to the first region in a bent state of the second region. According to the method and the device, the problem that the misoperation phenomenon of a user is easy to occur due to the fact that contents on the edge of the curved screen in the background technology cannot be seen by the user due to reflection or bending can be solved, and therefore the use experience of the user is influenced.

Description

Electronic device, control method and control device thereof

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of communication equipment, and particularly relates to electronic equipment, and a control method and a control device thereof.

Background

With the continuous development of the science and technology level, electronic equipment is more exquisite, the screen is used as an important component of the electronic equipment, the electronic equipment is changed for many times in aesthetic change and science and technology development of people, at the present stage, the curved screen has enough science and technology sense in vision, the thickness of the screen of the curved screen is low, the weight is light, the power consumption is low, and the characteristics enable the curved screen to be popular with users. However, in the using process of the user, some content appearing on the edge of the curved screen cannot be seen by the user due to reflection or bending of the edge of the screen, so that misoperation of the user occurs in many times, and the using experience of the user is influenced to a great extent.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application aims to provide electronic equipment, and the problem that the content on the edge of a curved screen in the background technology cannot be seen by a user due to reflection or bending, so that the misoperation phenomenon of the user is easy to occur, and the use experience of the user is influenced can be solved.

In order to solve the technical problem, the present application is implemented as follows:

in a first aspect, an embodiment of the application discloses an electronic device, which includes a housing, a display screen, a deformation driving part, and a telescopic supporting mechanism; wherein:

the display screen is arranged on the shell, and an equipment inner cavity is formed by the display screen and the shell;

the display screen comprises a first area and a second area, the first area is a first plane area, the second area is connected with the first area and is located at the edge of the display screen, the deformation driving part is located in the device cavity and is connected with the second area, the deformation driving part can deform and drives the second area to be switched between a flat state and a bent state through deformation, the second area is a second plane area when the second area is in the flat state, and the second plane area and the first plane area are located in the same plane; the second region is bent with respect to the first region in the bent state of the second region;

the telescopic supporting mechanism is arranged in the equipment inner cavity and is telescopic, and the telescopic supporting mechanism elastically supports the deformation driving part and the shell.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a control method for an electronic device, where the control method includes:

receiving an input;

controlling the deformation driving part to drive the second region to be in the flattening state under the condition that the input is a first input;

and controlling the deformation driving part to drive the second region to be in a bent state when the input is a second input.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a control apparatus for an electronic device, where the control apparatus includes:

a receiving module for receiving an input;

the first control module is used for controlling the deformation driving part to drive the second area to be in the flattening state under the condition that the input is a first input;

and the second control module is used for controlling the deformation driving part to drive the second area to be in a bending state under the condition that the input is a second input.

The technical scheme adopted by the application can achieve the following beneficial effects:

the electronic equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the application improves the structure of the electronic equipment in the related art, and by additionally arranging the deformation driving part and the telescopic supporting mechanism in the inner cavity of the electronic equipment, meanwhile, the display screen comprises a second area positioned at the edge of the display screen, so that the telescopic supporting mechanism can telescopically support the deformation driving part, thereby causing the deformation driving part to deform, so that the deformation driving part connected with the second area can drive the second area in the bending state to deform, i.e., the second region is in a flattened state, such that the second region becomes a second planar region, such that the first region and the second region are located on the same plane, thereby improving the use experience of the user to the display screen of the electronic equipment, further avoiding the bending of the second area, so that the second area is easy to reflect light or the content on the second area is not easy to be seen. The technical scheme adopted by the application can undoubtedly solve the problem that the misoperation phenomenon of a user easily occurs because contents on the edge of the curved screen in the background technology cannot be seen by the user due to reflection or bending, so that the use experience of the user is influenced.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application in a state;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the structure of section A in FIG. 1;

fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application in another state;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the structure of section B in FIG. 4;

fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device in a third state according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the structure of section C in FIG. 6;

fig. 8 is a schematic hardware structure diagram of an electronic device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application.

Description of reference numerals:

100-housing, 110-back cover, 1101-plane, 1102-bend;

200-display screen, 210-first area, 220-second area;

300-a deformation driving part;

400-a telescopic supporting mechanism and 410-a telescopic supporting single body;

500-device lumen;

600-a power supply connection;

700-a flexible electrical connector;

800-a folding mechanism;

1200-electronic device, 1201-radio unit, 1202-network module, 1203-audio output unit, 1204-input unit, 12041-graphics processor, 12042-microphone, 1205-sensor, 1206-display unit, 12061-display panel, 1207-user input unit, 12071-touch panel, 12072-other input device, 1208-interface unit, 1209-memory, 1210-processor, 1211-power supply.

Detailed Description

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

The terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims of the present application are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It will be appreciated that the data so used may be interchanged under appropriate circumstances such that embodiments of the application may be practiced in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein, and that the terms "first," "second," and the like are generally used herein in a generic sense and do not limit the number of terms, e.g., the first term can be one or more than one. In addition, "and/or" in the specification and claims means at least one of connected objects, a character "/" generally means that a preceding and succeeding related objects are in an "or" relationship.

The electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present application is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings through specific embodiments and application scenarios thereof.

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, an embodiment of the present application discloses an electronic device, which includes a housing 100, a display screen 200, a deformation driving unit 300, and a telescopic support mechanism 400.

The housing 100 is an external structure of the electronic device and also a mounting base of the electronic device. The display screen 200 is disposed on the casing 100, and the display screen 200 and the casing 100 form a device cavity 500, so that the device cavity 500 can accommodate other internal structures in the electronic device. The display screen 200 comprises a first area 210 and a second area 220, the first area 210 is a first plane area, the second area 220 is connected with the first area 210, and the second area 220 is located at the edge of the display screen 200, so that the display screen 200 is in a curved screen state in a normal condition.

The deformation driving unit 300 can drive the display panel 200 of the electronic device and deform the display panel 200 of the electronic device. The deformation driving part 300 is located in the device cavity 500 and connected to the second region 220, the deformation driving part 300 can deform and drive the second region 220 to switch between a flat state and a bent state through deformation, when the second region 220 is in the flat state, the second region 220 is a second planar region, so that the second planar region and the first planar region are located in the same plane, so that the visible area of the display screen 200 is increased, when the second region 220 is in the bent state, the second region 220 is bent relative to the first region 210, at this time, the first region 210 in the display screen 200 can be seen more easily, and when the second region 220 is in the bent state, the content on the second region is not seen easily by a user.

The telescopic supporting mechanism 400 can support the deformation driving part 300, the telescopic supporting mechanism 400 is arranged in the equipment inner cavity 500, the telescopic supporting mechanism 400 is telescopic, the telescopic supporting mechanism 400 elastically supports the deformation driving part 300 and the shell 100, so that the deformation driving part 300 can be better deformed under the support of the telescopic supporting mechanism 400, the second area 220 can be more easily changed into a second plane area, and the second plane area and the first plane area are located in the same plane.

The electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application improves the structure of the electronic device in the related art, by additionally arranging the deformation driving part 300 and the telescopic supporting mechanism 400 in the device inner cavity 500 of the electronic device, and at the same time, the display panel 200 includes the second region 220 at the edge thereof, so that the telescopic supporting mechanism 400 can telescopically support the deformation driving part 300, thereby deforming the deformation driving part 300, so that the deformation driving part 300 connected to the second region 220 can drive the second region 220 in a bent state to deform, i.e., the second region is in a flattened state, such that the second region becomes a second planar region, such that the first region and the second region are located on the same plane, thereby improving the user experience of the display screen 200 of the electronic device, and further avoiding the problem that the second area 220 is bent, so that the second area 220 is easily reflected or the contents thereon are not easily seen. The technical scheme adopted by the application can undoubtedly solve the problem that the misoperation phenomenon of a user easily occurs because contents on the edge of the curved screen in the background technology cannot be seen by the user due to reflection or bending, so that the use experience of the user is influenced.

In the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application, the telescopic supporting mechanism 400 may include a plurality of telescopic supporting units 410, the plurality of telescopic supporting units 410 are distributed along the edge extending direction of the display screen 200, a first end of each telescopic supporting unit 410 is connected to the deformation driving part 300, and a second end of each telescopic supporting unit 410 is connected to the housing 100. Under the circumstances, the supporting effect of the plurality of telescopic supporting single bodies 410 on the deformation driving portion 300 is more stable, and because the plurality of telescopic supporting single bodies 410 extend along the edge of the display screen 200, and the first end of each telescopic supporting single body 410 is connected with the deformation driving portion 300, the stress of the deformation driving portion 300 connected with the second region 220 is more uniform, so that the driving force and the supporting force of the deformation driving portion 300 on the second region 220 are more uniform, and the second region 220 is favorably changed into a second plane region coplanar with the first region 210.

In a further technical scheme, a first end of the telescopic support single body 410 can be hinged with the deformation driving part 300, a second end of the telescopic support single body 410 can be hinged with the shell 100, the hinged connection mode is simple, and the assembly relation of the telescopic support single body 410, the deformation driving part 300 and the shell 100 can be simplified. Of course, the connection modes between the telescopic support single body 410 and the deformation driving portion 300 and the housing 100 may also be bonding, welding, riveting, and the like, and the application does not specifically limit the connection modes between the telescopic support single body 410 and the deformation driving portion 300 and the housing 100. Of course, both ends of the telescopic support unit 410 are hinged to the deformation driving part 300 and the housing 100, respectively, so that the telescopic support unit 410 can be flexibly and adaptively extended in the process of deforming the second region 220, thereby adaptively supporting the second region 220, and preferably avoiding the influence on the deformation of the second region 220 while ensuring the support.

In the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application, the telescopic supporting unit 410 may be an electrically controlled telescopic structure, the device cavity 500 may be provided therein with a power supply connecting portion 600, and the power supply connecting portion 600 is electrically connected to the telescopic supporting unit 410. Under the condition, the electronic device can control the telescopic supporting single body 410 through the power supply connecting portion 600, namely, when the user needs to use the second area 220 of the display screen 200, the power supply connecting portion 600 can supply power to the telescopic supporting single body 410, so that the telescopic supporting single body 410 is in a working state, so that the telescopic supporting single body 410 elastically supports the deformation driving portion 300, further the deformation driving portion 300 drives the second area 220 to deform, and finally the second area 220 and the first area 210 can be located on the same plane. The provision of the power supply connection portion 600 and the electrically controlled telescopic support unit 410 may simplify the line control in the electronic device. Specifically, the electrically controlled telescopic structural member may be a linear motor, a piezoelectric ceramic, a shape memory alloy member, or the like, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific type of the electrically controlled telescopic structural member.

In the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may further include an acceleration sensor, the telescopic support mechanism 400 has a contracted state, a first expanded state and a second expanded state, when the second region 220 is in the bent state, the telescopic support mechanism 400 is in the contracted state, and when the second region 220 is in the flattened state, the telescopic support mechanism 400 is in the first expanded state, the telescopic support mechanism 400 may be sequentially switched from the contracted state to the second expanded state and the first expanded state in the process of extension, so that the second region 220 has a structural state corresponding to the telescopic support mechanisms 400 one by one, and thus a user may determine a specific state of the telescopic support mechanism 400 inside the housing 100 according to the specific state of the second region 220.

In the specific working process of the acceleration sensor, the controller of the electronic device is connected to the acceleration sensor, and when the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor is greater than the preset threshold, the controller controls the telescopic supporting mechanism 400 to be in the second unfolded state, and the edge of the second region 220, which is in butt joint with the casing 100, is spaced apart from the casing 100. In this case, when the value of the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor is greater than the preset threshold value, the electronic device at this time is in a falling state, so that the controller can control the telescopic support mechanism 400 to be in the second unfolded state. The second expanded state is an intermediate state of the telescopic support mechanism 400, and is also a half expanded state. In this case, since the edge of the second region 220 abutting against the housing 100 is spaced apart from the housing 100, a buffer gap is formed between the second region 220 and the housing 100, so that the phenomenon that the display screen 200 is damaged due to the direct contact between the second region 220 and the housing 100 in the dropping process can be avoided.

In the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application, the deformation driving portion 300 may be an electrostrictive structure, and the electronic device may further include a flexible electrical connector 700, where the flexible electrical connector 700 connects the electrostrictive structure and the power supply connection portion 600 in the electronic device. In this case, the deformation driving part 300 can enter the working state only by being electrically connected to the power supply connection part 600 through the flexible electrical connector 700, so that the working circuit of the deformation driving part 300 is simpler, and the arrangement of the internal structure in the electronic device is facilitated.

In a further technical solution, the deformation driving portion 300 may be an electrical deformation structure, and in a process that the deformation driving portion 300 drives the second region 220 to switch from the bending state to the flattening state through deformation, the electrical deformation structure sequentially passes a first voltage and a second voltage, where the second voltage is greater than the first voltage, so that the power supply connection portion 600 may drive the second region 220 to be in the corresponding bending state or the corresponding flattening state by supplying the lower first voltage or the higher second voltage to the deformation driving portion 300, thereby facilitating simplification of driving control of the deformation driving portion 300 on the second region 220.

In the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application, the housing 100 may include the rear cover 110, the rear cover 110 may include a planar portion 1101 and a curved portion 1102, the curved portion 1102 is connected to the planar portion 1101, and the curved portion 1102 is connected to the second region 220 when the second region 220 is in a curved state. In this case, the bent portion 1102 is closely connected to the second region 220, thereby making the appearance integrity of the electronic device better. In a further technical scheme, when the second region 220 is in a bent state, a tangent line of a joint of the bent portion 1102 and the second region 220 is collinear, so that the joint of the second region 220 and the bent portion 1102 is guaranteed to have better assemblability, and meanwhile, the grasping hand feeling of the electronic device can be better.

In the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may further include a folding mechanism 800, and the folding mechanism 800 may be capable of being stacked or unfolded following different states of the second region 220. The folding mechanism 800 is hermetically connected with the second area 220 and the shell 100, and when the second area 220 is in a flat state, the folding mechanism 800 is unfolded according to the distance between the second area 220 and the shell 100; in the bent state of the second region 220, the folding mechanisms 800 are superposed. Under the condition, the arrangement of the folding mechanism 800 enables the second region 220 and the housing 100 to have a connection structure capable of adapting to adjustment, thereby being beneficial to switching of the second region 220 between different states, avoiding an opening at a joint of the second region 220 and the housing 100 in a flat state, avoiding the structure in the electronic device from being exposed, and further having a better protection effect on the internal structure of the electronic device. Of course, when the second region 220 is in the bent state, the folding mechanism 800 is folded into the electronic device, as shown in fig. 3.

In the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may further include an elastic connector, the elastic connector sealingly connects the second region 220 and the housing 100, the elastic connector extends to adapt to a distance between the second region 220 and the housing 100 when the second region 220 is in the flat state, and the elastic connector returns to the free state when the second region 220 is in the bent state. In this case, the elastic link may serve as a connection structure between the second region 220 and the case 100 when the second region 220 is in the flattened state, and since the elastic link has elasticity, the elastic link can be elastically extended, so that it may be adapted to connect the second region 220 in the unfolded state with the case 100. In a similar way, under the condition, the elastic connecting piece can adapt to the switching of the state of the second area 220 through the deformation of the elastic connecting piece, so that the opening formed between the elastic connecting piece and the shell 100 can be avoided when the second area 220 is in the unfolding state, and the inside of the electronic device can be well protected.

It should be noted that there are various elastic connecting members between the second region 220 in the flat state and the casing 100, and the elastic connecting members may be a threaded expansion spring, a rubber member, a silicone member, and the like, and the application does not specifically limit the elastic connecting members between the second region 220 in the flat state and the casing 100.

Based on the electronic equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the application, the application discloses a control method of the electronic equipment, and the control method comprises the following steps:

receiving an input;

in the case where the input is the first input, controlling the deformation driving part 300 to drive the second region 220 in the flattened state;

when the input is the second input, the deformation driving portion 300 is controlled to drive the second region 220 to be in the bent state.

Based on the electronic equipment that this application embodiment disclosed, this application discloses a controlling means of electronic equipment, controlling means include:

a receiving module for receiving an input;

a first control module, configured to control the deformation driving part 300 to drive the second region 220 to be in the flattened state if the input is the first input;

and a second control module for controlling the deformation driving part 300 to drive the second region 220 to be in the bending state if the input is the second input.

The electronic device disclosed by the embodiment of the invention can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, an electronic book reader, a game machine and other devices, and the embodiment of the application does not limit the specific types of the electronic devices.

Fig. 8 is a schematic hardware structure diagram of an electronic device implementing various embodiments of the present application.

The electronic device 1200 includes, but is not limited to: radio frequency unit 1201, network module 1202, audio output unit 1203, input unit 1204, sensor 1205, display unit 1206, user input unit 1207, interface unit 1208, memory 1209, processor 1210, and power source 1211. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the configuration of the electronic device 1200 shown in fig. 8 does not constitute a limitation of the electronic device, and that the electronic device may include more or fewer components than shown, or some components may be combined, or a different arrangement of components. In the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palm computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a wearable device, a pedometer, and the like.

Wherein, the sensor 1205 is configured to receive input information, and the processor 1210 is configured to control the deformation driving part 300 to drive the second region 220 in the flattened state if the input is the first input; alternatively, the processor 1210 is configured to control the deformation driving part 300 to drive the second region 220 to be in the bending state if the input is the second input.

In the control method of the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application, the second region 220 is driven to be in the flattened state by controlling the deformation driving portion 300, so that the second region 220 becomes a second planar region, and thus the second region 220 and the first region 210 are in the same plane, and further, the content on the display screen 200 can be clearly and easily seen by the user. The electronic equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the application can solve the problem that the content on the edge of the curved screen cannot be seen by a user due to reflection or bending, so that the misoperation phenomenon of the user easily occurs, and the use experience of the user is influenced.

It should be understood that, in this embodiment of the application, the radio frequency unit 1201 may be used for receiving and sending signals during a message transmission or a call, and specifically, receive downlink data from a base station and then process the received downlink data to the processor 1210; in addition, the uplink data is transmitted to the base station. Typically, the radio frequency unit 1201 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the radio frequency unit 1201 can also communicate with a network and other devices through a wireless communication system.

The electronic device provides wireless broadband internet access to the user via the network module 1202, such as to assist the user in emailing, browsing web pages, and accessing streaming media.

The audio output unit 1203 may convert audio data received by the radio frequency unit 1201 or the network module 1202 or stored in the memory 1209 into an audio signal and output as sound. Also, the audio output unit 1203 may also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the electronic apparatus 1200 (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, and the like). The audio output unit 1203 includes a speaker, a buzzer, a receiver, and the like.

The input unit 1204 is used to receive audio or video signals. The input Unit 1204 may include a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) 12041 and a microphone 12042, and the Graphics processor 12041 processes image data of a still picture or video obtained by an image capturing apparatus (such as a camera) in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 1206. The image frames processed by the graphics processor 12041 may be stored in the memory 1209 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the radio frequency unit 1201 or the network module 1202. The microphone 12042 can receive sound, and can process such sound into audio data. The processed audio data may be converted into a format output transmittable to a mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 1201 in case of the phone call mode.

The electronic device 1200 also includes at least one sensor 1205, such as a light sensor, motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor that adjusts the brightness of the display panel 12061 according to the brightness of ambient light, and a proximity sensor that turns off the display panel 12061 and/or the backlight when the electronic device 1200 moves to the ear. As one type of motion sensor, an accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in each direction (generally three axes), detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary, and can be used to identify the posture of an electronic device (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games, magnetometer posture calibration), and vibration identification related functions (such as pedometer, tapping); the sensors 1205 may also include a fingerprint sensor, a pressure sensor, an iris sensor, a molecular sensor, a gyroscope, a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, an infrared sensor, etc., and will not be described further herein.

The display unit 1206 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The Display unit 1206 may include a Display panel 12061, and the Display panel 12061 may be configured in the form of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED), or the like.

The user input unit 1207 may be used to receive input numeric or character information and generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the electronic apparatus. Specifically, the user input unit 1207 includes a touch panel 12071 and other input devices 12072. The touch panel 12071, also referred to as a touch screen, may collect touch operations by a user on or near the touch panel 12071 (e.g., operations by a user on or near the touch panel 12071 using a finger, a stylus, or any suitable object or attachment). The touch panel 12071 may include two parts of a touch detection device and a touch controller. The touch detection device detects the touch direction of a user, detects a signal brought by touch operation and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch sensing device, converts the touch information into touch point coordinates, sends the touch point coordinates to the processor 1210, receives a command from the processor 1210, and executes the command. In addition, the touch panel 12071 may be implemented by using various types such as a resistive type, a capacitive type, an infrared ray, and a surface acoustic wave. The user input unit 1207 may include other input devices 12072 in addition to the touch panel 12071. In particular, the other input devices 12072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which are not described herein again.

Further, the touch panel 12071 may be overlaid on the display panel 12061, and when the touch panel 12071 detects a touch operation thereon or nearby, the touch operation is transmitted to the processor 1210 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 1210 provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel 12061 according to the type of the touch event. Although the touch panel 12071 and the display panel 12061 are shown as two separate components in fig. 4 to implement the input and output functions of the electronic device, in some embodiments, the touch panel 12071 and the display panel 12061 may be integrated to implement the input and output functions of the electronic device, and the implementation is not limited herein.

The interface unit 1208 is an interface for connecting an external device to the electronic apparatus 1200. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video I/O port, an earphone port, and the like. The interface unit 1208 may be used to receive input from an external device (e.g., data information, power, etc.) and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the electronic apparatus 1200 or may be used to transmit data between the electronic apparatus 1200 and the external device.

The memory 1209 may be used to store software programs as well as various data. The memory 1209 may mainly include a storage program area and a storage data area, where the storage program area may store an operating system, an application program (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.) required by at least one function, and the like; the storage data area may store data (such as audio data, a phonebook, etc.) created according to the use of the electronic device, and the like. Further, the memory 1209 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage device.

The processor 1210 is a control center of the electronic device, connects various parts of the whole electronic device using various interfaces and lines, and performs various functions of the electronic device and processes data by running or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 1209 and calling data stored in the memory 1209, thereby performing overall monitoring of the electronic device. Processor 1210 may include one or more processing units; alternatively, the processor 1210 may integrate an application processor, which mainly handles operating systems, user interfaces, application programs, etc., and a modem processor, which mainly handles wireless communications. It is to be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into processor 1210.

The electronic device 1200 may also include a power source 1211 (e.g., a battery) for powering the various components, and optionally, the power source 1211 may be logically coupled to the processor 1210 via a power management system to perform functions such as managing charging, discharging, and power consumption via the power management system.

In addition, the electronic device 1200 includes some functional modules that are not shown, and are not described in detail herein.

Optionally, an embodiment of the present application discloses a terminal device, which includes a processor 1210, a memory 1209, and a program or an instruction stored in the memory 1209 and executable on the processor 1210, where the program or the instruction is executed by the processor 1210 to implement each process of any method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect, and no further description is provided here to avoid repetition.

The embodiment of the present application discloses a readable storage medium, where a program or an instruction is stored, and when the program or the instruction is executed by the processor 1210, the program or the instruction implements each process of any of the method embodiments described above, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here. The readable storage medium may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

An embodiment of the application discloses a computer program product stored in a non-volatile storage medium, the program product being configured to be executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the control method as described above.

The embodiment of the application discloses a chip, the chip comprises a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled with the processor, and the processor is used for running a program or an instruction to realize the control method of the embodiment.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element. Further, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatus of the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing the functions in the order illustrated or discussed, but may include performing the functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in a reverse order based on the functions involved, e.g., the methods described may be performed in an order different than that described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

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

In the embodiments of the present application, the difference between the embodiments is described in detail, and different optimization features between the embodiments can be combined to form a better embodiment as long as the differences are not contradictory, and further description is omitted here in view of brevity of the text.

The above description is only an example of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Various modifications and changes may occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims (12)

1. An electronic device is characterized by comprising a shell, a display screen, a deformation driving part and a telescopic supporting mechanism; wherein:

the display screen is arranged on the shell, and an equipment inner cavity is formed by the display screen and the shell;

the display screen comprises a first area and a second area, the first area is a first plane area, the second area is connected with the first area and is located at the edge of the display screen, the deformation driving part is located in the device cavity and is connected with the second area, the deformation driving part can deform and drives the second area to be switched between a flat state and a bent state through deformation, the second area is a second plane area when the second area is in the flat state, and the second plane area and the first plane area are located in the same plane; the second region is bent with respect to the first region in the bent state of the second region;

the telescopic supporting mechanism is arranged in the equipment inner cavity and is telescopic, and the telescopic supporting mechanism elastically supports the deformation driving part and the shell.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the telescopic supporting mechanism comprises a plurality of telescopic supporting units, the plurality of telescopic supporting units are distributed along an edge extending direction of the display screen, a first end of each telescopic supporting unit is connected with the deformation driving portion, and a second end of each telescopic supporting unit is connected with the housing.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein a first end of the single telescopic support body is hinged to the deformation driving portion, and a second end of the single telescopic support body is hinged to the housing.

4. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the telescopic support unit is an electrically controlled telescopic structure, and a power supply connection part is arranged in the inner cavity of the device and electrically connected with the telescopic support unit.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising an acceleration sensor, wherein the telescopic support mechanism has a contracted state, a first expanded state and a second expanded state, the telescopic support mechanism is in the contracted state when the second region is in the bent state, the telescopic support mechanism is in the first expanded state when the second region is in the flattened state, and the telescopic support mechanism is sequentially switchable from the contracted state to the second expanded state and the first expanded state during the extension;

the controller of the electronic equipment is connected with the acceleration sensor, and under the condition that the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor is greater than a preset threshold value, the controller controls the telescopic supporting mechanism to be in the second unfolding state, and the edge of the second area, which is in butt joint with the shell, is spaced from the shell.

6. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the deformation driving portion is an electro-deformable structure, the electronic device further comprising a flexible electrical connection connecting the electro-deformable structure and the power supply connection within the electronic device.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the deformation driving portion is an electro-deformable structure, and during the process that the deformation driving portion drives the second region to switch from the bending state to the flattening state through deformation, the electro-deformable structure is sequentially applied with a first voltage and a second voltage, and the second voltage is greater than the first voltage.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes a rear cover, the rear cover includes a flat portion and a curved portion, the curved portion is connected to the flat portion, and the curved portion is engaged with the second region in a state where the second region is in the curved state.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a folding mechanism sealingly connecting the second region and the housing, the folding mechanism unfolding to accommodate a distance between the second region and the housing when the second region is in the flattened state; the folding mechanisms are stacked with the second region in the bent state.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising an elastic connector that sealingly connects the second region and the housing, wherein the elastic connector elongates to accommodate a distance between the second region and the housing in the flattened state of the second region, and wherein the elastic connector returns to a free state in the flexed state of the second region.

11. A control method for an electronic device, which is applied to the electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, the control method comprising:

receiving an input;

controlling the deformation driving part to drive the second region to be in the flattening state under the condition that the input is a first input;

and controlling the deformation driving part to drive the second region to be in the bending state when the input is a second input.

12. A control apparatus for an electronic device, the control apparatus being adapted to the electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, the control apparatus comprising:

a receiving module for receiving an input;

the first control module is used for controlling the deformation driving part to drive the second area to be in the flattening state under the condition that the input is a first input;

and the second control module is used for controlling the deformation driving part to drive the second area to be in the bending state under the condition that the input is a second input.

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