CN113835518A

CN113835518A - Vibration control method and device, vibration device, terminal and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN113835518A
Application number: CN202010583447.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 项吉
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-06-23
Filing date: 2020-06-23
Publication date: 2021-12-24

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a vibration control method and apparatus, a vibration device, a terminal, and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: obtaining a vibration event, and determining a vibration scene according to the vibration event; determining a driving mode associated with the vibration scene based on the vibration scene; and controlling the vibration device in the terminal to vibrate according to the driving mode so as to respond to the vibration event. The embodiment of the disclosure provides a vibration control method for a terminal user, so that when the user uses the terminal to use different scenes, the user can match the associated driving modes according to the scenes and control the vibration of a vibration device in the terminal according to the different driving modes, thereby greatly improving the use experience of the user.

Description

Vibration control method and device, vibration device, terminal and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of terminal technologies, and in particular, to a vibration control method and apparatus, a vibration device, a terminal, and a storage medium.

Background

With the increasing processing capability of terminal devices such as mobile phones, game machines, multimedia players, and the like, more and more users are using terminals to watch videos, play games, and surf the internet. The processing previously relied on computers is currently substantially done with the aid of terminals, which have replaced computers in many fields of application. The time for the user to use the terminal is longer and longer, and the experience is more and more critical. Vibration is a common function in terminal equipment, and can play roles of various aspects of prompting and the like through vibration.

Disclosure of Invention

The disclosure provides a vibration control method and apparatus, a vibration device, a terminal, and a storage medium.

According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a vibration control method applied to a terminal, the method including:

obtaining a vibration event, and determining a vibration scene according to the vibration event;

determining a driving mode associated with the vibration scene based on the vibration scene;

and controlling the vibration device in the terminal to vibrate according to the driving mode so as to respond to the vibration event.

Optionally, the acquiring a vibration event includes:

generating the vibration event in response to the fact that a trigger condition is met or a trigger signal is received, wherein the vibration event at least comprises trigger information and scene information where the current terminal is located;

the determining a vibration scenario from the vibration event includes:

and determining a vibration scene according to the trigger information and the scene information of the current terminal.

Optionally, the triggering condition is satisfied, including:

the triggering condition preset by a user or the triggering condition that a terminal physical key and/or a screen is touched is met;

the trigger signal comprises a communication signal or an audio signal.

Optionally, the determining, based on the vibration scene, a driving mode associated with the vibration scene includes:

when the vibration scene is a first vibration scene, determining that a driving mode associated with the vibration scene is a first driving mode, wherein the first driving mode is a mode driven by a Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC);

when the vibration scene is a second vibration scene, determining that a driving mode associated with the vibration scene is a second driving mode, wherein the second driving mode is a mode driven by a Codec;

when the vibration scene is a third vibration scene, determining that a driving mode associated with the vibration scene is a third driving mode, wherein the third driving mode is a mode driven by a Smart power amplifier (Smart PA).

Optionally, the determining that the driving mode associated with the vibration scene is the third driving mode further includes:

acquiring vibration type information in the vibration event in the third vibration scene;

searching waveform information matched with the vibration type information from the waveform library file associated with the Smart PA;

determining a specific driving manner in the third driving mode based on the waveform information.

Optionally, the controlling vibration of the vibration device in the terminal in response to the vibration event includes:

and controlling a vibration device in the terminal to vibrate and/or play analog vibration sound to respond to the vibration event.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a vibration control apparatus applied to a terminal, the apparatus including:

an acquisition unit configured to acquire a vibration event;

a first determination unit configured to determine a vibration scene from the vibration event;

a second determination unit configured to determine a driving mode associated with the vibration scene based on the vibration scene;

and the execution unit is configured to control the vibration device in the terminal to vibrate according to the driving mode so as to respond to the vibration event.

Optionally, the obtaining unit is specifically configured to:

the first determining unit is specifically configured to determine a vibration scene according to the trigger information and scene information of the current terminal.

Optionally, the triggering condition is satisfied, including:

the trigger signal comprises a communication signal or an audio signal.

Optionally, the second determining unit is specifically configured to:

Optionally, the execution unit is specifically configured to:

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a vibration device attached to a display screen of a terminal; when the steps of the vibration control method are performed in the terminal, the vibration device vibrates in response to a vibration event.

According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a terminal, on a display screen of which a vibration device is attached; the terminal includes: a processor and a memory for storing processor executable instructions, wherein the processor is configured to be able to perform the steps of the vibration control method described above when the executable instructions in the memory are called.

According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein instructions, when executed by a processor of a terminal, enable the terminal to perform the steps of the vibration control method described above.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects:

the embodiment of the disclosure determines a vibration scene according to a vibration event by acquiring the vibration event, and determines a driving mode associated with the vibration scene based on the vibration scene; and controlling the vibration device in the terminal to vibrate according to the driving mode so as to respond to the vibration event. The embodiment of the disclosure provides a vibration control method for a terminal user, so that when the user uses a terminal to use different scenes, the user can match the associated driving modes according to the scenes and control the vibration of a vibration device in the terminal according to different driving modes, and a vibration response mode is provided for each scene, so that a vibration response mode more fitting the actual requirements can be provided for the use scene concerned by the user, the use requirements of each scene of the user can be met, and the use experience of the user is greatly improved.

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

Drawings

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

Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a vibration control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a connection circuit of a vibration device in a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of excitation waveforms in different vibration scenarios of a vibration device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a frequency response curve of a vibration device as a speaker according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a frequency acceleration curve of a vibration device as a haptic force (Haptics) or Vibrator (Vibrator) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a vibration control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 7 is a block diagram of a terminal shown in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

Fig. 1 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a vibration control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 1, the vibration control method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is applied to a terminal; the terminal can be a mobile phone, a game machine, a wearable device, a virtual reality device, a personal digital assistant, a notebook computer, a tablet computer or a television terminal. The vibration control method of the embodiment of the disclosure includes the following processing steps:

and S11, acquiring a vibration event, and determining a vibration scene according to the vibration event.

In some embodiments, obtaining a vibration event comprises: and generating the vibration event in response to the condition that the trigger condition is met or the trigger signal is received, wherein the vibration event at least comprises trigger information and scene information of the current terminal. The determining a vibration scenario from the vibration event includes: and determining a vibration scene according to the trigger information and the scene information of the current terminal.

The current scene information of the terminal may include a current state of the terminal, such as a screen-off state or a use state, and may also include an application program currently invoked by the terminal, such as an alarm clock, a calendar, a call, a video playing program, a game program, and the like. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal states except for the game state and the call state are called as the conventional state, and the game state is set as a terminal state alone, mainly considering that the scene of the game is relatively complex, and the variety of audio signals in the game application is various, such as various audio signals for battlefield battle, corresponding audio signals simulated by marts or scenarios, or the use of weapons and skills of characters in the game, and the cooperative output of various audios and vibrations caused by being attacked, so as to meet the increasingly high requirements of game players on the processing of the terminal and the scene simulation, and use the terminal state alone as a scene of the terminal.

In some embodiments, the trigger condition is satisfied, including: the triggering condition preset by a user or the triggering condition that a terminal physical key and/or a screen is touched is met; the trigger signal comprises a communication signal or an audio signal.

In some embodiments, the satisfaction of the trigger condition comprises: the reminding condition preset in the terminal is satisfied, for example, the set alarm clock reaches the set time, and the event in the note satisfies the reminding condition, such as time satisfying the reminding condition or event satisfying the reminding condition. The user can preset reminding conditions according to the requirements of the user, and the method is not limited by the disclosure.

Of course, the trigger condition can be satisfied by touching a physical key and/or a screen of the terminal. For example, when the touch-sensitive screen is touched, the operation key is touched, and both the lock key and the touch-sensitive screen are touched while the terminal is in the lock screen state, the terminal drives the vibration device to vibrate to remind the user that the physical key and/or the touch screen of the terminal are operated.

In some embodiments, the vibration event may further include an operation button or a function menu in an application in the terminal being touched by the user, the application in the terminal driving the vibration device based on the user's operation to respond to the user's operation.

In some embodiments, the vibration event may also include that a multimedia application in the terminal is played and needs to output an audio signal, or some interactive applications are operated and need to output an audio signal in response to a user operation, such as that a game installed in the terminal is started by the user, a game application needs to output a corresponding audio signal in response to various operations of the user, and the like. Or, the communication application in the terminal is started by the user, and the terminal receives the communication voice signal and needs to play the communication voice signal to the user to output an audio signal. Applications such as WeChat, QQ and Michat in the terminal are opened, and a user performs voice communication based on the applications, or receives a voice signal transmitted by an opposite terminal and needs to output the voice signal.

In some embodiments, the vibration event further includes the terminal talking to other terminals, and the communication component in the terminal receives and decodes the voice signal of the communication peer and restores the voice input of the peer, so as to output the talking content of the peer to the terminal user.

In some embodiments, for example: detecting an incoming electric signal or a triggering condition of a reminding event, or touching a key of the terminal or touching a touch screen by an operation application in the terminal to generate vibration prompt information; here, the operating application refers to an operating system installed in the terminal, such as an android operating system, a windows operating system, and the like.

The current scene information of the terminal may include a current state of the terminal, such as a screen-off state or a use state, and may also include an application program currently invoked by the terminal, such as an alarm clock, a calendar, a call, a video playing program, a game program, and the like.

In some embodiments, a vibration scene is determined according to the trigger information and the scene information of the current terminal, for example: when the trigger information in the terminal is that the operation application detects an incoming call signal, the application program called by the terminal at present is a call, and a vibration scene is determined to be a call scene; when the triggering information in the terminal is that the touch screen is touched, the application program currently called by the terminal is a game program, and the vibration scene is determined to be a game scene. And when the triggering condition that the triggering information in the terminal is the reminding event is met, the application program called by the terminal at present is a calendar, and the vibration scene is determined to be a conventional scene.

And S12, determining a driving mode associated with the vibration scene based on the vibration scene.

The determining, based on the vibration scenario, a driving mode associated with the vibration scenario includes:

determining a driving mode associated with the vibration scene as a first driving mode when the vibration scene is a first vibration scene, the first driving mode being a mode driven by a Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC);

In some embodiments, the first vibration scenario may be a regular scenario, and the driving mode associated with the scenario is a mode driven by a Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC).

In some embodiments, the second vibration scenario may be a talk scenario, the driving mode associated with the scenario being a mode driven by the Codec.

In some embodiments, the third vibration scenario may be a game scenario, the driving mode associated with the scenario being a mode driven by a Smart power amplifier Smart PA.

Determining a drive mode associated with the vibratory scene as a third drive mode, further comprising:

In some embodiments, when the third vibration scene is a game scene, obtaining information of a vibration type in the vibration event, for example, the vibration type in the vibration event is a long vibration or a short vibration; and searching waveform information matched with the vibration type information from the waveform library file associated with the Smart PA, for example: the driving mode Smart PA is matched with a waveform library associated with the Smart PA, the waveform library is searched according to the audio signal to be output, corresponding waveform signals are obtained according to different audio signals, the vibration device is driven according to the waveform signals to provide a specific driving mode, for example, according to different vibration types, long vibration or short vibration, vibration signals similar to the audio signals are searched from the waveform library, a specific driving mode is provided, so that various different vibration feeling experience effects are brought, and corresponding audio signals are output; for example: the sound effect of the gunshot, the sword waving, the horseshoe sound, the fricative sound of the wheels, the special sound of certain skills and the like, so that the use experience of the user is improved.

And S13, controlling the vibration device in the terminal to vibrate according to the driving mode so as to respond to the vibration event.

In some embodiments, controlling the vibration of the vibration device in the terminal comprises: and controlling a vibration device in the terminal to vibrate and/or play analog vibration sound to respond to the vibration event.

For example: when the vibration scene is determined to be a game scene, the vibration event is a special tone of certain skill, the driving mode is Smart PA, and the vibration signal and the audio signal can be output under the game scene to respond to the game vibration event.

For example: when the vibration scene is determined to be a conventional scene, the vibration event is a schedule reminder, the driving mode is PMIC, and the vibration of a vibration device in the terminal can be controlled under the conventional scene so as to respond to the vibration event.

For example: when the vibration scene is determined to be a call scene, the vibration event is a call, the driving mode is Codec, and the vibration device in the terminal can be controlled to play the analog vibration sound under the call scene so as to respond to the vibration event.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a vibration control method, which enables a user to match associated driving modes according to the scenes when using different scenes by using a terminal, and controls vibration of a vibration device in the terminal according to different driving modes, and provides a vibration response mode in different scenes, so that a vibration response mode more fitting actual requirements can be provided for a use scene concerned by the user, the use requirements of each scene of the user can be met, and the use experience of the user is greatly improved.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a connection circuit of a vibration device in a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 2, the vibration device in the embodiment of the present disclosure is attached to a display screen of the terminal, so that the vibration of the vibration device can be conducted to the display screen under the driving of a driving circuit, so as to drive the display screen to vibrate. The connection circuit of the vibration device includes:

the vibrating device (Haptics/Vibrator) is attached to the display screen of the terminal, is electrically connected with the Switch gating circuit (Switch), and is used for receiving the pulse working voltage output by the Switch gating circuit and driving the display screen to vibrate based on the pulse voltage; the vibration device may be an exciter, a linear motor, a nonlinear motor, a piezoelectric ceramic, or the like. In the present embodiment, the vibration device is a linear motor.

A switch gating circuit electrically connected with at least the PMIC of the terminal, an Inter-IC Sound Bus (I2S) interface and a coder-decoder (Codec); and the pulse working voltage is used for gating the corresponding output interface when the terminal outputs the audio and/or the prompt information, receiving the analog signal corresponding to the audio and/or the prompt information output by the corresponding output interface, generating the pulse working voltage for driving the vibration device based on the analog signal, and outputting the pulse working voltage to the vibration device.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the switch gating circuit is electrically connected to a System Power Management Interface (SMPI) of the terminal through the PMIC.

In some embodiments, when a user sets a vibration reminder by using a terminal, such as setting an alarm clock, a reminder note, and the like, and when an operating system of the terminal detects that a reminder condition is satisfied and an application program currently called by the terminal is the alarm clock, the reminder note, and the like, it is determined that a vibration scene is a normal scene, a signal of the vibration reminder can be output to a PMIC through an SMPI, the PMIC directly drives a vibration device, and at this time, a motor is only used as an ordinary vibration device. Or, the user sets the incoming call reminder to include a vibration reminder, when the operating system of the terminal detects the incoming call reminder and the current use state of the terminal is a conventional state, and the vibration scene is determined to be a conventional scene, the operating system of the terminal outputs a vibration reminder signal to the PMIC through the SMPI, and the PMIC directly drives the vibration device to vibrate so as to remind the user of the terminal. Or when the terminal is in a screen off state, a key or a touch screen is touched by a user, and the current use state of the terminal is a conventional state, the vibration scene is determined to be a conventional scene, an operating system of the terminal outputs a vibration reminding signal to the PMIC through the SMPI, and the PMIC directly drives the vibration device to vibrate so as to remind the user of the terminal.

The switch gating circuit is electrically connected with the coder and the decoder through a Class H amplifier (Class H);

the switch gating circuit is electrically connected with the I2S interface through a Smart power amplifier (Smart PA);

receiving an analog signal corresponding to prompt information responding to the operation of the terminal when the PMIC is gated by the switch gating circuit; the analog signal can be an incoming call reminder, a key or a screen which is touched by mistake or a reminding vibration signal triggered by a reminding event.

When the switch gating circuit gates the coder and the decoder, the H-type amplifier amplifies an analog signal corresponding to the audio information output by the coder and the decoder, and the amplified analog signal is output to the switch gating circuit; when a communication voice signal is received and the terminal is in a call state at present, the vibration scene is determined to be the call scene, the vibration device serves as an exciter, a voice analog signal can be transmitted, and the voice audio signal is transmitted out through the touch screen module through resonance. The audio analog signal mainly means that the terminal receives a voice call signal sent by an opposite terminal during a call, the voice signal is decoded to form an audio signal, the audio signal is amplified through Class H, and the switch gating circuit generates pulse working voltage triggering vibration of the vibration device based on the audio signal, so that the vibration device vibrates according to the strength and waveform of voice input by the opposite terminal, the display screen of the trigger terminal vibrates along with the vibration device, the vibration of the display screen realizes the reduction of the voice input by the opposite terminal, and a user can receive the call voice through the display screen of the terminal.

When the switch gating circuit gates the I2S interface, the Smart PA amplifies the analog signals corresponding to the audio and/or prompt information output by the I2S interface, and the amplified analog signals are output to the switch gating circuit. When the vibration scene is determined to be a game scene, the Smart PA is matched with a waveform library associated with the Smart PA to drive the vibration device to provide various different vibration experience effects, and audio signals such as a gunshot sound, a sound effect of sword waving, a horseshoe sound, a frictional sound of wheels, a special sound of certain skills and the like are matched, so that the vibration signal and the audio signals can be output in the game scene, and the use experience of a user can be improved.

In this disclosure, the audio information may also be audio information output when a multimedia file, such as a video file or an audio file, is played, when a user opens a multimedia playing application using a terminal, and the switch gating circuit gates the I2S interface, the Smart PA amplifies an analog signal corresponding to the audio and/or the prompt information output by the I2S interface, and the amplified analog signal is output to the switch gating circuit.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the switch gating circuit is further electrically connected to a General-purpose input/output (GPIO) interface of the terminal. And the GPIO is used for realizing control information interaction between the terminal and the switch gating circuit.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the audio information comprises at least one of:

the terminal comprises a call voice output by a loudspeaker of the terminal, voice information output by multimedia playing and audio information output in online or local interactive application;

the prompt message includes at least one of:

the prompt information is output in response to operation of a key or a touch unit of the terminal, the prompt information is output in response to operation of an operating system or an application of the terminal, and the prompt information is output in an online or local interactive application.

In this disclosure, the audio signal may also be audio information output when a multimedia file, such as a video file or an audio file, is played, when a user opens a multimedia playing application using a terminal, and the switch gating circuit gates the I2S interface, the Smart PA amplifies an analog signal corresponding to the audio and/or the prompt information output by the I2S interface, and the amplified analog signal is output to the switch gating circuit.

In this embodiment of the application, when the analog signal is a warning vibration signal output to the PMIC through the SMPI, a pulse working voltage may be generated according to a set vibration frequency, and the vibration device vibrates based on the pulse working voltage, for example, for two times or for a set vibration duration, for example, for 3 seconds.

And when the analog signal is a call sound or an output audio signal of the multimedia file, generating a corresponding pulse working voltage according to the waveform and the intensity of the call sound, and vibrating the vibration device based on the pulse working voltage to simulate the tone and the intensity of the sound output, so that a user of the terminal can obtain the corresponding sound output through a display screen of the terminal.

And when the analog signal is an audio signal generated by responding to the external operation corresponding to the application, searching the waveform corresponding to the audio signal in the waveform library file of the application, and converting the audio signal into the pulse working voltage corresponding to the searched waveform.

For example: acquiring vibration type information in the vibration event in the third vibration scene; searching waveform information matched with the vibration type information from a waveform library file associated with Smart PA; determining a specific driving manner in the third driving mode based on the waveform information. For example, when the current vibration scene of the terminal is a game scene, the Smart PA is matched with a waveform library associated with the Smart PA, the waveform library is searched according to the audio signal to be output, corresponding waveform signals are obtained according to different audio signals, a vibration device is driven according to the waveform signals to provide a specific driving mode, for example, according to the difference of vibration types, the vibration frequency is different, such as long vibration or short vibration, the specific driving mode is provided, so that various different vibration experience effects are brought, and corresponding audio signals, such as gunshot, sound effects of sword waving, horseshoe sound, fricative sound of wheels, special sound of certain skills and the like, are output, so that the use experience of a user is improved.

The vibration device in the embodiment of the disclosure can perform linear vibration based on the input pulse working voltage, and transmit the vibration to the display screen of the terminal, and the reminding information, the audio signal and the like are output to the user through the display screen, so that the user can obtain the sound signal based on the display screen of the terminal.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an excitation waveform of a vibration device in different vibration scenarios shown in the embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 3, in a conventional scenario, the vibration device is an exciter, and based on a pulse operating voltage, a charged coil of the vibration device passes through a magnetic field to cut magnetic lines back and forth, so as to generate a changing magnetic flux, thereby generating an attractive force to a vibration body, and vibrating the vibration device. Under the conversation scene, Class H of Codec drives the exciter to vibrate, the exciter resonates to transfer energy to the display screen and the glass plate, then the energy is transmitted to the air, and when a human face is attached to the glass plate, the sound of a voice signal can be heard. In a game scene, the Smart PA drives the vibration device to vibrate, the waveform library associated with the Smart PA is matched, the waveform library is searched according to the audio signal to be output, corresponding waveform signals are obtained according to different audio signals, and the vibration device is driven according to the waveform signals to provide a specific driving mode, so that good game experience is provided.

The embodiment of the disclosure drives the vibrating device by PMIC PWM, Codec or Smart PA respectively, and can generate different effects and different types of vibration. The terminal can realize the output of audio or prompt information of three different vibration scenes by arranging one vibration device without adding additional devices.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a frequency response curve of the vibration device shown in the embodiment of the present disclosure as a speaker, as shown in fig. 4, when the vibration device shown in the embodiment of the present disclosure is used as a receiver/receiver, the frequency response curve is as shown in fig. 4, and as can be seen from fig. 4, the entire bandwidth of the frequency response curve of the vibration device is relatively flat, and a good low-frequency effect can be provided. Average sensitivity can also reach 85-90 db, which is fairly robust in function and performance if it is used as an exciter receiver/receiver for screen sounding.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a frequency acceleration curve when the vibration device is used as a haptic or vibrator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 5, a frequency-to-acceleration curve, i.e., a curve reflecting a vibration amount, of the vibration device used as a haptic or vibrator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown, as can be seen from fig. 5, F0 of Haptics is about 170hz, the vibration amount can reach 1.4G, and the performance can exceed that of a conventional vibration device. In a game, the vibration device shown in the embodiment of the present disclosure can provide very good effects of tactile sensations such as simulated gunshot vibration, wheel friction vibration, hero skill vibration, hero death vibration, and the like based on the associated vibration waveform library of audio outputs in a game scene. Similarly, in conventional system applications, such as ringtone vibration, key vibration, alarm vibration, etc., a better alert vibration output can be achieved by the vibrator device shown in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

In this disclosure, before converting the analog signal output by the corresponding output interface into the pulse working voltage, the analog signal output by the corresponding output interface may be further amplified, so that the vibration sense of the vibration device is stronger, and a user of the terminal can sense the corresponding vibration output.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, a vibration device is attached to the display screen of the terminal, and after the audio signal is processed by the audio processing unit of the terminal, the audio signal is converted into the pulse working voltage of the vibration device, so that the vibration device vibrates, and the display screen is driven to vibrate after the vibration device vibrates, so that the output of the audio signal is realized by utilizing the vibration of the screen. This disclosed embodiment through the mode of the vibration output audio signal of display screen, can needn't set up the speaker in the terminal to can needn't set up any sound transmission hole on the casing at terminal, can design the whole appearance at terminal, make the whole outward appearance at terminal more pleasing to the eye, waterproof dustproof performance is better. In addition, the embodiment of the disclosure generates different pulse working voltages of the vibration device according to different audio signals, so that the vibration device can output not only call audio through a display screen of the terminal, but also different sound effects according to different specific application scenes, for example, when a user plays a game by using the terminal, gunshot, horseshoe, fricative sounds of wheels, skill special-effect sounds and the like can be simulated according to the game scenes. That is, the embodiments of the present disclosure implement the functions of three components of the Receiver (Receiver), the haptic (Haptics) and the Vibrator (Vibrator) of the terminal with one vibration device by providing the vibration device on the display screen, saving the cost and the internal stacking space of the terminal. The embodiment of the disclosure provides another audio signal receiving mode for the terminal user, so that when the user uses the terminal to communicate, play games or output prompt information, the user can output the corresponding audio signal through the vibration of the screen, and the use experience of the user is greatly improved.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a vibration control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 6, the vibration control apparatus according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may be configured in a terminal, and a vibration device is attached to a display screen of the terminal. The vibration control device of the embodiment of the present disclosure includes:

an acquisition unit 61 configured to acquire a vibration event;

a first determination unit 62 configured to determine a vibration scenario from the vibration event;

a second determination unit 63 configured to determine a driving mode associated with the vibration scene based on the vibration scene;

and the execution unit 64 is configured to control the vibration device in the terminal to vibrate according to the driving mode so as to respond to the vibration event.

In an embodiment, the obtaining unit 61 is specifically configured to:

correspondingly, the first determining unit 62 is specifically configured to determine a vibration scene according to the trigger information and the scene information of the current terminal.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the meeting of the trigger condition includes:

the trigger signal comprises a communication signal or an audio signal.

In an embodiment, the second determining unit 63 is specifically configured to:

when the vibration scene is a first vibration scene, determining that a driving mode associated with the vibration scene is a first driving mode, wherein the first driving mode is a mode driven by a PMIC;

In an embodiment, the second determining unit 63 is specifically configured to:

In an embodiment, the execution unit 64 is specifically configured to:

In an exemplary embodiment, the obtaining Unit 61, the first determining Unit 62, the second determining Unit 63, the executing Unit 64, and the like may be implemented by one or more Central Processing Units (CPUs), Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), Baseband Processors (BPs), Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), DSPs, Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), general purpose processors (gpds), controllers, Micro Controllers (MCUs), microprocessors (microprocessors), or other electronic elements, and may also be implemented in combination with one or more Radio Frequency (RF) antennas for executing the aforementioned vibration control method.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the specific manner in which each module and unit in the vibration control apparatus shown in fig. 6 perform operations has been described in detail in the embodiment related to the method, and will not be described in detail here.

The embodiment of the disclosure also discloses a vibrating device which is attached to the display screen of the terminal; when the steps of the vibration control method according to the foregoing embodiment are performed in the terminal, the vibration device can vibrate in response to a vibration event.

Fig. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal 800 according to an exemplary embodiment, where as shown in fig. 7, the terminal 800 supports multi-screen output, and the terminal 800 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 802, memory 804, power component 806, multimedia component 808, audio component 810, input/output (I/O) interface 812, sensor component 814, and communication component 816.

The processing component 802 generally controls overall operation of the terminal 800, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing components 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods of the embodiments described above. Further, the processing component 802 can include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 802 and other components. For example, the processing component 802 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 808 and the processing component 802.

The memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operation at the device 800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on terminal 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and so forth. The memory 804 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or non-volatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disks.

Power components 806 provide power to the various components of terminal 800. Power components 806 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for terminal 800.

The multimedia component 808 includes a screen providing an output interface between the terminal 800 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes a front facing camera and/or a rear facing camera. The front-facing camera and/or the rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data when the device 800 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

The audio component 810 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the terminal 800 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may further be stored in the memory 804 or transmitted via the communication component 816. In some embodiments, audio component 810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 812 provides an interface between the processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, which may be keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

Sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of state assessment for terminal 800. For example, sensor assembly 814 can detect the open/closed state of device 800, the relative positioning of components, such as a display and keypad of terminal 800, sensor assembly 814 can also detect a change in position of terminal 800 or a component of terminal 800, the presence or absence of user contact with terminal 800, orientation or acceleration/deceleration of terminal 800, and a change in temperature of terminal 800. Sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 814 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

Communication component 816 is configured to facilitate communications between terminal 800 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The terminal 800 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as Wi-Fi, 2G, or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the terminal 800 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors or other electronic components for performing the vibration control methods of the above-described embodiments.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, such as the memory 804 comprising instructions, executable by the processor 820 of the terminal 800 to perform the methods of the embodiments described above is also provided. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

The disclosed embodiments also recite a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, instructions in which, when executed by a processor of a terminal, enable the terminal to perform a control method, the method comprising:

and controlling the vibration device in the terminal to vibrate according to the driving mode and responding to the vibration event.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A vibration control method is applied to a terminal, and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining a vibration event comprises:

the determining a vibration scenario from the vibration event includes:

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the trigger condition being satisfied comprises:

the trigger signal comprises a communication signal or an audio signal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the drive pattern associated with the vibration scenario based on the vibration scenario comprises:

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the determining the drive mode associated with the vibratory scene is a third drive mode comprises:

6. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling a vibration device in the terminal to vibrate in response to the vibration event comprises:

7. A vibration control apparatus applied to a terminal, the apparatus comprising:

an acquisition unit configured to acquire a vibration event;

8. The apparatus of claim 7,

the acquiring unit is specifically configured to generate the vibration event in response to a trigger condition being met or a trigger signal being received, where the vibration event at least includes trigger information and scene information where the current terminal is located;

the first determining unit is specifically configured to determine a vibration scene according to the trigger information and scene information where the current terminal is located.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the trigger condition is satisfied and is specifically configured to:

the trigger signal comprises a communication signal or an audio signal.

10. The apparatus of claim 7,

the second determining unit is specifically configured to:

11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the second determining unit is specifically configured to:

12. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the execution unit is specifically configured to:

13. A vibration device is attached to a display screen of a terminal; the vibration device vibrates in response to a vibration event when the steps of the vibration control method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 are performed in the terminal.

14. A terminal is characterized in that a vibration device is pasted on a display screen of the terminal; the terminal includes: a processor and a memory for storing processor-executable instructions, wherein the processor is configured to be able to perform the steps of the vibration control method of any one of claims 1 to 6 when the executable instructions in the memory are called.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, instructions in which, when executed by a processor of a terminal, enable the terminal to perform the steps of the vibration control method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.