TWI668611B - Electronic device and display method of display screen - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device includes a display screen, a memory, a processor, and a plurality of modules, the plurality of modules being stored in the memory and executed by the processor, the plurality of modules including a determining module And the control module, the display screen has a first display area, the determining module is configured to determine a position and a size of the second display area of the display screen according to a setting condition; and the control module is used for Controlling the electronic device to display a first image in the second display area, the first image is received from a mobile device, and the control module is further configured to control a third display of the electronic device on the display screen The area does not display any image or display a second image, and the second image is from the electronic device. The invention also provides a display method of a display screen.

Description

Electronic device and display method thereof

The invention relates to the field of display technology, in particular to an electronic device and a display method thereof.

At present, many salesmen go out to see customers need to bring a notebook computer to facilitate the introduction of necessary content to customers, notebook computers are not convenient to carry.

Users can't do multiple things with the same mobile phone, or after performing one thing, they need to switch windows to do the next job. When watching a movie on a mobile phone, you need to flip the mobile phone screen to maximize the video display ratio.

The current mobile phones and mobile power supplies are getting bigger and heavier, power consumption is fast and inconvenient to carry, and the mobile phone battery life is likely to be shortened after being charged for a plurality of times.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide an electronic device capable of solving the above problems and a display method thereof.

An electronic device includes a display screen, a memory, a processor, and a plurality of modules, the plurality of modules being stored in the memory and executed by the processor, the plurality of modules including a determining module And a control module, wherein the display screen is a foldable display screen or a flexible display screen, and the display screen has a first display area, wherein the first display area is an entire display area of the display screen, and the determining module is configured to determine a position and a size of a second display area of the display screen according to a setting condition; The control module is configured to control the electronic device to display the first image in the second display area, the first image is received from a mobile device, and the control module is further configured to control the electronic device in the display The third display area of the screen does not display any image or display the second image, the second image is from the electronic device, wherein the second display area is equal to the first display area or is the first display a portion of the area, the third display area being the first display area other than the second display area.

A display method of a display screen is applied to an electronic device, the display screen has a first display area, and the first display area is an entire display area of the display screen, and the display method includes the steps of: detecting the display a state of the screen; determining a position and a size of the second display area of the display screen according to a set condition; and displaying a first image in the second display area, the first image being received from a mobile device The third display area of the display screen does not display any image or display a second image, the second image is an image or an all black picture from the electronic device; wherein the second display area is equal to the first The display area is or is part of the first display area, and the third display area is the first display area other than the second display area.

The electronic device and the display method thereof are provided by determining a position and a size of a second display area of the display screen by a setting condition, and controlling the display screen to display a first image in the second display area, The first image is received from a mobile device, and no image is displayed or a second image is displayed in a third display area of the display screen, and the second image is from the electronic device, so that the electronic device can be implemented. A variety of display effects.

10‧‧‧Electronic devices

20‧‧‧ processor

30‧‧‧ memory

11‧‧‧ display screen

12‧‧‧Determining the module

13‧‧‧Control Module

100‧‧‧Mobile devices

111‧‧‧Battery module

112‧‧‧ bracket

113‧‧‧Connecting module

115‧‧‧Wireless Module

116‧‧‧Speakers

117‧‧‧Sensor module

1 is a system architecture diagram of a preferred embodiment of an electronic device of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of a display method of a display screen of the present invention.

3 is a schematic view of a preferred embodiment of the display screen of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an architectural diagram of a preferred embodiment of an electronic device 10 of the present invention is shown. In this embodiment, the electronic device 10 includes, but is not limited to, a display screen 11, a processor 20, a memory 30, and a plurality of modules, and the plurality of modules are stored in the memory 30 and are The processor 20 executes. In the preferred embodiment, the electronic device 10 may be a charging device having the display screen 11. In the preferred embodiment, the display screen 11 can be a foldable display or a flexible display.

The processor 20 can be a central processing unit, a microprocessor or other wafer with data processing functions.

The memory 30 may be a memory of the electronic device 10 itself, or may be an external memory such as a Smart Media Card, a Secure Digital Card, or a Flash Card. Wait.

The display screen 11 has a first display area for displaying at least one display object. The first display area is the entire display area of the display screen 11. The display object can be text, a picture, or a user interface of the electronic device 10. The display screen 11 can also detect a touch operation performed by the user.

In an embodiment, the electronic device 10 can be connected to a mobile device 100 by wire or wirelessly, so that the display screen 11 becomes an extended display screen of the mobile device 100. For example, the electronic device 10 can be fabricated as a back cover to be mounted behind the mobile device 100. The display screen 11 does not make When used, it can be folded, bent or rolled up to be accommodated in the back cover, and can be deployed in use, so that the image displayed by the mobile device 100 can be extended to the display screen 11 of the electronic device 10, so that The image has a larger display area, making the display of the displayed object clearer. Alternatively, the mobile device 100 itself may display a user interface of an application while controlling the display screen 11 to display a user interface of another application, such that the mobile device 100 can execute two applications simultaneously.

The plurality of modules includes a determining module 12 and a control module 13. The determining module 12 and the control module 13 may be a program segment capable of controlling the driving of the display screen 11.

The electronic device 10 further includes a battery module 111, a bracket 112, a connection module 113, a wireless module 115, a speaker 116, and a sensor module 117.

The battery module 111 is configured to supply power to the electronic device 10 and the mobile device 100.

The bracket 112 can be a support frame for supporting the electronic device 10 and the mobile device 100 for the user to view the image. The bracket 112 can further include a charging plug, the charging plug is rotatably connected to one end of the bracket, and the battery module 111 of the electronic device 10 can be charged by the charging plug being connected to an external power source. . After the mobile device 100 is loaded into the electronic device 10, the bracket 112 can simultaneously charge the mobile device 100 and the electronic device 10 by using a charging plug to connect to an external power source.

The connection module 113 can be a connector for connecting the electronic device 10 and the mobile device 100, so that data transmission can be performed between the electronic device 10 and the mobile device 100. The electronic device 10 can also be configured by the The connector charges the mobile device 100. For example, the connector can be a USB interface.

The wireless module 115 can be a Wi-Fi module, a ZigBee module or a Bluetooth module, and the like. Data transmission between the electronic device 10 and the mobile device 100 can be performed by the wireless module 115. Mobile device 100 The image can be transmitted to the electronic device 10 by the connection module 113 and/or the wireless module 115, and the display screen 11 can be controlled to display the image.

When the mobile device 100 is connected to the electronic device 10, the speaker 116 can implement a surround sound effect in conjunction with the speaker of the mobile device 100 itself.

The sensor module 117 is configured to detect the state of the display screen 11 and generate a detection signal. The sensor module 117 includes a plurality of sensors, each of which may be a proximity sensor, a pressure sensor, or a light sensor. The first display area of the display screen 11 may be divided into a plurality of sub-display areas, each of the sub-display areas having at least one of the sensors. Each of the sub-display areas may be covered because the display screen 11 is folded, bent or rolled up, and may be covered by foreign objects. The sensor module 117 determines whether the sub-display area of the corresponding display screen 11 is covered and generates the detection signal by detecting whether the sensor is covered. For example, when the display screen 11 is a foldable display screen, the first display area is divided into a plurality of sub-display areas according to the folded area, and at least one of the sensors is disposed on each of the sub-display areas. The sensor module 117 determines whether the corresponding sub-display area is covered by detecting whether the sensor is covered or not. When the display screen 11 is a flexible screen, at least one of the sensors is disposed on the display screen 11, and each of the sensors corresponds to a preset sub-display area, and the sensor module 117 determines whether the corresponding sub-display area is covered by detecting whether the sensor is covered or not.

Referring to FIG. 2, it is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the display method for the display screen 11 of an electronic device 10. The order of the steps in the flowchart may be changed according to different requirements, and some steps may be omitted or combined.

In step S300, the state of the display screen 11 is detected. Preferably, the determining module 12 receives the detection signal of the sensor module 117 to determine the state of the display screen 11. The state of the display screen 11 includes a covered or uncovered state of each of the sub-display areas of the first display area of the display screen 11.

In step S301, the determining module 12 determines the position and size of the second display area of the display screen 11 according to a setting condition. The second display area may be equal to the first display area, and the second display area may also be a part of the first display area. The setting condition may be set by a mobile device 100, or may be a touch operation performed by the detected user on the display screen 11.

In the first preferred embodiment, the setting condition is the position and size of the second display area set by the mobile device 100. For example, the user sets the aspect ratio of the second display area by the mobile device 100, for example, 4:3 or 16:9. The determining module 12 can set a maximum centered area of the first display area that meets the aspect ratio as the second display area.

In the second preferred embodiment, the setting condition is set such that the second display area is an undisplayed sub-display area on the display screen 11. Specifically, the determining module 12 determines whether each sub-display area is covered by the detection signal, and sets the uncovered sub-display area as the second display area. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, in the preferred embodiment, the first display area of the display screen 11 is divided into four sub-display areas 400, 401, 402, and 403 of equal size. Each of the sub-display areas corresponds to one of the sensors 200 of the sensor module 117. The determining module 12 can determine whether the sensor 200 of each of the sub-display areas is covered by the detection signal of each of the sensors 200, and the unmasked The sub display area is set as the second display area. For example, if the sensors 200 on the sub-areas 400, 401, 402 are uncovered, the second display areas are composed of the sub-areas 400, 401, 402.

In the third preferred embodiment, the setting condition is set such that the second display area is a sub-display area that the sliding touch operation of the user passes on the display screen 11. For example, if the sliding touch operation passes through the sub-regions 402 and 403, the second display regions are composed of the sub-regions 402 and 403.

In the fourth preferred embodiment, the setting condition is set to determine the position and size of the second display area according to a sliding touch operation of the user. For example, the track of the sliding touch operation includes two The endpoint, the start and end of the trajectory. The second display area may be set to a rectangle, one of the end points being set to the upper left corner of the rectangle, and the other end point being set to the lower right corner of the rectangle. Or set one of the endpoints to the lower left corner of the rectangle and the other endpoint to the upper right corner of the rectangle. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the user's sliding touch operation on the display screen 11 presents a diagonal trajectory 440, and the second display area is a rectangle 450 with the oblique line trajectory 440 as a diagonal line.

Step S302, displaying a first image in the second display area, the first image being from a mobile device 100.

The control module 13 controls to display the first image in the second display area. The control module 13 is further configured to control the third display area of the display screen 11 not to display any image or display the second image. The third display area is the first display area other than the second display area. The first image is an image received by the electronic device 10 from the mobile device 100. The second image may be an image of the electronic device 10 or an all black screen. The mobile device 100 can be a device such as a mobile phone or a tablet. The mobile device 100 can perform wireless or wired communication with the electronic device 10.

In a preferred embodiment, a first image is displayed in the second display area, the image is received from the mobile device 100, and the mobile device 100 displays a third image. The first image and the third image are different images and are not related to each other. The mobile device 100 may display the first image first, then transfer the first image to the electronic device 10 for display, and switch to display the third image. After displaying the third image, the mobile device 100 can perform other operations such that operations between the mobile device 100 and the electronic device 10 are not affected by each other.

In another preferred embodiment, the first image is displayed on the second display area, and the third image is displayed on the mobile device 100. The first image and the third image may be combined into one. Complete image. Specifically, the electronic device 10 is connected to the mobile device 100 by using a connection module 113 or a wireless module 115, and the second display area of the electronic device 10 and the mobile device 100 are displayed. The screen can be spliced into a large display screen, and the first image displayed by the electronic device 10 and the third image displayed by the mobile device 100 can be combined into a complete image on the large display screen.

In a third preferred embodiment, the first image is displayed in the second display area, and the first image is also displayed on the mobile device 100. The display screen 11 of the electronic device 10 and the display screen of the mobile device 100 are displayed synchronously, and the same first image is displayed.

The electronic device and the display method thereof of the present invention provide power to the electronic device and the mobile device by using an external power supply of the bracket, and the control module controls the display screen to display an image from the mobile device, The electronic device can achieve both the charging function and the display effect.

In summary, the creation meets the requirements of the invention patent, and the patent application is filed according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art will be equivalently modified or changed according to the spirit of the present invention. It should be covered by the following patent application.

Claims (6)

An electronic device includes a display screen, a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a plurality of modules, and the plurality of modules are executed by the processor, and the improvement is that the plurality of modules include determining a module and a control module, wherein the display screen is a foldable display screen or a flexible display screen, the display screen has a first display area, and the first display area is an entire display area of the display screen, the determining The module is configured to determine a position and a size of the second display area of the display screen according to a set condition; and the control module is configured to control the electronic device to display the first image in the second display area, The first image is received from a mobile device, and the control module is further configured to control the electronic device not to display any image or display a second image in the third display area of the display screen, the second image is from the The electronic device, wherein the second display area is equal to the first display area or is part of the first display area, and the third display area is the first display outside the second display area Zone, the first display Dividing into a plurality of sub-display areas, the electronic device further includes a sensor module, wherein the sensor module is configured to detect a state of the display screen and generate a detection signal, wherein the determining module is configured by the The detection signal determines whether each sub-display area is covered, and sets the uncovered sub-display area as the second display area. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a connection module, a battery module and a bracket, wherein the connection module is configured to connect the electronic device and the mobile device, The battery module is configured to supply power to the electronic device and the mobile device, the bracket is configured to support the electronic device and the mobile device, the bracket includes a charging plug, and the charging plug is connected to the One end of the bracket is connected to the external power source by the charging plug to charge the battery module. A display method for a display screen is applied to an electronic device, the display screen has a first display area, and the first display area is an entire display area of the display screen. The improvement is that the display method comprises the steps of: a. detecting the state of the display screen and generating a detection signal; b. dividing the first display area into a plurality of sub-display areas, determining, by the detection signal, whether each sub-display area is covered, and will be uncovered a sub display area is set as the second display area; and c. displaying a first image in the second display area, the first image is received from a mobile device, and is not in the third display area of the display screen Displaying any image or displaying a second image from the electronic device; wherein the second display area is equal to the first display area or is part of the first display area, the The three display areas are the first display areas other than the second display area. The display method of claim 3, wherein the step c comprises: displaying a third image on the mobile device, wherein the first image and the third image are different images and are not related to each other. . The display method of claim 3, wherein the step c comprises: displaying a third image on the mobile device, the first image and the third image being combined to form a complete image. The display method of claim 3, wherein the step c comprises: synchronously displaying the first image on the mobile device.