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- the present disclosure relates to the field of terminal technology, and in particular to an electronic device, a method and an apparatus for controlling a flexible panel.
- a light transmitting region corresponding to a camera module may be disposed on a screen.
- the size of the display region may be increased to some extent, it fails to realize a real full screen display due to the existence of the light transmitting region which may not be used for display.
- the present disclosure provides a method and an electronic device and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for controlling a flexible panel to overcome the deficiencies in the related art.
- a method of controlling a flexible panel may be applied to an electronic device, where the electronic device includes a plurality of sensor components and a flexible panel, the flexible panel includes a display region and a light transmitting region connected with the display region.
- the method includes: acquiring a preset triggering operation on the electronic device; and generating a switching instruction for instructing the electronic device to switch display states according to the preset triggering operation, where, when the display region covers the plurality of sensor components, the electronic device is in a first display state, and when the light transmitting region covers the plurality of sensor components, the electronic device is in a second display state.
- an electronic device includes a plurality of sensor components and a flexible panel, and the flexible panel includes a display region and a light transmitting region connected with the display region; one or more processors; and a memory configured to store processor executable instructions; where, the processors execute the executable instructions from the memory to perform operations comprising: acquiring a preset triggering operation on the electronic device; and generating a switching instruction for instructing the electronic device to switch display states according to the preset triggering operation, where, when the display region covers the plurality of sensor components, the electronic device is in a first display state, and when the light transmitting region covers the plurality of sensor components, the electronic device is in a second display state.
- a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions stored thereon may be applied to an electronic device, where the electronic device includes a plurality of sensor components and a flexible panel, and the flexible panel includes a display region and a light transmitting region connected with the display region.
- one or more processors execute the computer instructions to perform operations comprising: acquiring a preset triggering operation on the electronic device; and generating a switching instruction for instructing the electronic device to switch display states according to the preset triggering operation, where, when the display region covers the plurality of sensor components, the electronic device is in a first display state, and when the light transmitting region covers the plurality of sensor components, the electronic device is in a second display state.
- the arrangement direction of the plurality of sensor components in the present disclosure is perpendicular to the moving direction of the flexible panel.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view illustrating an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded view illustrating an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view illustrating another electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view illustrating a drive mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic state view illustrating an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is another schematic state view illustrating an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view illustrating still another electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view illustrating a flexible panel according to an exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic exploded view illustrating yet another electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a flow chart illustrating a method of controlling a flexible panel according to an exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is an application scenario view illustrating an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is an application scenario view illustrating another electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is an application scenario view illustrating still another electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for controlling a flexible panel according to an exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for controlling another flexible panel according to an exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for controlling a flexible panel according to an exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for a method of controlling a flexible panel according to an exemplary embodiment.
- first may also be referred to as the second information without departing from the scope of the present disclosure
- second information may also be referred to as the first information.
- word “if” as used herein may be interpreted as “when” or “as” or “in response to a determination that”.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view illustrating an electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment
- FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded view illustrating an electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment
- the electronic device 100 may include a device body 1 , a flexible panel 2 , and a drive mechanism 3 .
- the device body 1 may include a plurality of sensor components 11 that may be arranged in a line along a first direction (as indicated by an arrow A in FIG. 1 ).
- Each sensor component 11 may include one of a camera module, a distance sensing module, an ambient light sensing module and a face recognition module, or the sensor component 11 may further include other light sensors, and the present disclosure has no limitation thereto.
- the device body 1 may further include a battery, a mainboard and other electronic elements.
- the flexible panel 2 may include a display region 21 and a light transmitting region 22 connected with the display region 21 .
- the display region 21 may be used to display image and information, and the light transmitting region 22 may allow external light to enter an interior of the electronic device 100 or light emitted from the interior of the electronic device 100 may also exit the electronic device 100 through the light transmitting region 22 .
- the drive mechanism 3 may engage with the flexible panel 2 to drive the flexible panel 2 to move along a second direction (as indicated by an arrow B in FIG. 2 ) so that when at least one of the plurality of sensor components 11 is in an operating state, the light transmitting region 22 covers the plurality of sensor components 11 by the movement of the flexible panel 2 .
- the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other.
- the plurality of sensor components 11 may also be arranged along the second direction of the electronic device 100 .
- the visual abruptness may be reduced and the sensory effect of the electronic device 100 may be enhanced as compared with a configuration in which the plurality of sensor components 11 are disposed at a top edge of the electronic device 100 along the first direction.
- the drive mechanism 3 may include a drive motor 31 and a transmission device 32 .
- the transmission device 32 may mate with the drive motor 31 , and the transmission device 32 may further include a transmission component 321 engaging with the flexible panel 2 so as to drive the flexible panel 2 to move via the transmission component 321 .
- the transmission component 321 may include one or more of the following groups: a plurality of rotation shafts, a plurality of tracks and a plurality of belts arranged in parallel, and the present disclosure has no limitation thereto.
- the transmission component 321 may include a plurality of rotation shafts arranged in parallel.
- the transmission component 321 may include a first rotation shaft 3211 and a second rotation shaft 3212 .
- the display region 21 moves from a left side to a right side as shown in FIG. 5
- the light transmitting region 22 connected to the left side of the display region 21 may synchronously move to the right side, thereby making the display region 21 away from the sensor components 11 and the light transmitting region 22 cover the sensor components 11 .
- FIG. 5 the transmission component 321 may include a plurality of rotation shafts arranged in parallel.
- the transmission component 321 may include a first rotation shaft 3211 and a second rotation shaft 3212 .
- the display region 21 moves from the right side to the left side as shown in FIG. 6 , and the light transmitting region 22 connected to the left side of the display region 21 may synchronously move to the left side, thereby making the light transmitting region 22 away from the sensor components 11 and the display region 21 cover the sensor components 11 .
- the electronic device 100 may be switched to a full screen display state as shown in FIG. 7 .
- the light transmitting region 22 may include a first light transmitting region 221 and a second light transmitting region 222 .
- the first light transmitting region 221 is connected to one side of the display region 21
- the second light transmitting region 222 is connected to the other side of the display region 21 opposite to the first light transmitting region 221 .
- the first rotation shaft 3211 may wind at least a portion of the first light transmitting region 221
- the second rotation shaft 3212 may wind at least a portion of the second light transmitting region 222 .
- the display region 21 may be driven to move relative to the device body 1 through the rotation of the rotation shafts 3211 , 3212 and the winding of the light transmitting regions 221 , 222 .
- the light transmitting regions may be disposed on both sides of the display region 21 , the requirement for the position of the sensor components 11 may be reduced, which is advantageous to optimizing the internal layout of the electronic device 100 .
- two sides of the light transmitting region 22 are respectively connected with the two sides of the display region 21 to form the flexible panel 2 of a ring shape, and the device body 1 may be surrounded by the flexible panel 2 . Furthermore, in a state where the light transmitting region 22 covers the sensor components 11 , there may exist two different states:
- a first state is that a portion of the display region 21 and a portion of the light transmitting region 22 are located on a same side of the electronic device 100 .
- the state of the display region 21 located on the same side as the light transmitting region 22 may be adjusted according to light detected by the sensor components 11 .
- the sensor components 11 may be working normally on this side while the display region 21 performs a display operation on the side.
- the sensor component 11 is a camera module, a self-shooting function of the electronic device 100 may be implemented in this state.
- a second state is that the display region 21 and the light transmitting region 22 are located on opposite sides of the electronic device 100 .
- the sensor component 11 is a camera module
- a rear shooting function of the electronic device 100 may be implemented. Based on this, the implementation of the front shooting function and the rear shooting function of the electronic device 100 through the same camera module may reduce the cost and optimize the internal space of the electronic device 100 .
- the electronic device 100 may include a light transmitting cover plate 4 .
- the light transmitting cover plate 4 is assembled to the device body 1 and configured to cover the flexible panel 2 .
- the flexible panel 2 may be located between the light transmitting cover plate 4 and the device body 1 , and the flexible panel 2 is movable relative to the light transmitting cover plate 4 under the driving of the rotation shaft 3 .
- the flexible panel 2 may be protected by the light transmitting cover plate 4 , which is advantageous to extending the service life of the electronic device 100 .
- the present disclosure further provides a method of controlling a flexible panel. As shown in FIG. 10 , the method may include the following steps 1001 - 1002 .
- a preset triggering operation on the electronic device is acquired.
- a switching instruction is generated according to the preset triggering operation.
- the switching instruction is used for instructing the electronic device to switch display states.
- a display region of the electronic device covers the plurality of sensor components
- the electronic device is in a first display state
- a light transmitting region of the electronic device covers the plurality of sensor components
- the preset triggering operation may include an operation performed by a user on the electronic device 100 .
- other sensor inside the electronic device 100 may detect the press operation.
- the other sensor inside the electronic device 100 may report it to a controller such that the controller generates a drive instruction according to the operation, and the electronic device 100 may switch display states based on the drive instruction.
- the preset physical key may include one key or a combination of multiple physical keys, and the present disclosure has no limitation thereto.
- the controller may acquire the preset touch operation performed by the user on the electronic device 100 , thereby switching the display states of the electronic device 100 . For example, when the user slides down as shown in FIG. 12 , the electronic device 100 may switch from the first display state to the second display state. Correspondingly, when the user slides up, the electronic device 100 may switch from the second display state to the first display state.
- the controller may also switch the display states of the electronic device 100 when acquiring a preset voice signal. For example, when acquiring a “self-shooting” voice signal, the electronic device 100 may switch from the first display state to the second display state.
- a voice signal includes other keywords. For example, when acquiring keywords “full screen display”, the electronic device 100 may switch from the second display state to the first display state.
- the controller may also switch the display states of the electronic device 100 when acquiring an operation of touching a preset virtual key on the electronic device 100 by a user, which will not be described herein again.
- the electronic device 100 may include one or more of a mobile phone terminal, a tablet computer, and an electronic reader. It is to be noted that in some other embodiments, when a plurality of preset triggering operations as described above are detected at the same time, a triggering condition for the electronic device 100 to switch the display states is to be satisfied.
- the switching instruction may include indication information for indicating a moving direction and a moving distance of the flexible panel. Specifically, after detecting the preset triggering operation, the moving direction and the moving distance of the flexible panel may be determined, and then the switching instruction is generated according to the moving direction and the moving distance.
- the moving distance may be a default setting in the electronic device 100 , and the moving direction is determined according to current display state of the electronic device 100 and key information included in the preset triggering operation.
- the flexible panel 2 may be adjusted such that the light transmitting region 22 covers a plurality of sensor components 11 , and a portion of the display region 21 and the light transmitting region 22 are located on the same side of the electronic device 100 ; or, when it is determined that the electronic device 100 is currently in the first display state and the key information “rear shooting” included in the preset triggering operation is extracted, the flexible panel 2 may be adjusted such that the light transmitting region 22 covers a plurality of sensor components 11 , and the display region 21 and the light transmitting region 22 are located on opposite sides of the electronic device 100 .
- the present disclosure also provides an embodiment of an apparatus for controlling a flexible panel.
- FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for controlling a flexible panel according to an exemplary embodiment. This apparatus may be applied to an electronic device 100 .
- the electronic device 100 includes sensor components 11 and a flexible panel 2 .
- the apparatus includes an acquiring module 141 and a generating module 142 .
- the acquiring module 141 is configured to acquire a preset triggering operation on the electronic device.
- the generating module 142 is configured to generate a switching instruction according to the preset triggering operation.
- the switching instruction is used for instructing the electronic device to switch display states;
- the electronic device 100 When a display region 21 of the electronic device 100 covers a plurality of sensor components 11 , the electronic device 100 is in a first display state, and when a light transmitting region 22 of the electronic device 100 covers the plurality of sensor components 11 , the electronic device 100 is in a second display state.
- the acquiring module 141 may include a first acquiring unit 1411 , a second acquiring unit 1412 , a third acquiring unit 1413 , and a fourth acquiring unit 1414 .
- the first acquiring unit 1411 is configured to acquire an operation of pressing a preset physical key on the electronic device by a user.
- the second acquiring unit 1412 is configured to acquire a preset touch operation performed by a user on the electronic device.
- the third acquiring unit 1413 is configured to acquire a preset voice signal input by a user into the electronic device.
- the fourth acquiring unit 1414 is configured to acquire an operation of touching a preset virtual key on the electronic device by a user.
- the acquiring module 141 may also include one or more of the first acquiring unit 1411 , the second acquiring unit 1412 , the third acquiring unit 1413 and the fourth acquiring unit 1414 , or a combination thereof, and the present disclosure has no limitation thereto.
- the generating module 142 may include a determining unit 1421 and a generating unit 1422 .
- the determining unit 1421 is configured to determine a moving direction and a moving distance of the flexible panel.
- the generating unit 1422 is configured to generate the switching instruction according to the moving direction and the moving distance of the flexible panel.
- the configuration of the determining unit 1421 and the generating unit 1422 in the apparatus embodiment shown in FIG. 16 may also be included in the apparatus embodiment in FIG. 15 , and the present disclosure has no limitation thereto.
- the apparatus examples substantially correspond to the method examples, a reference may be made to part of the method examples.
- the apparatus examples described above are merely illustrative, where the units described as separate components may be or not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may be or not be physical units, i.e., may be located in one place, or may be distributed in a plurality of network units. Part or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to implement the objectives of the present disclosure. Those of ordinary skill in the art may understand and carry out the present disclosure without creative effort.
- the present disclosure further provides an apparatus of controlling a flexible panel, applied to an electronic device.
- the electronic device includes a plurality of sensor components; a flexible panel including a display region and a light transmitting region connected to the display region; one or more processors; and a memory configured to store processor executable instructions, where the processors are configured to: acquire a preset triggering operation on the electronic device; and generate a switching instruction for instructing the electronic device to switch display states according to the preset triggering operation.
- the display region of the electronic device covers the plurality of sensor components
- the electronic device is in a first display state
- the light transmitting region of the electronic device covers the plurality of sensor components
- the electronic device is in a second display state.
- the present disclosure also provides a terminal, including a memory, and one or more programs, where the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to execute, by one or more processors, instructions included therein for performing the following operations: acquiring a preset triggering operation on an electronic device; and generating a switching instruction for instructing the electronic device to switch display states according to the preset triggering operation.
- a display region of the electronic device covers a plurality of sensor components
- the electronic device is in a first display state
- a light transmitting region of the electronic device covers the plurality of sensor components
- FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus 1700 for a method of controlling a flexible panel according to an exemplary embodiment.
- the apparatus 1700 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging sending and receiving device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, etc.
- the apparatus 1700 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 1702 , a memory 1704 , a power supply component 1706 , a multimedia component 1708 , an audio component 1710 , an input/output (I/O) interface 1712 , a sensor component 1714 , and a communication component 1716 .
- the processing component 1702 usually controls overall operations of the apparatus 1700 , such as operations relating to display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations.
- the processing component 1702 may include one or more processors 1720 for executing instructions to perform all or part of steps of the above methods.
- the processing component 1702 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between the processing component 1702 and other components.
- the processing component 1702 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 1708 and the processing component 1702
- the memory 1704 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the apparatus 1700 . Examples of these data include instructions, such as contact data, phone book data, messages, pictures, videos, and the like for any application or method that operates on the apparatus 1700 .
- the memory 1704 may be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), an Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), an Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM), a Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM), a Read Only Memory (ROM), a magnetic memory, a flash memory, a disk or an optical disk.
- SRAM Static Random Access Memory
- EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
- EPROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
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- the power supply component 1706 supplies power for various components of the apparatus 1700 .
- the power supply component 1706 may include a power supply management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing and distributing power for the apparatus 1700 .
- the multimedia component 1708 includes a screen for providing an output interface between the apparatus 1700 and a user.
- 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 for receiving input signals from the user.
- the touch panel may include one or more touch sensors for sensing touches, slides, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense a boundary of touching or sliding actions but also detect duration and pressure associated with the touching or sliding operations.
- the multimedia component 1708 may include a front camera and/or a rear camera.
- the front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data.
- Each of the front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or be capable of a focal length and an optical zoom capability.
- the audio component 1710 is configured to output and/or input audio signals.
- the audio component 1710 includes a microphone (MIC).
- the microphone is configured to receive an external audio signal.
- the received audio signal may be further stored in the memory 1704 or sent via the communication component 1716 .
- the audio component 1710 further includes a speaker for outputting an audio signal.
- the I/O interface 1712 provides an interface between the processing component 1702 and a peripheral interface module.
- the above peripheral interface module may be a keyboard, a click wheel, a button, or the like. These buttons may include but not limited to, a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.
- the sensor component 1714 includes one or more sensors for providing a status assessment in various aspects to the apparatus 1700 .
- the sensor component 1714 may detect an on/off state of the apparatus 1700 , and a relative location of components, for example, the components are a display and a keypad of the apparatus 1700 .
- the sensor component 1714 may also detect a position change of the apparatus 1700 or a component of the apparatus 1700 , presence or absence of a touch of a user on the apparatus 1700 , an orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the apparatus 1700 and a temperature change of the apparatus 1700 .
- the sensor component 1714 may include a proximity sensor for detecting the existence of nearby objects without any physical contact.
- the sensor component 1714 may further include an optical sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor used in imaging applications.
- the sensor component 1714 may further include an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.
- the communication component 1716 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the apparatus 1700 and other devices.
- the apparatus 1700 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, 4G LTE, 5G NR or a combination thereof.
- the communication component 1716 receives broadcast signals or broadcast associated information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel.
- the communication component 1716 may further include a Near Field Communication (NFC) module for promoting short-range communication.
- the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, an Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, an Ultra-Wide band (UWB) technology, a Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.
- RFID Radio Frequency Identification
- IrDA Infrared Data Association
- UWB Ultra-Wide band
- BT Bluetooth
- the apparatus 1700 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 (FPGA), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors or other electronic elements for executing the above methods.
- ASICs Application Specific Integrated Circuits
- DSPs Digital Signal Processors
- DSPDs Digital Signal Processing Devices
- PLDs Programmable Logic Devices
- FPGA Field Programmable Gate Arrays
- controllers microcontrollers, microprocessors or other electronic elements for executing the above methods.
- a non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions, such as a memory 1704 including instructions.
- the above instructions may be executed by the processor 1720 of the apparatus 1700 to complete the above method.
- the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random-Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk and an optical data storage device, etc.
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Description
- This application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/697,675 filed on Nov. 27, 2019, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201910419119.5 entitled “ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FLEXIBLE PANEL” filed on May 20, 2019. The contents of these applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
- The present disclosure relates to the field of terminal technology, and in particular to an electronic device, a method and an apparatus for controlling a flexible panel.
- At present, with continuous expansion and optimization of various functions of electronic devices, users have put forward higher requirements on the size of display region on the electronic devices. In the related art, a light transmitting region corresponding to a camera module may be disposed on a screen. Although the size of the display region may be increased to some extent, it fails to realize a real full screen display due to the existence of the light transmitting region which may not be used for display.
- The present disclosure provides a method and an electronic device and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for controlling a flexible panel to overcome the deficiencies in the related art.
- According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a method of controlling a flexible panel is provided. The method may be applied to an electronic device, where the electronic device includes a plurality of sensor components and a flexible panel, the flexible panel includes a display region and a light transmitting region connected with the display region. The method includes: acquiring a preset triggering operation on the electronic device; and generating a switching instruction for instructing the electronic device to switch display states according to the preset triggering operation, where, when the display region covers the plurality of sensor components, the electronic device is in a first display state, and when the light transmitting region covers the plurality of sensor components, the electronic device is in a second display state.
- According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a plurality of sensor components and a flexible panel, and the flexible panel includes a display region and a light transmitting region connected with the display region; one or more processors; and a memory configured to store processor executable instructions; where, the processors execute the executable instructions from the memory to perform operations comprising: acquiring a preset triggering operation on the electronic device; and generating a switching instruction for instructing the electronic device to switch display states according to the preset triggering operation, where, when the display region covers the plurality of sensor components, the electronic device is in a first display state, and when the light transmitting region covers the plurality of sensor components, the electronic device is in a second display state.
- According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions stored thereon is provided. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be applied to an electronic device, where the electronic device includes a plurality of sensor components and a flexible panel, and the flexible panel includes a display region and a light transmitting region connected with the display region. When the computer instructions are invoked, one or more processors execute the computer instructions to perform operations comprising: acquiring a preset triggering operation on the electronic device; and generating a switching instruction for instructing the electronic device to switch display states according to the preset triggering operation, where, when the display region covers the plurality of sensor components, the electronic device is in a first display state, and when the light transmitting region covers the plurality of sensor components, the electronic device is in a second display state.
- The technical solutions provided by the examples of the present disclosure may include the following beneficial effects.
- As can be known from the above examples, the arrangement direction of the plurality of sensor components in the present disclosure is perpendicular to the moving direction of the flexible panel. With the electronic device having both a light sensing function and a full screen display function, when the electronic device is in the light sensing state, an area occupied by the plurality of sensor components is reduced, which is advantageous to improving the aesthetics of the electronic device.
- It is to be understood that the above general descriptions and the subsequent detailed descriptions are merely illustrative and explanatory, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.
- The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated into and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate examples consistent with the present disclosure and serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure together with the specification.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view illustrating an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. -
FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded view illustrating an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view illustrating another electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. -
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view illustrating a drive mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment. -
FIG. 5 is a schematic state view illustrating an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. -
FIG. 6 is another schematic state view illustrating an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. -
FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view illustrating still another electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. -
FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view illustrating a flexible panel according to an exemplary embodiment. -
FIG. 9 is a schematic exploded view illustrating yet another electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. -
FIG. 10 is a flow chart illustrating a method of controlling a flexible panel according to an exemplary embodiment. -
FIG. 11 is an application scenario view illustrating an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. -
FIG. 12 is an application scenario view illustrating another electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. -
FIG. 13 is an application scenario view illustrating still another electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. -
FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for controlling a flexible panel according to an exemplary embodiment. -
FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for controlling another flexible panel according to an exemplary embodiment. -
FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for controlling a flexible panel according to an exemplary embodiment. -
FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for a method of controlling a flexible panel according to an exemplary embodiment. - Examples will be described in detail herein with the examples thereof expressed in the drawings. When the following descriptions involve the drawings, like numerals in different drawings represent like or similar elements unless stated otherwise. The implementations described in the following examples do not represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. On the contrary, they are merely examples of an apparatus and a method consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure described in detail in the appended claims.
- The terminology used in the present disclosure is for the purpose of describing a particular example only, and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. The singular forms such as “a”, ‘said“, and “the” used in the present disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include multiple, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It is also to be understood that the term “and/or” as used herein refers to any or all possible combinations that include one or more associated listed items.
- It is to be understood that although different information may be described using the terms such as “first”, “second”, “third”, etc. in the present disclosure, the information are not limited to these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish the same type of information from each other. For example, the first information may also be referred to as the second information without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Depending on the context, the word “if” as used herein may be interpreted as “when” or “as” or “in response to a determination that”.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view illustrating anelectronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment, andFIG. 2 is a schematic exploded view illustrating anelectronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown inFIGS. 1 and 2 , theelectronic device 100 may include adevice body 1, aflexible panel 2, and adrive mechanism 3. Thedevice body 1 may include a plurality ofsensor components 11 that may be arranged in a line along a first direction (as indicated by an arrow A inFIG. 1 ). Eachsensor component 11 may include one of a camera module, a distance sensing module, an ambient light sensing module and a face recognition module, or thesensor component 11 may further include other light sensors, and the present disclosure has no limitation thereto. In addition to thesensor component 11, thedevice body 1 may further include a battery, a mainboard and other electronic elements. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , theflexible panel 2 may include adisplay region 21 and alight transmitting region 22 connected with thedisplay region 21. Thedisplay region 21 may be used to display image and information, and thelight transmitting region 22 may allow external light to enter an interior of theelectronic device 100 or light emitted from the interior of theelectronic device 100 may also exit theelectronic device 100 through thelight transmitting region 22. Thedrive mechanism 3 may engage with theflexible panel 2 to drive theflexible panel 2 to move along a second direction (as indicated by an arrow B inFIG. 2 ) so that when at least one of the plurality ofsensor components 11 is in an operating state, thelight transmitting region 22 covers the plurality ofsensor components 11 by the movement of theflexible panel 2. The first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other. With theelectronic device 100 having both a light sensing function and a full screen display function, when theelectronic device 100 is in the light sensing state, an area of thedisplay region 21 occupied by the plurality ofsensor components 11 is reduced, which is advantageous to improving the aesthetics of theelectronic device 100. - In an embodiment, as shown in
FIG. 3 , the plurality ofsensor components 11 may also be arranged along the second direction of theelectronic device 100. As can be known from current users' habits for electronic devices, when the plurality ofsensor components 11 are disposed at a side edge of theelectronic device 100 along the second direction, the visual abruptness may be reduced and the sensory effect of theelectronic device 100 may be enhanced as compared with a configuration in which the plurality ofsensor components 11 are disposed at a top edge of theelectronic device 100 along the first direction. - Further, as shown in
FIG. 4 , thedrive mechanism 3 may include adrive motor 31 and atransmission device 32. Thetransmission device 32 may mate with thedrive motor 31, and thetransmission device 32 may further include atransmission component 321 engaging with theflexible panel 2 so as to drive theflexible panel 2 to move via thetransmission component 321. Thetransmission component 321 may include one or more of the following groups: a plurality of rotation shafts, a plurality of tracks and a plurality of belts arranged in parallel, and the present disclosure has no limitation thereto. - For example, as shown in
FIG. 5 , thetransmission component 321 may include a plurality of rotation shafts arranged in parallel. For example, thetransmission component 321 may include afirst rotation shaft 3211 and asecond rotation shaft 3212. When thefirst rotation shaft 3211 and thesecond rotation shaft 3212 are rotating in a clockwise direction, thedisplay region 21 moves from a left side to a right side as shown inFIG. 5 , and thelight transmitting region 22 connected to the left side of thedisplay region 21 may synchronously move to the right side, thereby making thedisplay region 21 away from thesensor components 11 and thelight transmitting region 22 cover thesensor components 11. As shown inFIG. 6 , when thefirst rotation shaft 3211 and thesecond rotation shaft 3212 are rotating in a counter-clockwise direction, thedisplay region 21 moves from the right side to the left side as shown inFIG. 6 , and thelight transmitting region 22 connected to the left side of thedisplay region 21 may synchronously move to the left side, thereby making thelight transmitting region 22 away from thesensor components 11 and thedisplay region 21 cover thesensor components 11. Theelectronic device 100 may be switched to a full screen display state as shown inFIG. 7 . - In an embodiment, as shown in
FIG. 8 , thelight transmitting region 22 may include a firstlight transmitting region 221 and a secondlight transmitting region 222. The firstlight transmitting region 221 is connected to one side of thedisplay region 21, and the secondlight transmitting region 222 is connected to the other side of thedisplay region 21 opposite to the firstlight transmitting region 221. Thefirst rotation shaft 3211 may wind at least a portion of the firstlight transmitting region 221, and thesecond rotation shaft 3212 may wind at least a portion of the secondlight transmitting region 222. In this way, thedisplay region 21 may be driven to move relative to thedevice body 1 through the rotation of therotation shafts light transmitting regions display region 21, the requirement for the position of thesensor components 11 may be reduced, which is advantageous to optimizing the internal layout of theelectronic device 100. - In another embodiment, as shown in
FIG. 9 , two sides of thelight transmitting region 22 are respectively connected with the two sides of thedisplay region 21 to form theflexible panel 2 of a ring shape, and thedevice body 1 may be surrounded by theflexible panel 2. Furthermore, in a state where thelight transmitting region 22 covers thesensor components 11, there may exist two different states: - A first state is that a portion of the
display region 21 and a portion of thelight transmitting region 22 are located on a same side of theelectronic device 100. At this time, the state of thedisplay region 21 located on the same side as thelight transmitting region 22 may be adjusted according to light detected by thesensor components 11. In this case, thesensor components 11 may be working normally on this side while thedisplay region 21 performs a display operation on the side. For example, when thesensor component 11 is a camera module, a self-shooting function of theelectronic device 100 may be implemented in this state. - A second state is that the
display region 21 and thelight transmitting region 22 are located on opposite sides of theelectronic device 100. When thesensor component 11 is a camera module, a rear shooting function of theelectronic device 100 may be implemented. Based on this, the implementation of the front shooting function and the rear shooting function of theelectronic device 100 through the same camera module may reduce the cost and optimize the internal space of theelectronic device 100. - Further, still as shown in
FIG. 9 , theelectronic device 100 may include a light transmittingcover plate 4. The light transmittingcover plate 4 is assembled to thedevice body 1 and configured to cover theflexible panel 2. Theflexible panel 2 may be located between the light transmittingcover plate 4 and thedevice body 1, and theflexible panel 2 is movable relative to the light transmittingcover plate 4 under the driving of therotation shaft 3. In this case, theflexible panel 2 may be protected by the light transmittingcover plate 4, which is advantageous to extending the service life of theelectronic device 100. - Based on the electronic device described in the foregoing embodiments, the present disclosure further provides a method of controlling a flexible panel. As shown in
FIG. 10 , the method may include the following steps 1001-1002. - At
step 1001, a preset triggering operation on the electronic device is acquired. - At
step 1002, a switching instruction is generated according to the preset triggering operation. The switching instruction is used for instructing the electronic device to switch display states. When a display region of the electronic device covers the plurality of sensor components, the electronic device is in a first display state, and when a light transmitting region of the electronic device covers the plurality of sensor components, the electronic device is in a second display state. - In this embodiment, the preset triggering operation may include an operation performed by a user on the
electronic device 100. In an embodiment, as shown inFIG. 11 , when a user presses a preset physical key on theelectronic device 100, other sensor inside theelectronic device 100 may detect the press operation. Upon detection of the press operation, the other sensor inside theelectronic device 100 may report it to a controller such that the controller generates a drive instruction according to the operation, and theelectronic device 100 may switch display states based on the drive instruction. The preset physical key may include one key or a combination of multiple physical keys, and the present disclosure has no limitation thereto. - In another embodiment, as shown in
FIG. 12 , when a user performs a preset touch operation on theelectronic device 100, the controller may acquire the preset touch operation performed by the user on theelectronic device 100, thereby switching the display states of theelectronic device 100. For example, when the user slides down as shown inFIG. 12 , theelectronic device 100 may switch from the first display state to the second display state. Correspondingly, when the user slides up, theelectronic device 100 may switch from the second display state to the first display state. - In still another embodiment, as shown in
FIG. 13 , the controller may also switch the display states of theelectronic device 100 when acquiring a preset voice signal. For example, when acquiring a “self-shooting” voice signal, theelectronic device 100 may switch from the first display state to the second display state. Of course, it is also possible to switch the display states when a voice signal includes other keywords. For example, when acquiring keywords “full screen display”, theelectronic device 100 may switch from the second display state to the first display state. - In some embodiments, the controller may also switch the display states of the
electronic device 100 when acquiring an operation of touching a preset virtual key on theelectronic device 100 by a user, which will not be described herein again. Theelectronic device 100 may include one or more of a mobile phone terminal, a tablet computer, and an electronic reader. It is to be noted that in some other embodiments, when a plurality of preset triggering operations as described above are detected at the same time, a triggering condition for theelectronic device 100 to switch the display states is to be satisfied. - In the above embodiments, the switching instruction may include indication information for indicating a moving direction and a moving distance of the flexible panel. Specifically, after detecting the preset triggering operation, the moving direction and the moving distance of the flexible panel may be determined, and then the switching instruction is generated according to the moving direction and the moving distance. The moving distance may be a default setting in the
electronic device 100, and the moving direction is determined according to current display state of theelectronic device 100 and key information included in the preset triggering operation. For example, when it is determined that theelectronic device 100 is currently in the first display state and the key information “front shooting” included in the preset triggering operation is extracted, theflexible panel 2 may be adjusted such that thelight transmitting region 22 covers a plurality ofsensor components 11, and a portion of thedisplay region 21 and thelight transmitting region 22 are located on the same side of theelectronic device 100; or, when it is determined that theelectronic device 100 is currently in the first display state and the key information “rear shooting” included in the preset triggering operation is extracted, theflexible panel 2 may be adjusted such that thelight transmitting region 22 covers a plurality ofsensor components 11, and thedisplay region 21 and thelight transmitting region 22 are located on opposite sides of theelectronic device 100. - Corresponding to the embodiment of the method of controlling a flexible panel, the present disclosure also provides an embodiment of an apparatus for controlling a flexible panel.
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FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for controlling a flexible panel according to an exemplary embodiment. This apparatus may be applied to anelectronic device 100. Theelectronic device 100 includessensor components 11 and aflexible panel 2. Referring toFIG. 14 , the apparatus includes an acquiringmodule 141 and agenerating module 142. - The acquiring
module 141 is configured to acquire a preset triggering operation on the electronic device. - The
generating module 142 is configured to generate a switching instruction according to the preset triggering operation. The switching instruction is used for instructing the electronic device to switch display states; - When a
display region 21 of theelectronic device 100 covers a plurality ofsensor components 11, theelectronic device 100 is in a first display state, and when alight transmitting region 22 of theelectronic device 100 covers the plurality ofsensor components 11, theelectronic device 100 is in a second display state. - Further, as shown in
FIG. 15 , the acquiringmodule 141 may include a first acquiringunit 1411, a second acquiringunit 1412, a third acquiringunit 1413, and a fourth acquiringunit 1414. - The first acquiring
unit 1411 is configured to acquire an operation of pressing a preset physical key on the electronic device by a user. - The second acquiring
unit 1412 is configured to acquire a preset touch operation performed by a user on the electronic device. - The third acquiring
unit 1413 is configured to acquire a preset voice signal input by a user into the electronic device. - The fourth acquiring
unit 1414 is configured to acquire an operation of touching a preset virtual key on the electronic device by a user. - Of course, it is to be noted that, in some other embodiments, the acquiring
module 141 may also include one or more of the first acquiringunit 1411, the second acquiringunit 1412, the third acquiringunit 1413 and the fourth acquiringunit 1414, or a combination thereof, and the present disclosure has no limitation thereto. - Further, as shown in
FIG. 16 , thegenerating module 142 may include a determiningunit 1421 and agenerating unit 1422. - The determining
unit 1421 is configured to determine a moving direction and a moving distance of the flexible panel. - The
generating unit 1422 is configured to generate the switching instruction according to the moving direction and the moving distance of the flexible panel. - It is to be noted that the configuration of the determining
unit 1421 and thegenerating unit 1422 in the apparatus embodiment shown inFIG. 16 may also be included in the apparatus embodiment inFIG. 15 , and the present disclosure has no limitation thereto. - With regard to the apparatus in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which respective modules perform operations has been described in detail in the embodiments relating to the method, and will not be explained in detail herein.
- Since the apparatus examples substantially correspond to the method examples, a reference may be made to part of the method examples. The apparatus examples described above are merely illustrative, where the units described as separate components may be or not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may be or not be physical units, i.e., may be located in one place, or may be distributed in a plurality of network units. Part or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to implement the objectives of the present disclosure. Those of ordinary skill in the art may understand and carry out the present disclosure without creative effort.
- Correspondingly, the present disclosure further provides an apparatus of controlling a flexible panel, applied to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a plurality of sensor components; a flexible panel including a display region and a light transmitting region connected to the display region; one or more processors; and a memory configured to store processor executable instructions, where the processors are configured to: acquire a preset triggering operation on the electronic device; and generate a switching instruction for instructing the electronic device to switch display states according to the preset triggering operation. When the display region of the electronic device covers the plurality of sensor components, the electronic device is in a first display state, and when the light transmitting region of the electronic device covers the plurality of sensor components, the electronic device is in a second display state.
- Correspondingly, the present disclosure also provides a terminal, including a memory, and one or more programs, where the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to execute, by one or more processors, instructions included therein for performing the following operations: acquiring a preset triggering operation on an electronic device; and generating a switching instruction for instructing the electronic device to switch display states according to the preset triggering operation. When a display region of the electronic device covers a plurality of sensor components, the electronic device is in a first display state, and when a light transmitting region of the electronic device covers the plurality of sensor components, the electronic device is in a second display state.
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FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating anapparatus 1700 for a method of controlling a flexible panel according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, theapparatus 1700 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging sending and receiving device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, etc. - Referring to
FIG. 17 , theapparatus 1700 may include one or more of the following components: aprocessing component 1702, amemory 1704, apower supply component 1706, amultimedia component 1708, anaudio component 1710, an input/output (I/O)interface 1712, asensor component 1714, and acommunication component 1716. - The
processing component 1702 usually controls overall operations of theapparatus 1700, such as operations relating to display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. Theprocessing component 1702 may include one ormore processors 1720 for executing instructions to perform all or part of steps of the above methods. Further, theprocessing component 1702 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between theprocessing component 1702 and other components. For example, theprocessing component 1702 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between themultimedia component 1708 and theprocessing component 1702 - The
memory 1704 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at theapparatus 1700. Examples of these data include instructions, such as contact data, phone book data, messages, pictures, videos, and the like for any application or method that operates on theapparatus 1700. Thememory 1704 may be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), an Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), an Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM), a Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM), a Read Only Memory (ROM), a magnetic memory, a flash memory, a disk or an optical disk. - The
power supply component 1706 supplies power for various components of theapparatus 1700. Thepower supply component 1706 may include a power supply management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing and distributing power for theapparatus 1700. - The
multimedia component 1708 includes a screen for providing an output interface between theapparatus 1700 and a user. In some examples, 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 for receiving input signals from the user. The touch panel may include one or more touch sensors for sensing touches, slides, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense a boundary of touching or sliding actions but also detect duration and pressure associated with the touching or sliding operations. In some examples, themultimedia component 1708 may include a front camera and/or a rear camera. When theapparatus 1700 is in an operation mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data. Each of the front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or be capable of a focal length and an optical zoom capability. - The
audio component 1710 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, theaudio component 1710 includes a microphone (MIC). When theapparatus 1700 is in an operation mode, such as a call mode, a record mode, and a voice recognition mode, the microphone is configured to receive an external audio signal. The received audio signal may be further stored in thememory 1704 or sent via thecommunication component 1716. In some examples, theaudio component 1710 further includes a speaker for outputting an audio signal. - The I/
O interface 1712 provides an interface between theprocessing component 1702 and a peripheral interface module. The above peripheral interface module may be a keyboard, a click wheel, a button, or the like. These buttons may include but not limited to, a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button. - The
sensor component 1714 includes one or more sensors for providing a status assessment in various aspects to theapparatus 1700. For example, thesensor component 1714 may detect an on/off state of theapparatus 1700, and a relative location of components, for example, the components are a display and a keypad of theapparatus 1700. Thesensor component 1714 may also detect a position change of theapparatus 1700 or a component of theapparatus 1700, presence or absence of a touch of a user on theapparatus 1700, an orientation or acceleration/deceleration of theapparatus 1700 and a temperature change of theapparatus 1700. Thesensor component 1714 may include a proximity sensor for detecting the existence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Thesensor component 1714 may further include an optical sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor used in imaging applications. In some examples, thesensor component 1714 may further include an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor. - The
communication component 1716 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between theapparatus 1700 and other devices. Theapparatus 1700 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, 4G LTE, 5G NR or a combination thereof. In an example, thecommunication component 1716 receives broadcast signals or broadcast associated information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an example, thecommunication component 1716 may further include a Near Field Communication (NFC) module for promoting short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, an Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, an Ultra-Wide band (UWB) technology, a Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies. - In an example, the
apparatus 1700 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 (FPGA), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors or other electronic elements for executing the above methods. - In an example, there is further provided a non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions, such as a
memory 1704 including instructions. The above instructions may be executed by theprocessor 1720 of theapparatus 1700 to complete the above method. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random-Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk and an optical data storage device, etc. - After considering the specification and practicing the present disclosure, the persons of skill in the prior art may easily conceive of other implementations of the present disclosure. The present disclosure is intended to include any variations, uses and adaptive changes of the present disclosure. These variations, uses and adaptive changes follow the general principle of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or conventional technical means in the art not disclosed in the present disclosure. The specification and examples herein are intended to be illustrative only and the real scope and spirit of the present disclosure are indicated by the claims of the present disclosure.
- It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise structures that have described and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the disclosure is to be limited only by the appended claims.
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