WO2015131554A1

WO2015131554A1 - Screen brightness adjustment method, apparatus, and electronic device

Info

Publication number: WO2015131554A1
Application number: PCT/CN2014/091399
Authority: WO
Inventors: 邓方民; 曹耀斌; 杨昕
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-09-22
Filing date: 2014-11-18
Publication date: 2015-09-11
Also published as: CN105511765A

Abstract

A screen brightness adjustment method, apparatus, and electronic device (1). The method comprises: when the screen of an electronic device (1) is lit up, detecting whether a volume adjustment button is pressed within a first preset time period (10); if the volume adjustment button is pressed, then controlling a brightness adjustment module of the electronic device (1) to enter a brightness adjustment mode (20). By means of judging whether screen brightness adjustment is implemented during the initial period of lighting up the screen, and if screen brightness adjustment is required, then the function of the volume button is converted into a screen brightness adjustment function, and screen brightness adjustment is thereby controlled; the present method only implements screen brightness adjustments according to requirements when the user lights up the screen; user operation is therefore convenient.

Description

Method, device and electronic device for adjusting screen brightness

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of electronic screen brightness adjustment technology, and in particular, to a method, device and electronic device for adjusting screen brightness.

Background technique

In the process of using electronic devices on a daily basis, people are more indoors, and the brightness of the screen may not be set too high. This has a potential problem. When the device is lit to a place where the light is bright outside, it will be seen. It is not clear that the screen is displayed, and it is difficult to operate the screen because it is difficult to see the screen. Of course, if the user's own device supports the light sensor and the user has set the automatic adjustment, this problem may not exist. However, this problem exists for users who do not support the light sensor, or who support it but are not set to auto-adjust.

The electronic device screen brightness adjustment method of the related art includes: when at least two of the plurality of keys on the electronic device are pressed, acquiring a button identification signal corresponding to the pressed button; The corresponding button identification signal and the preset screen brightness adjustment button information adjust the screen brightness of the current interface of the electronic device. The adjusting device comprises: a button recognition signal acquisition module and a screen brightness adjustment module. The utility model realizes the quick and convenient adjustment of the screen brightness without exiting the current operation interface, so as to adapt to different brightness requirements in different environments, the operation steps are simple, and the user experience is improved. This method is suitable for mobile phones with a keyboard, and most mobile phones are now pure touch screens, which is not suitable for this method.

Another method for adjusting the brightness of a screen is also provided in the related art, including detecting a click of the specified physical button by the user; if the click is detected, displaying a designated panel on the touch-sensitive display, the designated panel includes The brightness adjustment panel of the touch sensitive display; adjusting the brightness of the touch sensitive display according to a gesture operation of the user on the brightness adjustment panel. By setting the physical button on the electronic device, especially the setting of the common volume adjustment button, the user can click the physical button to enter the screen brightness adjustment panel, for example, the volume adjustment button can be clicked. Adjusting the volume while adjusting the brightness of the screen greatly improves the user's need to adjust the brightness of the screen to make the response speed of the device, and also avoids the need to exit to some extent. The current application then adjusts the inconvenience caused by the brightness. In this scheme, when the volume adjustment button is pressed, the above scheme is executed, but in most cases, the brightness only needs to be adjusted once, and this method will undoubtedly increase the burden on the system.

Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method, a device and an electronic device for adjusting the brightness of a screen, which are used to solve the problem that the related user's own device does not support the light sensor, or is supported but not set to be automatically adjusted, when the user takes When the device lights up the screen to a place where the light is bright outside, the screen display will not be clear. At this time, it is difficult to operate the screen because it is difficult to see the screen.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the following technical solutions are adopted:

A method for adjusting the brightness of a screen, comprising:

When the screen of the electronic device is lit, detecting whether the volume adjustment button is pressed within a preset period of time;

If the volume adjustment button is pressed, the electronic device is controlled to enter a screen brightness adjustment mode.

Optionally, after the step of controlling the brightness adjustment module of the electronic device to enter the screen brightness adjustment mode, the method further includes:

Stop timing the preset time.

Optionally, the method further includes:

Detecting a trigger mode other than the volume adjustment button, and the other trigger mode occurs within the preset time period or after the electronic device enters the screen brightness adjustment mode, controlling the volume adjustment button of the electronic device Switch to volume adjustment mode.

Optionally, after the step of controlling the electronic device to enter the screen brightness adjustment mode, the method further includes:

When the exit command of the screen brightness adjustment mode is detected, the volume adjustment key of the electronic device is controlled to be switched to the volume adjustment mode.

A device for adjusting screen brightness, comprising a first detecting module and a control module, wherein:

The first detecting module is configured to: when the screen of the electronic device is lit, detecting whether the volume adjusting button is pressed within a preset time period;

The control module is configured to control the electronic device to enter a screen brightness adjustment mode if the volume adjustment button is pressed.

Optionally, the apparatus further includes a timing module, wherein:

The timing module is configured to: when the volume adjustment button is pressed, to control the electronic device to enter the screen brightness adjustment mode, stop counting the preset time.

Optionally, the device further includes a second detection module and a switching module, wherein:

The second detecting module is configured to: detect whether there is another trigger mode other than the volume adjustment button after the preset time period or after the electronic device enters the screen brightness adjustment mode;

The switching module is configured to: after detecting another trigger mode other than the volume adjustment button, and the other trigger mode occurs within the preset time period or after the electronic device enters the screen brightness adjustment mode, then the control is performed The volume adjustment button of the electronic device is switched to the volume adjustment mode.

Optionally, the device further includes a third detecting module and a switching module, wherein:

The third detecting module is configured to: detect whether there is an exit instruction of the screen brightness adjustment mode;

The switching module is configured to: if the third detecting module detects the exiting instruction, control the volume adjustment key of the electronic device to switch to a volume adjustment mode.

A terminal device includes a brightness adjustment module and a volume adjustment module, and the electronic device further includes any of the above screen brightness adjustment devices.

Optionally, the volume adjustment module is a volume adjustment button.

A computer program comprising program instructions that, when executed by a terminal, cause the terminal to perform the method of screen brightness adjustment as described in any of the above.

A carrier carrying the above computer program.

The beneficial effects of the technical solution of the present invention are:

In the above solution, by determining whether to adjust the brightness of the screen at the initial stage of lighting the screen, if the brightness adjustment of the screen is required, the function of the volume adjustment key is converted into a function of adjusting the brightness of the screen, thereby controlling the adjustment of the brightness of the screen. When the user lights the screen, the screen brightness is adjusted according to the needs, which is convenient for the user to operate, and reduces the power consumption of the system operation compared with other methods.

BRIEF abstract

Figure 1 shows a general flow chart of the method of the embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 shows a detailed flow chart of the method of an embodiment of the invention.

Preferred embodiment of the invention

The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments.

The embodiment of the present invention does not support the light sensor for the related user's own device, or supports but is not set to automatically adjust. When the user takes the device to the place where the outdoor light is bright, the screen display may not be clear. At this time, it is necessary to improve the brightness of the screen and to operate the screen because it is difficult to see the screen, and a method, a device and an electronic device for adjusting the brightness of the screen are provided.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the method for adjusting the brightness of the screen in the embodiment of the present invention is applied to an electronic device, including:

Step 10: when the screen of the electronic device is lit, detecting whether the volume adjustment button is pressed during a preset time period;

Step 20: If the volume adjustment button is pressed, the brightness adjustment module of the control electronic device enters the screen brightness adjustment mode.

The screen lighting may be implemented by the user pressing the power button, or may be implemented by other triggering methods. It should be noted that as long as the screen of the electronic device changes from off to light, the trigger is performed. The adjustment of the screen brightness corresponding to the method.

The above solution triggers the opening of the screen brightness adjustment mode while the screen of the electronic device is lit, and the screen brightness adjustment mode enables the user to adjust the screen brightness according to the external light intensity at the beginning of the use of the electronic device. And the adjustment of the volume adjustment button is used to feedback to the screen brightness adjustment mode, so that the user can easily adjust the brightness of the screen without performing other button operations, thereby improving the user experience.

It should be noted that the volume adjustment button is a button for adjusting the volume of the volume set on the electronic device, including a volume up button and a volume down button.

After the electronic device enters the screen brightness adjustment mode, the timing control is not required. Therefore, in another embodiment of the present invention, when the step 20 is performed, the method further includes:

In step 21, the control stops counting the preset time. It should be noted that the steps 21 and 20 may be simultaneous steps.

It should be noted that the preset time is an optimal time obtained according to the user experience, and may be set to 2 seconds or 2.5 seconds. When the preset time is exceeded and the user does not trigger any operation, the electronic device adjusts the volume. The function of the key switches back to the normal volume adjustment function.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes: detecting another trigger mode other than the volume adjustment button, and the other trigger mode occurs within the preset time period or the electronic device enters the screen brightness adjustment After the mode, the volume adjustment key of the control electronic device is switched to the volume adjustment mode.

The trigger mode other than the volume adjustment button refers to any trigger mode other than the volume up button and the volume down button, such as: touch screen operation, power button operation, camera button operation, plugging and unplugging headphones, etc., added This function allows the user to exit the screen brightness adjustment by simply performing the corresponding operation without adjusting the screen brightness.

In another embodiment of the present invention, a normal mode for exiting the screen brightness adjustment mode is further provided. After the screen adjustment is completed, an icon indicating that the adjustment is completed is displayed on the user interface, and after the adjustment is completed, the user clicks the corresponding according to the prompt. The icon can exit the screen brightness adjustment mode; in this method, as long as the exit command of the screen brightness adjustment mode is detected, the volume adjustment key of the electronic device is controlled to be switched to the volume adjustment mode.

According to the above aspect of the present invention, by determining whether to adjust the brightness of the screen at the initial stage of lighting the screen, if the brightness adjustment of the screen is required, the function of the volume adjustment key is converted into a function of adjusting the brightness of the screen, thereby controlling the adjustment of the brightness of the screen. The method only adjusts the brightness of the screen according to the needs when the user lights the screen, which is convenient for the user to operate.

As shown in FIG. 2, an embodiment of the present invention provides a device for adjusting a brightness of a screen, including:

The first detecting module 100 is configured to: when the screen of the electronic device is lit, detecting whether the volume adjusting button is pressed during a preset time period;

The control module 200 is configured to: if the volume adjustment button is pressed, control the electronic device to enter a screen brightness adjustment mode.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the device further includes:

The timing module is configured to: when the volume adjustment button is pressed, the brightness adjustment module of the control electronic device enters the screen brightness adjustment mode, and stops counting the preset time.

It should be noted that, in order to facilitate the management of the preset time, the preset time is managed by a timer.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the device further includes:

The switching module controls the volume adjustment button of the electronic device after detecting that there is another trigger mode other than the volume adjustment button, and the other trigger mode occurs within the preset time period or after the electronic device enters the screen brightness adjustment mode Switch to volume adjustment mode.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the device further includes:

If the exit instruction is detected, the switching module is configured to: control the volume adjustment key of the electronic device to switch to the volume adjustment mode.

It should be noted that the device is actually a software logic control unit, and the software logic control unit is responsible for converting the volume adjustment function of the volume adjustment button into a brightness adjustment function, and starting by intercepting the volume button event reported by the device driver layer. Screen brightness adjustment mode and volume up button The value is converted into a screen brightness increase event, the volume reduction key value is converted into a screen brightness reduction event, and then notified to the screen brightness adjustment module, wherein the screen brightness adjustment module performs brightness adjustment according to the corresponding event; the software logic control unit is also responsible for the timer Setting and canceling the work; the software logic control unit is also responsible for the processing of timer expiration and other non-volume button trigger events; the software logic control unit is also responsible for other modules (other modules described in the embodiments of the present invention) Mainly for the interaction of the brightness adjustment module and the volume adjustment module).

As shown in FIG. 3, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device 1 including a brightness adjustment module and a volume adjustment module. The volume adjustment module is a volume adjustment button of an electronic device, and further includes the above-mentioned screen brightness adjustment device.

As shown in FIG. 4, the detailed application process of the method in the electronic device in the embodiment of the present invention is as follows:

Step S101, press the power button to light the screen;

Step S102, the function of switching the volume adjustment button is a screen brightness adjustment function, and setting a timer of a preset time;

Step S103, detecting whether a volume increase key or a volume decrease key is triggered before the timer expires;

If it is detected that the volume up key or the volume down key is triggered, step S104 is performed to enter the screen brightness adjustment function, and the user can adjust the screen brightness through the volume adjustment button, and cancel the timing of the timer;

If it is not detected that the volume up key or the volume down key is triggered, step S106 is performed;

Step S105, detecting whether there is an exit command of the screen brightness adjustment mode or a trigger mode of other non-volume adjustment keys;

If the exit mode of the screen brightness adjustment mode or the trigger mode of the other non-volume adjustment keys is detected, step S106 is executed to control the function of the volume adjustment key to switch back to the volume adjustment mode;

If the exit command of the screen brightness adjustment mode or the trigger mode of other non-volume adjustment keys is not detected, the screen brightness adjustment mode is continued.

The embodiment of the invention further discloses a terminal device, which comprises a brightness adjustment module and a volume adjustment module, and the electronic device further comprises any device for adjusting the brightness of the screen.

Optionally, the volume adjustment module is a volume adjustment button.

The embodiment of the invention further discloses a computer program, comprising program instructions, when the program instruction is executed by the terminal, enabling the terminal to perform the method for adjusting the brightness of the screen according to any one of the above.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses a carrier carrying the above computer program.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device provided with the device for adjusting the brightness of the screen, by the operation of the device, enables the user to quickly adjust the brightness of the screen when the screen is just lit, and only in the early stage of the screen lighting. The device will be operated, thereby reducing the number of operations and time of the device, thereby reducing system power consumption, improving the user experience, and improving market competitiveness.

The above is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that those skilled in the art can also make several improvements and retouchings without departing from the principles of the present invention. Within the scope of protection of the invention.

Industrial applicability

In the above solution, by determining whether to adjust the brightness of the screen at the initial stage of lighting the screen, if the brightness adjustment of the screen is required, the function of the volume adjustment key is converted into a function of adjusting the brightness of the screen, thereby controlling the adjustment of the brightness of the screen. When the user lights the screen, the screen brightness is adjusted according to the needs, which is convenient for the user to operate, and reduces the power consumption of the system operation compared with other methods. Therefore, the present invention has strong industrial applicability.

Claims

A method for adjusting the brightness of a screen, comprising:

When the screen of the electronic device is lit, detecting whether the volume adjustment button is pressed within a preset period of time;

If the volume adjustment button is pressed, the electronic device is controlled to enter a screen brightness adjustment mode.
The method of adjusting the brightness of the screen according to claim 1, wherein after the step of controlling the brightness adjustment module of the electronic device to enter the screen brightness adjustment mode, the method further comprises:

Stop timing the preset time.
The method of adjusting screen brightness according to claim 1, further comprising:

Detecting a trigger mode other than the volume adjustment button, and the other trigger mode occurs within the preset time period or after the electronic device enters the screen brightness adjustment mode, controlling the volume adjustment button of the electronic device Switch to volume adjustment mode.
The method of adjusting the brightness of the screen according to claim 1, wherein after the step of controlling the electronic device to enter the screen brightness adjustment mode, the method further comprises:

When the exit command of the screen brightness adjustment mode is detected, the volume adjustment key of the electronic device is controlled to be switched to the volume adjustment mode.
A device for adjusting screen brightness, comprising a first detecting module and a control module, wherein:

The first detecting module is configured to: when the screen of the electronic device is lit, detecting whether the volume adjusting button is pressed within a preset time period;

The control module is configured to control the electronic device to enter a screen brightness adjustment mode if the volume adjustment button is pressed.
The apparatus for adjusting the brightness of a screen according to claim 5, further comprising a timing module, wherein:

The timing module is configured to: when the volume adjustment button is pressed, to control the electronic device to enter the screen brightness adjustment mode, stop counting the preset time.
The apparatus for adjusting the brightness of a screen according to claim 5, further comprising a second detecting module and a switching module, wherein:

The second detecting module is configured to: detect that the electronic device enters the screen within the preset time period Is there any trigger mode other than the volume adjustment button after the screen brightness adjustment mode;

The switching module is configured to: after detecting another trigger mode other than the volume adjustment button, and the other trigger mode occurs within the preset time period or after the electronic device enters the screen brightness adjustment mode, then the control is performed The volume adjustment button of the electronic device is switched to the volume adjustment mode.
The apparatus for adjusting the brightness of a screen according to claim 5, further comprising a third detecting module and a switching module, wherein:

The third detecting module is configured to: detect whether there is an exit instruction of the screen brightness adjustment mode;

The switching module is configured to: if the third detecting module detects the exiting instruction, control the volume adjustment key of the electronic device to switch to a volume adjustment mode.
A terminal device includes a brightness adjustment module and a volume adjustment module, the electronic device further comprising: the device for adjusting the brightness of the screen according to any one of claims 5 to 8.
The terminal device according to claim 9, wherein the volume adjustment module is a volume adjustment button.
A computer program comprising program instructions that, when executed by a terminal, cause the terminal to perform the method of screen brightness adjustment of any of claims 1-4.
A carrier carrying the computer program of claim 11.