WO2015165151A1

WO2015165151A1 - Mobile terminal, method for reducing power consumption, and computer storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2015165151A1
Application number: PCT/CN2014/082501
Authority: WO
Inventors: 占明; 高强; 蔡晓光
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-04-30
Filing date: 2014-07-18
Publication date: 2015-11-05
Also published as: CN104113641A

Abstract

Disclosed is a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal comprises a display screen. The display screen comprises at least two subscreens. The mobile terminal also comprises: a determining unit, configured to determine, according to different applications, subscreens in the display screen for displaying images for the applications; and a turnoff unit, configured to turn off subscreens that do not display images. In addition, also disclosed are a method for reducing power consumption of the mobile terminal and a computer storage medium.

Description

Mobile terminal, power reduction method and computer storage medium

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a mobile terminal, a method for reducing power consumption of a mobile terminal, and a computer storage medium. Background technique

With the rapid development of communication technology, mobile terminals are not only a communication tool, but also gradually developed into a comprehensive electronic product that integrates various functions such as music, video, photo, video and Internet. These functions are mostly passed. The human-machine interactive interface provided by the LCD touch screen is realized.

At present, mobile terminals with full touch screens have been gradually promoted and have become popular. The size of LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) has gradually increased with the cost reduction to meet the needs of users in multimedia and entertainment. Demand, the corresponding LCD power consumption is also growing. According to tests, a mobile terminal with a screen size of 7 inches consumes 30 to 60% of the power consumption of the entire mobile terminal when playing video. The capacity of lithium-ion batteries is limited by their size and is difficult to increase significantly. This makes the standby time of large-screen mobile terminals more and more severely affected by LCD power consumption. Summary of the invention

In order to solve the existing technical problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile terminal, a method for competing for low power consumption of a mobile terminal, and a computer storage medium, which are used to solve the problem of large power consumption and standby in a large-screen mobile terminal in the prior art. Short time and other issues.

The technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention is implemented as follows:

In one aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile terminal, where the mobile terminal includes a display. a screen, the display screen includes at least two sub-screens; the mobile terminal further includes: a determining unit configured to determine a sub-screen for displaying an image for the application in the display screen according to an application program;

The unit is turned off and configured to turn off the sub screen where no image is displayed.

Optionally, the at least two sub-screens are respectively disposed at preset positions of the display screen. Optionally, the determining unit is further configured to determine, according to an application, whether an additional component is required for image display;

The mobile terminal further includes a casing, the casing divides the mobile terminal into sub-terminals and additional components, and the additional components are detachably mounted on the sub-terminals through a preset interface; The screen includes two sub-screens respectively disposed on the sub-terminal and the additional component; the sub-terminal is used for communication, and the additional component is configured to combine with the sub-terminal to perform an image display.

Optionally, the mobile terminal further includes a configuration unit configured to configure a size of each sub-screen and a position on the display screen.

On the other hand, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for reducing power consumption of a mobile terminal, where the method includes:

Determining a sub-screen for displaying an image of the application in the display screen according to an application; wherein the mobile terminal includes a display screen, and the display screen includes at least two sub-screens;

The sub screen that does not display the image is turned off.

Optionally, the determining, according to the application, the sub-screen for displaying an image in the display screen, including:

Determining whether an additional component is required for image display according to different applications, wherein the mobile terminal includes a sub-terminal and an additional component, and the additional component is detachably mounted on the sub-terminal through a preset interface; The display screen includes two sub-screens, and the two sub-screens are divided into Not provided on the sub-terminal and the additional component; the sub-terminal is used for communication, and the additional component is used for combining with the sub-terminal for image display.

Optionally, the sub-screen that does not perform image display is extinguished, including:

In the case where the additional component is not required for image display, the user is prompted to detach the additional component from the sub-terminal.

Optionally, configure the size of each sub-screen and its position on the display.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer storage medium, where the computer storage medium stores computer executable instructions, and the computer executable instructions are used to execute the foregoing method for competing for low power consumption of a mobile terminal. .

The mobile terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the method for competing for low power consumption of the mobile terminal, and the computer storage medium, the display screen of the mobile terminal includes at least two sub-screens, and determining that the application is performed in the display screen according to different applications The sub-screen of the image display, and the sub-screen that does not display the image is extinguished, so that the display screen of the most suitable size can be selected according to the needs of the application, so that the image can be displayed to meet the application requirements and avoid large areas. The large power consumption brought by the illumination of the screen can effectively reduce the power consumption of the mobile terminal and prolong the standby time of the mobile terminal. DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart of a method for reducing power consumption of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a detailed flowchart of a method for reducing power consumption of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. detailed description

The embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile terminal, and FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the mobile terminal. As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal includes a display screen and a display driving device. The display screen includes at least two sub-screens; the display driving device is used to different applications, the image is displayed through a different number of sub-screens, and the sub-screens that do not display the image are extinguished.

The mobile terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention has a display screen including at least two sub-screens, and the display driving device can display the image through different numbers of sub-screens according to different application programs, and the sub-screens that do not perform image display Extinguish, in this way, according to the needs of the application, the display screen with the most suitable size can be selected for image display, so as to meet the application requirements and avoid large power consumption caused by large-area screen lighting, thereby effectively reducing The power consumption of the mobile terminal extends the standby time of the mobile terminal.

Optionally, the specific position of the at least two sub-screens on the display screen may be relatively fixed, for example, respectively set at a preset position of the display screen, or may be variable, for example, may be on the display screen. Some of the different areas of the lighting area can be controlled, and each area forms a sub-screen, which is not limited by the embodiment of the present invention.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 8 includes a display screen 1, a housing 3, and a display driving device (located inside the housing 3, not shown), and the display screen 1 is set. On the casing 3, the casing 3 divides the mobile terminal 8 into a sub-terminal 81 and an additional member 82, and the additional member 82 is detachably mounted on the sub-terminal 81 through a preset interface 83; the display screen 1 includes a sub-screen 11 and a sub-screen 12, the sub-screen 11 is disposed on the sub-terminal 81, the sub-screen 12 is disposed on the additional component 82; the sub-terminal 81 is used for communication, and the additional component 82 is used for combining with the sub-terminal 81 for image display.

In this embodiment, the display driving device is configured to display an image through a different number of sub-screens according to different application programs, and extinguish the sub-screen that does not perform image display, specifically by displaying the image on the sub-screen 11 It is still selected to be displayed together on the sub-screen 11 and the sub-screen 12 to achieve.

Specifically, the sub-terminal 81 can be a module having a complete mobile phone function, and the sub-screen 11 can be smaller in order to save power. The additional component 82 can be a simple implementation The module of the present invention can also be another module with a complete mobile phone function, and can also be a multimedia module of various types, and the like. When the user wants to perform activities such as video or entertainment, the additional component 82 can be integrated with the sub-terminal 81 through the preset interface 83, so that the sub-screen 11 and the sub-screen 12 are connected to each other to form a larger display screen 1 so that Provide users with multimedia, entertainment and more. Optionally, the preset interface 83 can be used to transmit a display driving signal or the like to enable the processor in the sub-terminal 81 to control the sub-screen 11 and the sub-screen 12 to perform image display. When there is no need for video playback or when the remaining power of the mobile terminal is insufficient, the user can remove the additional component 82 from the sub-terminal 81 and use the sub-terminal 81 for general communication, thereby effectively avoiding extra power consumption of the large screen.

Optionally, in order to further extend the battery life of the mobile terminal, the additional component 82 may also be provided with a battery, such that when the additional component 82 is coupled to the sub-terminal 81, the battery can also provide power to the mobile terminal.

Table 1 shows the power consumption of the mobile phone when the sub-terminal 81 is used alone for various common operations and the sub-terminal 81 and the additional component 82 are used for various common operations in the present embodiment. As can be seen from the data in Table 1, after the additional component 82 is separated from the sub-terminal 81, the power consumption of the mobile phone can be greatly saved, and P is low in power consumption. Table 1 Operation Sub-terminal and additional sub-terminals

Power consumption of parts ( % )

(mA mA) (mA)

Send SMS 130 40 23.5 Browse webpage 230 40 14.8 Play video 200 40 16.7 Camera 500 40 7.4 Photograph 550 40 6.8 The mobile terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention is described in detail below by taking a large-screen smart phone with a screen size of 6 inches as an example.

Screen size planning

According to the user's visual experience, the proportional relationship between the mobile phone module and the LCD module is rationally designed. The screen of the mobile phone module is made as small as possible under the premise of saving power as much as possible, as long as the screen size required for basic functions such as making a call and texting is realized. can. Set the soft keyboard, volume button, power button, etc. on the reasonable bottom or side to make it easy to leave the appropriate interface on the top of the phone to dock and fix with the LCD module. The hand module can be the child terminal 81 in FIG. 1, and the LCD module can be the additional component 82 in FIG.

LCD interface

The LCD module mainly implements the display function, including a screen, an LCD driver chip, and an interface socket with the mobile phone module. The feature is that it is light and easy to carry, and the mobile phone module is convenient and compact.

According to the mobile phone terminal provided in this embodiment, when the mobile phone module is used alone in different application scenarios, the power consumption is generally 5 to 25% lower than that when the mobile phone module + LCD module is used, that is, the sub-terminal is used separately. The power consumption at 81 o'clock is smaller than that when the sub-terminal 81 and the additional component 82 are used. This is a big improvement for large-screen mobile terminals that consume large amounts of power and have limited battery capacity, for large-screen mobile terminals. The battery life has a breakthrough improvement.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 , the display screen includes two sub-screens, and the different sub-screens are connected by a preset interface, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the sub-screen may also be a larger number. And the way it is connected can be other ways. For example, in another embodiment of the present invention, the display screen is provided with a plurality of areas that can control the lighting area, each area forming a sub-screen, the size of each of the sub-screens and the display screen The location is configurable and variable. Therefore, it is only necessary to illuminate the required area (ie, the sub-screen) to complete the corresponding functions of the mobile terminal, which not only effectively reduces the power consumption generated by the screen but also makes the application of the mobile terminal more flexible.

Correspondingly, as shown in FIG. 2, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for reducing power consumption of a mobile terminal. Methods, including:

511. Determine, according to an application, a sub-screen in the display that performs image display for the application; where the mobile terminal includes a display screen, and the display screen includes at least two sub-screens;

512, the sub screen that does not display the image is turned off.

The method for reducing the power consumption of the mobile terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention may display an image through a different number of sub-screens according to different application programs, and extinguish the sub-screen that does not display the image, so that the application may be Need to select the most suitable size display for image display, so as to meet the needs of the application, and avoid the large power consumption caused by large-area screen lighting, thus effectively reducing the power consumption of the mobile terminal and extending the mobile terminal. Standby time.

Preferably, in step S11, determining a sub-screen for performing image display in the display screen according to an application program includes: determining, according to an application, whether an additional component is required for image display. The mobile terminal includes a sub-terminal and an additional component, and the additional component is detachably mounted on the sub-terminal through a preset interface; the display screen includes two sub-screens, and the two sub-screens are respectively disposed at the Determining the sub-terminal and the additional component; the sub-terminal is used for communication, and the additional component is used for combining with the sub-terminal for image display.

In step S12, the sub-screen that does not perform image display is turned off, and specifically includes: prompting the user to detach the additional component from the sub-terminal without subtracting the image from the sub-terminal, so as to reduce The power consumption of the small mobile terminal makes the mobile terminal lighter.

FIG. 3 is a detailed flowchart of a method for reducing power consumption of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; as shown in FIG. 3, the method includes:

Step 301: The mobile terminal, specifically the sub-terminal, is powered on;

In this step, the sub-terminal is not connected to the additional component, that is to say, the mobile terminal only includes the sub-terminal part at this time. Step 302: Determine an application to be displayed, and prompt the user whether to access an additional component, and display the application together with the child terminal;

In this step, a prompt message is output to prompt the user whether to access the additional component;

Step 303: When the mobile terminal detects the access to the additional component, triggering the additional component to be powered on; Step 304: The sub-terminal displays the application together with the additional component;

Step 305: Detecting whether the additional component is detached from the child terminal; when detecting that the detachment is performed, performing step 306; otherwise, performing step 304;

In this step, when the application is not displayed together with the child terminal, the user removes the additional component from the mobile terminal.

Step 306: The sub-terminal continuously displays the application.

Here, the add-on no longer displays the application.

The above scheme can also be regarded as a connection process between an additional component and a sub-terminal.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a computer storage medium, wherein the computer storage medium stores computer executable instructions, and the computer executable instructions are used to execute the foregoing method for reducing power consumption of the mobile terminal.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a mobile terminal. As shown in FIG. 4, the mobile terminal includes:

The determining unit 40 is configured to determine a sub-screen in the display screen for performing image display on the application according to an application; the mobile terminal includes the display screen, and the display screen includes at least two sub-screens;

The unit 41 is turned off, and the sub screen that is not displaying the image is turned off.

Preferably, the determining unit 40 determines whether an additional component is required for image display, that is, whether the user needs to connect the additional component to the child terminal according to different applications, so that the additional component displays the application together with the child terminal. The mobile terminal includes a sub-terminal and an additional component, and the additional component is detachably mounted on the sub-terminal through a preset interface; The display screen includes two sub-screens respectively disposed on the sub-terminal and the additional component; the sub-terminal is used for communication, and the additional component is used to be combined with the sub-terminal Image display together.

The extinguishing unit 41 prompts the user to detach the additional component from the sub-terminal without requiring the additional component to perform image display, so as to reduce the power consumption of the mobile terminal and make the mobile terminal lighter.

Optionally, the mobile terminal further includes a configuration unit configured to configure a size of each sub-screen and a position on the display screen, so as to effectively reduce the power consumption generated by the screen, and the application of the mobile terminal is more flexible. .

In an actual application, the determining unit 40, the extinguishing unit 41, and the configuration unit may each be a central processing unit (CPU), or a digital signal processor (DSP), or a processor (MPU). , Micro Processor Unit ), or Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), etc.; the CPU, DSP, MPU, and FPGA can be built in the mobile terminal.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present invention can be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention can take the form of a hardware embodiment, a software embodiment, or a combination of software and hardware aspects. Moreover, the invention can take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage and optical storage, etc.) including computer usable program code.

The present invention has been described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (system), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flowchart illustrations and/or FIG. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine for the execution of instructions for execution by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing device. Realize A means of function specified in a flow or a flow and/or a block diagram of a block or blocks.

The computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising the instruction device. The apparatus implements the functions specified in one or more blocks of a flow or a flow and/or block diagram of the flowchart.

These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device such that a series of operational steps are performed on a computer or other programmable device to produce computer-implemented processing for execution on a computer or other programmable device. The instructions provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of a flow diagram.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Industrial applicability

The mobile terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the method for competing for low power consumption of the mobile terminal, and the computer storage medium, the display screen of the mobile terminal includes at least two sub-screens, and determining that the application is performed in the display screen according to different applications The sub-screen of the image display, and the sub-screen that does not display the image is extinguished, so that the display screen of the most suitable size can be selected according to the needs of the application, so that the image can be displayed to meet the application requirements and avoid large areas. The large power consumption brought by the illumination of the screen can effectively reduce the power consumption of the mobile terminal and prolong the standby time of the mobile terminal.

Claims

claims

1. A mobile terminal, the mobile terminal includes a display screen, the display screen includes at least two sub-screens; the mobile terminal further includes:

A determining unit configured to determine, according to different application programs, a sub-screen in the display screen that displays an image for the application program;

The extinguishing unit is configured to extinguish the sub-screen that is not displaying images.

2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the at least two sub-screens are respectively set at preset positions of the display screen.

3. The mobile terminal according to claim 2, wherein the determining unit is further configured to determine whether additional components are required for image display according to different application programs;

Wherein, the mobile terminal also includes a shell, the shell divides the mobile terminal into sub-terminals and additional components, and the additional components are detachably installed on the sub-terminal through a preset interface; the display screen includes Two sub-screens, the two sub-screens are respectively provided on the sub-terminal and the additional component; the sub-terminal is used for communication, and the additional component is used for image display in combination with the sub-terminal.

4. The mobile terminal according to claim 3, wherein the extinguishing unit is further configured to prompt the user to remove the additional component from the sub-terminal when the additional component is not needed for image display. Down.

5. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal further includes a configuration unit configured to configure the size and position of each sub-screen on the display screen.

6. A method for reducing power consumption of a mobile terminal, the method includes:

According to different application programs, determine the sub-screen in the display screen that displays images for the application program; wherein, the mobile terminal includes a display screen, and the display screen includes at least two sub-screens;

Turn off the sub-screen that does not display images.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the determining the sub-screen for image display in the display screen according to different application programs includes:

Determine whether additional components are required for image display according to different application programs, wherein the mobile terminal includes a sub-terminal and additional components, and the additional components are detachably installed on the sub-terminal through a preset interface; so The display screen includes two sub-screens, the two sub-screens are respectively provided on the sub-terminal and the additional component; the sub-terminal is used for communication, and the additional component is used to be combined with the sub-terminal Perform image display.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the extinguishing the sub-screen that does not display images includes:

If the additional component is not needed for image display, the user is prompted to remove the additional component from the sub-terminal.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein the size and position of each sub-screen on the display screen are configured.

10. A computer storage medium, the computer storage medium stores computer executable instructions, and the computer executable instructions are used to execute the method of reducing the power consumption of a mobile terminal according to any one of claims 6 to 9.