WO2016177200A1

WO2016177200A1 - Method and terminal for implementing screen control

Info

Publication number: WO2016177200A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/077714
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张恒
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-08-25
Filing date: 2016-03-29
Publication date: 2016-11-10
Also published as: CN106484344A

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and terminal for implementing screen control, including: under a terminal screen on state, when the terminal does not receive a touch screen signal or a button signal in a preset period, whether a user is viewing the terminal is judged; and a screen switch is controlled on the basis of the result that whether the user is viewing the terminal.

Description

Method and terminal for realizing screen control

Technical field

This application relates to, but is not limited to, the field of terminal applications.

Background technique

In order to reduce the power consumption of the terminal, the terminal is generally provided with a standby function. The implementation principle of the standby function includes: when the terminal is in a bright screen state, it is determined whether the button and the button are received within a continuous preset duration (also referred to as standby duration). Touch screen signal; when receiving the button and touch screen signal, the standby time is re-timed from the receipt of the button and the touch screen signal; when the button and touch screen signals are not received, the processing of closing the terminal screen is performed. The standby time can be set by the default parameters of the system or by the user according to the actual situation; usually, in order to avoid closing the terminal screen too quickly, the user selects the default parameters of the system or the standby time set according to the actual situation will be greater than the length of time that the user can not use the terminal. .

Summary of the invention

The following is an overview of the topics detailed in this document. This Summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

The standby function reduces the power consumption of the terminal to some extent. However, the method of determining the screen off processing by the standby duration setting still has the following problems: the user has finished using the terminal, and since the screen is not closed, it is necessary to wait until the standby time arrives. The screen is closed; the user places the terminal in a pocket or a bag, and the screen is closed when the button is touched. The screen shutdown process cannot be performed in time, which increases the power consumption of the terminal.

This paper provides a method and terminal for realizing screen control, which can immediately perform screen shutdown processing and reduce terminal power consumption.

A method for implementing screen control, in which the terminal is in a bright screen state, including:

When the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset time period, it is determined whether the user is viewing the terminal;

The screen switch is controlled depending on whether the user is viewing the result of the terminal.

Optionally, determining whether the user is viewing the terminal includes:

Collecting the image in front of the screen, analyzing the image of the front of the screen according to the eyeball recognition technology, and determining that the user is viewing the terminal when the image of the front screen of the screen includes the eyeball image; and determining when the image of the front of the screen does not include the eyeball image The user is not viewing the terminal.

Optionally, before the image of the front of the screen is collected, the method further includes: determining, by using a preset distance sensor, whether an obstacle is included in the preset distance in front of the screen; if the obstacle is not included, directly determining that the user is not viewing the terminal; At the time of the obstacle, it is determined that the acquisition of the image in front of the screen is performed.

Optionally, collecting images in front of the screen includes:

One or more of the screen front images are acquired by the front camera of the terminal.

Optionally, the control screen switch comprises:

When it is determined that the user is viewing the terminal, the screen is kept open;

When it is determined that the user is not viewing the terminal, the screen is turned off.

Optionally, after the image in front of the screen is collected, the method further includes:

The front camera of the terminal is turned off.

Optionally, when the screen switch is controlled to keep the screen open, the method further includes:

The preset duration is re-timed. When the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset duration, it is determined whether the user is viewing the terminal to perform the control of the screen switch.

A terminal for implementing screen control, comprising: a determining unit and a control unit; wherein

The determining unit is configured to: when the terminal is in a bright screen state, when the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset time period, determine whether the user is viewing the terminal;

The control unit is configured to: control the screen switch according to whether the user judged by the determining unit is viewing the result of the terminal.

Optionally, the determining unit is set to,

When the terminal is in a bright screen state, the terminal image is captured when the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset time period;

Analyze the acquired image of the front of the screen according to the eyeball recognition technology, when the captured screen is in front of the screen When the image of the eyeball is included, it is determined that the user is viewing the terminal; when the image of the front of the captured screen does not include the image of the eyeball, it is determined that the user is not viewing the terminal.

Optionally, the determining unit is further configured to: before collecting the image in front of the screen,

Whether the obstacle is included in the preset distance in front of the screen is determined by the preset distance sensor; when the obstacle is not included, it is directly determined that the user is not viewing the terminal; and when the obstacle is included, it is determined that the image in front of the screen is collected.

Optionally, the determining unit is set to,

When the terminal is in a bright screen state, when the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset duration, the front camera device of the terminal collects one or more images of the front of the screen;

The collected screen front image is analyzed according to the eyeball recognition technology. When the collected screen front image includes the eyeball image, it is determined that the user is viewing the terminal; when the collected screen front image does not include the eyeball image, determining that the user is not viewing the terminal .

Optionally, the control unit is set to,

When the determining unit determines that the user is viewing the terminal, the screen is kept open;

When the judging unit judges that the user is not viewing the terminal, the screen is turned off.

Optionally, the determining unit is further configured to: after acquiring the image in front of the screen, turn off the front camera of the terminal.

Optionally, the control unit is further configured to: when the screen is kept open, send feedback information to the determining unit;

The determining unit is further configured to re-schedule the preset duration according to the feedback information of the control unit, and re-determine whether the user is viewing the terminal when the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset duration.

A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for performing the method of any of the above.

Compared with the related art, the technical solution of the present application includes: when the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset duration, the terminal determines whether the user is viewing the terminal; Whether the user is viewing the result of the terminal controls the screen switch. The embodiment of the invention determines whether the user is viewing the terminal by performing the screen front image when the touch screen signal or the button signal is not received within the preset duration, and controls the screen switch to realize timely closing of the terminal screen when the user does not view the terminal. , reducing terminal power consumption.

Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF abstract

1 is a flowchart of a method for implementing screen control according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a structural diagram of a terminal for implementing screen control according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a flow chart of the method of the first embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flow chart of a method of a second embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the features in the embodiments and the embodiments in the present application may be arbitrarily combined with each other.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for implementing screen control according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the terminal is in a bright screen state, including:

Step 100: When the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset duration, determine whether the user is viewing the terminal;

Here, the preset duration is usually smaller than the standby duration of the standby function; in general, it can be set to about 50% of the standby duration, and the setting can be adjusted according to actual use; for example, the standby duration of the terminal standby function is 1 minute, then In order to perform the screen closing process on the unused terminal in time, the preset duration is set to 30 seconds, that is, according to the method of the embodiment of the present invention, whether the user checks the terminal's judgment at 30 seconds, and performs a control screen switch.

In this step, determining whether the user is viewing the terminal includes:

Collect the image in front of the screen and analyze the image of the front of the screen according to the eyeball recognition technology. When the image of the front screen of the set includes the eyeball image, it is judged that the user is viewing the terminal; when the image of the front of the screen is not included, the user is not viewing the terminal.

Before the image of the front of the screen is collected, the method of the embodiment of the present invention may further include: determining, by using a preset distance sensor, whether an obstacle is included in the preset distance in front of the screen; if the obstacle is not included, directly determining that the user is not viewing the terminal; When an obstacle is present, it is determined to perform the acquisition of the image in front of the screen.

The preset distance can be set according to the experience of a person skilled in the art.

The image in front of the acquisition screen can include:

Acquire one or more images in front of the screen through the front camera of the terminal.

In order to ensure that the user is all looking at the accuracy of the terminal, it is generally determined whether the user is viewing the terminal by performing eyeball recognition technology on the image of the front of the three screens.

After the image of the front of the screen is collected, the method of the embodiment of the invention further includes:

Turn off the front camera of the terminal.

Step 101: Control a screen switch according to whether the user is viewing the result of the terminal.

In this step, the control screen switches include:

When the screen switch is controlled to keep the screen open, the method of the embodiment of the invention further includes:

The preset time duration is re-timed. When the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset time period, it is determined whether the user is viewing the terminal to perform the screen switch control. The embodiment of the invention determines whether the user is viewing the terminal by performing the screen front image when the touch screen signal or the button signal is not received within the preset duration, and controls the screen switch to realize timely closing of the terminal screen when the user does not view the terminal. , reducing terminal power consumption. In addition, if the terminal is a mobile device, the working time of the terminal is prolonged by reducing the power consumption, and the use experience of the mobile device is improved.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for performing the above method for implementing screen control.

2 is a structural diagram of a terminal for implementing screen control according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes: a determining unit 21 and a control unit 22;

The determining unit 21 is configured to: when the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset time period, determine whether the user is viewing the terminal;

Optionally, the determining unit 21 is configured to

According to the eyeball recognition technology, the acquired image of the front of the screen is analyzed. When the image of the front of the screen includes the image of the eyeball, it is determined that the user is viewing the terminal; when the image of the front of the screen does not contain the image of the eyeball, it is determined that the user is not viewing the terminal.

Optionally, the determining unit 21 is configured to

When the terminal is in a bright screen state, when the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset duration, the front camera device of the terminal collects one or more images in front of the screen;

Optionally, the determining unit 21 is further configured to: before collecting the image in front of the screen,

The distance sensor in advance is used to determine whether there is an obstacle in the preset distance in front of the screen; when the obstacle is not included, it is directly determined that the user is not viewing the terminal; when the obstacle is included, it is determined to collect the image in front of the screen.

Optionally, the determining unit 21 is further configured to: after acquiring the image in front of the screen, turn off the front camera of the terminal.

The control unit 22 is configured to control the screen switch according to whether the user judged by the determining unit 21 is viewing the result of the terminal.

Optionally, the control unit 22 is configured to

When the judging unit 21 judges that the user is viewing the terminal, the screen is kept open;

When the judging unit 21 judges that the user is not viewing the terminal, the screen is turned off.

Optionally, the control unit 22 is further configured to: when the screen is kept open, send feedback information to the determining unit 21;

Optionally, the determining unit 21 is further configured to: re-determine the preset duration according to the feedback information of the control unit 22, and re-determine whether the user is viewing the terminal when the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset duration .

Example 1

This embodiment takes a mobile terminal as an example for description. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the method includes:

In step 300, when the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset duration, the front camera of the open terminal collects one or more images in front of the screen.

Step 301: Analyze the image of the front of the screen according to the eyeball recognition technology, and determine whether the user is viewing the terminal;

When the captured image in front of the screen includes an eyeball image, it is determined that the user is viewing the terminal; when the captured image in front of the screen does not include the eyeball image, it is determined that the user is not viewing the terminal.

When it is determined that the user is viewing the terminal, step 302 is performed; when it is determined that the user is not viewing the terminal, step 303 is performed;

Step 302: Turn off the front camera of the terminal, and close the screen;

The terminal front camera can also be turned off when the image in front of the screen is collected.

Step 303: Turn off the front camera of the terminal and keep the screen open. Here, when the screen is kept open, the method of the embodiment further includes: re-setting the preset duration, continuing to perform step 300, determining whether the user is viewing the terminal when the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset duration. To control the screen switch.

Example 2

4 is a flowchart of a method according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the method includes:

Step 400: When the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset duration, the preset distance sensor determines whether the obstacle is included in the preset distance in front of the screen;

When the obstacle is not included, step 4010 is performed; when the obstacle is included, step 4020 is performed;

In step 4010, it is directly determined that the user is not viewing the terminal, and the screen is closed.

Step 4020: Turn on the front camera of the terminal to collect the image in front of the screen.

Step 4021: Analyze the collected image of the front of the screen according to the eyeball recognition technology, and determine whether the user is viewing the terminal;

When it is determined that the user is not viewing the terminal, step 4022 is performed; when it is determined that the user is viewing the terminal, step 4023 is performed;

Step 4022: Turn off the front camera of the terminal, and close the screen;

In step 4023, the front camera of the terminal is turned off, and the screen is kept open. Here, when the screen is kept open, the method of the embodiment further includes: re-setting the preset duration, and performing step 400.

In this embodiment, the eyeball recognition technology is adopted, which can more accurately determine whether the user is using the mobile terminal; and can minimize the brightness time of the screen when the terminal is not working. For the screen brightness screen that is triggered by mistake, the screen can be closed in time, the energy consumption of the mobile terminal is saved, and the working time of the mobile terminal is effectively extended. In this hardware implementation, the implementation of the current basic configuration of the mobile terminal is carried out without increasing the hardware cost.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the steps of the above-described embodiments can be implemented using a computer program flow, which can be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as on a corresponding hardware platform (eg, The system, device, device, device, etc. are executed, and when executed, include one or a combination of the steps of the method embodiments.

Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may also be implemented by using an integrated circuit. These steps may be separately fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or multiple modules or steps may be fabricated into a single integrated circuit module. achieve.

The devices/function modules/functional units in the above embodiments may be implemented by a general-purpose computing device, which may be centralized on a single computing device or distributed over a network of multiple computing devices.

The device/function module/function unit in the above embodiment is implemented in the form of a software function module and When sold or used as a stand-alone product, it can be stored on a computer readable storage medium. The above mentioned computer readable storage medium may be a read only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk or the like.

Industrial applicability

The embodiment of the invention determines whether the user is viewing the terminal by performing the screen front image when the touch screen signal or the button signal is not received within the preset duration, and controls the screen switch to realize timely closing of the terminal screen when the user does not view the terminal. , reducing terminal power consumption.

Claims

A method for implementing screen control, in which the terminal is in a bright screen state, including:

When the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset time period, it is determined whether the user is viewing the terminal;

The screen switch is controlled depending on whether the user is viewing the result of the terminal.
The method of claim 1, wherein the determining whether the user is viewing the terminal comprises:

Collecting the image in front of the screen, analyzing the image of the front of the screen according to the eyeball recognition technology, and determining that the user is viewing the terminal when the image of the front screen of the screen includes the eyeball image; and determining when the image of the front of the screen does not include the eyeball image The user is not viewing the terminal.
The method according to claim 2, wherein before the acquiring the image in front of the screen, the method further comprises: determining, by the distance sensor set in advance, whether an obstacle is included in the preset distance in front of the screen; when the obstacle is not included, directly It is determined that the user is not viewing the terminal; when the obstacle is included, it is determined to perform the collection of the image in front of the screen.
The method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the capturing the image in front of the screen comprises:

One or more of the screen front images are acquired by the front camera of the terminal.
The method of claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein said controlling the screen switch comprises:

When it is determined that the user is viewing the terminal, the screen is kept open;

When it is determined that the user is not viewing the terminal, the screen is turned off.
The method according to claim 4, wherein after the capturing the image in front of the screen, the method further comprises:

The front camera of the terminal is turned off.
The method according to claim 5, wherein when the control screen switch is to keep the screen open, the method further comprises:

Re-set the preset duration, the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button letter within the preset duration When the number is determined, it is determined whether the user is viewing the terminal to perform control of the screen switch.
A terminal for implementing screen control, comprising: a determining unit and a control unit; wherein

The determining unit is configured to: when the terminal is in a bright screen state, when the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset time period, determine whether the user is viewing the terminal;

The control unit is configured to: control the screen switch according to whether the user judged by the determining unit is viewing the result of the terminal.
The terminal according to claim 8, wherein the determining unit is configured to

When the terminal is in a bright screen state, the terminal image is captured when the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset time period;

The collected screen front image is analyzed according to the eyeball recognition technology. When the collected screen front image includes the eyeball image, it is determined that the user is viewing the terminal; when the collected screen front image does not include the eyeball image, determining that the user is not viewing the terminal .
The terminal according to claim 9, wherein the determining unit is further configured to: before acquiring the image in front of the screen,

Whether the obstacle is included in the preset distance in front of the screen is determined by the preset distance sensor; when the obstacle is not included, it is directly determined that the user is not viewing the terminal; and when the obstacle is included, it is determined that the image in front of the screen is collected.
The terminal according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the determining unit is set to

When the terminal is in a bright screen state, when the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset duration, the front camera device of the terminal collects one or more images of the front of the screen;

The collected screen front image is analyzed according to the eyeball recognition technology. When the collected screen front image includes the eyeball image, it is determined that the user is viewing the terminal; when the collected screen front image does not include the eyeball image, determining that the user is not viewing the terminal .
The terminal according to claim 8, 9 or 10, wherein said control unit is configured to

When the determining unit determines that the user is viewing the terminal, the screen is kept open;

When the judging unit judges that the user is not viewing the terminal, the screen is turned off.
The terminal according to claim 11, wherein the determining unit is further configured to close the front camera of the terminal after acquiring an image in front of the screen.
The terminal according to claim 12, wherein the control unit is further configured to: when the screen is kept open, send feedback information to the determining unit;

The determining unit is further configured to re-schedule the preset duration according to the feedback information of the control unit, and re-determine whether the user is viewing the terminal when the terminal does not receive the touch screen signal or the button signal within the preset duration.
A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for performing the method of any of claims 1-7.