WO2016184174A1

WO2016184174A1 - Terminal alarm implementation method and apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2016184174A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/073352
Authority: WO
Inventors: 周韬
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-10-14
Filing date: 2016-02-03
Publication date: 2016-11-24
Also published as: CN106598440A

Abstract

A terminal alarm implementation method and apparatus. The method comprises: detecting a pressure value acting on a display screen of a terminal; and giving, when the pressure value is greater than or equal to a pre-set alarm threshold, an alarm.

Description

Method and device for realizing terminal alarm

Technical field

This document relates to but not limited to the field of terminal applications, and in particular to a method and device for implementing terminal alarms.

Background technique

At present, the prevention of damage caused by external power accidents of mobile terminals (including mobile phones, tablets, etc.) is mainly to avoid damage caused by falling and water ingress of mobile terminals. The following two methods are mainly used: the first method is to bring the internals of the mobile terminal. The sensor detects whether the mobile terminal is dropped or ingested, and protects the mobile terminal by setting a corresponding protection device. For example, when a drop state is detected, a hidden airbag in the mobile terminal is detonated, or a circuit is cut by a trigger switch or the like. A second, more common method is to protect the mobile terminal by adding a protective case and/or a protective film.

For the damage caused by the squeeze of the mobile terminal, for example, when it is piled up in the underwear, accidentally placed on the sofa, the bag, etc., the case is squeezed, and the protective cover can be added, and/or the protective film can be attached, although The mobile terminal is protected to some extent, but the protective case and the protective film need to increase the thickness and weight of the mobile terminal, and affect the portability and use experience of the mobile 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 embodiment of the invention provides a method and a device for implementing terminal alarm, which can alarm the situation that the mobile terminal is squeezed without affecting the portability and the use experience.

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for implementing terminal alarm, which includes:

The terminal detects a pressure value acting on the display of the terminal;

When it is determined that the pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold, the terminal performs an alarm.

Optionally, the terminal determining that the pressure value is greater than or equal to the preset alarm threshold includes: the terminal determining, by the terminal as the whole, the pressure value is greater than or equal to the alarm threshold.

Optionally, the method further includes: the terminal determining a pressure acting on the display screen in the The position on the display;

The determining, by the terminal, that the pressure value is greater than or equal to the preset alarm threshold includes: the terminal determining that the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to the determined alarm corresponding to the location of the pressure acting on the display screen on the display screen. Threshold.

Optionally, the alarm threshold corresponding to the preset divided two or more regions, the alarm threshold corresponding to the preset divided peripheral region is greater than the alarm threshold corresponding to the preset divided intermediate region.

Optionally, the detecting, by the terminal, the pressure value of the display screen of the terminal comprises: the terminal detecting the pressure value acting on the display screen of the terminal by one or more pressure sensors according to a preset period.

Optionally, the terminal performing the alarm includes:

The terminal performs an alarm that the vibration, and/or sound, and/or the cue light flashes.

Optionally, the terminal performing the alarm includes:

When the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold and the pressure value is gradually increased, the terminal adopts a higher frequency vibration, and/or a louder sound, and/or a larger according to the increase of the pressure value. The frequency indicator light flashes to alarm;

When the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold and the pressure value is gradually decreased, the terminal adopts a lower frequency vibration, and/or a smaller volume sound, and/or a smaller frequency according to the decrease of the pressure value. The indicator light flashes to alert you.

Optionally, the method further includes:

After the alarm is performed, the terminal terminates the alarm when the detected pressure value is less than a preset safety threshold.

The security threshold is less than an alarm threshold.

Embodiments of the present invention also provide a computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for performing any of the methods described above.

On the other hand, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an apparatus for implementing a terminal alarm, including: a detecting unit and an alarm unit; wherein

a detecting unit configured to detect a pressure value acting on the display screen of the terminal;

The alarm unit is configured to perform an alarm when it is determined that the pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold.

Optionally, the alarm unit is set to,

When the terminal display screen as a whole determines that the pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold, an alarm is generated.

Optionally, the detecting unit is further configured to:

Determining a position of a pressure acting on the display screen on the display screen;

The alarm unit is set to:

The alarm value is determined to be greater than or equal to the alarm threshold corresponding to the determined location of the pressure acting on the display screen on the display screen, and the alarm is generated.

Optionally, the detecting unit is configured to detect the pressure value of the display screen of the terminal by one or more pressure sensors according to a preset period.

Optionally, the alarm unit is set to,

When the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to the preset alarm threshold, an alarm of vibration, and/or sound, and/or blinking of the indicator light is performed.

Optionally, the alarm unit is set to,

When the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold and the pressure value is gradually increased, a higher frequency vibration, and/or a louder sound, and/or a larger frequency are used according to the increase of the pressure value. The prompt light flashes to alert;

When the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold and the pressure value is gradually decreased, a lower frequency vibration, and/or a smaller volume sound, and/or a smaller frequency are used according to the decrease of the pressure value. The indicator light flashes to alert you.

Optionally, the device further includes a termination unit, configured to terminate the alarm when the detected pressure value is less than a preset safety threshold after the alarm is performed;

The security threshold is less than an alarm threshold.

Compared with the related art, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention includes: detecting a pressure value acting on a display screen of the terminal; and performing an alarm when the pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold. The present invention The method of the example compares the detected pressure value with a preset alarm threshold, and realizes the detection of the pressed terminal display screen without affecting the portability and the use experience, and protects the terminal by the alarm. .

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

BRIEF abstract

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for implementing a terminal alarm according to an embodiment of the present invention;

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

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

4 is a schematic diagram showing division of a terminal display screen according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a flow chart of a method in accordance with 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 a terminal alarm according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the method includes:

Step 100: The terminal detects a pressure value acting on the display screen of the terminal;

In this step, the terminal detecting the pressure value acting on the display screen of the terminal includes: the terminal detecting the pressure value acting on the display screen of the terminal by one or more pressure sensors according to the preset period.

It should be noted that the preset period is generally set according to the time when the crushing causes damage. Generally, it can be set to 150 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds, and the specific value can be set according to actual conditions; in addition, the pressure sensor is used to detect the terminal. The pressure value of the display screen is only an alternative embodiment of the method of the present invention. Here, the pressure sensor can be a pressure sensor embedded in the display itself or a peripheral pressure sensor; when the pressure sensor is not used, the existing pressure sensor can be used. The method of obtaining the display pressure is used to detect the pressure value.

In this step, when the terminal uses multiple pressure sensors to detect the pressure value acting on the display screen of the terminal, a comprehensive pressure value is calculated according to the pressure values detected by the plurality of pressure sensors as detection. The pressure value of the display to the display, and determine the position of the pressure acting on the display on the display. Specifically, how to calculate the integrated pressure value, and determine the position of the pressure acting on the display screen on the display screen can be implemented by well-known techniques of those skilled in the art, and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention, and details are not described herein again.

Step 101: When it is determined that the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold, the terminal performs an alarm.

In this step, determining that the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold includes:

The terminal determines, according to the terminal display as a whole, that the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold; or

The terminal determines that the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to an alarm threshold corresponding to the determined area of the pressure acting on the display screen on the display screen. The terminal display screen is divided into two or more areas according to a preset rule.

It should be noted that the method for dividing the area of the terminal display screen is mainly divided according to the material of the display screen and the size of the display screen; for example, if the display screen is a tempered display screen, the tempered display screen is more resistant to extrusion than the ordinary display screen. Large, there may be fewer areas when dividing the area; the larger the display screen, the more theoretically divided areas.

The shape of the divided regions can be divided according to the pressure required for the damage caused by the extrusion.

It should be noted that the setting of the alarm threshold size is generally obtained through testing. According to the material and display size of different terminal display screens, the pressure value obtained when the display screen is squeezed to the damage is obtained through the pressure test, and the test value is set according to the test value. A value smaller than the pressure value is set as the alarm threshold, and the specific size can be set according to a pressure value when the display screen is squeezed to damage according to a person skilled in the art.

In this step, the terminal performs alarms including:

Optionally, the terminal performing the alarm includes:

When the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to the preset alarm threshold and the pressure value is gradually increased, the terminal root According to the increase of the pressure value, a higher frequency vibration, and/or a louder sound, and/or a higher frequency prompt light flashes to perform an alarm;

When the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to the preset alarm threshold and the pressure value is gradually decreased, the terminal adopts a lower frequency vibration, and/or a smaller volume sound, and/or a smaller frequency prompt according to the decrease of the pressure value. The light flashes to alert you.

It should be noted that the adjustment range of the vibration frequency, the adjustment step of the volume, and the adjustment range of the blinking frequency of the indicator light can be adjusted according to actual conditions, and can be implemented by well-known techniques of those skilled in the art, and is not used to limit the present invention. The scope of protection will not be repeated here. In addition, when the alarm is sounded, the alarm with the alarm function can be used to alarm, or the voice with the reading value (such as the pressure value) can be used for alarm. It can also be described by similar pressure, pressure and pressure. The simple phrase sound of the pressure is alarmed, and the specific content can be set according to the user's habits and the like.

After the alarm is performed, the method of the embodiment of the present invention further includes:

When the detected pressure value is less than a preset safety threshold, the terminal terminates the alarm;

The security threshold is smaller than the alarm threshold.

It should be noted that the security threshold is generally set to be smaller than the alarm threshold, and there is a certain interval to avoid frequent re-alarming after the alarm is terminated.

The method of the invention compares the detected pressure value with a preset alarm threshold, realizes the detection of the display screen of the squeeze terminal, and protects the terminal by the alarm.

2 is a structural block diagram of an apparatus for implementing terminal protection according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes: a detecting unit and an alarm unit;

The alarm unit is configured to perform an alarm when it is determined that the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold.

Optionally, the detecting unit is further configured to:

The alarm unit is set to:

Optionally, the detecting unit is configured to detect a pressure value acting on the display screen of the terminal by one or more pressure sensors according to a preset period.

Optionally, the alarm unit is set to,

When the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to the preset alarm threshold, an alarm of vibration, and/or sound, and/or flashing of the indicator light is performed.

Optionally, the alarm unit is set to,

When the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to the preset alarm threshold and the pressure value is gradually increased, a higher frequency vibration, and/or a louder sound, and/or a larger frequency prompt are used according to the increase of the pressure value. The light flashes to alert you;

When the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to the preset alarm threshold and the pressure value is gradually decreased, a lower frequency vibration, and/or a lower volume sound, and/or a smaller frequency prompt light are used according to the decrease of the pressure value. Blinking to alert.

The device of the present invention further includes a terminating unit configured to terminate the alarm when the detected pressure value is less than a preset safety threshold after the alarm is performed;

The security threshold is smaller than the alarm threshold.

The method of the present invention will be described in detail below by way of specific examples, which are merely intended to illustrate the invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Example 1

This embodiment assumes that the method for implementing the terminal alarm is implemented in the mobile terminal. In this embodiment, detecting the pressure value of the display screen of the terminal refers to testing the pressure value of the terminal display screen as a whole. 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:

Step 300: Detect a pressure value acting on a display screen of the terminal;

The step includes: detecting by one or more pressure sensors according to a preset period The pressure value of the terminal display. The preset period of this embodiment can be set to 200 milliseconds.

Step 301: Determine whether the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold; when the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold, perform step 302; when the detected pressure value is not greater than a preset alarm threshold, execute Step 303;

Step 302: Perform an audible alarm according to the detected pressure value being greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold, and perform step 300 after the preset period; the audible alarm may be an alarm that may be triggered by a ringtone with a warning function, or may be used to report the reading value. The voice is alarmed, and the alarm can be performed by a voice describing the magnitude of the pressure.

In this embodiment, in addition to the audible alarm, the alarm may be implemented by using a combination of vibration, and blinking of the indicator light.

Optionally, when the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold and the pressure value is gradually increased, a higher frequency vibration, and/or a louder sound is used according to the increase of the pressure value, and/or The large frequency indicator light flashes to alarm;

In this embodiment, the alarm can enable the user to timely discover that the mobile terminal is squeezed, thereby performing timely protection processing on the mobile terminal to prevent the mobile terminal from being crushed and causing damage.

Step 303: Determine whether the detected pressure value is less than a preset safety threshold. If it is less than, execute step 304. If it is greater than or equal to, perform step 300 after the preset period.

Step 304: Terminate the alarm; and perform step 300 after the preset period.

In this embodiment, the security threshold is less than the alarm threshold.

It should be noted that the security threshold is generally set to be smaller than the alarm threshold, and there is a certain interval, which can avoid frequent re-alarming after the protection alarm is terminated.

Example 2

In this embodiment, the display screen of the terminal of the mobile terminal is large, and the pressure required to damage different areas is not the same. For example, there is a certain difference between the pressure value of the middle area of the display screen and the surrounding area. In order to reasonably perform terminal protection, The terminal display is divided into two or two according to preset rules. More than one area, respectively detecting the pressure value of each of the divided terminal display screens. The area division can be realized by the display coordinates of the terminal display screen; it should be noted that the shape of each divided area can be set according to the size of the display screen and the damage of the display screen. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the division of a terminal display screen according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the display screen of the terminal is large, and the pressure value caused by the different areas of the terminal display screen is greatly different after the pressure test. In order to protect the terminal, the terminal display screen is divided into 9 regions, and the four corners are formed to have the same length and width. The quadrilateral, after extending the length and width of the four sides, divides the terminal display into nine areas, and the dotted line in the figure serves as a boundary line for dividing each area. The method for dividing the area of the terminal display screen can be adjusted according to the size of the display screen, and the length and width can be adjusted. For example, if the screen of the terminal display screen is reduced in this embodiment, the terminal display screen can be divided into two, three, or five areas, etc. The two areas may be divided into a regular shape area such as a circle, an ellipse, or a quadrangle in the middle area of the terminal display screen, and the remaining peripheral area is divided into one area; the three areas are generally three upper quadrants. The method divides three regions; the division of five regions can generally adopt four corners and four triangles, and the middle region is divided as a region. The specific division method can be set according to the test of the pressure value required for damage. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the method includes:

Step 500, detecting a pressure value acting on the display screen of the terminal, and determining a position of the pressure acting on the display screen on the display screen;

The step specifically includes: detecting the pressure value of the display screen of the terminal by one or more pressure sensors according to a preset period. The preset period of this embodiment can be set to 200 milliseconds.

Step 501: Determine whether the pressure applied to the display screen of the terminal is greater than or equal to an alarm threshold corresponding to the determined location of the pressure acting on the display screen on the display screen; if yes, execute step 502; if not, execute Step 503;

Step 502: Perform an audible alarm according to the detected pressure value being greater than a preset alarm threshold, and perform step 500 after the preset period; the audible alarm may be an alarm that may be performed by using a ringtone with a warning function, or may be a voice that reports a reading value. Alarms can also be generated by sounds that describe the magnitude of the pressure.

Step 503: Determine whether the detected pressure value is less than a preset safety threshold. If yes, execute step 504. If not, perform step 500 after the preset period.

Step 504: Terminate the alarm and perform step 500 after the preset period.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the above steps may be performed by a program to instruct related hardware, such as a processor, which may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as a read only memory, disk or optical disk. Wait. Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may also be implemented using one or more integrated circuits. Correspondingly, each module/unit in the foregoing embodiment may be implemented in the form of hardware, for example, by implementing an integrated circuit to implement its corresponding function, or may be implemented in the form of a software function module, for example, executing a program in a storage and a memory by a processor. / instruction to achieve its corresponding function. The invention is not limited to any specific form of combination of hardware and software.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the described embodiments are merely for the purpose of understanding the invention and are not intended to limit the invention. Any modification and variation in the form and details of the embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope defined by the appended claims shall prevail.

Industrial applicability

The method of the embodiment of the invention realizes the detection of the pressed terminal display screen without affecting the portability and the use experience, and protects the terminal by the alarm.

Claims

A method for implementing terminal alarms includes:

The terminal detects a pressure value acting on the display of the terminal;

When it is determined that the pressure value is greater than or equal to the preset alarm threshold, the terminal performs an alarm.
The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal determining that the pressure value is greater than or equal to the preset alarm threshold comprises: the terminal determining, by the terminal as the whole, the pressure value is greater than or equal to The alarm threshold.
The method of claim 1 further comprising the terminal determining a location of a pressure on the display screen on the display screen;

The determining, by the terminal, that the pressure value is greater than or equal to the preset alarm threshold includes: the terminal determining that the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to the determined alarm corresponding to the location of the pressure acting on the display screen on the display screen. Threshold.
The method according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the detecting the pressure value acting on the display screen of the terminal comprises:

The terminal detects a pressure value acting on the display screen of the terminal by one or more pressure sensors according to a preset period.
The method of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the alerting by the terminal comprises:

The terminal performs an alarm of vibration, and/or sound, and/or flashing of the cue light.
The method of claim 5, wherein the alerting by the terminal comprises:

When the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold and the pressure value is gradually increased, the terminal adopts a higher frequency vibration, and/or a louder sound according to the increase of the pressure value, and/or A larger frequency indicator light flashes to alert;

When the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold and the pressure value is gradually decreased, the terminal adopts a lower frequency vibration, and/or a lower volume sound according to the decrease of the pressure value, and/or A small frequency indicator light flashes to alert.
The method according to claim 1, 2 or 3, after the alarm is performed, the method further comprises:

When the detected pressure value is less than a preset safety threshold, the terminal terminates the alarm;

The security threshold is smaller than the alarm threshold.
An apparatus for implementing a terminal alarm includes: a detecting unit and an alarm unit; wherein

a detecting unit configured to detect a pressure value acting on the display screen of the terminal;

The alarm unit is configured to perform an alarm when it is determined that the pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold.
The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said alarm unit is set to

When the terminal display screen as a whole determines that the pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold, an alarm is generated.
The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the detecting unit is further configured to:

Determining a position of a pressure acting on the display screen on the display screen;

The alarm unit is set to:

The alarm value is determined to be greater than or equal to the alarm threshold corresponding to the determined location of the pressure acting on the display screen on the display screen, and the alarm is generated.
The apparatus according to claim 8 or 9 or 10, wherein the detecting unit is configured to detect a pressure value acting on the display screen of the terminal by one or more pressure sensors in accordance with a preset period.
The apparatus according to claim 8, 9 or 10, wherein said alarm unit is configured to

When the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to the preset alarm threshold, an alarm of vibration, and/or sound, and/or blinking of the indicator light is performed.
The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said alarm unit is set to

When the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold and the pressure value is gradually increased, a higher frequency vibration, and/or a louder sound, and/or a larger frequency are used according to the increase of the pressure value. The prompt light flashes to alert;

When the detected pressure value is greater than or equal to a preset alarm threshold and the pressure value is gradually decreased, a lower frequency vibration, and/or a smaller volume sound, and/or a smaller frequency are used according to the decrease of the pressure value. The indicator light flashes to alert you.
The device according to claim 8, 9 or 10, further comprising a termination unit configured to terminate the alarm when the detected pressure value is less than a preset safety threshold after the alarm is performed;

The security threshold is less than an alarm threshold.
A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for performing the method of any one of claims 1-8.