WO2018049811A1

WO2018049811A1 - Method for operating mobile terminal, and mobile terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2018049811A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/079625
Authority: WO
Inventors: 余建华
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2016-09-18
Filing date: 2017-04-06
Publication date: 2018-03-22
Also published as: CN107844252A

Abstract

Provided are a method for operating a mobile terminal, and a mobile terminal. The method comprises: receiving an operation from a user; determining whether the operation is a preset operation; and if so, entering a preset operation mode, wherein the preset operation mode comprises using an orientation sensor of the mobile terminal and a physical key combination operation to control the mobile terminal. The above technical solution enables a user to enter a preset operation mode when a touchscreen of a mobile terminal is out of order and to control the mobile terminal by means of an orientation sensor of the mobile terminal and a physical key combination operation. The invention can be operated easily and used conveniently, thereby improving user experience.

Description

Operation method of mobile terminal and mobile terminal

Technical field

This document relates to, but is not limited to, the field of communication technologies, and relates to a method for operating a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal.

Background technique

With the development of science and technology, communication technology has developed rapidly and made great progress. With the improvement of communication technology, the popularity of intelligent electronic products has increased to an unprecedented height, and more and more intelligent terminals or mobile terminals have become people's lives. An integral part of it, such as smartphones, smart TVs, computers, etc.

With the popularization of mobile terminals, the types and performance requirements of the functions of the smart terminals or mobile terminals by users are becoming higher and higher. Nowadays, most mobile terminals usually use a touch screen to realize the operation control of the mobile terminal, instead of using a physical keyboard, for example, the data in the mobile terminal cannot be exported, the phone cannot be dialed and connected, the information cannot be browsed, etc., and the touch screen can be used. The operation is performed, which greatly improves the convenience of the operation of the mobile terminal.

However, although the mobile terminal using the touch screen has great advantages in the user experience, in the case where the touch screen of the mobile terminal is worn out due to aging, degradation, or the touch screen is broken, the mobile terminal is basically unusable and cannot pass. The touch screen operates on the mobile terminal, and can only be used after the mobile phone is repaired, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and cannot solve the urgent need for the user experience.

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 for operating a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal, which solves the problem that the mobile terminal cannot move through the touch screen when the touch screen of the mobile terminal is aging, degraded, or the touch screen is broken. The terminal has an operational problem.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for operating a mobile terminal, where the method includes:

Receiving user operations;

Determining whether the operation is a preset operation;

If the operation is a preset operation, entering a preset operation mode, wherein the preset operation mode comprises using the combined operation of the posture sensor of the mobile terminal and a physical button to control the mobile terminal.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a mobile terminal, where the mobile terminal includes:

a receiving module configured to receive a user operation;

a determining module, configured to determine whether the operation is a preset operation;

Entering a module, configured to enter a preset operation mode if the operation is a preset operation, wherein the preset operation mode comprises using a combination operation of an attitude sensor and a physical button of the mobile terminal to control the mobile terminal .

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer storage medium, where the computer readable storage medium stores computer executable instructions, and when the computer executable instructions are executed, the operation method of the mobile terminal is implemented.

The operating method of the mobile terminal and the mobile terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention include: receiving an operation of the user; determining whether the operation is a preset operation; and if the operation is a preset operation, entering a preset operation mode, where The preset operation mode is to control the mobile terminal by using a combination operation of an attitude sensor and a physical button of the mobile terminal. Through the above technical solution, the user can enter the preset operation mode when the touch screen of the mobile terminal fails, and use the combination operation of the posture sensor of the mobile terminal and the physical button to control the mobile terminal, and the operation is simple, the use is convenient, and the user is improved. Experience. Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the drawings and detailed description.

DRAWINGS

1 is a flowchart of a method for operating a mobile terminal according to a first embodiment of the present application;

2 is a flowchart of a method for operating a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is another schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of the control module shown in FIG. 4.

detailed description

The detailed description will be made below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the features in the embodiments and the embodiments herein may be arbitrarily combined with each other.

Embodiment 1

As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a method for operating a mobile terminal according to a first embodiment of the present application, including the following steps:

Step S101: Receive an operation of a user;

In this embodiment, the operation of the user may refer to an operation performed by the user on the mobile terminal by using a physical key of the mobile terminal, such as a user, when the touch screen of the mobile terminal is aged or degraded, or the touch screen is broken. The power button, the volume key, and the physical HOME button on the mobile terminal operate the mobile terminal.

Step S102: Determine whether the operation is a preset operation;

In this step, after receiving the operation of the mobile terminal by the user, the received operation may be determined to determine whether the operation is a preset operation preset by the user for controlling the mobile terminal.

Step S103: If the operation is a preset operation, enter a preset operation mode, where the preset operation mode comprises using a combination operation of the posture sensor of the mobile terminal and a physical button to control the mobile terminal.

It should be noted that the combined operation of the posture sensor and the physical button of the mobile terminal in the present application may include operating a physical button during the movement of the sensor pointer, and may include any combination of a button and an attitude sensor, and the sensor pointer movement may include a gesture. The sensor rotates up or down.

In this step, when the mobile terminal determines that the operation is a preset operation, the mobile terminal enters a preset operation mode based on a control command represented by the operation.

The preset operation mode includes controlling the mobile terminal by using a combination operation of an attitude sensor and a physical button of the mobile terminal. Since the user can operate the touch screen, the touch screen can detect the user's operation position and the input control command, and the control command can be, for example, a click, Double-click or long-press operation, etc., but when the touch screen of the mobile terminal ages, degrades, or the touch screen is broken, etc., if the user needs to control the mobile terminal, the function of the touch screen can be realized to realize the movement Terminal control.

In this embodiment, the attitude sensor can be used to simulate and detect the operating position of the user, and the physical key of the mobile terminal can be used to confirm the control command input by the user. For example, the mobile terminal may use its own attitude sensor to detect the offset performed by the user holding the mobile terminal, and may determine that the user wants to operate according to the time of the mobile terminal offset or the angle of the offset or the like. The position, after confirming the position that the user needs to operate, can detect the control command input by the user through the physical button, for example, clicking the volume up key can be a click confirmation operation, and long pressing the volume down key can indicate a return operation and the like.

In this embodiment, the posture sensor may be a set of sensors that are detected by the mobile terminal, and may be a sensor that detects offset, movement, position, and the like of the mobile terminal. For example, the attitude sensor may be a gravity sensor and an acceleration. The gravitational acceleration sensor assembled by the sensor may also be a collection of a gyroscope, an electronic compass, and a light sensor.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal may be any mobile terminal having a sensor and a physical button, such as a mobile phone, a tablet personal computer, a laptop computer, and a personal digital assistant. Referred to as PDA), Mobile Internet Device (MID) or Wearable Device.

The operating method of the mobile terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving an operation of the user; determining whether the operation is a preset operation; and if the operation is a preset operation, entering a preset operation mode, wherein the preset The mode of operation includes controlling the mobile terminal using a combination of an attitude sensor of the mobile terminal and a physical button. Through the above technical solution, the user can enter the preset operation mode when the touch screen of the mobile terminal fails, and use the combination operation of the posture sensor of the mobile terminal and the physical button to control the mobile terminal, and the operation is simple, the use is convenient, and the user is improved. Experience.

Second embodiment

As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an operation method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the method includes the following steps:

Step S201: Receive an operation of a user.

Step S202: Determine whether the operation is a preset operation;

Step S203: If the operation is a preset operation, enter a preset operation mode, where the preset operation mode includes using a combination operation of the posture sensor of the mobile terminal and a physical button to control the mobile terminal;

Step S204, using the attitude sensor to control a pointer on the display screen of the mobile terminal to move;

In this step, after the mobile terminal enters the preset operation mode, the mobile terminal may detect the offset of the mobile terminal by using the posture sensor of the mobile terminal, and then according to the detected offset of the mobile terminal. Moving, controlling the pointer on the display screen of the mobile terminal to move in a direction in which the mobile terminal is offset.

For example, if the user handheld mobile terminal is offset downward, the gesture sensor senses that the mobile terminal is shifted downward, and then controls the pointer on the display screen of the mobile terminal to move to the lower side of the display screen. .

Step S205, detecting a movement of the pointer;

In this step, when the attitude sensor controls the pointer to move, the pointer is detected in real time, and the movement of the pointer is detected.

Step S206, after detecting that the pointer is stopped, use a volume key on the mobile terminal to implement a function of confirming, returning or displaying a home button.

In this step, after the mobile terminal detects that the pointer stops moving, the mobile terminal detects the user's operation on the volume key of the mobile terminal in real time, so as to complete confirmation by the user using the volume key on the mobile terminal. , return or display the function of the home button.

In this embodiment, the function of confirming, returning or displaying the home button by using the volume key on the mobile terminal may be a function of a volume key preset by the user. For example, clicking the volume up key is to implement the confirmation function, click the volume down key to realize the return function, and press the volume up key and the volume down key to realize the function of displaying the home key; or, click the volume up key or the volume down key To realize the confirmation function, double-click the volume up button or the volume down button to realize the return function. Press and hold the volume up button or the volume down button to display the home button function. The implementation functions represented by the above operations are for illustrative purposes only and are not subject to any restrictions. It can be set according to the user's habits.

Optionally, step S201 includes:

Receiving a combination operation of a power key and a volume key of the mobile terminal by the user.

It should be noted that the combination operation of the power button and the volume button of the mobile terminal in the present application may be the operation of the power button during the operation of the volume up/down button; or the operation of the power button during the operation of the volume up/down button, It is possible to operate the volume up/down keys at the same time.

For example, in the case that the touch screen of the mobile terminal is aged, degraded, or the touch screen is broken, the user can enter a combination operation of the posture sensor and the physical button using the mobile terminal by long pressing the power button and the volume up and down keys. Controlling the preset operation mode of the mobile terminal.

Optionally, after step S202, the method further includes:

If the operation is a preset operation, the attitude sensor of the mobile terminal is calibrated.

In this step, in order to better use the attitude sensor and the physical button to control the mobile terminal, after the mobile terminal determines that the operation is a preset operation, the mobile terminal automatically performs the gesture. The sensor is calibrated to improve the accuracy of subsequent tests.

Optionally, step S204 includes:

Using the attitude sensor to detect a change in the coordinate value; confirming a tilt direction of the mobile terminal based on the change in the coordinate value; and controlling the pointer to move in an oblique direction of the mobile terminal.

In this step, when the mobile terminal performs the offset after the mobile terminal enters the preset operation mode, the mobile terminal uses the attitude sensor to detect a change in the coordinate value of the mobile terminal itself, based on The detected change in the coordinate value is used to confirm the offset of the mobile terminal. The direction of tilt of the mobile terminal may be determined, and after detecting the tilt direction of the mobile terminal, the pointer on the display screen of the mobile terminal is controlled to move in an oblique direction of the mobile terminal.

The operating method of the mobile terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving an operation of the user; determining whether the operation is a preset operation; and if the operation is a preset operation, entering a preset operation mode, wherein the preset The operation mode includes controlling the mobile terminal by using a combination operation of an attitude sensor and a physical button of the mobile terminal; using the posture sensor to control a pointer on the display screen of the mobile terminal to move; detecting a movement condition of the pointer; When it is detected that the pointer is stopped, The function of confirming, returning or displaying the home button is implemented using the volume keys on the mobile terminal. Through the above technical solution, when the touch screen of the mobile terminal fails, the user can enter a preset operation mode, use the posture sensor of the mobile terminal to detect the movement of the pointer on the display screen of the mobile terminal, and use the physical button to implement the control function to control the mobile terminal. The operation is simple, the use is convenient, and the user experience is improved.

Third embodiment

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile terminal 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes:

The receiving module 310 is configured to receive an operation of the user;

The determining module 320 is configured to determine whether the operation is a preset operation;

The entering module 330 is configured to enter a preset operation mode if the operation is a preset operation, wherein the preset operation mode comprises using the combined operation of the posture sensor of the mobile terminal and a physical button to control the movement terminal. Optionally, the receiving module 310 is configured to: receive a combined operation of a power button and a volume button of the user on the mobile terminal.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 300 further includes:

The calibration module 340 is configured to calibrate the attitude sensor of the mobile terminal if the operation is a preset operation.

Optionally, FIG. 4 is another schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 300 further includes:

The control module 350 is configured to control the pointer on the display screen of the mobile terminal to move after the entering module 330 enters the preset operation mode.

The detecting module 360 is configured to detect the movement of the pointer.

The implementation module 370 is configured to implement a function of confirming, returning, or displaying the home button using the volume keys on the mobile terminal after detecting that the pointer is stopped.

Optionally, FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the control module shown in FIG. 4. As shown in FIG. 5, the control module 350 includes:

The detecting unit 351 is configured to detect a change in the coordinate value using the posture sensor;

The confirmation unit 352 is configured to confirm the tilt direction of the mobile terminal based on the change of the coordinate value;

The control unit 353 is configured to control the pointer to move in an oblique direction of the mobile terminal.

The mobile terminal 300 can implement each process implemented by the mobile terminal in the foregoing embodiment. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein again.

The mobile terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes a receiving module, a determining module, and an entering module, where the receiving module is configured to receive an operation of the user; the determining module is configured to determine whether the operation is a preset operation; It is set to enter a preset operation mode if the operation is a preset operation, wherein the preset operation mode comprises controlling the mobile terminal by using a combination operation of an attitude sensor and a physical button of the mobile terminal. Through the above technical solution, when the touch screen of the mobile terminal fails, the user can enter the preset operation mode, and use the combined operation of the posture sensor of the mobile terminal and the physical button to control the mobile terminal, and the operation is simple, the use is convenient, and the user experience is improved. .

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps of implementing the above embodiments may be performed by hardware associated with program instructions, which may be stored in a computer readable medium, including when executed, including The following steps:

Receive user actions.

It is judged whether the operation is a preset operation.

Optionally, the step of receiving an operation of the user includes:

Optionally, after the step of determining whether the operation is a preset operation, the method further includes:

Optionally, after the step of entering the preset operation mode, if the operation is a preset operation, the method includes:

Using the attitude sensor to control a pointer on a display screen of the mobile terminal to move;

Detecting the movement of the pointer;

When it is detected that the pointer is stopped, the function of confirming, returning or displaying the home button is implemented using the volume key on the mobile terminal.

Optionally, the step of controlling the pointer on the display screen of the mobile terminal by using the posture sensor comprises:

Using the attitude sensor to detect a change in coordinate values;

Confirming an inclination direction of the mobile terminal based on a change in the coordinate value;

The pointer is controlled to move in an oblique direction of the mobile terminal.

The storage medium is, for example, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

The above is an alternative embodiment of the present application, 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 application. It should also be considered as the scope of protection of this application. 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 above 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 stored in the memory by a processor. / instruction to achieve its corresponding function. This application is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software. A person skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions of the present application can be modified or equivalent, without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present application, and should be included in the scope of the claims of the present application.

Industrial applicability

The above technical solution can enable the user to control the mobile terminal by using a combination operation of the posture sensor of the mobile terminal and the physical button when the touch screen of the mobile terminal fails, and the operation is simple, the use is convenient, and the user experience is improved.

Claims

A method for operating a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

Receiving user operations;

Determining whether the operation is a preset operation;

If the operation is a preset operation, entering a preset operation mode, wherein the preset operation mode comprises using the combined operation of the posture sensor of the mobile terminal and a physical button to control the mobile terminal.
The operating method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving an operation of the user comprises:

Receiving a combination operation of a power key and a volume key of the mobile terminal by the user.
The operating method according to claim 1, after the step of determining whether the operation is a preset operation, the method further comprises:

If the operation is a preset operation, the attitude sensor of the mobile terminal is calibrated.
The operating method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, after the step of entering the preset operation mode if the operation is a preset operation, the method comprises:

Using the attitude sensor to control a pointer on a display screen of the mobile terminal to move;

Detecting the movement of the pointer;

When it is detected that the pointer is stopped, the function of confirming, returning or displaying the home button is implemented using the volume key on the mobile terminal.
The operating method according to claim 4, wherein said step of controlling the movement of the pointer on the display screen of said mobile terminal using said attitude sensor comprises:

Using the attitude sensor to detect a change in coordinate values;

Confirming an inclination direction of the mobile terminal based on a change in the coordinate value;

The pointer is controlled to move in an oblique direction of the mobile terminal.
A mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising:

a receiving module configured to receive a user operation;

a determining module, configured to determine whether the operation is a preset operation;

Entering a module, configured to enter a preset operation mode if the operation is a preset operation, wherein the preset operation mode comprises using a combination operation of an attitude sensor and a physical button of the mobile terminal to control the mobile terminal .
The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the receiving module is configured to receive a combined operation of a power button and a volume key of the user to the mobile terminal.
The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the mobile terminal further comprises:

The calibration module is configured to calibrate the attitude sensor of the mobile terminal if the operation is a preset operation.
The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the mobile terminal further comprises:

a control module, configured to control a pointer on the display screen of the mobile terminal to move after the entering module enters a preset operation mode;

a detecting module configured to detect a movement of the pointer;

The implementation module is configured to, after detecting that the pointer is stopped, use a volume key on the mobile terminal to implement a function of confirming, returning, or displaying a home button.
The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the control module comprises:

a detecting unit configured to detect a change in a coordinate value using the posture sensor;

a confirmation unit configured to confirm an inclination direction of the mobile terminal based on a change in the coordinate value;

And a control unit configured to control the pointer to move in an oblique direction of the mobile terminal.