WO2018119648A1

WO2018119648A1 - Electronic apparatus and input control method

Info

Publication number: WO2018119648A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/112342
Authority: WO
Inventors: 钟兆宇; 牛佳明; 张浩管
Original assignee: 深圳市柔宇科技有限公司
Priority date: 2016-12-27
Filing date: 2016-12-27
Publication date: 2018-07-05
Also published as: CN108431727A

Abstract

An input control method applied to an electronic apparatus. The method comprises: controlling a communication unit so that the communication unit establishes a communication connection with an electronic device (S600); determining whether the electronic device has input requirements after the communication unit of the electronic apparatus establishes the communication connection with the electronic device (S601); if so, controlling the electronic apparatus so that the electronic apparatus enters an input mode (S602); generating an apparatus control instruction for performing a specific event in response to the operation of the electronic apparatus (S603); receiving the apparatus control instruction, and transforming the apparatus control instruction into a device control instruction identifiable by the electronic device for controlling the electronic device, so that the electronic device performs the same specific event (S604); and sending the device control instruction to the electronic device to control the electronic device, so that the electronic device performs the specific event (S605). Also disclosed is the electronic apparatus. By means of the solution, the electronic apparatus can be taken as an input apparatus of the electronic device, thereby facilitating intuitive input.

Description

Electronic device and input control method

Technical field

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device and an input control method.

Background technique

At present, head-mounted display devices have gradually become popular because of their convenience and ability to achieve stereoscopic display and stereo. In recent years, with the advent of virtual reality (VR) technology, head-mounted display devices have become more widely used as hardware support devices for VR technology. Since the user cannot see the outside situation after wearing the head-mounted display device, it is often inconvenient to use an existing input device for input.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the invention discloses an electronic device and an input control method, which can be used as an input device of an electronic device to which information is to be input, and is conveniently input.

The electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention comprises a communication unit, a display screen and a processor, the communication unit is configured to establish a communication connection with an electronic device, and the processor comprises: an input requirement confirmation module, configured to be in the communication After the unit establishes a communication connection with the electronic device, confirm whether the electronic device has an input requirement; and the mode switching module is configured to control the electronic device to enter an input mode when the electronic device has an input requirement; and the control instruction generating module uses After the electronic device enters the input mode, generating a device control instruction for executing a specific event in response to the operation of the electronic device; the instruction conversion module is configured to receive the device control command, and convert the device control command into a device control instruction recognizable by the electronic device for controlling the electronic device to perform the same specific event; and a transmitting module, configured to send the device control instruction to the electronic device to control the electronic device to perform the specific event .

The input control method disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention is applied to an electronic device, where the electronic device includes a communication unit, and the method includes the steps of: confirming the electronic after the communication unit of the electronic device establishes a communication connection with an electronic device. Whether the device has an input requirement; if so, controlling the electronic device to enter an input mode; generating a device control command for performing a specific event in response to the operation of the electronic device; receiving the device control for performing a specific event Instruction to control the device Converting to a device control instruction recognizable by the electronic device for controlling the electronic device to perform the same specific event; and transmitting the device control instruction to the electronic device to control the electronic device to perform the specific event.

In the electronic device and the input control method of the present invention, the electronic device can be used as an input device of the electronic device, and after the operation control device control command is executed on the electronic device, the electronic device can be converted into a device control command recognizable by the electronic device, which is equivalent to the electronic device. The same operation was performed on it.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram of a display screen after an electronic device enters an input mode in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device controlling an electronic device to perform input according to an embodiment of the invention.

4 is a schematic diagram of a display screen after an electronic device enters an input mode in a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the display of a plurality of electronic devices by an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an input control method in an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a sub-flow diagram of the step S604 of Figure 6 in the first embodiment.

Figure 8 is a sub-flow diagram of the step S604 of Figure 6 in the second embodiment.

Figure 9 is a sub-flow diagram of the step S604 of Figure 6 in the third embodiment.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of an electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic device 100 includes a communication unit 10, a display screen 20, and a processor 30.

The communication unit 10 is configured to establish a communication connection with an electronic device 200.

The processor 30 includes an input demand confirmation module 31, a mode switching module 32, a control instruction generation module 33, an instruction conversion module 34, and a transmission module 35.

The input requirement confirmation module 31 is configured to confirm whether the electronic device 200 has an input requirement after the communication unit 10 establishes a communication connection with the electronic device 200. In some embodiments, after the input box of the electronic device 200 is activated, the electronic device 200 generates an input call request and sends the input request to the electronic device 100, where the input demand confirmation module 31 is After receiving the input call request, it is confirmed that the electronic device 200 has an input demand. In other embodiments, the input requirement confirmation module 31 sends a query request to the electronic device 200 to query whether the activated input box is displayed on the electronic device 200, and if so, the electronic device 200 is confirmed. There are input requirements. The activation of the input box of the electronic device 200 refers to a state in which an input box of the electronic device 200 is clicked into the content to be input. In other embodiments, the input demand confirmation module 31 sends a handshake request to the electronic device 200, and after the electronic device 200 agrees to shake hands, confirms that the electronic device 200 has an input demand.

The mode switching module 32 is configured to control the electronic device 100 to enter an input mode when the input demand confirmation module 31 confirms that the electronic device 200 has an input demand. The input mode refers to the electronic device 100 transmitting an instruction corresponding to the received operation to the electronic device 200 and controlling the electronic device 200 to respond to the instruction.

The control command generation module 33 is configured to generate a device control instruction for executing a specific event in response to an operation on the electronic device 100 after the electronic device 100 enters the input mode.

The instruction conversion module 34 is configured to receive the device control instruction generated by the control instruction generation module 33, and convert the device control instruction into an identifiable by the electronic device 200 for controlling the electronic device 200 to perform the same specific Device control instructions for the event.

The sending module 35 is configured to send the device control instruction to the electronic device 200 to control the electronic device 200 to execute the specific event. That is, after receiving the device control instruction, the electronic device 200 performs the specific event in response to the control of the device control instruction.

Thus, the present invention can use the electronic device 100 as an input device of the electronic device 200 in the electronic After the operation generating device control command is executed on the device 100, it is converted into a device control command recognizable by the electronic device 200, which is equivalent to performing the same operation on the electronic device 200.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the electronic device 100 further includes a memory 40. The memory 40 stores a mapping relationship between a device control instruction and a device control instruction, where the mapping relationship table includes multiple device control commands and devices. A mapping relationship of control instructions, each mapping relationship including a correspondence between device control instructions and device control instructions for executing the same specific event.

The instruction conversion module 34 converts the device control instruction into a device control instruction recognizable by the electronic device 200 for controlling the electronic device 200 to perform the specific function, including: the instruction conversion module 34 controls according to the device And a mapping relationship table between the instruction and the device control instruction, determining a device control instruction corresponding to the device control instruction, and generating the device control instruction.

In some embodiments, after the control instruction generation module 33 generates a device control instruction for executing a certain event, the control device 35 is also controlled to perform the specific event.

Referring to FIG. 2, in some embodiments, when the electronic device 100 enters the input mode, the display 20 of the electronic device 100 displays an input box S1 and a soft keyboard J1.

The specific event performed includes a text content editing event. In some embodiments, the text content editing event includes a text content editing related event such as a character input event, a delete event, a line feed event, a copy event, a cut event, a paste event, and the like.

The soft keyboard J1 includes a plurality of buttons K1, and the control command generating module 33 generates device control instructions for executing corresponding text content editing events in response to the user's operation on the keys on the soft keyboard J1. The instruction conversion module 34, after receiving the device control instruction generated by the control instruction generation module 33, converts the device control instruction into a device control instruction for controlling the electronic device to execute the text content editing event.

The plurality of buttons K1 include a character button having a key value such as a Chinese character, a numeric character, an emotic character, and/or a symbol character, and further includes a delete function key value, an enter key function key value, a copy function key value, Function buttons for cutting function key values, pasting function key values, etc.

Specifically, the control command generating module 33 generates a device control command for controlling the execution of the character corresponding to the character button K1 in response to the user's operation on the character button K1 on the soft keyboard J1. After receiving the device control instruction, the instruction conversion module 34 converts the device control instruction into a device control for controlling the electronic device 200 to perform a character inputting the character button K1. Instruction.

When the display screen 20 receives/responds to the user's operation of the function button K1 on the soft keyboard J1, the control command generation module 33 generates a device control command for controlling the function corresponding to the function button K1. After receiving the device control instruction, the instruction conversion module 34 converts the device control instruction into a device control instruction for controlling the electronic device 200 to execute the function corresponding to the function button K1. The function corresponding to executing the function button K1 may be a text content editing function such as deleting, copying, cutting, and pasting.

The control command generation module 33 also controls the input of the character corresponding to the character button K1 in the input box S1 after generating a device control command for controlling the execution of the character corresponding to the character button K1. The control command generating module 33 also controls the electronic device 100 to execute the function corresponding to the function button K1 after generating a device control command for controlling the function corresponding to the function button K1. For example, the control is input to the input box S1. The characters perform text content editing functions such as deletion, copying, cutting, and pasting.

Referring to FIG. 3 together, as shown in FIG. 3, after the electronic device 100 enters the input mode, the user of the electronic device 100 can trigger the control command generating module 33 to generate a control for executing the specific by operating the soft keyboard J1. Device control instructions for events. For example, when the user inputs the "soft" word when the user operates the soft keyboard J1, the control command generating module 33 generates a device control command for controlling the input of the "soft" word, the control command generating module 33 and controlling the " The word "soft" is displayed on the input box S1. The instruction conversion module 34 converts the device control instruction that controls the input "soft" word into a device control instruction for controlling the input of the "soft" word by the electronic device 200. When the transmitting module 35 transmits the device control command for controlling the input of the "soft" word to the electronic device 200 to the electronic device 200 through the communication unit 10, the electronic device is under the control of the device control command The "soft" word is also input on the input box S2 of the device 200.

For another example, when the user operates the delete key of the soft keyboard J1, the control command generating module 33 generates a device control command for controlling the delete character, and the control command generating module 33 controls and deletes at least the input box S1. One character. After receiving the device control instruction for controlling the deleted character, the instruction conversion module 34 converts the device control instruction for controlling the deleted character into a device control instruction for controlling the electronic device 200 to delete the character. When the sending module 35 sends the device control command for controlling the electronic device 200 to delete characters through the communication unit 10 to the When the electronic device 200 is described, at least one character is also deleted on the input box K2 of the electronic device 200 under the control of the device control command.

Therefore, the user can perform an input operation on the electronic device 100, and can view the input content in the electronic device 100, so that the user knows the input content when making the input, and ensures that the required content is input on the electronic device 200.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 1, the electronic device 100 further includes a control button 50 that can be used to adjust brightness and/or volume, and the like. The specific event also includes a parameter adjustment event, such as adjusting parameters such as volume and/or brightness. The control command generation module 33 generates a device control command for executing a parameter adjustment event in response to an operation of the control button 50 by a user of the electronic device 100. Wherein, as shown in FIG. 2, the control button 50 can be a side frame button located on the electronic device 100.

The instruction conversion module 34, upon receiving the device control instruction for executing the parameter adjustment event, converts the device control instruction into a device control instruction for executing the parameter adjustment event. After the sending module 35 sends the device control command for executing the parameter adjustment event to the electronic device 200, the electronic device 200 is controlled to execute the parameter adjustment event. For example, the electronic device 200 is controlled to adjust parameters such as volume and/or brightness.

Referring to FIG. 4, in some embodiments, after the electronic device 100 enters the input mode, the input box S1 and the soft keyboard J1 may not be displayed, but only a touch operation and a specific event controlled by the control may be performed. Description. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the description includes clicking to confirm, double-clicking to return, sliding to the left to delete, sliding to the right as a newline, handwriting to directly input, and the like.

In some embodiments, the display screen 20 is a touch display screen. The memory 40 further stores a correspondence table between a specific event and a touch action, where the correspondence relationship table includes a correspondence between a plurality of touch actions and a specific event. For example, the correspondence table includes a correspondence between a click and an acknowledgement event, a correspondence between a double click and a return event, a correspondence between a slide to the left and a delete event, a correspondence between a slide to the right and a line feed event, and a handwriting and character input. The correspondence of events.

The control command generating module 33 further determines, according to the correspondence table between the specific event and the touch action, after the user inputs a touch action at any position on the display screen 20, that is, after receiving the touch action at any position of the display screen. A specific event corresponding to the action is touched, and a device control instruction that controls execution of the particular event is generated.

As described above, after receiving the device control instruction for controlling the execution of the specific event, the instruction conversion module 34 converts the device control instruction into device control for controlling the electronic device 200 to execute the specific event. instruction. The transmitting module 35 sends the device control instruction to the electronic device 200 to control the electronic device 200 to execute the specific event. As mentioned before, the specific event may be a text content editing event, a parameter adjustment event.

As shown in FIG. 1, the processor 30 further includes a communication control module 36 for controlling the communication unit 10 to establish a communication connection with the electronic device 200.

In some embodiments, the communication unit 10 includes a WIFI communication module 11, the electronic device 200 is connected to a WIFI local area network, and the socket service is enabled (the electronic device 200 is set as a server), and a specific port is bound. In an embodiment, the communication control module 36 controls the communication unit 10 to establish a communication connection with the electronic device 200. The communication control module 36 controls the communication unit 10 of the electronic device 100 to connect to a WIFI local area network. The WIFI local area network is a local area network connected to the electronic device 200; the communication control module 36 searches for the electronic device 200 in the WIFI local area network to which the electronic device 100 is currently connected, for example, sends a broadcast data packet to the WIFI local area network; After receiving the data packet returned by the electronic device 200, the communication control module 36 acquires the IP address and port of the electronic device 200, and controls the communication unit 10 and the electronic device according to the IP address and port of the electronic device 200. Device 200 establishes a communication connection. The establishing the communication connection between the communication unit 10 and the electronic device 200 may be performed by the communication control module 36 in response to an opening operation. The electronic device 200 returns a data packet to the electronic device 100 after receiving the broadcast data packet sent by the electronic device 100, wherein the returned data packet includes an IP address and port information of the electronic device 200.

The foregoing input requirement confirmation module 31 may receive an input call request sent by the electronic device 200 through a TCP protocol, or send the query request to the electronic device 200 through a TCP protocol, to query whether the electronic device 200 currently displays an input box. .

As shown in FIG. 1, the communication unit 10 may further include a Bluetooth communication module 12. In other embodiments, the communication control module 36 controls the communication unit 10 to establish a communication connection with the electronic device 200. The communication control module 36 searches for the Bluetooth-enabled electronic device 200 in response to the opening operation. And transmitting a Bluetooth pairing request when searching for the electronic device 200; and establishing a communication connection with the electronic device 200 when the pairing request is passed.

As shown in FIG. 5, in some embodiments, the communication control module 36 controls the display screen 20 to display all the searched electronic devices 200 when there are multiple electronic devices 200 that are connected to each other in response to the opening operation. And determining the target electronic device 200 to be connected in response to the user's selection operation, and controlling establishment of a communication connection with the target electronic device 200. For example, when the communication control module 36 searches for multiple electronic devices 200 in the WIFI local area network to which the electronic device 100 is currently connected, or searches for multiple electronic devices 200 with Bluetooth enabled nearby, the control display screen 20 displays all The searched electronic device 200 determines the target electronic device 200 to be connected in response to the user's selection operation, and then establishes a communication connection with the target electronic device 200 in accordance with the foregoing manner.

The opening operation may be input when the user needs to perform input control on the electronic device 200 by using the electronic device 100, for example, the user may perform a specific touch gesture on the display screen 20 or perform an operation on a specific menu option. The opening operation.

In some embodiments, the input requirement confirmation module 31, the mode switching module 32, the control instruction generation module 33, the instruction conversion module 34, the transmission module 35, and the communication control module 36 may be specific to be installed in the electronic device 100. Program modules in the application software. After the specific application software is opened, the input demand confirmation module 31, the mode switching module 32, the control instruction generation module 33, the instruction conversion module 34, the transmission module 35, and the communication control module 36 may be triggered to perform the foregoing in response to the user's operation. The function. The opening operation may also be an operation of opening the specific application software.

In other embodiments, the input requirement confirmation module 31, the mode switching module 32, the control instruction generation module 33, the instruction conversion module 34, the transmission module 35, and the communication control module 36 may be stored in the memory 40. The processor 30 invokes the executed program instructions or may be firmware that is solidified in the processor 30. In some embodiments, the input requirement confirmation module 31, the mode switching module 32, the control instruction generation module 33, the instruction conversion module 34, the transmission module 35, and the communication control module 36 may also be hardware circuits in the processor 30. .

In some embodiments, after the control instruction generation module 33 generates the device control instruction, the device control instruction is immediately sent to the instruction conversion module 34. As described above, the instruction conversion module 34 receives After the instruction conversion module 34, the control converts the device control instruction into a device control instruction.

The processor 30 can be a central processing unit, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, a single chip microcomputer, Processing chips such as digital signal processors. The memory 40 can be a flash memory card, a solid state memory, a random access memory, or the like.

The electronic device 100 can be a portable electronic device such as a mobile phone or a tablet computer. The electronic device 200 can be a head mounted display such as smart glasses or a smart helmet.

Please refer to FIG. 6, which is a flowchart of an input control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method is applied to the aforementioned electronic device 100. The method includes the steps of:

The input demand confirmation module 31 confirms whether the electronic device 200 has an input demand after the communication unit 10 of the electronic device 100 establishes a communication connection with the electronic device 200 (S601). If yes, go to step S602, otherwise go back to step S601. In some embodiments, the step S601 includes: after receiving the input call request generated by the electronic device 200, the input demand confirmation module 31 confirms that the electronic device 200 has an input requirement, wherein the input is invoked. The request is generated for the electronic device 200 after the input box of the electronic device 200 is activated. In other embodiments, the step S601 includes: the input demand confirmation module 31 sends a query request to the electronic device 200, and queries whether the activated input box is displayed on the electronic device 200, and if so, It is confirmed that the electronic device 200 has an input requirement.

The mode switching module 32 controls the electronic device 100 to enter the input mode when the input demand confirmation module 31 confirms that the electronic device 200 has an input demand (S602).

After the electronic device 100 enters the input mode, the control command generation module 33 generates a device control command for executing a certain event in response to the operation of the electronic device 100 (S603). In some embodiments, the control instruction generation module 33 generates device control instructions for performing a certain event in response to an operation on the electronic device 100, and controls the electronic device 100 to perform the specific event.

The instruction conversion module 34 receives the device control instruction and converts the device control instruction into a device control instruction recognizable by the electronic device 200 for controlling the electronic device 200 to execute the same specific event (S604). The mapping relationship between the device control command and the device control command is stored in the memory 40 of the electronic device 100. The mapping relationship table includes mapping relationships between multiple device control commands and device control commands, and each mapping relationship A correspondence between device control instructions and device control instructions for performing the same specific event is included. The step S603 includes: the instruction conversion module 34 determines a device control instruction corresponding to the device control instruction according to the mapping relationship table between the device control instruction and the device control instruction, and generates the device control instruction.

The transmitting module 35 transmits the device control instruction to the electronic device 200 to control the electronic device 200 to execute the specific event (S605).

As shown in FIG. 6, the input control method further includes a step before the step S601: the communication control module 36 controls the communication unit 10 to establish a communication connection with the electronic device 200 (S600).

In some embodiments, the communication unit 10 includes a WIFI communication module 11, and the step S600 includes: in response to an opening operation, the communication control module 36 controls the communication unit 10 of the electronic device 100 to connect to a WIFI local area network. The WIFI local area network is a local area network connected to the electronic device 200; the communication control module 36 searches for the electronic device 200 in the WIFI local area network to which the electronic device 100 is currently connected, for example, sends a broadcast data packet to the WIFI local area network; After receiving the data packet returned by the electronic device 200, the communication control module 36 acquires the IP address and port of the electronic device 200 according to the returned data packet, and controls the communication according to the IP address and port of the electronic device 200. Unit 10 establishes a communication connection with the electronic device 200.

In some embodiments, the communication unit 10 may further include a Bluetooth communication module 12, and the step S600 includes: the communication control module 36 searches for the Bluetooth-enabled electronic device 200 in response to the opening operation; When the electronic device 200 is searched, a Bluetooth pairing request is sent; and when the pairing request is passed, a communication connection with the electronic device 200 is established.

Please refer to FIG. 7, which is a sub-flowchart in step S604 in the first embodiment. In an embodiment, when the electronic device 100 enters the input mode, the display screen 20 of the electronic device 100 displays an input box S1 and a soft keyboard J1, and the control command generating module 33 generates a response to the operation of the electronic device 100. The device control instruction for executing a specific event includes: the control command generation module 33 generates a device control instruction for executing a corresponding text content editing event in response to an operation on a soft keyboard J1, the step S604 including :

The instruction conversion module 34 receives a device control instruction for executing a corresponding text content editing event generated by the control instruction generation module 33 in response to an operation on a soft keyboard J1 (S6041). Specifically, the control command generating module 33 generates a device control instruction for controlling the execution of the character corresponding to the character button K1 in response to the user's operation on the character button K1 on the soft keyboard J1, or the control command generating module. In response to the user's operation of the function button K1 on the soft keyboard J1, a device control command for controlling the function corresponding to the function button K1 is generated, for example, a text content editing function such as deletion, copying, cutting, and pasting is performed.

The instruction conversion module 34, after receiving the device control instruction, converts the device control instruction into a device control instruction for controlling the electronic device to execute the text content editing event (S6042).

Please refer to FIG. 8, which is a sub-flowchart in step S604 in the second embodiment. The electronic device 100 further includes a control button 50. In the second embodiment, the control command generating module 33 generates a device control command for executing a specific event in response to an operation on the electronic device 100, including: the control command The generating module 3320 generates a device control instruction for performing a parameter adjustment event in response to the operation of the control button 50, the step S604 comprising:

The instruction conversion module 34 receives a device control instruction for executing a parameter adjustment event generated by the control instruction generation module 3320 in response to an operation of the control button 50 (S6044). The parameter adjustment event includes a volume adjustment event and/or a brightness adjustment event.

After receiving the device control instruction, the instruction conversion module 34 converts the device control instruction into a device control instruction for controlling the electronic device to perform parameter adjustment (S6045).

Please refer to FIG. 9, which is a sub-flowchart in step S604 in the third embodiment. The display screen 20 is a touch display screen. In the third embodiment, the control instruction generating module 33 generates a device control instruction for executing a specific event in response to the operation of the electronic device 100, including: the control command is generated. After inputting a touch action at any position on the display screen 20, the module 33 determines a specific event corresponding to the touch action according to a specific event and a corresponding action table of the touch action to generate a device control instruction for controlling execution of the specific event; Step S604 includes:

The instruction conversion module 34 receives the control event generation module 33, after inputting a touch action at any position on the display screen 20, determining a specific event corresponding to the touch action according to a correspondence table between a specific event and a touch action. A device control instruction to execute the specific event is controlled (S6046). The correspondence table between the specific event and the touch action includes a correspondence between a click and a confirmation event, a correspondence between a double click and a return event, a correspondence between a slide to the left and a delete event, and a corresponding relationship between a slide to the right and a line feed event. , the correspondence between handwriting and character input events, and so on.

The instruction conversion module 34, upon receiving the device control instruction, converts the device control instruction into a device control instruction for controlling execution of the specific event (S6047).

Therefore, the electronic device 100 and the input control method of the present application can be automatically converted into control electronics 200 by using the electronic device 100 to input a device control command for controlling execution of a specific event. The device control instructions that perform the same specific event control the electronic device, and the electronic device 200 can be input more intuitively and conveniently through the electronic device 100.

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

Claims

An electronic device, comprising: a communication unit, a display screen and a processor, wherein the communication unit is configured to establish a communication connection with an electronic device, wherein the processor comprises:

The input requirement confirmation module is configured to confirm whether the electronic device has an input requirement after the communication unit establishes a communication connection with the electronic device;

a mode switching module, configured to control the electronic device to enter an input mode when the electronic device has an input requirement;

a control instruction generating module, configured to generate, after the electronic device enters the input mode, a device control instruction for executing a specific event in response to the operation of the electronic device;

An instruction conversion module, configured to receive the device control instruction, and convert the device control instruction into a device control instruction recognizable by the electronic device for controlling an electronic device to perform the same specific event;

And a sending module, configured to send the device control instruction to the electronic device to control the electronic device to perform the specific event.
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a memory, wherein the memory stores a mapping relationship table between the device control instruction and the device control instruction, where the mapping relationship table includes multiple a mapping relationship between the device control instruction and the device control instruction, each mapping relationship including a correspondence between the device control instruction and the device control instruction for executing the same specific event, the instruction conversion module receiving the When the device control command of the event, the device control command corresponding to the device control command is determined according to the mapping relationship table between the device control command and the device control command, and the device control command is generated.
The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mode switching module controls the display of the electronic device to display a first input box and a soft keyboard after the electronic device enters the input mode. The soft keyboard includes a plurality of keys, and the specific event executed includes a text content editing event, and the control instruction generating module generates a device control instruction for executing a corresponding text content editing event in response to the user's operation on the soft keyboard. The instruction conversion module converts the device control instruction into a device control instruction for controlling the electronic device to execute the text content editing event.
The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the text content editing event comprises a text content editing event, a deletion event, a line feed event, a copy event, a cut event, a paste event, and the like, The keys of the soft keyboard include character keys having Chinese and English character key values, numeric character key values, emoticon key values, and/or symbol character key values, and also include a delete function key value, an enter key function key value, Function keys for copying function key values, cutting function key values, and pasting function key values.
The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the control command generation module generates a device control command for controlling execution of a character corresponding to the input of the character button in response to a user operation on a character key on the soft keyboard. After receiving the device control instruction, the instruction conversion module converts the device control instruction into a device control instruction for controlling the electronic device to perform a character inputting the character button.
The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the control command generation module generates a device control command for controlling a function corresponding to the function button in response to a user operation of a function button on the soft keyboard, After receiving the device control instruction, the instruction conversion module converts the device control instruction into a device control instruction for controlling the electronic device to execute the function button corresponding function, where the function button is executed The corresponding functions include text content editing functions such as deletion, copying, cutting, and pasting.
The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the electronic device further comprises a control button, the specific event further comprises a parameter adjustment event, and the control command generating module responds to the control button by the electronic device user And generating, by the operation, a device control instruction for executing a parameter adjustment event, the instruction conversion module converting the device control instruction to perform the performing when the device control instruction for performing a parameter adjustment event is received A device control command that parameter adjusts an event, wherein the parameter adjustment event includes an event of a parameter that adjusts volume and/or brightness.
The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the display screen is a touch display screen, and the mode switching module controls the display screen of the electronic device to display a touch operation after the electronic device enters an input mode. Descriptive information of a specific event that is controlled to be executed, wherein the memory further stores a correspondence table between a specific event and a touch action, where the correspondence relationship table includes a correspondence between a plurality of touch actions and a specific event, When the control instruction generating module further receives the touch action at any position on the display screen, determining the touch according to the correspondence table between the specific event and the touch action A specific event corresponding to the action is touched, and a device control instruction that controls execution of the particular event is generated.
The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the processor further comprises a communication control module, the communication control module for controlling the communication unit to establish a communication connection with the electronic device.
The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the communication unit comprises a WIFI communication module, the communication control module is configured to control the electronic device to be connected to a WIFI local area network, and the WIFI local area network is the electronic device a connected local area network; the communication control module controls to send a broadcast data packet to the current WIFI local area network to search for an electronic device in the current WIFI local area network, and after receiving the data packet returned by the electronic device, the communication control module The data packet acquires an IP address and a port of the electronic device, and controls the communication unit to establish a communication connection with the electronic device according to the IP address and the port of the electronic device.
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the input demand confirmation module, after receiving an input call request generated by the electronic device, confirms that the electronic device has an input demand, wherein the input call request The electronic device is generated after the input box of the electronic device is activated; or the input demand confirmation module sends a query request to the electronic device to query whether the activated input box is displayed on the electronic device If yes, confirm that the electronic device has an input requirement.
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said control command generation module further controls said electronic device to execute said specific device after generating a device control command for performing a specific event in response to operation of said electronic device event.
An input control method is applied to an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a communication unit, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

After the communication unit of the electronic device establishes a communication connection with an electronic device, confirm whether the electronic device has an input requirement;

If so, controlling the electronic device to enter an input mode;

Generating device control instructions for performing a particular event in response to operation of the electronic device;

Receiving, when the device control instruction for executing a certain event is executed, converting the device control instruction to a device control instruction recognizable by the electronic device for controlling an electronic device to perform the same specific event;

The device control instructions are sent to the electronic device to control the electronic device to perform the particular event.
The method according to claim 13, wherein the electronic device stores a mapping relationship table between the device control command and the device control command, wherein the mapping relationship table includes a plurality of device control commands and device control commands. a mapping relationship, each mapping relationship including a correspondence between a device control instruction and a device control instruction for executing the same specific event; the step of “converting the device control instruction to the electronic device identifiable for controlling the electronic device The device control instructions that perform the same specific event include:

And determining, according to the mapping relationship table between the device control instruction and the device control instruction, a device control instruction corresponding to the device control instruction, and generating the device control instruction.
The method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the electronic device further comprises a display screen, and the step of "controlling the electronic device to enter an input mode" comprises: controlling a display screen of the electronic device to display an input box And a soft keyboard;

The step of "generating device control instructions for performing a certain event in response to operation of the electronic device" includes:

Responding to a user operation of a key on the soft keyboard, generating a device control instruction for executing a corresponding text content editing event;

The step of "converting the device control command into a device control command recognizable by the electronic device for controlling the electronic device to perform the same specific event" includes:

The device control instructions are converted to device control instructions for controlling the electronic device to execute the text content editing event.
The method of claim 15 wherein said step of "generating device control instructions for executing a corresponding textual content editing event in response to user manipulation of a key on the soft keyboard" comprises:

Responding to a user operation of a character key on the soft keyboard, generating a device control instruction for controlling execution of a character corresponding to the input of the character key; or

Responding to the operation of the function button on the soft keyboard by the user, generating a device control instruction for controlling the function corresponding to the function button, wherein the performing the function button corresponding function includes performing deletion, copying, cutting, and pasting Text content editing function.
The method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein said electronic device further comprises a control button, said step of "generating a device control command for executing a specific event in response to an operation of the electronic device" comprises: responding Generating a device control command for performing a parameter adjustment event on the operation of the control button;

The step of "converting the device control command into a device control finger identifiable by the electronic device for controlling the electronic device to perform the same specific event" includes converting the device control command to control the A device control instruction that the electronic device performs parameter adjustment.
A method according to claim 13 or claim 14, wherein said electronic device comprises a display screen, said display screen being a touch display screen, said step "generating in response to operation of the electronic device for performing a particular event Device control instructions" include:

After receiving the touch action at any position on the display screen, the specific event corresponding to the touch action is determined according to the correspondence table of the specific event and the touch action, and a device control instruction for controlling the execution of the specific event is generated.
The method of any one of claims 13 or 14, wherein the communication unit comprises a WIFI communication module, wherein the method further comprises the steps of:

Controlling the electronic device to be connected to a WIFI local area network, where the WIFI local area network is a local area network to which the electronic device is connected;

Sending a broadcast data packet to a WIFI local area network to which the electronic device is currently connected to search for an electronic device in a current WIFI local area network;

After receiving the data packet returned by the electronic device, acquiring an IP address and a port of the electronic device according to the data packet;

Controlling, by the IP address and port of the electronic device, the communication unit establishes a communication connection with the electronic device.
The method of claim 13 wherein said method further comprises the step of:

The electronic device is controlled to perform the particular event in response to generating a device control command for performing a particular event in response to operation of the electronic device.