WO2021036585A1

WO2021036585A1 - Flexible screen display method and electronic device

Info

Publication number: WO2021036585A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/103069
Authority: WO
Inventors: 吴昊; 徐杰; 胡颖峰
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2019-08-30
Filing date: 2020-07-20
Publication date: 2021-03-04
Also published as: CN112445448B; CN112445448A

Abstract

Provided in the embodiments of the present application are a flexible screen display method and an electronic device, wherein same relate to the field of terminals, and can avoid the problems of a user having difficulties in reading information displayed at an edge of a screen and being prone to operate a control at the edge of the screen by mistake. The method is applied to an electronic device comprising a flexible screen, with the flexible screen comprising a first display area and at least one second display area, wherein the first display area does not overlap with the at least one second display area; and each of the at least one second display area is located at an edge or a folding edge of the flexible screen. The method comprises: performing first display processing in the first display area, and performing second display processing in the at least one second display area, wherein the first display processing comprises displaying a first interface in the first display area, the first interface is an interface of an application or the desktop of the electronic device, and the first display processing is different from the second display processing.

Description

Flexible screen display method and electronic equipment

This application claims the priority of a Chinese patent application filed with the State Intellectual Property Office on August 30, 2019, the application number is 201910816554.1, and the invention title is "a flexible screen display method and electronic equipment", the entire content of which is incorporated by reference In this application.

Technical field

This application relates to the field of terminals, and in particular to a flexible screen display method and electronic equipment.

Background technique

As the technology of flexible screens matures, the use of flexible screens in electronic devices is becoming more and more common. For example, curved screens are an example of the application of flexible screens in mobile phones.

Currently, for electronic devices using curved screens, the entire screen is usually used as a display area. As shown in Figure 1, the display method that uses the entire screen as the display area will cause the display content near the edge of the screen (for example, contact icons or controls) to be deformed at the curved surface, making it difficult for users to read the information displayed on the edge of the screen. In addition, the user is likely to accidentally touch the controls at the edge of the screen to cause misoperation, and the user experience is poor.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present application provides a flexible screen display method, which can avoid the problem that the user is difficult to read the information displayed on the edge of the screen and the problem that the control at the edge of the screen is easily operated by mistake, thereby improving the user experience.

In the first aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide a flexible screen display method, which is applied to an electronic device including a flexible screen. The flexible screen includes a first display area and at least one second display area. The areas do not overlap, and each second display area in the at least one second display area is located at the edge or folding edge of the flexible screen. The method includes: performing a first display process in the first display area, and performing a second display area in the at least one second display area. Two display processing; wherein, the first display processing includes displaying a first interface in the first display area, the first interface is an interface of an application or a desktop of an electronic device, and the first display processing is different from the second display processing.

Based on the method provided in the embodiments of the present application, the first display processing can be performed in the first display area. For example, the first interface is displayed in the first display area. The first interface is the interface of the application or the desktop of the electronic device. At least one second display area on the edge or folding side of the screen undergoes a second display process different from the first display process, so as to avoid displaying information or controls of the first interface on the edge of the flexible screen, thereby avoiding difficulty for users to read The problem of the information displayed on the edge of the screen and the problem of easily misoperating the controls at the edge of the screen, improve the user experience.

In a possible design, performing the first display processing in the first display area and performing the second display processing in the at least one second display area includes: displaying the first interface in the first display area, and performing the first interface in the second display area. Black screen processing.

This processing method of performing black screen processing on the second display area limits the second display area to not display the application interface. The application interface is only displayed in the first display area. The curvature of the first display area is usually small, for example, it can be 0. It can ensure that the displayed content is not deformed, thereby ensuring the basic legibility of the displayed content in the first display area. In addition, since the first display area can be located in the middle of the hyper-curved screen, displaying the desktop or application interface in the first display area can reduce the probability that the user accidentally touches the function buttons (controls) in the desktop or application interface, thereby ensuring User experience.

In a possible design, performing the first display processing in the first display area and performing the second display processing in the at least one second display area includes: displaying the first interface in the first display area, according to the edge of the first interface The pixels determine the display content of the second display area.

This processing method of determining the display content of the second display area according to the edge pixels of the first interface can make the transition between the second display area (side area) and the first display area (central area) more natural and can bring Give users a more immersive experience.

In a possible design, performing the first display processing in the first display area and performing the second display processing in the at least one second display area includes: displaying the first interface in the first display area and displaying in the second display area Preset patterns or preset animations.

This processing method of displaying preset patterns or preset animations in the second display area can create a special level of visual effect on the side of the flexible screen (second display area), which can meet the personalized display of different users . In addition, displaying the preset pictures or preset animations in the second display area has a small burden on software performance, and the playability of the curved screen is increased under the premise of ensuring the performance of the curved screen.

In a possible design, performing the first display processing in the first display area and performing the second display processing in the at least one second display area includes: displaying the desktop of the electronic device on the flexible screen and displaying the application in the first display area The interface of the application is displayed floating on the desktop of the electronic device, and the edge of the desktop is revealed in the second display area.

Since the content of the first interface can be displayed in the non-side safe area (the first display area), the side area (the second display area) can still show through the bottom desktop, which can create an application display interface that is floating The floating split-level effect above the desktop. Since the contents of the desktop wallpaper below can still be seen from the side, users will not feel that the interface space is wasted. If the desktop wallpaper is a live wallpaper, floating the first interface on the live wallpaper can better reflect a sense of floating space.

In a possible design, the method further includes: not displaying the user interface UI elements of the first interface in the second display area, and the UI elements of the first interface include at least one of icons, software, navigation, buttons, progress bars, and switches. One kind. In this way, the user can be prevented from accidentally touching the UI element on the side of the screen (the second display area), and the user experience can be improved.

In a possible design, the curvature of each second display area in the at least one second display area is greater than the curvature of the first display area. The curvature of the first display area is usually small, for example, it may be 0, which can ensure that the displayed content is not deformed, and can ensure the basic legibility of the displayed content in the first display area.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including: a flexible screen, the flexible screen includes a first display area and at least one second display area, the first display area does not overlap with the at least one second display area, at least one Each second display area in the second display area is located at the edge or folding side of the flexible screen; one or more processors; memory; multiple application programs; and one or more computer programs, of which one or more computer programs Stored in the memory, one or more computer programs include instructions. When the instructions are executed by the electronic device, the electronic device executes the following steps: performing first display processing in a first display area, and performing a first display process in at least one second display area. Two display processing; wherein, the first display processing includes displaying a first interface in the first display area, the first interface is an interface of an application or a desktop of an electronic device, and the first display processing is different from the second display processing.

In a possible design, when the instruction is executed by the electronic device, the electronic device specifically executes the following steps: displaying the first interface in the first display area, and performing black screen processing in the second display area.

In a possible design, when the instruction is executed by the electronic device, the electronic device specifically executes the following steps: Display the first interface in the first display area, and determine the display content of the second display area according to the edge pixels of the first interface.

In a possible design, when the instruction is executed by the electronic device, the electronic device specifically executes the following steps: displaying the first interface in the first display area, and displaying the preset pattern or the preset animation in the second display area.

In a possible design, when the instruction is executed by the electronic device, the electronic device is caused to perform the following steps: display the desktop of the electronic device on the flexible screen, display the application interface in the first display area, and display the application interface floating on the electronic device. On the desktop of the device, the edge of the desktop appears in the second display area.

In a possible design, when the instruction is executed by the electronic device, the electronic device is caused to perform the following steps: the user interface UI elements of the first interface are not displayed in the second display area, and the UI elements of the first interface include icons and software At least one of, navigation, button, progress bar, and switch.

In a possible design, the curvature of each second display area in the at least one second display area is greater than the curvature of the first display area.

In a third aspect, the present technical solution provides a display device included in an electronic device, and the device has the function of realizing the above aspects and the behavior of the electronic device in the possible implementation manners of the above aspects. The function can be realized by hardware, or the corresponding software can be executed by hardware. The hardware or software includes one or more modules or units corresponding to the above-mentioned functions. For example, processing modules or units, etc.

In a fourth aspect, the present technical solution provides an electronic device including a flexible screen, the flexible screen including a first display area and at least one second display area, the first display area does not overlap with at least one second display area, and at least one second display area Each second display area in the two display areas is located at the edge or folding side of the flexible screen; one or more processors; memory; multiple application programs; and one or more computer programs, wherein one or more computer programs are Stored in the memory, one or more computer programs include instructions, and when the instructions are executed by the electronic device, the electronic device executes the flexible screen display method in any one of the possible implementations of any of the foregoing aspects.

In a fifth aspect, the present technical solution provides an electronic device including one or more processors and one or more memories. The one or more memories are coupled with one or more processors, and the one or more memories are used to store computer program codes. The computer program codes include computer instructions. When the one or more processors execute the computer instructions, the electronic device executes A flexible screen display method in a possible implementation of any one of the foregoing aspects.

In a sixth aspect, the present technical solution provides a computer storage medium, including computer instructions, which when the computer instructions run on an electronic device, cause the electronic device to execute the flexible screen display method in any one of the possible implementations of any of the above aspects.

In a seventh aspect, the present technical solution provides a computer program product that, when the computer program product runs on an electronic device, causes the electronic device to execute any one of the above-mentioned flexible screen display methods in a possible design.

Description of the drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a curved screen in the prior art;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a principle of calculating curvature provided by an embodiment of the application;

3 is a schematic diagram of the product form of a curved screen electronic device provided by an embodiment of the application;

4 is a schematic diagram of a product form of a folding screen electronic device provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a software architecture of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic display diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing another electronic device provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic display diagram of still another electronic device provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 10 is a schematic display diagram of still another electronic device provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a display of still another electronic device provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 12 is a schematic display diagram of still another electronic device provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 13 is a schematic display diagram of still another electronic device provided by an embodiment of this application;

14A is a schematic diagram of a display desktop of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the application;

14B is a schematic diagram of a setting interface of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the application;

15 is a schematic diagram of a setting interface of another electronic device provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of a setting interface of still another electronic device provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of a setting interface of still another electronic device according to an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of another electronic device provided by an embodiment of the application.

detailed description

The embodiment of the present application provides a flexible screen display method, which is applied to an electronic device including a flexible screen. Among them, flexible screens can include curved screens and folding screens.

Among them, a curved screen refers to a screen with curvature. A complete curved screen can have one curvature as a whole, or can have different curvatures in different regions. A curved screen with a larger curvature can also be called a hyper-curved screen.

Among them, the curvature of the screen refers to the degree of curvature of the screen. The curvature is the rotation rate of the tangent direction angle of a certain point on the curve to the arc length, that is, the radius of the curved screen. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the curvature 4000R refers to the degree to which a circle with a radius of 4m is bent, and the curvature 3000R refers to the degree to which a circle with a radius of 3m is bent.

For example, please refer to FIG. 3, which shows a schematic diagram of a product form of an electronic device 100 with a curved screen provided by an embodiment of the present application. The effective display area of the curved screen may include a first display area and at least one second display area (two second display areas are shown in FIG. 3). The first display area may be located in the middle area of the curved screen, the two second display areas are located at the left and right side areas of the curved screen, respectively, and the size of the two second display areas may be the same. Assuming that the effective display area size of the curved screen is defined by the number of horizontal pixels and the number of vertical pixels, for example, the effective display area size of the curved screen can be 1920×1080 (pixels), and the size of the first display area can be 1920 ×1000, the curvature of the first display area may be 0, the second display area (the left side area or the right side area) may be 1920×40, and the second display area may have a larger curvature, for example, 3000r.

In the embodiments of this application, the size of the screen or the length in a certain direction of the screen is defined in pixels. It is understood that those skilled in the art can also use other units (such as millimeters, centimeters, etc.) to define the size of the screen or the length of the screen. The length in a certain direction is not limited in the embodiment of this application.

Optionally, the second display area of the curved screen may also include the upper/lower sides of the curved screen, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit the position and number of the second display area.

The folding screen is a kind of foldable screen. For example, the folding screen can be folded along the folding edge of the flexible screen, and the curvature of the screen at the folding edge part becomes larger as the folding deepens. Folding screens can be divided into two categories. One type is the folding screen that is turned outwards (referred to as the outer folding screen), and the other is the folding screen that is turned inward (referred to as the inner folding screen). Among them, the folding screen can be folded to form the first screen and the second screen as an example. After the outward-folding folding screen is folded, the first screen and the second screen face away from each other. After the inward-folding folding screen is folded, the first screen and the second screen face each other. It can be understood that for electronic devices with outward-folding folding screens, when the folding screen is in the folded state, the interface can be displayed on the first screen or the second screen; when the folding screen is in the unfolded state, the interface can be displayed on the first and second screens. Two-screen display interface. Among them, for the introduction of the unfolded state and the folded state of the folding screen, reference may be made to the description in the following embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

For example, please refer to FIG. 4, which shows a schematic diagram of the product form of an electronic device 100 with an outward-folding folding screen provided by an embodiment of the present application. Among them, (a) in FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the shape of the outward-folding folding screen when it is fully unfolded. The outward-folding folding screen can be folded along the folding edge to form the outward-turning folding screen in the folded state shown in FIG. 4(b). As shown in FIG. 4(b), after the folding screen of the electronic device 100 is completely folded, the A screen and the B screen are opposite to each other and are visible to the user. It can be understood that, for an electronic device with an outward-folding folding screen, when the folding screen is in a folded state, the interface can be displayed on the first screen or the second screen, for example, only on the A screen. The A screen may include a first display area and a second display area, the second display area may include a display area close to the folding edge (for example, a display area with the folding edge as high and 40 pixels wide), and the first display area It may include display areas other than the second display area in the A screen.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first terminal in the foregoing communication system architecture may specifically be a mobile phone 100. The mobile phone 100 may include a processor 110, an external memory interface 120, an internal memory 121, a USB interface 130, a charging management module 140, a power management module 141, a battery 142, an antenna 1, an antenna 2, a radio frequency module 150, a communication module 160, and an audio module 170, speaker 170A, receiver 170B, microphone 170C, earphone interface 170D, sensor module 180, buttons 190, motor 191, indicator 192, camera 193, display screen 194, SIM card interface 195 and so on. The sensor module can include pressure sensor 180A, gyroscope sensor 180B, air pressure sensor 180C, magnetic sensor 180D, acceleration sensor 180E, distance sensor 180F, proximity light sensor 180G, fingerprint sensor 180H, temperature sensor 180J, touch sensor 180K, ambient light sensor 180L, bone conduction sensor, etc.

The structure illustrated in the embodiment of the present invention does not constitute a limitation on the mobile phone 100. It may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or split certain components, or arrange different components. The illustrated components can be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of software and hardware.

The processor 110 may include one or more processing units. For example, the processor 110 may include an application processor (AP), a modem processor, a graphics processing unit (GPU), and an image signal processor. (image signal processor, ISP), controller, memory, video codec, digital signal processor (digital signal processor, DSP), baseband processor, and/or neural network processor (Neural-network Processing Unit, NPU) Wait. Among them, different processing units may be independent devices or integrated in the same processor.

The controller may be a decision maker who directs the various components of the mobile phone 100 to coordinate work according to instructions. It is the nerve center and command center of the mobile phone 100. The controller generates operation control signals according to the instruction operation code and timing signals, and completes the control of fetching and executing instructions.

A memory may also be provided in the processor 110 to store instructions and data. In some embodiments, the memory in the processor is a cache memory. The instructions or data that the processor has just used or recycled can be saved. If the processor needs to use the instruction or data again, it can be called directly from the memory. It avoids repeated access and reduces the waiting time of the processor, thus improving the efficiency of the system.

In some embodiments, the processor 110 may include an interface. The interface may include an integrated circuit (inter-integrated circuit, I2C) interface, an integrated circuit built-in audio (inter-integrated circuit sound, I2S) interface, a pulse code modulation (pulse code modulation, PCM) interface, and a universal asynchronous transceiver (universal asynchronous transceiver) interface. asynchronous receiver/transmitter, UART) interface, mobile industry processor interface (MIPI), general-purpose input/output (GPIO) interface, subscriber identity module (SIM) interface, And/or universal serial bus (USB) interface, etc.

The I2C interface is a bidirectional synchronous serial bus, which includes a serial data line (SDA) and a serial clock line (SCL). In some embodiments, the processor may include multiple sets of I2C buses. The processor can be coupled to touch sensors, chargers, flashes, cameras, etc., through different I2C bus interfaces. For example, the processor may couple the touch sensor through the I2C interface, so that the processor and the touch sensor communicate through the I2C bus interface to realize the touch function of the mobile phone 100.

The I2S interface can be used for audio communication. In some embodiments, the processor may include multiple sets of I2S buses. The processor can be coupled with the audio module through the I2S bus to realize the communication between the processor and the audio module. In some embodiments, the audio module can transmit audio signals to the communication module through the I2S interface, so as to realize the function of answering calls through the Bluetooth headset.

The PCM interface can also be used for audio communication to sample, quantize and encode analog signals. In some embodiments, the audio module and the communication module may be coupled through a PCM bus interface. In some embodiments, the audio module can also transmit audio signals to the communication module through the PCM interface, so as to realize the function of answering calls through the Bluetooth headset. Both the I2S interface and the PCM interface can be used for audio communication, and the sampling rates of the two interfaces are different.

The UART interface is a universal serial data bus used for asynchronous communication. This bus is a two-way communication bus. It converts the data to be transmitted between serial communication and parallel communication. In some embodiments, the UART interface is generally used to connect the processor and the communication module 160. For example: the processor communicates with the Bluetooth module through the UART interface to realize the Bluetooth function. In some embodiments, the audio module can transmit audio signals to the communication module through the UART interface, so as to realize the function of playing music through the Bluetooth headset.

The MIPI interface can be used to connect peripheral devices such as processors and displays, cameras, etc. The MIPI interface includes a camera serial interface (camera serial interface, CSI), a display serial interface (display serial interface, DSI), and so on. In some embodiments, the processor and the camera communicate through a CSI interface to implement the shooting function of the mobile phone 100. The processor and the display screen communicate through the DSI interface to realize the display function of the mobile phone 100.

The GPIO interface can be configured through software. The GPIO interface can be configured as a control signal or as a data signal. In some embodiments, the GPIO interface can be used to connect the processor with a camera, a display screen, a communication module, an audio module, a sensor, etc. The GPIO interface can also be configured as an I2C interface, I2S interface, UART interface, MIPI interface, etc.

The USB interface 130 may be a Mini USB interface, a Micro USB interface, a USB Type C interface, and so on. The USB interface can be used to connect a charger to charge the mobile phone 100, and can also be used to transfer data between the mobile phone 100 and peripheral devices. It can also be used to connect earphones and play audio through earphones. It can also be used to connect to other electronic devices, such as AR devices.

The interface connection relationship between the modules illustrated in the embodiment of the present invention is merely a schematic description, and does not constitute a structural limitation of the mobile phone 100. The mobile phone 100 may adopt different interface connection modes in the embodiments of the present invention, or a combination of multiple interface connection modes.

The charging management module 140 is used to receive charging input from the charger. Among them, the charger can be a wireless charger or a wired charger. In some wired charging embodiments, the charging management module may receive the charging input of the wired charger through the USB interface. In some embodiments of wireless charging, the charging management module may receive the wireless charging input through the wireless charging coil of the mobile phone 100. While the charging management module charges the battery, it can also supply power to the terminal device through the power management module 141.

The power management module 141 is used to connect the battery 142, the charging management module 140 and the processor 110. The power management module receives input from the battery and/or charging management module, and supplies power to the processor, internal memory, external memory, display screen, camera, and communication module. The power management module can also be used to monitor battery capacity, battery cycle times, battery health status (leakage, impedance) and other parameters. In some embodiments, the power management module 141 may also be provided in the processor 110. In some embodiments, the power management module 141 and the charging management module may also be provided in the same device.

The wireless communication function of the mobile phone 100 can be implemented by the antenna module 1, the antenna module 2, the radio frequency module 150, the communication module 160, the modem, and the baseband processor.

The antenna 1 and the antenna 2 are used to transmit and receive electromagnetic wave signals. Each antenna in the mobile phone 100 can be used to cover a single or multiple communication frequency bands. Different antennas can also be reused to improve antenna utilization. For example: the cellular network antenna can be multiplexed into a wireless local area network diversity antenna. In some embodiments, the antenna can be used in combination with a tuning switch.

The radio frequency module 150 can provide applications on the mobile phone 100 including the second generation (2 ^th generation, 2G)/third generation (3 ^th generation, 3G)/fourth generation (4 ^th generation, 4G)/fifth generation (5 ^th generation, 5G) and other wireless communication solutions communication processing module. It may include at least one filter, switch, power amplifier, low noise amplifier (Low Noise Amplifier, LNA), etc. The radio frequency module receives electromagnetic waves from the antenna 1, filters and amplifies the received electromagnetic waves, and transmits them to the modem for demodulation. The radio frequency module can also amplify the signal modulated by the modem, and convert it into electromagnetic waves by the antenna 1 and radiate it out. In some embodiments, at least part of the functional modules of the radio frequency module 150 may be provided in the processor 150. In some embodiments, at least part of the functional modules of the radio frequency module 150 and at least part of the modules of the processor 110 may be provided in the same device.

The modem may include a modulator and a demodulator. The modulator is used to modulate the low frequency baseband signal to be sent into a medium and high frequency signal. The demodulator is used to demodulate the received electromagnetic wave signal into a low-frequency baseband signal. Then the demodulator transmits the demodulated low-frequency baseband signal to the baseband processor for processing. After the low-frequency baseband signal is processed by the baseband processor, it is passed to the application processor. The application processor outputs sound signals through audio equipment (not limited to speakers, receivers, etc.), or displays images or videos through the display screen. In some embodiments, the modem may be a stand-alone device. In some embodiments, the modem may be independent of the processor and be provided in the same device as the radio frequency module or other functional modules.

The communication module 160 can provide applications on the mobile phone 100 including wireless local area networks (WLAN) (for example, wireless fidelity (WiFi)), Bluetooth, and global navigation satellite system (GNSS). , Frequency modulation (FM), near field communication (NFC), infrared technology (infrared, IR) and other wireless communication solutions communication processing module. The communication module 160 may be one or more devices integrating at least one communication processing module. The communication module receives electromagnetic waves via the antenna 2, frequency modulates and filters the electromagnetic wave signals, and sends the processed signals to the processor. The communication module 160 may also receive a signal to be sent from the processor, perform frequency modulation, amplify, and convert it into electromagnetic waves to radiate through the antenna 2.

In some embodiments, the antenna 1 of the mobile phone 100 is coupled with the radio frequency module, and the antenna 2 is coupled with the communication module. The mobile phone 100 can communicate with the network and other devices through wireless communication technology. The wireless communication technology may include global system for mobile communications (GSM), general packet radio service (GPRS), code division multiple access (CDMA), broadband Code division multiple access (wideband code division multiple access, WCDMA), time-division code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA), LTE, 5G New Radio (NR), BT, GNSS, WLAN, NFC, FM, and/or IR technology, etc. The GNSS may include global positioning system (GPS), global navigation satellite system (GLONASS), Beidou navigation satellite system (BDS), quasi-zenith satellite system (quasi -zenith satellite system, QZSS) and/or satellite-based augmentation systems (SBAS).

The mobile phone 100 implements a display function through a GPU, a display screen 194, and an application processor. The GPU is a microprocessor for image processing, connected to the display screen and the application processor. The GPU is used to perform mathematical and geometric calculations for graphics rendering. The processor 110 may include one or more GPUs, which execute program instructions to generate or change display information.

The display screen 194 is used to display images, videos, and the like. The display screen includes a display panel. The display panel can use liquid crystal display (LCD), organic light-emitting diode (OLED), active matrix organic light-emitting diode or active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode). AMOLED), Miniled, MicroLed, Micro-oLed, quantum dot light emitting diode (QLED), etc. In some embodiments, the mobile phone 100 may include 1 or N display screens, and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

As still shown in FIG. 5, the mobile phone 100 can implement a shooting function through an ISP, a camera 193, a video codec, a GPU, a display screen, and an application processor.

ISP is used to process the data fed back from the camera. For example, when taking a picture, the shutter is opened, the light is transmitted to the photosensitive element of the camera through the lens, the light signal is converted into an electrical signal, and the photosensitive element of the camera transmits the electrical signal to the ISP for processing and is converted into an image visible to the naked eye. ISP can also optimize the image noise, brightness, and skin color. ISP can also optimize the exposure, color temperature and other parameters of the shooting scene. In some embodiments, the ISP may be provided in the camera 193.

The camera 193 is used to capture still images or videos. The object generates an optical image through the lens and is projected to the photosensitive element. The photosensitive element may be a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) phototransistor. The photosensitive element converts the optical signal into an electrical signal, and then transfers the electrical signal to the ISP to convert it into a digital image signal. ISP outputs digital image signals to DSP for processing. DSP converts digital image signals into standard RGB, YUV and other formats of image signals. In some embodiments, the mobile phone 100 may include 1 or N cameras, and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

Digital signal processors are used to process digital signals. In addition to digital image signals, they can also process other digital signals. For example, when the mobile phone 100 selects a frequency point, the digital signal processor is used to perform Fourier transform on the energy of the frequency point.

Video codecs are used to compress or decompress digital video. The mobile phone 100 may support one or more codecs. In this way, the mobile phone 100 can play or record videos in multiple encoding formats, such as MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG3, MPEG4, and so on.

NPU is a neural-network (NN) computing processor. By learning from the structure of biological neural network, for example, the transfer mode between human brain neurons, it can quickly process input information, and it can also continuously self-learn. Through the NPU, applications such as intelligent cognition of the mobile phone 100 can be implemented, such as image recognition, face recognition, voice recognition, text understanding, and so on.

The external memory interface 120 may be used to connect an external memory card, such as a Micro SD card, to expand the storage capacity of the mobile phone 100. The external memory card communicates with the processor through the external memory interface to realize the data storage function. For example, save music, video and other files in an external memory card.

The internal memory 121 may be used to store computer executable program code, where the executable program code includes instructions. The processor 110 executes various functional applications and data processing of the mobile phone 100 by running instructions stored in the internal memory 121. The internal memory 121 may include a storage program area and a storage data area. Among them, the storage program area can store an operating system, at least one application program (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.) required by at least one function. The data storage area can store data (such as audio data, phone book, etc.) created during the use of the mobile phone 100. In addition, the internal memory 121 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, other volatile solid-state storage devices, universal flash storage (UFS) Wait.

The mobile phone 100 can implement audio functions through the audio module 170, the speaker 170A, the receiver 170B, the microphone 170C, the earphone interface 170D, and the application processor. For example, music playback, recording, etc.

The audio module is used to convert digital audio information into analog audio signal output, and also used to convert analog audio input into digital audio signal. The audio module can also be used to encode and decode audio signals. In some embodiments, the audio module may be provided in the processor 110, or part of the functional modules of the audio module may be provided in the processor 110.

The speaker 170A, also called "speaker", is used to convert audio electrical signals into sound signals. The mobile phone 100 can listen to music through a speaker, or listen to a hands-free call.

The receiver 170B, also called "earpiece", is used to convert audio electrical signals into sound signals. When the mobile phone 100 answers a call or voice message, it can receive the voice by bringing the receiver close to the human ear.

The microphone 170C, also called "microphone", "microphone", is used to convert sound signals into electrical signals. When making a call or sending a voice message, the user can make a sound by approaching the microphone through the human mouth, and input the sound signal into the microphone. The mobile phone 100 can be provided with at least one microphone. In some embodiments, the mobile phone 100 may be provided with two microphones, which can implement noise reduction functions in addition to collecting sound signals. In some embodiments, the mobile phone 100 may also be equipped with three, four or more microphones to collect sound signals, reduce noise, identify the source of sound, and realize the function of directional recording.

The earphone interface 170D is used to connect wired earphones. The earphone interface can be a USB interface, or a 3.5mm open mobile terminal platform (OMTP) standard interface, and the US Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (cellular telecommunications industry association of the USA, CTIA) standard interface.

The pressure sensor 180A is used to sense the pressure signal and can convert the pressure signal into an electrical signal. In some embodiments, the pressure sensor may be provided on the display screen. There are many types of pressure sensors, such as resistive pressure sensors, inductive pressure sensors, capacitive pressure sensors and so on. The capacitive pressure sensor may include at least two parallel plates with conductive material. When a force is applied to the pressure sensor, the capacitance between the electrodes changes. The mobile phone 100 determines the intensity of the pressure according to the change of the capacitance. When a touch operation acts on the display screen, the mobile phone 100 detects the intensity of the touch operation according to the pressure sensor. The mobile phone 100 may also calculate the touched position based on the detection signal of the pressure sensor. In some embodiments, touch operations that act on the same touch position but have different touch operation strengths may correspond to different operation instructions. For example, when a touch operation whose intensity of the touch operation is less than the first pressure threshold is applied to the short message application icon, an instruction to view the short message is executed. When a touch operation with a touch operation intensity greater than or equal to the first pressure threshold acts on the short message application icon, an instruction to create a new short message is executed.

The gyro sensor 180B may be used to determine the movement posture of the mobile phone 100. In some embodiments, the angular velocity of the mobile phone 100 around three axes (ie, x, y, and z axes) can be determined by the gyroscope sensor. The gyroscope sensor can be used for shooting anti-shake. Exemplarily, when the shutter is pressed, the gyroscope sensor detects the shake angle of the mobile phone 100, and calculates the distance that the lens module needs to compensate according to the angle, so that the lens can counteract the shake of the mobile phone 100 through reverse movement to achieve anti-shake. The gyroscope sensor can also be used for navigation and somatosensory game scenes.

The air pressure sensor 180C is used to measure air pressure. In some embodiments, the mobile phone 100 calculates the altitude based on the air pressure value measured by the air pressure sensor to assist positioning and navigation.

The magnetic sensor 180D includes a Hall sensor. The mobile phone 100 can use a magnetic sensor to detect the opening and closing of the flip holster. In some embodiments, when the mobile phone 100 is a flip phone, the mobile phone 100 can detect the opening and closing of the flip according to the magnetic sensor. Furthermore, according to the detected opening and closing state of the holster or the opening and closing state of the flip cover, features such as automatic unlocking of the flip cover are set.

The acceleration sensor 180E can detect the magnitude of the acceleration of the mobile phone 100 in various directions (generally three axes). When the mobile phone 100 is stationary, the magnitude and direction of gravity can be detected. It can also be used to identify the terminal posture, apply to horizontal and vertical screen switching, pedometer and other applications.

Distance sensor 180F, used to measure distance. The mobile phone 100 can measure the distance by infrared or laser. In some embodiments, when shooting a scene, the mobile phone 100 may use a distance sensor to measure the distance to achieve fast focusing.

The proximity light sensor 180G may include, for example, a light emitting diode (LED) and a light detector such as a photodiode. The light emitting diode may be an infrared light emitting diode. The infrared light is emitted outward through the light-emitting diode. Use photodiodes to detect infrared reflected light from nearby objects. When sufficient reflected light is detected, it can be determined that there is an object near the mobile phone 100. When insufficient reflected light is detected, it can be determined that there is no object near the mobile phone 100. The mobile phone 100 can use the proximity light sensor to detect that the user holds the mobile phone 100 close to the ear to talk, so as to automatically turn off the screen to save power. The proximity light sensor can also be used in leather case mode, and the pocket mode will automatically unlock and lock the screen.

The ambient light sensor 180L is used to sense the brightness of the ambient light. The mobile phone 100 can adaptively adjust the brightness of the display screen according to the perceived brightness of the ambient light. The ambient light sensor can also be used to automatically adjust the white balance when taking pictures. The ambient light sensor can also cooperate with the proximity light sensor to detect whether the mobile phone 100 is in the pocket to prevent accidental touch.

The fingerprint sensor 180H is used to collect fingerprints. The mobile phone 100 can use the collected fingerprint characteristics to realize fingerprint unlocking, access application locks, fingerprint photographs, fingerprint answering calls, and so on.

The temperature sensor 180J is used to detect temperature. In some embodiments, the mobile phone 100 uses the temperature detected by the temperature sensor to execute the temperature processing strategy. For example, when the temperature reported by the temperature sensor exceeds the threshold, the mobile phone 100 reduces the performance of the processor located near the temperature sensor, so as to reduce power consumption and implement thermal protection.

Touch sensor 180K, also called "touch panel". Can be set on the display. Used to detect touch operations on or near it. The detected touch operation can be passed to the application processor to determine the type of touch event and provide corresponding visual output through the display screen.

The bone conduction sensor 180M can acquire vibration signals. In some embodiments, the bone conduction sensor can obtain the vibration signal of the vibrating bone mass of the human voice. The bone conduction sensor can also contact the human pulse and receive the blood pressure pulse signal. In some embodiments, the bone conduction sensor may also be provided in the earphone. The audio module 170 can parse out the voice signal based on the vibration signal of the vibrating bone block of the voice obtained by the bone conduction sensor to realize the voice function. The application processor can parse the heart rate information based on the blood pressure beating signal obtained by the bone conduction sensor to realize the heart rate detection function.

The button 190 includes a power-on button, a volume button, and so on. The keys can be mechanical keys. It can also be a touch button. The mobile phone 100 receives key input, and generates key signal input related to user settings and function control of the mobile phone 100.

The motor 191 can generate vibration prompts. The motor can be used for incoming call vibrating reminders, and it can also be used for touch vibration feedback. For example, touch operations that act on different applications (such as photographing, audio playback, etc.) can correspond to different vibration feedback effects. The touch operation acting on different areas of the display screen can also correspond to different vibration feedback effects. Different application scenarios (for example: time reminding, receiving information, alarm clock, games, etc.) can also correspond to different vibration feedback effects. The touch vibration feedback effect can also support customization.

The indicator 192 may be an indicator light, which may be used to indicate the charging status, power change, or to indicate messages, missed calls, notifications, and so on.

The SIM card interface 195 is used to connect to a subscriber identity module (SIM). The SIM card can be inserted into the SIM card interface or pulled out from the SIM card interface to achieve contact and separation with the mobile phone 100. The mobile phone 100 may support 1 or N SIM card interfaces, and N is a positive integer greater than 1. The SIM card interface can support Nano SIM card, Micro SIM card, SIM card, etc. The same SIM card interface can insert multiple cards at the same time. The types of the multiple cards can be the same or different. The SIM card interface can also be compatible with different types of SIM cards. The SIM card interface can also be compatible with external memory cards. The mobile phone 100 interacts with the network through the SIM card to implement functions such as call and data communication. In some embodiments, the mobile phone 100 uses an eSIM, that is, an embedded SIM card. The eSIM card can be embedded in the mobile phone 100 and cannot be separated from the mobile phone 100.

The above-mentioned software system of the mobile phone 100 may adopt a layered architecture, an event-driven architecture, a micro-core architecture, a micro-service architecture, or a cloud architecture. The embodiment of the present invention takes a layered Android system as an example to illustrate the software structure of the mobile phone 100.

The layered architecture divides the software into several layers, and each layer has a clear role and division of labor. Communication between layers through interfaces. In some embodiments, the Android system is divided into four layers, from top to bottom, the application layer, the application framework layer, the Android runtime and system libraries, and the kernel layer.

The application layer can include a series of application packages.

As shown in Figure 6, the application package may include applications such as camera, gallery, calendar, call, map, navigation, WLAN, Bluetooth, music, video, short message, etc.

The application framework layer provides an application programming interface (application programming interface, API) and a programming framework for applications in the application layer. The application framework layer includes some predefined functions.

As shown in FIG. 6, the application framework layer may include an activity manager, a window manager, a content provider, a view system, a resource manager, a notification manager, etc. The embodiment of the present application does not impose any limitation on this.

Activity Manager: Used to manage the life cycle of each application. Applications usually run in the operating system in the form of Activity. For each activity, there will be a corresponding application record (ActivityRecord) in the activity manager. This ActivityRecord records the status of the activity of the application. The activity manager can use this ActivityRecord as an identifier to schedule the activity process of the application.

Window Manager (WindowManagerService): Used to manage the graphical user interface (GUI) resources used on the screen. Specifically, it can be used to: obtain the size of the display screen, create and destroy windows, display and hide windows, and display and hide windows. Layout, focus management, input method and wallpaper management, etc.

In the embodiment of the present application, the window manager may also obtain the size and position of the first display area and the second display area of the display screen.

For example, an application (such as a game application or a video application) can call the Start Activity interface to start the corresponding Activity. In response to the call of the application, the activity manager AMS may request the window manager WMS to draw the window corresponding to the Activity. The window manager can call the display driver to display the window corresponding to the Activity in the first display area, and call the display driver to perform black screen processing in the second display area.

For another example, applications (such as information applications, chat applications, and music applications) can call the Start Activity interface to start the corresponding Activity. In response to the call of the application, the activity manager AMS may request the window manager WMS to draw the window corresponding to the Activity. The window manager may call the display driver to display the window corresponding to the Activity in the first display area, and call the display driver to display the preset pattern or animation in the second display area. Alternatively, the window manager WMS may obtain the edge pixels (side pixels) of the window corresponding to the Activity, and call the display driver to display in the second display area according to the corresponding edge pixels. Alternatively, the window manager may call the display driver to display the desktop in the first display area and the second display area, and call the display driver to display the window corresponding to the Activity in the first display area, and part of the desktop can be revealed in the second display area.

The system library and kernel layer below the application framework layer can be called the bottom system. The bottom system includes the bottom display system for providing display services. For example, the bottom display system includes the display driver in the core layer and the surface in the system library. manager etc. In addition, the underlying system in this application also includes an identification module for identifying changes in the physical form of the flexible screen. The identification module can be independently installed in the underlying display system, or in the system library and/or kernel layer.

In some embodiments of the present application, the recognition module can detect the physical form of the flexible screen in real time. When the recognition module detects a change in the physical form of the flexible screen, for example, the flexible screen is folded or unfolded by the user. A form change is sent to the bottom display system; or, the bottom display system can periodically obtain the physical form of the current flexible screen from the recognition module. Furthermore, when the underlying display system determines that the physical form of the flexible screen has changed, it can notify the window manager of the current screen size of the system parameter of the change in the form of a system broadcast or the like. For example, when the flexible screen is unfolded, the underlying display system can notify the window manager that the resolution of the current display screen has changed from 1920×1080 to 3840×2160, that is, the effective display area size of the current display screen becomes 3840×2160; When folded, the underlying display system can notify the window manager that the resolution of the current display screen has changed from 3840×2160 to 1920×1080, that is, the effective display area size of the current display screen has become 1920×1080. Later, when an application in the application layer calls the window manager to create a corresponding application window, the window manager can re-determine the first display area and the second display area according to the updated screen size, and set it in the first display area. Set window parameters such as the size and position of the application window, set display parameters such as preset patterns or preset animations in the second display area, or set corresponding display parameters according to the edge pixels of the application window, so that the opened application can adapt to different Flexible screen in physical form.

In addition, the above-mentioned content providers are used to store and obtain data, and make these data accessible to applications. The data may include videos, images, audios, phone calls made and received, browsing history and bookmarks, phone book, etc. The view system includes visual controls, such as controls that display text, controls that display pictures, and so on. The view system can be used to build applications. The display interface can be composed of one or more views. For example, a display interface that includes a short message notification icon may include a view that displays text and a view that displays pictures. The resource manager provides various resources for the application, such as localized strings, icons, pictures, layout files, video files, and so on. The notification manager enables the application to display notification information in the status bar, which can be used to convey notification-type messages, and it can disappear automatically after a short stay without user interaction. For example, the notification manager is used to notify download completion, message reminders, and so on. The notification manager can also be a notification that appears in the status bar at the top of the system in the form of a chart or a scroll bar text, such as a notification of an application running in the background, or a notification that appears on the screen in the form of a dialog window. For example, the status bar prompts text messages, sounds a prompt, the terminal vibrates, and the indicator flashes.

As shown in Figure 6, Android Runtime includes core libraries and virtual machines. Android runtime is responsible for the scheduling and management of the Android system. The core library consists of two parts: one part is the function functions that the java language needs to call, and the other part is the core library of Android. The application layer and the application framework layer run in a virtual machine. The virtual machine executes the java files of the application layer and the application framework layer as binary files. The virtual machine is used to perform functions such as object life cycle management, stack management, thread management, security and exception management, and garbage collection.

As shown in Figure 6, the system library can include multiple functional modules. For example: surface manager (surface manager), media library (Media Libraries), OpenGL ES, SGL, etc.

The surface manager is used to manage the display subsystem and provides a combination of 2D and 3D layers for multiple applications.

The media library supports playback and recording of a variety of commonly used audio and video formats, as well as still image files. The media library can support a variety of audio and video encoding formats, such as: MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, etc.

OpenGL ES is used to implement 3D graphics drawing, image rendering, synthesis, and layer processing.

SGL is a drawing engine for 2D drawing.

As shown in Figure 6, the kernel layer is the layer between hardware and software. The kernel layer contains at least display driver, camera driver, audio driver, and sensor driver.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Wherein, in the description of this application, unless otherwise specified, "at least one" refers to one or more, and "multiple" refers to two or more than two. In addition, in order to facilitate a clear description of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, in the embodiments of the present application, words such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish the same or similar items with substantially the same function and effect. Those skilled in the art can understand that words such as "first" and "second" do not limit the quantity and execution order, and words such as "first" and "second" do not limit the difference.

For ease of understanding, taking the electronic device as a mobile phone and the flexible screen as a hyper-curved screen as an example, the flexible screen display method provided by the embodiments of the present application will be specifically introduced with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 3, the hyper-curved screen of the mobile phone may include a first display area and at least one second display area, for example, may include two second display areas, and the two second display areas may be located on the left/left of the hyper-curved screen, respectively. The right side part.

In order to ensure the legibility and user experience of the user, when the mobile phone is in the bright screen state, the first display processing is performed in the first display area, and the second display processing is performed in at least one second display area. The first display processing and the second display The treatment is different.

In some embodiments, the mobile phone displays the first interface in the first display area, and the first interface may be a desktop or an application interface of the mobile phone. The mobile phone can perform black screen processing on the second display area, that is, fill the second display area with black.

As shown in FIG. 7, the first display area may display a first interface, the first interface may be a display interface of a news application (application, APP), and the second display area is in a black screen state.

The above processing method of performing black screen processing on the second display area limits the second display area to not display the application interface, and the application interface is only displayed in the first display area. The curvature of the first display area is usually small, for example, it can be 0. It can ensure that the displayed content is not deformed, thereby ensuring the basic legibility of the displayed content in the first display area. In addition, since the first display area can be located in the middle of the hyper-curved screen, displaying the desktop or application interface in the first display area can reduce the probability that the user accidentally touches the function buttons (controls) in the desktop or application interface, thereby ensuring User experience.

Exemplarily, in a multimedia scene, such as a game or video scene, black screen processing on the second display area can ensure that the display content is not deformed under the premise of ensuring an immersive display effect, ensuring basic legibility, and at the same time Prevent users from accidentally touching the function buttons on the side of the screen, and improve the user experience.

For example, in a game scenario, performing black screen processing on the second display area can prevent key game data in the game interface from being deformed, and improve the user's game experience. As shown in Figure 8, the current game interface can include function buttons such as equipment, backpack, task, layout, sign-in, chat, etc. Since the above-mentioned function buttons are located in the left and right side areas of the screen (that is, in the second display area), the function buttons The text is deformed, which affects the user’s operating experience. In the embodiment of the application, the game interface is limited to be displayed in the first display area, and the left and right side areas (ie, the two second display areas on the left and right) are black screened, which can avoid the function buttons under the premise of ensuring the immersive display effect. Wait for the game data to be deformed. Moreover, when the user holds the mobile phone to operate the game interface, it is easy for the user to accidentally touch the function buttons on the left and right side areas (as shown in Figure 8 (a), the user’s finger will accidentally touch the task function button). The black screen processing on the left and right side areas can effectively prevent the user from accidentally touching the function buttons on the game interface (as shown in Figure 8 (b), the user's finger touches the black screen part, and will not accidentally touch the large function Button) to further improve the user’s gaming experience.

In the video scene, after the black-filling process is performed on the side, the picture can be prevented from being deformed while ensuring the immersive display effect. When the user performs operations on the video, such as pausing the video and fast-forwarding the video, these function buttons may not be displayed on the side to prevent the user from misoperation and improve the user's experience of watching and operating the video.

In some embodiments, the first interface is displayed in the first display area, and the display content of the second display area is determined according to edge pixels of the first interface.

It is assumed that the effective display area size of the curved screen is defined by the number of horizontal pixels and the number of vertical pixels. For example, it may be 1920×1080, and the effective display area of the curved screen includes a first display area and at least one second display area. As shown in (a) or (b) in Figure 9, the flexible screen can be divided into three parts by the first dividing line and the second dividing line. The area to the left of the first dividing line is the second display area, and the first dividing line The area between the second dividing line and the second dividing line may be the first display area, and the area to the right of the second dividing line may be another second display area. The size of the first display area may be 1920×1000, and the size of each second display area may be 1920×40. The first display area can display the first interface, the mobile phone can detect edge pixels of the first interface, and the edge of the first interface does not exceed the first dividing line and the second dividing line. For example, the mobile phone can detect the color of a column of pixels on the right side of the first dividing line, and for each pixel in the column of pixels, determine the left side of the first dividing line according to the color of the pixel, which is aligned horizontally with the pixel. The color of a row of pixels. For example, assuming that the number of vertical pixels in the first interface includes 1920, that is, there may be 1920 pixels in a column of pixels on the right side of the first dividing line immediately adjacent to the first dividing line. For each of the 1920 pixels, the mobile phone detects the color of the pixel, and can determine the color of the second display area on the left of the first dividing line and the color of the 40 pixels horizontally arranged according to the color of the pixel. Similarly, the mobile phone can detect the color of a column of pixels on the left side of the second dividing line and next to the second dividing line, and for each pixel in the column of pixels, determine the right side of the second dividing line according to the color of the pixel, and the pixel level The color of the arranged row of pixels.

As shown in Figure 9(a), assuming that the first interface is a news display interface, the background color of the news display interface can be white or transparent, and then the second display area can also be white or transparent.

For another example, as shown in (b) of FIG. 9, the background color of the news display interface may be a textured pattern, and the texture pattern may also be presented in the second display area.

If the background of the first interface is not a uniform color or pattern, but is composed of different color blocks or patterns, then the mobile phone can expand and display different background colors in the second display area according to the color of the edge pixels of the first interface.

As shown in Figure 10, the background color of the search bar 1001 of the news display interface can be red, the background color of the top menu bar 1002 can be gray, the background color of the news display box 1003 can be white, and the background color of the bottom menu bar 1004 It can be green. Taking the second display area located on the left side of the first dividing line as an example, the color of the display area 1005 adjacent to the search bar 1001 in the second display area can be expanded and displayed as red. If the vertical pixel data of the search bar 1001 is 320 and the number of horizontal pixels in the second display area on the left of the first dividing line is 40, the size of the display area 1005 next to the search bar 1001 in the second display area can be 320× 40. Similarly, the color of the display area 1006 next to the top menu bar 1002 in the second display area can be expanded and displayed as gray. If the vertical pixel data of the top menu bar 1002 is 400, the second display area is next to the top menu bar 1002. The size of the display area 1006 is 400×40. The color of the display area 1007 next to the news display frame 1003 in the second display area can be expanded and displayed as white. If the vertical pixel data of the news display frame 1003 is 900, the second display area is next to the news display frame 1003 The size of the display area 1007 is 900×40. The color of the display area 1008 next to the bottom menu bar 1004 in the second display area can be expanded and displayed as green. If the vertical pixel data of the bottom menu bar 1004 is 300, the size of the display area 1008 next to the bottom menu bar 1004 in the second display area is 300×40.

For another example, as shown in Figure 11, the mobile phone can perform edge processing on the picture, that is, determine the display content of the second display area according to the vertical pixels at the extreme edge of the picture, which is equivalent to stretching the edge pixels of the picture horizontally. For the specific process, please refer to The relevant description above will not be repeated here.

Optionally, the display content of the second display area can be softened. For example, a Gaussian blur algorithm can be used to soften the display content of the second display area to reduce image noise, so as to present a more natural and smooth display effect to the user.

The above-mentioned processing method of determining the display content of the second display area according to the edge pixels of the first interface can make the transition between the second display area (side area) and the first display area (central area) more natural and can bring about Users have a more immersive experience.

In some embodiments, the first interface is displayed in the first display area, and the preset pattern or the preset animation is displayed in the second display area.

For example, as shown in (a) of FIG. 12, the preset pattern may be a staggered pattern of side-turned books, which can simulate the effect of a multi-layer interface. As shown in (b) of FIG. 12, the preset pattern may be a three-dimensional grid pattern. As shown in (c) of FIG. 12, the preset pattern may include a pattern of stars. As shown in (d) of FIG. 12, the preset pattern may include a pattern of love.

Optionally, the user can select a fixed preset pattern from the setting interface of the mobile phone. Or, the user can select the picture he likes and cut the picture to obtain the preset pattern. The user can select pictures from the system album, and the pictures in the system album may include pictures taken by the user, pictures downloaded by the user, and so on.

The preset animation can be in the form of a fixed video or a sequence of frames or a GIF dynamic picture. As shown in (c) and (d) in FIG. 12, the preset animation can change from a star to a love heart. Assuming that the preset animation is in the form of sequence frames, the production process can be: preload the sequence diagram including the stars and the sequence diagram including the hearts, select a Canvas container, and first draw a frame of pictures (for example, the sequence diagram including the stars) Go up, and after a period of time (for example, 1s), draw the next frame of pictures (for example, a sequence picture including a love heart), and each time a picture is drawn, the counter counts once.

Optionally, the user can switch the side filling pattern or animation by performing a preset operation in the first display area or the second display area. For example, the user can swipe back and forth with one finger in the second display area (swipe up and down, either up and then down, or down and then up, this application is not limited) once (the second When there are multiple display areas, the user can slide one finger back and forth once in one of the second display areas. After the mobile phone detects the user's sliding operation in the second display area, it can switch the side fill pattern or animation. The mobile phone can switch the filling pattern or animation according to the order of the preset pattern or animation in the drop-down box of the filling pattern or animation. For example, the drop-down box can include three preset patterns, which are book page pattern, grid pattern and love pattern in turn. As shown in Figure 12 (a), if the current filling pattern in the second display area is a book page pattern, the user slides back and forth in the second display area (for example, the right side part of the hypersurface screen) once, as shown in Figure 12. As shown in (b) in the second display area, the grid pattern can be displayed in the second display area. If the user continues to slide back and forth in the second display area once, as shown in (d) in Figure 12, the second display area can display the love pattern . It is understandable that the user can slide his finger back and forth once on the left or right side of the hypersurface screen, and the display patterns on the left and right side of the hypersurface screen can be changed at the same time.

Of course, the user can also slide his finger in only one direction. If the sliding distance of the sliding operation is greater than the preset distance threshold or the duration of the sliding operation is greater than the preset duration threshold, the mobile phone can switch side filling patterns or animations.

The above-mentioned processing method of displaying the preset pattern or the preset animation in the second display area can create a special level of visual effect on the side of the flexible screen (the second display area), which can meet the personalized display of different users. In addition, displaying the preset pictures or preset animations in the second display area has a small burden on software performance, and the playability of the curved screen is increased under the premise of ensuring the performance of the curved screen.

In some embodiments, the desktop of the electronic device may be displayed on the flexible screen, the interface of the application may be displayed in the first display area, the interface of the application is displayed floating on the desktop of the electronic device, and the edge of the desktop is revealed in the second display area.

As shown in (a) of FIG. 13, the user can click the icon 1302 of the news APP of the mobile phone on the desktop 1301 of the mobile phone. When the mobile phone detects that the user has clicked the icon 1302 of the news app on the desktop 1301, it can start the news app and display the graphical user interface (GUI) as shown in (b) in Figure 13, which can be It is called the news display interface. The news display interface can be displayed floating on the desktop 1301, and the edge portion of the desktop can be revealed in the second display area.

Optionally, the first interface of the first application can be displayed on the flexible screen (for example, the main interface, that is, the first interface displayed after the application is opened), and the second interface of the first application can be displayed in the first display area ( For example, the next interface displayed after the user performs an operation on the main interface), the second interface is displayed floating on the first interface, and the edge portion of the first interface is revealed in the second display area.

In the foregoing embodiment, any processing method for the second display area can ensure that user interface (UI) elements of the first interface are not displayed in the second display area. The UI elements of the first interface include: icons, At least one of software, navigation, buttons, progress bars, and switches. In this way, it is possible to prevent the user from accidentally touching the UI element on the side of the screen (the second display area), and to improve the user experience.

The user can set the display mode of the flexible screen through the setting interface. As shown in FIG. 14A, the user can click the icon 1303 of the setting APP of the mobile phone on the desktop 1301 of the mobile phone. When the mobile phone detects that the user clicks the icon 1303 of the setting app on the desktop 1301, the setting app can be started and the setting interface is displayed. The user can select more display setting options on the setting interface. As shown in Figure 14B, the mobile phone can display more The multiple settings interface 1401, the more display settings interface 1401 may include display area settings, and the display area settings may include full-screen display and sub-area display. More display settings interface 1401 can include full-screen display and sub-regional display icons and brief introductions, that is, when full-screen display, the application covers the entire display; when sub-regional display, the application is in the first display area (the middle area of the display) ) Display to ensure readability and prevent misoperation.

The user can select full-screen display (the user can click the full-screen display button 1402 to select the full-screen display) or sub-regional display (the user can click the control 1403 to select the sub-region display) according to personal preferences or personal usage habits. For example, if the user previously selected the full-screen display mode, but in the full-screen display mode, the user often accidentally touches the page elements on the display interface (for example, icons, function buttons, controls, etc.), at this time, the user can choose to display in different areas. To prevent misoperation.

If the user selects the sub-area display, as shown in Figure 15, the user can further select the display mode of the second display area (the side area of the display screen) in the sub-area display area 1501. The display modes of the side area include display black screen, display Preset patterns or preset animations, extended display (that is, determine the display content of the second display area according to the edge pixels of the first interface), display the desktop, etc.

After the user selects the display mode of the corresponding side area, the user can select the application that applies the display mode. For example, as shown in Figure 15, if the user selects the side area display mode as a black screen, that is, after the user clicks the control 1502, the black screen setting interface 1504 shown in Figure 16 can be displayed, and the user can set the side display mode of the application in batches. For example, the side display mode of all applications is set to black screen processing on the side, or the user can set the side display mode to black screen processing on the side for game applications and video applications, which is not limited in this application.

For another example, if the user selects the display mode of the side area to display the preset pattern, that is, after the user clicks on the control 1503, the preset pattern setting interface as shown in FIG. 17 can be displayed, and the user can select different sides for different applications. Side-filling method, for example, the user can choose to display the side-folding pattern of the side flip book on the side for reading applications or news applications, that is, pattern 1. After the user selects pattern 1, click the effect preview button to view the display effect of pattern 1. The user can choose to display the love pattern on the side for the chat application, that is, pattern 3.

It is understandable that the user can set the side display mode of applications in batches, for example, set the side display mode of all applications to black screen processing on the side, or the user can select different side filling methods for different applications. For example, for games and video apps, you can choose to perform black screen processing on the side, for reading and chat apps to choose to display preset patterns, for photo album apps to choose extended display, etc. This application is not limited.

Optionally, the user can perform a preset operation in the first display area or the second display area to call up the setting window of the side display mode. For example, the user can slide a preset distance in the second display area (for example, continuously slide 3 cm ), the mobile phone detects the sliding operation, and can pop up a setting window displayed on the side of the current interface, for example, a sub-region setting interface as shown in FIG. 15 pops up, so that the user can more conveniently change the display effect of the second display area.

The foregoing mainly introduces the solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application from the perspective of electronic devices. It can be understood that, in order to implement the above-mentioned functions, an electronic device includes hardware structures and/or software modules corresponding to each function. Those skilled in the art should easily realize that, in combination with the algorithm steps described in the embodiments disclosed herein, the present application can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a certain function is executed by hardware or computer software-driven hardware depends on the specific application and design constraint conditions of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians can use different methods for each specific application to implement the described functions, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this application.

The embodiment of the present application may divide the electronic device into functional modules according to the foregoing method examples. For example, each functional module may be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one processing module. The above-mentioned integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or software function modules. It should be noted that the division of modules in the embodiments of the present application is illustrative, and is only a logical function division, and there may be other division methods in actual implementation.

In the case of dividing each functional module corresponding to each function, FIG. 18 shows a schematic diagram of a possible composition of the electronic device 18 involved in the foregoing embodiment. As shown in FIG. 18, the electronic device 18 may include: a processing unit 1801 and display unit 1802. The processing unit 1801 is configured to perform a first display process in a first display area of a flexible screen of an electronic device, and perform a second display process in at least one second display area of the flexible screen. The first display process is different from the second display process. Wherein, the first display area does not overlap with the at least one second display area, and each second display area in the at least one second display area is located at the edge or folding edge of the flexible screen. The display unit 1802 is configured to display corresponding content in a corresponding display area (first display area or second display area) according to the first display process or the second display process.

In the case of an integrated unit, the electronic device may include a processing module, a storage module, and a communication module. The processing module can be used to control and manage the actions of the electronic device, for example, can be used to support the electronic device to execute the steps performed by the processing unit 1801 and the display unit 1802 described above. The storage module can be used to support the storage of program codes and data in the electronic device. The communication module can be used to support the communication between electronic devices and other devices.

Among them, the processing module may be a processor or a controller. It can implement or execute various exemplary logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in conjunction with the disclosure of this application. The processor may also be a combination that implements computing functions, such as a combination of one or more microprocessors, a combination of digital signal processing (DSP) and a microprocessor, and so on. The storage module may be a memory. The communication module may specifically be a radio frequency circuit, a Bluetooth chip, a Wi-Fi chip, and other devices that interact with other electronic devices.

In an embodiment, when the processing module is a processor and the storage module is a memory, the electronic device involved in this embodiment may be a device having the structure shown in FIG. 5.

This embodiment also provides a computer storage medium in which computer instructions are stored. When the computer instructions run on an electronic device, the electronic device executes the above-mentioned related method steps to implement the flexible screen display method in the above-mentioned embodiment. .

This embodiment also provides a computer program product, which when the computer program product runs on a computer, causes the computer to execute the above-mentioned related steps, so as to realize the flexible screen display method in the above-mentioned embodiment.

In addition, the embodiments of the present application also provide a device. The device may specifically be a chip, component or module. The device may include a processor and a memory connected to each other. The memory is used to store computer execution instructions. When the device is running, The processor can execute the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory, so that the chip executes the flexible screen display method in the foregoing method embodiments.

Among them, the electronic device, computer storage medium, computer program product, or chip provided in this embodiment are all used to execute the corresponding method provided above. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the corresponding method provided above. The beneficial effects of the method will not be repeated here.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can understand that for the convenience and conciseness of the description, only the division of the above-mentioned functional modules is used as an example for illustration. In practical applications, the above-mentioned function can be assigned to different functions according to needs. The function module is completed, that is, the internal structure of the device is divided into different function modules to complete all or part of the functions described above.

In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed device and method can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of modules or units is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, for example, multiple units or components may be combined or It can be integrated into another device, or some features can be ignored or not implemented. In addition, the displayed or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and the parts displayed as units may be one physical unit or multiple physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed to multiple different places. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the objectives of the solutions of the embodiments.

In addition, the functional units in the various embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. The above-mentioned integrated unit can be implemented in the form of hardware or software functional unit.

If the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application are essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art, or all or part of the technical solutions can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the software product is stored in a storage medium. It includes several instructions to make a device (may be a single-chip microcomputer, a chip, etc.) or a processor (processor) execute all or part of the steps of the methods in the embodiments of the present application. The foregoing storage media include: U disk, mobile hard disk, read only memory (read only memory, ROM), random access memory (random access memory, RAM), magnetic disk or optical disk and other media that can store program codes.

The above content is only the specific implementation of this application, but the protection scope of this application is not limited to this. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in this application. Covered in the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the protection scope of this application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

A flexible screen display method, characterized by being applied to an electronic device including a flexible screen, the flexible screen including a first display area and at least one second display area, the first display area and the at least one second display area The display areas do not overlap, and each second display area in the at least one second display area is located at the edge or folding side of the flexible screen, and the method includes:

Performing first display processing in the first display area, and performing second display processing in the at least one second display area;

Wherein, the first display processing includes displaying a first interface in the first display area, the first interface being an interface of an application or a desktop of the electronic device, and the first display processing and the second display The treatment is different.
The flexible screen display method according to claim 1, wherein the performing first display processing in the first display area and performing second display processing in the at least one second display area comprises:

The first interface is displayed in the first display area, and black screen processing is performed in the second display area.
The flexible screen display method according to claim 1, wherein the performing first display processing in the first display area and performing second display processing in the at least one second display area comprises:

The first interface is displayed in the first display area, and the display content of the second display area is determined according to edge pixels of the first interface.
The flexible screen display method according to claim 1, wherein the performing first display processing in the first display area and performing second display processing in the at least one second display area comprises:

The first interface is displayed in the first display area, and a preset pattern or a preset animation is displayed in the second display area.
The flexible screen display method according to claim 1, wherein the performing first display processing in the first display area and performing second display processing in the at least one second display area comprises:

The desktop of the electronic device is displayed on the flexible screen, the interface of the application is displayed in the first display area, the interface of the application is displayed floating on the desktop of the electronic device, and in the second display area Reveal the edge part of the desktop.
The flexible screen display method according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein the method further comprises:

The user interface UI elements of the first interface are not displayed in the second display area, and the UI elements of the first interface include at least one of icons, software, navigation, buttons, progress bars, and switches.
The flexible screen display method according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that:

The curvature of each second display area in the at least one second display area is greater than the curvature of the first display area.
An electronic device, characterized in that it comprises:

A flexible screen, the flexible screen comprising a first display area and at least one second display area, the first display area does not overlap the at least one second display area, each of the at least one second display area The second display area is located at the edge or folding side of the flexible screen; one or more processors; memory; multiple application programs; and one or more computer programs, wherein the one or more computer programs are stored in the In the memory, the one or more computer programs include instructions, and when the instructions are executed by the electronic device, the electronic device executes the following steps:

Performing first display processing in the first display area, and performing second display processing in the at least one second display area;

Wherein, the first display processing includes displaying a first interface in the first display area, the first interface being an interface of an application or a desktop of the electronic device, and the first display processing and the second display The treatment is different.
8. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein when the instruction is executed by the electronic device, the electronic device specifically executes the following steps:

The first interface is displayed in the first display area, and black screen processing is performed in the second display area.
8. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein when the instruction is executed by the electronic device, the electronic device specifically executes the following steps:

The first interface is displayed in the first display area, and the display content of the second display area is determined according to edge pixels of the first interface.
8. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein when the instruction is executed by the electronic device, the electronic device specifically executes the following steps:

The first interface is displayed in the first display area, and a preset pattern or a preset animation is displayed in the second display area.
8. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein when the instruction is executed by the electronic device, the electronic device specifically executes the following steps:

The desktop of the electronic device is displayed on the flexible screen, the interface of the application is displayed in the first display area, the interface of the application is displayed floating on the desktop of the electronic device, and in the second display area Reveal the edge part of the desktop.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 8-12, wherein when the instruction is executed by the electronic device, the electronic device is caused to further execute the following steps:

The user interface UI elements of the first interface are not displayed in the second display area, and the UI elements of the first interface include at least one of icons, software, navigation, buttons, progress bars, and switches.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 8-13, wherein:

The curvature of each second display area in the at least one second display area is greater than the curvature of the first display area.
An electronic device, comprising a flexible screen, the flexible screen comprising a first display area and at least one second display area, the first display area and the at least one second display area do not overlap, the at least one second display area Each second display area in the display area is located at the edge or folding edge of the flexible screen; one or more processors; a memory; a plurality of application programs; and one or more computer programs, wherein the one or more A computer program is stored in the memory, and the one or more computer programs include instructions, and when the instructions are executed by the electronic device, the electronic device realizes the implementation of any one of claims 1-7. The flexible screen display method described.
A computer storage medium, characterized by comprising computer instructions, which when the computer instructions run on an electronic device, causes the electronic device to execute the flexible screen display method according to any one of claims 1-7.
A computer program product, characterized in that, when the computer program product runs on a computer, the computer is caused to execute the flexible screen display method according to any one of claims 1-7.