WO2021197311A1 - Volume adjustment display method and electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a volume adjustment display method and an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus comprises a display screen and P acoustic devices, wherein the display screen has Q display areas, and both P and Q are integers greater than one. The method comprises: receiving a first input; and in response to the first input, adjusting the output volume of a target acoustic device, and displaying volume adjustment information in a target area, wherein when the target acoustic device comprises at least one of the P acoustic devices, the target area comprises the display area in the Q display areas that is closest to a mounting position of the target acoustic device in an electronic apparatus.

Description

Volume adjustment display method and electronic equipment

Cross-references to related applications

This application claims the priority of Chinese Patent Application No. 202010241127.8 filed in China on March 31, 2020, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to a volume adjustment display method and electronic equipment.

Background technique

Adjusting the output volume of electronic equipment is a high-frequency operation during the use of electronic equipment. In order to achieve feedback to the user's operation, the electronic device will display volume adjustment information on the screen, prompting the user of the current volume level.

Currently, the display position of the volume adjustment information is generally located in the middle of the display screen of the electronic device or close to the volume adjustment button. It can be seen that the flexibility of the existing volume adjustment information display is low.

Summary of the invention

The embodiments of the present invention provide a volume adjustment and display method and electronic equipment to solve the problem of low flexibility of the existing volume adjustment information display.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is implemented as follows:

In the first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a volume adjustment display method, which is applied to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a display screen and P acoustic devices. The display screen has Q display areas, and both P and Q are displayed. Is an integer greater than 1; the method includes:

Receive the first input;

In response to the first input, adjust the output volume of the target acoustic device, and display volume adjustment information in the target area;

Wherein, in the case where the target acoustic device includes at least one acoustic device among the P acoustic devices, the target area includes the installation of the target acoustic device in the electronic device in the Q display areas The display area closest to the location.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention also provides an electronic device, the electronic device includes a display screen and P acoustic devices, the display screen has Q display areas, and both P and Q are integers greater than 1. Electronic equipment also includes:

The first receiving module is configured to receive the first input;

The first response module is configured to adjust the output volume of the target acoustic device in response to the first input, and display volume adjustment information in the target area corresponding to the target acoustic device;

Wherein, in the case where the target acoustic device includes at least one acoustic device among the P acoustic devices, the target area includes the installation of the target acoustic device in the electronic device in the Q display areas The display area closest to the location.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention also provides an electronic device that includes a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and capable of running on the processor. The computer program is The processor implements the steps of the display method for volume adjustment as described above when executed.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored on the computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the above-mentioned sound volume applied to an electronic device Adjust the steps of the display method.

In the embodiment of the present invention, in the case where the target acoustic device of the volume adjustment input function includes at least one acoustic device of the electronic device, the electronic device is closest to the target acoustic device in the installation position of the electronic device through the display screen. The display area of shows the volume adjustment information. It can be seen that in the embodiment of the present invention, the display area of the volume adjustment information is related to the installation position of the acoustic device for the volume adjustment input in the electronic device. In this way, on the one hand, the flexibility of the volume adjustment information display can be improved, and on the other hand, the user can The acoustic device currently performing volume adjustment is determined according to the display position of the volume adjustment information, and then it can be determined whether the acoustic device currently performing volume adjustment is an acoustic device expected to perform volume adjustment, thereby improving the accuracy of volume adjustment.

Description of the drawings

In order to explain the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, the following will briefly introduce the drawings used in the description of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative labor.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a volume adjustment display method provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2a is one of the schematic diagrams of volume adjustment information provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

2b is the second schematic diagram of volume adjustment information provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2c is the third schematic diagram of volume adjustment information provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

2d is the fourth schematic diagram of volume adjustment information provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3a is the fifth schematic diagram of volume adjustment information provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3b is a sixth diagram of volume adjustment information provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3c is a seventh schematic diagram of volume adjustment information provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

3d is the eighth schematic diagram of volume adjustment information provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4a is a ninth diagram of volume adjustment information provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4b is a tenth schematic diagram of volume adjustment information provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

4c is the eleventh diagram of volume adjustment information provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4d is a twelfth diagram of volume adjustment information provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5a is a thirteenth diagram of volume adjustment information provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5b is a fourteenth schematic diagram of volume adjustment information provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5c is the fifteenth schematic diagram of volume adjustment information provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5d is a sixteenth schematic diagram of volume adjustment information provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 6 is one of the structural diagrams of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is the second structural diagram of the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The terms “first”, “second”, etc. in the embodiments of the present invention are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific sequence or sequence. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any variations of them are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, product, or device that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those clearly listed. Those steps or units may include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or are inherent to these processes, methods, products, or equipment.

The volume adjustment and display method of the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to an electronic device that includes P acoustic devices and a display screen with Q display areas, and both P and Q are integers greater than 1.

In practical applications, the acoustic device can be a sound-producing device, such as a speaker, earphone, etc.; the acoustic device can also be a radio device, such as a microphone.

Electronic devices can be mobile phones, tablet computers (Tablet Personal Computer), laptop computers (Laptop Computer), personal digital assistants (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), mobile Internet devices (Mobile Internet Device, MID), wearable devices ( Wearable Device) or in-vehicle equipment.

The following describes the volume adjustment and display method of the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a volume adjustment display method provided by an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, the volume adjustment display method may include the following steps:

Step 101: Receive a first input.

In this embodiment, the first input is a volume adjustment input, which is used to trigger the electronic device to adjust the output volume of the target acoustic device.

In specific implementation, the first input can be any of the following:

Input of touch volume adjustment control;

Used to trigger the electronic device to adjust the voice input of the target acoustic device;

It is used to trigger the electronic device to adjust the gesture input of the target acoustic device, etc.

The target acoustic device may be: part or all of the acoustic devices corresponding to the electronic device.

The acoustic device corresponding to the electronic device includes the P acoustic devices installed in the electronic device itself, such as: an earpiece (or called a receiver) or a speaker of the electronic device. Further, the acoustic device corresponding to the electronic device may also include at least one of the following: an acoustic device connected to the electronic device by wire; for example, a wired earphone connected to the electronic device through an earphone interface; an acoustic device connected to the electronic device wirelessly, such as: electronic device Wireless headsets, Bluetooth devices, TVs, etc. that are connected wirelessly.

Optionally, the target acoustic device may include at least one of the following: at least one acoustic device installed in the electronic device itself, at least one acoustic device connected to the electronic device by wire, and at least one acoustic device connected to the electronic device wirelessly.

Step 102: In response to the first input, adjust the output volume of the target acoustic device, and display volume adjustment information in the target area.

In specific implementation, the target acoustic device may include: among the acoustic devices corresponding to the electronic device, some or all of the acoustic devices in the working state when the electronic device receives the first input, but are not limited to this.

For the convenience of description, among the acoustic devices corresponding to the electronic device, the acoustic device in the working state when the electronic device receives the first input is the second acoustic device, and the second acoustic device receives the second acoustic device when the electronic device receives the first input. When one input is in working state, audio is output.

Optionally, in the first implementation manner, the target acoustic device may be any acoustic device in the second acoustic device; in the second implementation manner, the target acoustic device may include the second acoustic device All of the acoustic devices, but not limited to this.

In this embodiment, the determination of the target area is related to the target acoustic device.

In the case where the target acoustic device includes at least one acoustic device among the P acoustic devices, the target area includes the Q display areas that are closest to the target acoustic device in the installation position of the electronic device. Close display area.

That is, for at least one acoustic device among the P acoustic devices included in the target acoustic device, its corresponding volume adjustment information is closest to its installation position in the electronic device in the Q display areas Displayed in the display area.

In a specific implementation, in a case where the target acoustic device includes one acoustic device of the P acoustic devices, the target area includes one display area of the Q display areas. Specifically, the target area is a display area in the Q display areas that is closest to the acoustic device of the P acoustic devices at the installation position of the electronic device.

For example, assuming that the display screen includes a display area 1, a display area 2 and a display area 3, the P acoustic devices include acoustic device a, acoustic device b, and acoustic device c, and the target acoustic device includes acoustic device a. At the same time, it is assumed that the distance between the display area 1 and the acoustic device a in the installation position of the electronic device>the distance between the display area 3 and the acoustic device a in the installation position of the electronic device>the distance between the display area 2 and the acoustic device a in the installation position of the electronic device, Then, the terminal will display the volume adjustment information corresponding to the acoustic device a in the display area 2.

When the target acoustic device includes J acoustic devices among the P acoustic devices, and J is an integer greater than 1 and smaller than P, the number of display areas included in the target area may be less than or equal to J. Specifically, the target area includes the display area where each acoustic device of the J acoustic devices in the Q display areas is closest to the installation position of the electronic device, wherein the J acoustic devices are different The display area of the acoustic device closest to the installation position of the electronic device may be the same or different.

Further, for multiple acoustic devices with different display areas where the installation positions of the electronic equipment are closest, the volume adjustment information corresponding to the multiple acoustic devices may be displayed in any of the following display modes:

Display mode 1: The volume adjustment information corresponding to the multiple acoustic devices can be displayed through a target volume adjustment information.

Display mode 2: The volume adjustment information corresponding to each acoustic device in the plurality of acoustic devices can be displayed through an independent volume adjustment information, but the multiple volume adjustment information are all displayed in the same display area.

For display mode 1, further, the target volume adjustment information may include identification information and volume information of each acoustic device in the corresponding multiple acoustic devices. It should be understood that the identification information of any two acoustic devices is different, that is, the identification information of each acoustic device can be used to uniquely identify the acoustic device. Optionally, the identification information of the acoustic device may be the pinyin abbreviation of the acoustic device. In the case where the number of the same acoustic device is greater than 1, the pinyin abbreviation + number of the acoustic device can be used as the identification information of the acoustic device, such as: hypothesis The acoustic device includes loudspeaker 1 and loudspeaker 2. Then, for loudspeaker 1, its identification information can be YSQ1, and for loudspeaker 2, its identification information can be YSQ2. It should be understood that the expression form of the above identification information is only an example, and the specific expression form of the identification information is not limited accordingly.

To facilitate understanding, examples are described as follows:

Assuming that the display screen includes display area 1, display area 2, and display area 3. The P acoustic devices include acoustic device a, acoustic device b, and acoustic device c, and the target acoustic device includes acoustic device a, acoustic device b, and acoustic device. Device c. At the same time, it is assumed that the display area 1 is the display area where the acoustic device a and the acoustic device b are the closest to the installation position of the electronic device, and the display area 2 is the display area where the acoustic device c is the closest to the installation position of the electronic device.

Then, the terminal displays the volume adjustment information corresponding to the acoustic device a and the acoustic device b in the display area 1. In one implementation manner, the terminal can display two volume adjustment information in the display area 1, which are the volume adjustment information corresponding to acoustic device a and the volume adjustment information corresponding to acoustic device b; in another implementation manner, the terminal can One volume adjustment information is displayed in the display area 1. The volume adjustment information may include: identification information and volume information of the acoustic device a, and identification information and volume information of the acoustic device b. In addition, the terminal displays volume adjustment information corresponding to the acoustic device c in the display area 3.

In this embodiment, in the case where the target acoustic device of the volume adjustment input function includes at least one acoustic device of the electronic device, the electronic device passes through the display screen that is closest to the target acoustic device at the installation position of the electronic device. The display area displays volume adjustment information. It can be seen that in the embodiment of the present invention, the display area of the volume adjustment information is related to the installation position of the acoustic device for the volume adjustment input in the electronic device. In this way, on the one hand, the flexibility of the volume adjustment information display can be improved, and on the other hand, the user can The acoustic device currently performing volume adjustment is determined according to the display position of the volume adjustment information, and then it can be determined whether the acoustic device currently performing volume adjustment is an acoustic device expected to perform volume adjustment, thereby improving the accuracy of volume adjustment.

In this embodiment, further, in a case where the target acoustic device includes an acoustic device wiredly connected to the electronic device through the first interface of the electronic device, the target area includes the Q display areas In the display area closest to the installation position of the first interface in the electronic device;

In a case where the target acoustic device includes an acoustic device wirelessly connected to the electronic device, the target area includes the first display area of the Q display areas.

In the case that the target acoustic device includes an acoustic device that is wiredly connected to the electronic device through the first interface of the electronic device, for the target acoustic device that includes the acoustic device that is wiredly connected to the electronic device through the first interface The acoustic device, and its corresponding volume adjustment information is displayed in the display area closest to the installation position of the electronic device of the first interface among the Q display areas.

In this case, the method for determining the target area is the same as the method for determining the target area in the aforementioned target acoustic device including at least one acoustic device of the P acoustic devices. For details, please refer to the foregoing description, which will not be omitted here. Go into details.

Exemplary: assuming that the display screen includes a display area 1, a display area 2, and a display area 3, the target acoustic device includes a wired headset connected to the electronic device through the interface 1. At the same time, it is assumed that the display area 1 is the display area where the interface 1 is closest to the installation position of the electronic device. Then, the terminal displays the volume adjustment information corresponding to the wired earphone in the display area 1.

In the case where the target acoustic device includes an acoustic device wirelessly connected to the electronic device, the first display area may be preset.

For example, assuming that the display screen includes a display area 1, a display area 2, and a display area 3, the first display area is preset as the display area 3. Then, in a case where the target acoustic device includes an acoustic device wirelessly connected to the electronic device, the terminal may display volume adjustment information corresponding to the acoustic device wirelessly connected to the electronic device in the display area 3.

It should be noted that in order to distinguish the display area of the volume adjustment information corresponding to the acoustic device wirelessly connected to the electronic device from the display area of the volume adjustment information corresponding to other acoustic devices, the installation position of the acoustic device installed in the electronic device is determined , The interface of the electronic device is determined. Therefore, the electronic device may preset that the first display area is different from the display area based on the volume adjustment information corresponding to other acoustic devices.

In this embodiment, optionally, the electronic device is preset with N display modes, and at least one display parameter corresponding to the N display modes is different. The display parameters include display color, display style, and display time. At least one of, N is an integer greater than 1;

Before the displaying volume adjustment information in the target area, the method further includes:

Determining a target display mode corresponding to the target acoustic device among the N display modes;

The displaying volume adjustment information in the target area specifically includes:

The volume adjustment information is displayed in the target area in the target display mode.

In this optional implementation manner, since at least one display parameter corresponding to the N display modes is different, by displaying the volume adjustment information in the target display mode in the target area, the user can view the volume according to the volume. Adjust the display mode of the information, determine the acoustic device for volume adjustment input, that is, determine the acoustic device for volume adjustment, and then determine whether the current acoustic device for volume adjustment is the acoustic device for which volume adjustment is expected, and improve the accuracy of volume adjustment .

In this optional implementation manner, the electronic device may predetermine the correspondence between the N display modes and each acoustic device corresponding to the electronic device. In this way, after determining the target acoustic device, the electronic device can determine the target display mode by searching the foregoing corresponding relationship.

In specific implementation, in the foregoing correspondence relationship, one of the N display modes may correspond to: K acoustic devices, and K is a natural number.

For example, it is assumed that the acoustic device installed in the electronic device includes 1 earpiece and 2 speakers; the N display modes include display mode 1, display mode 2, display mode 3, or display mode 4. In the above corresponding relationship, display mode 1 corresponds to the earpiece of the electronic device; display mode 2 corresponds to the speaker of the electronic device, display mode 3 corresponds to the acoustic device of the electronic device wired connection corresponds to the display mode 3; display mode 4 corresponds to the acoustics of the wireless connection of the electronic device Device. It can be seen that display mode 1 corresponds to only one acoustic device, and display mode 2 corresponds to two acoustic devices.

In this embodiment, optionally, after the volume adjustment information is displayed in the target area, the method further includes at least one of the following:

Controlling the display of the first characteristic information of the volume adjustment information according to the output volume of the target acoustic device;

According to the comparison result of the output volume of the target acoustic device and the first threshold, the display of the second characteristic information of the volume adjustment information is controlled.

For ease of understanding, the following are respectively the first embodiment of “controlling the display of the first characteristic information of the volume adjustment information according to the output volume of the target acoustic device” and “according to the output volume and the first characteristic of the target acoustic device”. The second embodiment of "controlling the display of the second characteristic information of the volume adjustment information" will be described as a comparison result of a threshold value.

For the first embodiment described above, the display of the first characteristic information of the volume adjustment information may be used to reflect the volume level output by the target acoustic device.

Optionally, the first characteristic information may include the saturation of the display color of the volume adjustment information. The saturation of the display color of the volume adjustment information may be positively correlated with the volume output by the target acoustic device, that is, the greater the volume output by the target acoustic device, the higher the saturation of the display color of the volume adjustment information , And vice versa, the lower.

Optionally, in a case where the volume adjustment information includes a first object, the first characteristic information may include the number of first objects included in the volume adjustment information. The number of first objects included in the volume adjustment information may be positively correlated with the volume output of the target acoustic device, that is, the greater the volume output by the target acoustic device, the greater the volume of the first object included in the volume adjustment information. The greater the number, the less conversely. In specific implementation, the first object may be a rectangular grid or a line segment.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned first feature information is only an example, and the first feature information is not limited accordingly.

In this way, in the first embodiment, the user can determine the volume output of the target acoustic device based on the display of the first characteristic information of the volume adjustment information, and then can adjust the volume output of the target acoustic device according to the actual situation.

For the above second embodiment, in specific implementation, the comparison result of the output volume of the target acoustic device and the first threshold includes a first comparison result and a second comparison result: the first comparison result is: the target acoustic device The output volume of is less than or equal to the first threshold, and the second comparison result is: the output volume of the target acoustic device is greater than the first threshold.

The display state of the second characteristic information of the volume adjustment information under the first comparison result is different from the display state under the second comparison result.

Optionally, the second characteristic information includes a display color of the volume adjustment information. Exemplarily, when the output volume of the target acoustic device is less than or equal to the first threshold, the display color of the volume adjustment information is the same as the display color corresponding to the target display mode, such as blue; When the output volume of the target acoustic device is greater than the first threshold, the display color of the volume adjustment information is switched to red to warn the user that the output volume of the target acoustic device is greater than the first threshold, which is detrimental to hearing. It should be noted that, under the second comparison result, the display color of the volume adjustment information may be different from the display colors corresponding to the N display modes, so that the accuracy of the user determination can be improved.

Optionally, the second characteristic information includes a display position of the volume adjustment information. Exemplarily, when the output volume of the target acoustic device is less than or equal to the first threshold, the display position of the volume adjustment information is the same as the display position corresponding to the target display mode, which is recorded as the original display position; When the output volume of the target acoustic device is greater than the first threshold, the volume adjustment is displayed bouncely at the original display position to warn the user that the output volume of the target acoustic device is greater than the first threshold, which is detrimental to hearing.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned second characteristic information is only used for example, and therefore does not limit the second characteristic information.

In the second embodiment, the user can determine whether the output of the target acoustic device exceeds the first threshold based on the display of the second characteristic information of the volume adjustment information, and then can adjust the volume of the output of the target acoustic device according to the actual situation.

In this embodiment, optionally, the receiving the first input includes:

Receiving the first input when the electronic device outputs audio through H acoustic devices, P≥H>1, and H is an integer;

After adjusting the output volume of the target acoustic device in response to the first input, and displaying volume adjustment information in the target area, the method further includes:

Displaying H controls corresponding to the H acoustic devices;

Receiving a second input to a first control, where the first control includes at least one of the H controls;

In response to the second input, adjusting the output volume of the acoustic device corresponding to the first control;

Wherein, the target acoustic device is the first acoustic device among the H acoustic devices.

In this optional implementation manner, the electronic device receives the first input when H acoustic devices are in working state, and the electronic device may adjust the first input of the H acoustic devices in response to the first input. The output volume of the acoustic device, and the volume adjustment information corresponding to the first acoustic device is displayed in the display area corresponding to the first acoustic device.

Optionally, the first acoustic device is any one of the following:

In the case where the first input is an input for reducing the output volume of an acoustic device, the first acoustic device is an acoustic device whose output volume is greater than or equal to a first preset threshold among the H acoustic devices, or , The first acoustic device is the acoustic device with the largest output volume among the H acoustic devices;

In the case where the first input is an input for increasing the output volume of an acoustic device, the first acoustic device is an acoustic device whose output volume is less than or equal to a second preset threshold among the H acoustic devices, or The first acoustic device is the acoustic device with the smallest output volume among the H acoustic devices.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned first acoustic device is only an example, and therefore the determination method of the first acoustic device is not shown.

It can be known from the foregoing that the target area is related to the target acoustic device. Therefore, the user can determine whether the target acoustic device for the volume adjustment input is the desired acoustic device for which the user desires volume adjustment according to the display area of the volume adjustment information. If the target acoustic device is not the desired acoustic device, the user The electronic device can be triggered to switch the audio output device that performs audio output to the desired audio output device, thereby improving the accuracy of volume adjustment.

Therefore, in this optional implementation manner, the electronic device may display H controls corresponding to the H acoustic devices. The user can perform a second input on the first control of the H controls, and the first control includes at least one of the H controls to trigger the electronic device to switch the audio output device for audio adjustment to the same The acoustic device corresponding to the first control realizes the flexibility of volume adjustment.

It should be noted that the multiple optional implementation manners introduced in the embodiment of the present invention can be implemented in combination with each other or can be implemented separately without conflict with each other, and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit this.

To facilitate understanding, examples are described as follows:

In this example, the visual interaction of volume adjustment is performed with the sound unit corresponding to the electronic device (ie, acoustic device) as the core, that is, the feedback animation of volume adjustment is displayed close to the "sound source", and the content of the animation conforms to the attribute of the sound source, thus intuitively telling the user The currently adjusted sound unit (position) and volume level, and reduce the interference to the user watching the screen content.

In the screen area close to the speaker, the volume adjustment process and current volume level of the corresponding speaker are displayed through interactive animation; in the screen area close to the receiver, the volume adjustment process and current volume level (or Current volume level); In the screen area close to the earphone interface, the volume adjustment process and current volume level of the corresponding wired headset are displayed through interactive animation; at the corner of the screen area, the volume adjustment process and current volume of the corresponding wireless headset are displayed through interactive animation grade.

Further, when the volume of the earphone increases to a certain threshold, the interactive animation reminds the user that continuing to increase the volume may damage hearing.

It specifically includes the following implementations:

Implementation mode one

When the user is talking on the handle, the actual unit of volume adjustment is the earpiece (receiver), so the interactive animation (which can be displayed close to the upper border of the phone, indicating that the user is currently adjusting the volume of the earpiece. As shown in Figure 2a to Figure 2d, Figure 2a The feedback animation shown in Fig. 2b feeds back the current volume adjustment process through the color gradual animation. When the volume increases, the color saturation increases accordingly to indicate the current volume level.

As shown in Figure 2a to Figure 2d, the volume interactive animation is located at the top of the full-screen mobile phone, corresponding to the position of the earpiece of the mobile phone. Therefore, with the help of the animation interaction, the user can visually perceive the sound channel and volume level of the current sound, and better hold it. With the mobile phone close to the sound source, the call experience is improved.

Through the foregoing implementation manners, the user can be informed more intuitively that the volume of the earpiece is currently being adjusted, and the current volume level can be learned.

It is worth noting that the color and interactive animation styles mentioned in the above embodiments are only one of the forms for realizing the present invention, not the only form. The key feature of this embodiment is that the interactive animation is close to the earpiece unit, which can imply that the earpiece is working and indicate the volume level.

Implementation mode two

When the user is in a hands-free call, audio and video playback, the actual unit of volume adjustment is the speaker, so the interactive animation can be displayed close to the lower border of the phone, indicating that the user is currently adjusting the volume of the speaker. As shown in Figure 3a to Figure 3b, the interactive animation shown in Figure 3a to Figure 3b comprehensively expresses the size of the sound through the number and color saturation of the rectangular grid. When the number and number of grid layers are large, the color saturation is high. , It means that the current volume level is high; otherwise, it means that the current volume level is low.

The volume interactive animation is located in the chamfered transition area of the full-screen mobile phone. When the user uses the mobile phone to watch the video on the horizontal screen, the interactive animation is located in the edge area instead of the key content areas such as the middle and the top, and is presented in a semi-transparent form. Therefore, this method can reduce the interference of animation on the user's viewing screen content.

Through the foregoing implementation manners, the user can be informed more intuitively that what is currently being adjusted is the volume of the speaker, and the current volume level can be learned.

It is worth noting that the color and interactive animation styles mentioned in the above embodiments are only one of the forms for realizing the present invention, not the only form. The key feature of this embodiment is that the interactive animation is close to the speaker unit, which can imply the work of the speaker unit and indicate the volume level.

Implementation mode three

When the device is connected to a wired headset, if the volume is adjusted, the interactive animation will be displayed on the screen area near the headset jack. As shown in Figs. 4a to 4d, the interactive animation shown in Figs. 4a to 4d reflects the volume of the volume through the number of curve segments.

When the wired headset is plugged into the current device and the connection is successful, the mobile phone pops up an animation to indicate that the current connection is complete and the volume level of the current headset.

In the process of increasing the volume of the user, or when the earphone is inserted, if it is detected that the volume level reaches a certain threshold, the user will be reminded through an interactive animation to avoid hearing damage.

It is worth noting that the color and interactive animation styles mentioned in the above embodiments are only one of the forms for realizing the present invention, not the only form. The key feature of this embodiment is that the interactive animation is located near the earphone jack, which can imply the connection of wired earphones, indicate the volume level, and have a high volume warning function.

Through the foregoing implementation manners, the user can be informed more intuitively that the volume of the wired headset is currently being adjusted, and the current volume level can be learned.

Implementation mode four

When the device is connected to the wireless headset, if the volume is adjusted, the interactive animation is displayed in a corner of the screen area. As shown in Figs. 5a to 5d, the interactive animation shown in Figs. 5a to 5d reflects the volume of the volume through the number of curve segments.

When the wireless headset is successfully connected to the current device, the mobile phone pops up an animation to indicate that the current connection is complete and the volume level of the current audio channel.

In the process of increasing the volume of the user, or when connecting to a Bluetooth headset, if the volume level is detected to reach a certain threshold, the user will be reminded through interactive animation to avoid hearing damage.

It is worth noting that the color and interactive animation styles mentioned in the above embodiments are only one of the forms for realizing the present invention, not the only form. The key feature of this embodiment is that the interactive animation is located at the edge or corner of the screen, which can imply the connection of the wireless headset, indicate the volume level, and have a high volume warning function.

Through the foregoing implementation manners, the user can be informed more intuitively that the volume of the wireless earphone is currently being adjusted, and the current volume level can be learned.

Refer to FIG. 6, which is one of the structural diagrams of the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 600 includes a display screen and P acoustic devices. The display screen has Q display areas, and both P and Q are integers greater than one. As shown in FIG. 6, the electronic device 600 includes:

The first receiving module 601 is configured to receive a first input;

The first response module 602 is configured to adjust the output volume of the target acoustic device in response to the first input, and display volume adjustment information in the target area corresponding to the target acoustic device;

Wherein, in the case where the target acoustic device includes at least one acoustic device among the P acoustic devices, the target area includes the installation of the target acoustic device in the electronic device in the Q display areas The display area closest to the location.

Optionally, in the case that the target acoustic device includes an acoustic device that is wiredly connected to the electronic device through the first interface of the electronic device, the target area includes that of the Q display areas and the second An interface in the display area closest to the installation position of the electronic device;

In a case where the target acoustic device includes an acoustic device wirelessly connected to the electronic device, the target area includes the first display area of the Q display areas.

Optionally, the electronic device is preset with N display modes, and at least one display parameter corresponding to the N display modes is different, and the display parameter includes at least one of a display color, a display style, and a display duration, N is an integer greater than 1;

The electronic device 600 further includes:

A determining module, configured to determine a target display mode corresponding to the target acoustic device among the N display modes;

The first response module is specifically configured to adjust the output volume of a target acoustic device in response to the first input, and display volume adjustment information in the target display mode in a target area corresponding to the target acoustic device.

Optionally, the electronic device 600 further includes at least one of the following:

The first control module is configured to control the display of the first characteristic information of the volume adjustment information according to the output volume of the target acoustic device;

The second control module is configured to control the display of the second characteristic information of the volume adjustment information according to the comparison result of the output volume of the target acoustic device and the first threshold.

Optionally, the first receiving module 601 is specifically configured to:

Receiving the first input when the electronic device outputs audio through H acoustic devices, P≥H>1, and H is an integer;

The electronic device 600 further includes:

A display module for displaying H controls corresponding to the H acoustic devices;

A second receiving module, configured to receive a second input for a first control, where the first control includes at least one of the H controls;

The second response module is configured to adjust the output volume of the acoustic device corresponding to the first control in response to the second input;

Wherein, the target acoustic device is the first acoustic device among the H acoustic devices.

Optionally, the first acoustic device is any one of the following:

In the case where the first input is an input for reducing the output volume of an acoustic device, the first acoustic device is an acoustic device whose output volume is greater than or equal to a first preset threshold among the H acoustic devices, or , The first acoustic device is the acoustic device with the largest output volume among the H acoustic devices;

In the case where the first input is an input for increasing the output volume of an acoustic device, the first acoustic device is an acoustic device whose output volume is less than or equal to a second preset threshold among the H acoustic devices, or The first acoustic device is the acoustic device with the smallest output volume among the H acoustic devices.

The electronic device 600 can implement various processes that can be implemented by the electronic device in the method embodiment of the present invention and achieve the same beneficial effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein again.

Please refer to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a second structural diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device may be a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an electronic device that implements various embodiments of the present invention. The electronic device 700 includes a display screen and P acoustic devices. The display screen has Q display areas, and both P and Q are integers greater than one. As shown in FIG. 7, the electronic device 700 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 701, a network module 702, an audio output unit 703, an input unit 704, a sensor 705, a display unit 706, a user input unit 707, an interface unit 708, a memory 709, The processor 710, and the power supply 711 and other components. Those skilled in the art can understand that the structure of the electronic device shown in FIG. 7 does not constitute a limitation on the electronic device. The electronic device may include more or fewer components than those shown in the figure, or a combination of certain components, or different components. Layout. In the embodiments of the present invention, electronic devices include, but are not limited to, mobile phones, tablet computers, notebook computers, palmtop computers, in-vehicle electronic devices, wearable devices, and pedometers.

Among them, the processor 710 is used for:

Receive the first input through the user input unit 707;

In response to the first input, adjust the output volume of the target acoustic device, and display volume adjustment information in the target area through the display unit 706;

Wherein, in the case where the target acoustic device includes at least one acoustic device among the P acoustic devices, the target area includes the installation of the target acoustic device in the electronic device in the Q display areas The display area closest to the location.

Optionally, in a case where the target acoustic device includes an acoustic device that is wiredly connected to the electronic device through the first interface of the electronic device, the target area includes that of the Q display areas and the second An interface in the display area closest to the installation position of the electronic device;

In a case where the target acoustic device includes an acoustic device wirelessly connected to the electronic device, the target area includes the first display area of the Q display areas.

Optionally, the electronic device is preset with N display modes, and at least one display parameter corresponding to the N display modes is different, and the display parameter includes at least one of a display color, a display style, and a display time, N is an integer greater than 1;

The processor 710 is also used for:

Determining a target display mode corresponding to the target acoustic device among the N display modes;

The volume adjustment information is displayed in the target area in the target display mode.

Optionally, the processor 710 is further used for at least one of the following:

Controlling the display of the first characteristic information of the volume adjustment information according to the output volume of the target acoustic device;

According to the comparison result of the output volume of the target acoustic device and the first threshold, the display of the second characteristic information of the volume adjustment information is controlled.

Optionally, the processor 710 is also used for:

In the case where the electronic device outputs audio through H acoustic devices, P≥H>1, and H is an integer, receive the first input through the user input unit 707;

Displaying the H controls corresponding to the H acoustic devices through the display unit 706;

Receiving a second input for a first control through the user input unit 707, the first control including at least one control of the H controls;

In response to the second input, adjusting the output volume of the acoustic device corresponding to the first control;

Wherein, the target acoustic device is the first acoustic device among the H acoustic devices.

Optionally, the first acoustic device is any one of the following:

In the case where the first input is an input for reducing the output volume of an acoustic device, the first acoustic device is an acoustic device whose output volume is greater than or equal to a first preset threshold among the H acoustic devices, or , The first acoustic device is the acoustic device with the largest output volume among the H acoustic devices;

In the case where the first input is an input for increasing the output volume of an acoustic device, the first acoustic device is an acoustic device whose output volume is less than or equal to a second preset threshold among the H acoustic devices, or The first acoustic device is the acoustic device with the smallest output volume among the H acoustic devices.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned electronic device 700 in this embodiment can implement each process in the method embodiment in the embodiment of the present invention and achieve the same beneficial effects. In order to avoid repetition, details are not described herein again.

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the radio frequency unit 701 can be used to receive and send signals during information transmission or communication. Specifically, the downlink data from the base station is received and processed by the processor 710; in addition, Uplink data is sent to the base station. Generally, the radio frequency unit 701 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the radio frequency unit 701 can also communicate with the network and other devices through a wireless communication system.

The electronic device provides users with wireless broadband Internet access through the network module 702, such as helping users to send and receive emails, browse web pages, and access streaming media.

The audio output unit 703 can convert the audio data received by the radio frequency unit 701 or the network module 702 or stored in the memory 709 into an audio signal and output it as sound. Moreover, the audio output unit 703 may also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the electronic device 700 (for example, call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 703 includes a speaker, a buzzer, a receiver, and the like.

The input unit 704 is used to receive audio or video signals. The input unit 704 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 7041 and a microphone 7042. The graphics processor 7041 is used for the image of a still picture or video obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. Data is processed. The processed image frame may be displayed on the display unit 706. The image frames processed by the graphics processor 7041 can be stored in the memory 709 (or other storage medium) or sent via the radio frequency unit 701 or the network module 702. The microphone 7042 can receive sound, and can process such sound into audio data. The processed audio data can be converted into a format that can be sent to the mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 701 for output in the case of a telephone call mode.

The electronic device 700 further includes at least one sensor 705, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor. The ambient light sensor can adjust the brightness of the display panel 7061 according to the brightness of the ambient light. The proximity sensor can close the display panel 7061 and the display panel 7061 when the electronic device 700 is moved to the ear. / Or backlight. As a kind of motion sensor, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in various directions (usually three axes), and can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary, and can be used to identify the posture of electronic devices (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games) , Magnetometer attitude calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer, tap), etc.; sensor 705 can also include fingerprint sensors, pressure sensors, iris sensors, molecular sensors, gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, Infrared sensors, etc., will not be repeated here.

The display unit 706 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The display unit 706 may include a display panel 7061, and the display panel 7061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), etc.

The user input unit 707 may be used to receive inputted numeric or character information, and generate key signal input related to user settings and function control of the electronic device. Specifically, the user input unit 707 includes a touch panel 7071 and other input devices 7072. The touch panel 7071, also known as the touch screen, can collect the user's touch operations on or near it (for example, the user uses any suitable objects or accessories such as fingers, stylus, etc.) on the touch panel 7071 or near the touch panel 7071. operate). The touch panel 7071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Among them, the touch detection device detects the user's touch position, detects the signal brought by the touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives the touch information from the touch detection device, converts it into contact coordinates, and then sends it To the processor 710, the command sent by the processor 710 is received and executed. In addition, the touch panel 7071 can be implemented in multiple types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave. In addition to the touch panel 7071, the user input unit 707 may also include other input devices 7072. Specifically, other input devices 7072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control buttons, switch buttons, etc.), trackball, mouse, and joystick, which will not be repeated here.

Further, the touch panel 7071 can be overlaid on the display panel 7061. When the touch panel 7071 detects a touch operation on or near it, it is transmitted to the processor 710 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 710 determines the type of touch event according to the touch. The type of event provides corresponding visual output on the display panel 7061. Although in FIG. 7, the touch panel 7071 and the display panel 7061 are used as two independent components to implement the input and output functions of the electronic device, in some embodiments, the touch panel 7071 and the display panel 7061 can be integrated The implementation of the input and output functions of the electronic device is not specifically limited here.

The interface unit 708 is an interface for connecting an external device and the electronic device 700. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power source (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device with an identification module, audio input/output (I/O) port, video I/O port, headphone port, etc. The interface unit 708 can be used to receive input (for example, data information, power, etc.) from an external device and transmit the received input to one or more elements in the electronic device 700 or can be used to connect the electronic device 700 to an external device. Transfer data between devices.

The memory 709 can be used to store software programs and various data. The memory 709 may mainly include a program storage area and a data storage area. The program storage area may store an operating system, an application program required by at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.), etc.; Data created by the use of mobile phones (such as audio data, phone book, etc.), etc. In addition, the memory 709 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, a flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage devices.

The processor 710 is the control center of the electronic device, which uses various interfaces and lines to connect the various parts of the entire electronic device, runs or executes software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 709, and calls data stored in the memory 709 , Perform various functions of electronic equipment and process data, so as to monitor the electronic equipment as a whole. The processor 710 may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor 710 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, where the application processor mainly processes the operating system, user interface, application programs, etc., and the modem The processor mainly deals with wireless communication. It can be understood that the foregoing modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 710.

The electronic device 700 may also include a power source 711 (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components. Preferably, the power source 711 may be logically connected to the processor 710 through a power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. And other functions.

In addition, the electronic device 700 includes some functional modules not shown, which will not be repeated here.

Preferably, the embodiment of the present invention also provides an electronic device, including a processor 710, a memory 709, a computer program stored on the memory 709 and running on the processor 710, when the computer program is executed by the processor 710 The various processes of the foregoing volume adjustment and display method embodiments are implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. In order to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium. The technical effect, in order to avoid repetition, will not be repeated here. Wherein, the computer-readable storage medium, such as read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), magnetic disk, or optical disk, etc.

It should be noted that in this article, the terms "include", "include" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements not only includes those elements, It also includes other elements that are not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to the process, method, article, or device. If there are no more restrictions, the element defined by the sentence "including a..." does not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or device that includes the element.

Through the description of the above implementation manners, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment method can be implemented by means of software plus the necessary general hardware platform, of course, it can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is better.的实施方式。 Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present invention essentially or the part that contributes to the existing technology can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, The optical disc) includes a number of instructions to enable an electronic device (which can be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) to execute the method described in each embodiment of the present invention.

The embodiments of the present invention are described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned specific embodiments. The above-mentioned specific embodiments are only illustrative and not restrictive. Those of ordinary skill in the art are Under the enlightenment of the present invention, many forms can be made without departing from the purpose of the present invention and the scope of protection of the claims, and they all fall within the protection of the present invention.

Claims (14)

1. A volume adjustment display method applied to an electronic device, wherein the electronic device includes a display screen and P acoustic devices, the display screen has Q display areas, and both P and Q are integers greater than 1;

   The method includes:

   Receive the first input;

   In response to the first input, adjust the output volume of the target acoustic device, and display volume adjustment information in the target area;

   Wherein, in the case where the target acoustic device includes at least one acoustic device among the P acoustic devices, the target area includes the installation of the target acoustic device in the electronic device in the Q display areas The display area closest to the location.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in the case where the target acoustic device includes an acoustic device wiredly connected to the electronic device through a first interface of the electronic device, the target area includes the Q The display area in the display area that is closest to the installation position of the first interface at the electronic device;

   In a case where the target acoustic device includes an acoustic device wirelessly connected to the electronic device, the target area includes the first display area of the Q display areas.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is preset with N display modes, and at least one display parameter corresponding to the N display modes is different, and the display parameter includes a display color, a display style, and a display At least one of the time, N is an integer greater than 1;

   Before the displaying volume adjustment information in the target area, the method further includes:

   Determining a target display mode corresponding to the target acoustic device among the N display modes;

   The displaying volume adjustment information in the target area specifically includes:

   The volume adjustment information is displayed in the target area in the target display mode.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the volume adjustment information is displayed in the target area, the method further comprises at least one of the following:

   Controlling the display of the first characteristic information of the volume adjustment information according to the output volume of the target acoustic device;

   According to the comparison result of the output volume of the target acoustic device and the first threshold, the display of the second characteristic information of the volume adjustment information is controlled.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said receiving the first input comprises:

   Receiving the first input when the electronic device outputs audio through H acoustic devices, P≥H>1, and H is an integer;

   After adjusting the output volume of the target acoustic device in response to the first input, and displaying volume adjustment information in the target area, the method further includes:

   Displaying H controls corresponding to the H acoustic devices;

   Receiving a second input to a first control, where the first control includes at least one of the H controls;

   In response to the second input, adjusting the output volume of the acoustic device corresponding to the first control;

   Wherein, the target acoustic device is the first acoustic device among the H acoustic devices.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the first acoustic device is any one of the following:

   In the case where the first input is an input for reducing the output volume of an acoustic device, the first acoustic device is an acoustic device whose output volume is greater than or equal to a first preset threshold among the H acoustic devices, or , The first acoustic device is the acoustic device with the largest output volume among the H acoustic devices;

   In the case where the first input is an input for increasing the output volume of an acoustic device, the first acoustic device is an acoustic device whose output volume is less than or equal to a second preset threshold among the H acoustic devices, or The first acoustic device is the acoustic device with the smallest output volume among the H acoustic devices.
7. An electronic device, wherein the electronic device includes a display screen and P acoustic devices, the display screen has Q display areas, P and Q are both integers greater than 1, and the electronic device further includes:

   The first receiving module is configured to receive the first input;

   The first response module is configured to adjust the output volume of the target acoustic device in response to the first input, and display volume adjustment information in the target area corresponding to the target acoustic device;

   Wherein, in the case that the target acoustic device includes at least one acoustic device among the P acoustic devices, the target area includes the installation of the target acoustic device in the electronic device in the Q display areas The display area closest to the location.
8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein, in a case where the target acoustic device includes an acoustic device wiredly connected to the electronic device through a first interface of the electronic device, the target area includes the Q The display area of the two display areas that is closest to the installation position of the first interface in the electronic device;

   In a case where the target acoustic device includes an acoustic device wirelessly connected to the electronic device, the target area includes the first display area of the Q display areas.
9. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the electronic device is preset with N display modes, and at least one display parameter corresponding to the N display modes is different, and the display parameter includes a display color, a display style, and Display at least one of the durations, and N is an integer greater than 1;

   The electronic device also includes:

   A determining module, configured to determine a target display mode corresponding to the target acoustic device among the N display modes;

   The first response module is specifically configured to adjust the output volume of a target acoustic device in response to the first input, and display volume adjustment information in the target display mode in a target area corresponding to the target acoustic device.
10. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the electronic device further comprises at least one of the following:

    The first control module is configured to control the display of the first characteristic information of the volume adjustment information according to the output volume of the target acoustic device;

    The second control module is configured to control the display of the second characteristic information of the volume adjustment information according to the comparison result of the output volume of the target acoustic device and the first threshold.
11. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the first receiving module is specifically configured to:

    Receiving the first input when the electronic device outputs audio through H acoustic devices, P≥H>1, and H is an integer;

    The electronic device also includes:

    A display module for displaying H controls corresponding to the H acoustic devices;

    A second receiving module, configured to receive a second input for a first control, where the first control includes at least one of the H controls;

    The second response module is configured to adjust the output volume of the acoustic device corresponding to the first control in response to the second input;

    Wherein, the target acoustic device is the first acoustic device among the H acoustic devices.
12. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the first acoustic device is any one of the following:

    In the case where the first input is an input for reducing the output volume of an acoustic device, the first acoustic device is an acoustic device whose output volume is greater than or equal to a first preset threshold among the H acoustic devices, or , The first acoustic device is the acoustic device with the largest output volume among the H acoustic devices;

    In the case where the first input is an input for increasing the output volume of an acoustic device, the first acoustic device is an acoustic device whose output volume is less than or equal to a second preset threshold among the H acoustic devices, or The first acoustic device is the acoustic device with the smallest output volume among the H acoustic devices.
13. An electronic device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and capable of running on the processor, wherein the computer program is executed by the processor as claimed in claims 1 to 6 The steps of any one of the volume adjustment and display methods.
14. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the volume adjustment display method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is realized A step of.

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