WO2023240451A1

WO2023240451A1 - Screen control method and apparatus, electronic device and storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2023240451A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/098702
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张逸帆
Original assignee: 北京小米移动软件有限公司
Priority date: 2022-06-14
Filing date: 2022-06-14
Publication date: 2023-12-21
Also published as: CN117643110A

Abstract

A screen control method and apparatus, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method comprises: when it is detected that a terminal is switched from an unfolded state to a folded state, displaying picture content by means of a secondary screen, and obtaining current attitude information of the terminal; and determining usage of the terminal by a user according to the obtained current attitude information, and adjusting the secondary screen to a low-power-consumption mode when the usage indicates that the terminal is not being used by the user.

Description

Screen control method and device, electronic equipment, storage medium

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of terminals, and in particular, to a screen control method and device, electronic equipment, and storage media.

Background technique

In order to meet users' requirements for portability and large-screen experience at the same time, terminal devices similar to foldable screen mobile phones have emerged. This type of terminal device is usually equipped with two screens, a main screen and a secondary screen, to meet the needs of users in different scenarios.

Among them, the area of the main screen is usually larger, so that the user can get a large-screen experience when the terminal is in the unfolded state; while the area of the secondary screen is smaller than that of the main screen, and is installed on the outside of the terminal in the folded state. , so that when the terminal is in the folded state, the user can still obtain messages and perform operations through the secondary screen.

Contents of the invention

The present disclosure provides a screen control method and device, electronic equipment, and storage media, which can reduce the power consumption of a secondary screen when the terminal is not in use.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a screen control method is provided, which is applied to a terminal. The terminal includes a main screen and a secondary screen, and displays a picture through the main screen when in an unfolded state, and displays a picture through the main screen when in a folded state. The picture is displayed through the secondary screen; the method includes:

When it is detected that the terminal switches from the unfolded state to the folded state, display the screen content through the secondary screen and obtain the current posture information of the terminal;

The user's usage status of the terminal is determined based on the obtained current posture information, and when the usage status indicates that the user is not using the terminal, the secondary screen is adjusted to a low power consumption mode.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a screen control device is provided, which is applied to a terminal. The terminal includes a main screen and a secondary screen, and displays a picture through the main screen when in an unfolded state, and displays a picture through the main screen when in a folded state. The picture is displayed through the secondary screen; the method includes:

The display unit, when detecting that the terminal switches from the unfolded state to the folded state, displays the screen content through the secondary screen and obtains the current posture information of the terminal;

The determination unit determines the user's usage status of the terminal based on the obtained current posture information, and adjusts the secondary screen to low power consumption when the usage status indicates that the user is not using the terminal. model.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided, including:

processor;

Memory used to store instructions executable by the processor;

Wherein, the processor implements the method described in the first aspect by running the executable instructions.

According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, computer instructions are stored thereon, and when the instructions are executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented.

In the technical solution of the present disclosure, when the terminal switches from the unfolded state to the folded state, the screen content can continue to be displayed on the secondary screen. At the same time, the current posture information of the terminal can be further obtained to determine the user's attitude toward the terminal based on the current posture information. The usage status, wherein, when the usage status indicates that the user is not using the terminal, the secondary screen is adjusted to the low power consumption mode.

It should be understood that the present disclosure can immediately perform the above-mentioned operations of obtaining gesture information, determining usage status, etc. after the terminal is changed to the folded state. In other words, it can be determined in time whether the user is still using the terminal, and after determining that the user is not using the terminal. When the user is not using the terminal, the power consumption of the secondary screen is reduced, and the problem of wasted power consumption caused by the inability of the related technology to promptly adjust the display mode of the secondary screen when the user is not using the terminal is avoided.

Description of the drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without exerting any creative effort.

Figure 1 is a flow chart of a screen control method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 2 is a flow chart of another screen control method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 3A is a schematic diagram of a folding screen mobile phone in an unfolded state according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 3B is a schematic diagram of a folding screen mobile phone in another unfolded state according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a folding screen mobile phone in a folded state according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 5 is a block diagram of a screen control device illustrating an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 6 is a block diagram of another screen control device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed ways

Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with aspects of the disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used in this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. As used in this disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "the" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It will also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used in this disclosure to describe various information, the information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, the first information may also be called second information, and similarly, the second information may also be called first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "when" or "when" or "in response to determining."

In a terminal similar to a folding screen mobile phone, it is usually equipped with two screens: a main screen and a secondary screen. Among them, the area of the main screen is usually larger, so that when the terminal is in the unfolded state, it can provide the user with a large-screen experience; while the area of the secondary screen is smaller than that of the main screen, so that when the terminal is in the folded state, the user can still Can view information and perform operations.

In related technologies, this type of terminal will continue to display the screen content on the secondary screen when switching from the unfolded state to the folded state. Normally, in order to ensure the continuity of use, the content that continues to be displayed on the secondary screen is usually the content originally displayed on the secondary screen. The content of the home screen. At the same time, the terminal will start a timer. If no operation on the secondary screen is detected after a certain period of time, it will be determined that the user is not using the terminal, and the secondary screen will enter the screen-off state.

It is not difficult to see that with the related technology, after the terminal is switched to the folded state, even if the user does not continue to use the terminal, the terminal will still display the screen content on the secondary screen in a conventional manner, causing a waste of power consumption.

To this end, the present disclosure proposes a screen control method to avoid the problem in the related art that power consumption is wasted due to the normal display of screen content on the secondary screen when the user does not continue to use the terminal switched to the folded state.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a screen control method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. This method is applied to a terminal, which includes a main screen and a secondary screen, and displays the image through the main screen when it is in the unfolded state, and displays the image through the secondary screen when it is in the folded state. As shown in Figure 1, the method may include the following steps:

Step 102: When it is detected that the terminal switches from the unfolded state to the folded state, display the screen content through the secondary screen and obtain the current posture information of the terminal.

As can be seen from the above introduction, the reason why the related technology cannot promptly adjust the display of the secondary screen according to the user's use of the terminal after the terminal is switched to the folded state is because it uses a timing mechanism to determine whether the user is still using the terminal. caused.

In view of this, this disclosure no longer uses timing to determine whether the user is still using the terminal. Instead, the judgment is made based on the posture information after the terminal switches to the folded state.

It should be understood that the posture of the terminal is usually different when the user is using the terminal and when the user is not using the terminal. For example, when a user is using a terminal, he usually holds the terminal so that the terminal has a large inclination angle with the horizontal plane, and there may be a certain change in posture. When the user is not using the terminal, he usually places it somewhere. , the inclination angle between the terminal and the horizontal plane is usually small, and there will be no change in attitude. Obviously, whether the user is still using the terminal can be determined more accurately based on the posture of the terminal after it is switched to the folded state. Moreover, there is no delay in this method, so that the present disclosure can adjust the display of the secondary screen in a timely manner according to the user's use of the terminal.

Step 104: Determine the user's usage status of the terminal based on the obtained current posture information, and adjust the secondary screen to low power consumption when the usage status indicates that the user is not using the terminal. model.

In the present disclosure, the posture information obtained after the terminal is switched to the folded state may be called current posture information. The present disclosure can determine the user's usage status of the terminal based on the current posture information in various ways.

In an embodiment, the terminal may record its own posture information when it is in the unfolded state. Then, after the terminal switches from the expanded state to the folded state, the posture information recorded when it is in the expanded state can be regarded as the original posture information of the current posture. On this basis, the recorded original posture information and the obtained current posture information can be compared to determine whether the user is still using the terminal based on the comparison result. For example, the judgment can be made based on the similarity between the current posture information and the original posture information. If the similarity between the two is higher than the preset similarity, it is determined that the user is still using the terminal. Otherwise, it is determined that the user is not continuing to use the terminal. terminal.

In another embodiment, the terminal may record gesture information of the terminal every time the user uses it. Then, when the terminal switches from the unfolded state to the folded state this time, the posture information recorded in the past use process can be regarded as historical posture information. On this basis, the historical posture information recorded in the past can be compared with the current posture information obtained to determine whether the user is still using the terminal based on the comparison result. For example, similar to the previous embodiment, the judgment can be made based on the similarity between the current posture information and the historical posture information. If the similarity between the two is higher than the preset similarity, it is determined that the user is still using the terminal. , otherwise, it is deemed that the user is not continuing to use the terminal.

In another embodiment, the above-mentioned original posture information and historical posture information can be obtained at the same time, and the original posture information and historical posture information are compared with the obtained current posture information respectively, so as to determine whether the user is still using the method according to the comparison result. terminal. For example, when the comparison result shows that the similarity between the current posture information and at least one of the original posture information and the historical posture information is higher than the preset similarity, it can be determined that the user is still using the terminal. In other words, the user can still use the terminal only after the original posture information. When the similarity between both the information and the historical posture information and the current posture information is less than the preset similarity, it is determined that the terminal is not in use.

Of course, the above method of determining whether the user is still using the terminal based on at least one of the historical posture information and the original posture information is only illustrative. Specifically, how to determine whether the user is still using the terminal based on the posture information of the terminal at different times, It can be determined by those skilled in the art, and this disclosure does not limit this.

It should be noted that this disclosure can determine the similarity of terminal postures at different moments in a variety of ways. For example, the attitude information may include an inclination angle. The smaller the inclination angle difference between the attitude information at different moments is, the higher the similarity is. Alternatively, a preset tilt angle range can be recorded in the terminal. When the tilt angle difference between the terminal postures at different times is within the preset tilt angle range, it can be regarded that the similarity between the two is higher than the preset tilt angle range. Set the similarity, otherwise it is regarded as not higher than the preset similarity.

In this disclosure, since only the current posture information after switching to the folded state is used to determine the user's use of the terminal, there may be a certain deviation. Therefore, the terminal can further obtain preset auxiliary information to assist in determining the user's usage status. The usage status of the terminal. In other words, after obtaining the preset auxiliary information, the user's use of the terminal can be jointly determined based on the preset auxiliary information and the current posture information.

In one embodiment, after detecting that the terminal switches from the unfolded state to the folded state, the camera installed on one side of the secondary screen can be further called to collect images, and the collected images can be used as the above-mentioned preset auxiliary information.

In this embodiment, the above-mentioned operation of obtaining the current posture information and the operation of calling the camera to obtain an image can be performed asynchronously, and whether the user is still using the terminal is determined based on the current posture information and the obtained image respectively. On this basis, it can be comprehensively determined based on the two results obtained by the judgment whether the user is still using the terminal. For example, when either of the two results indicates that the user is still using the terminal, it can be determined that the user is still using the terminal. The terminal can also determine that the user is still using the terminal when both results indicate that the user is still using the terminal. How to determine whether the user is still using the terminal based on the two judgment results can be determined by those skilled in the art based on actual needs. This disclosure does not limit this.

In this embodiment, the above-mentioned operation of obtaining current posture information and the operation of calling the camera to obtain images can also be performed progressively. In other words, only when it is determined that the user is not using the terminal based on the current posture information, the camera can be further called to obtain an image, and it can be determined based on the obtained image whether the user is still using the terminal. In this case, the conclusion obtained based on the acquired image can be directly used as the user's usage status of the terminal. It should be understood that since the user may use the terminal in unconventional postures, when it is determined that the user is not using the terminal based on the current posture information, there may be a misjudgment. In this case, the camera can be further called to further determine the user. Whether the terminal is indeed not in use, thereby improving the accuracy of the judgment. At the same time, it can also avoid the problem of further judging the terminal in all postures based on the image, which leads to the problem of occupying more processing resources.

In this embodiment, various methods can be used to determine whether the user is still using the terminal based on the collected images. For example, face recognition can be performed on the collected images. When the face is recognized, it can be determined that the user is still using the terminal; for another example, gaze sensing can be performed on the collected images. When it is sensed that the user is looking at the secondary screen , it is determined that the user is still using the terminal. Of course, the above examples are only illustrative. How to determine whether the user is still using the terminal based on the collected images can be determined by those skilled in the art, and this disclosure does not limit this.

In another embodiment, after detecting that the terminal switches from the unfolded state to the folded state, the distance sensor can be further called to detect the distance between the user and the terminal, and the detected distance is used as the above-mentioned preset auxiliary information.

Similar to the previous embodiment, this embodiment can also asynchronously perform the above-mentioned operation of obtaining the current posture information and the operation of calling the distance sensor to detect the distance, and determine whether the user is still using the terminal based on the two, to further integrate the two Judge the result and ultimately determine whether the user is still using the terminal. The comprehensive determination method is similar to the previous embodiment and will not be described again here.

Similar to the previous embodiment, this embodiment can also progressively perform the above-mentioned operation of obtaining the current posture information and the operation of calling the distance sensor to detect the distance. The progressive execution method is also similar to the previous embodiment and will not be described again here.

In this embodiment, different distance sensors can be used according to actual needs. For example, any one of SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar, synthetic aperture radar), infrared sensor, and ToF (Time of Light) sensor can be used. This disclosure is suitable for This is not a limitation.

In the present disclosure, the corresponding relationship between the auxiliary policy and the status information of the terminal can also be preset, so that when the terminal is in different states, different auxiliary policies are used to determine the user's use of the terminal. In other words, before obtaining the preset auxiliary information, the target auxiliary policy corresponding to the current status information of the terminal can be determined first, and then the preset auxiliary information can be obtained according to the requirements of the target auxiliary policy. On this basis, the terminal can determine the user's use of the terminal according to the target assistance strategy and based on the current posture information and the acquired preset assistance information.

In the present disclosure, the status information included in the above correspondence relationship can be set by those skilled in the art according to actual needs. For example, it can be the current resource occupancy rate of the terminal or the tilt angle range of the terminal. Of course, the current resource occupancy rate and the tilt angle range of the terminal may also be included at the same time, and this disclosure does not limit this.

For example, assuming that the status information in the above corresponding relationship is the resource occupancy rate of the terminal, then an occupancy threshold can be set. If the resource occupancy rate of the terminal is lower than the occupancy threshold, then corresponding to "according to the acquired image The auxiliary strategy "determine the user's usage of the terminal"; if the resource occupancy rate of the terminal is not lower than the occupancy threshold, it corresponds to the auxiliary strategy "determine the user's usage of the terminal based on the distance detected by the distance sensor" Strategy. On this basis, the target auxiliary strategy to be adopted can be determined based on the current resource occupancy rate of the terminal. It should be understood that the reason why this example is set up in this way is because determining the user's use of the terminal based on image assistance involves operations such as face recognition. Although the accuracy is high, it also takes up more resources. Therefore, it is only used in It is used when the terminal's current resource occupancy is low, which can avoid the impact of this operation on the normal operation of the terminal. Determining the user's usage of the terminal based on distance is simpler and takes up less resources. Therefore, even if the terminal's current resources are When the occupancy rate is low, it will not affect the normal operation of the terminal.

For another example, assuming that the status information in the above correspondence is the tilt angle range of the terminal, several tilt angle ranges can be set, such as 0 to 30, 30 to 60, 60 to 90, etc., and each tilt angle range corresponds to Corresponding auxiliary strategies, for example, auxiliary strategies corresponding to each tilt angle range may include but are not limited to the above-mentioned "determining the usage status based on the collected images" and "determining the usage status based on the acquired distance". On this basis, the tilt angle range to which the current tilt angle of the terminal belongs can be determined, and the auxiliary strategy corresponding to the determined tilt angle range is determined as the target auxiliary strategy. Of course, the above examples are only illustrative, and the corresponding relationship between the tilt angle range and the auxiliary strategy can be set by those skilled in the art according to actual needs, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

In the present disclosure, when it is determined that the user is not using the terminal, the display of the secondary screen of the terminal can be adjusted to reduce the power consumption of the secondary screen. For example, the secondary screen can be directly adjusted to the idle state according to related technologies; for another example, the brightness of the secondary screen can be reduced to reduce power consumption; for another example, the refresh rate of the secondary screen or the picture output frame rate can be reduced to reduce power consumption. It should be understood that any adjustment method that can reduce power consumption can be regarded as adjusting the secondary screen to a low power consumption mode, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

The execution subject of the technical solution of the present disclosure can be any foldable terminal that has a screen that can display images to the user in both the unfolded state and the folded state. For example, the terminal can be a folding screen mobile phone or other foldable terminals. The specific form of the terminal can be determined by those skilled in the art according to actual needs, and this disclosure does not limit this.

It should be noted that when the execution subject of the present disclosure is a folding screen mobile phone, the folding screen mobile phone can be either an outward-folding type (that is, after being folded, the main screen is exposed) or an in-folding type (that is, after being folded, the main screen is exposed) Home screen is covered). Among them, when it is an outward-folding type, the secondary screen can be part of the main screen. For example, after the main screen is folded outward, the main screen on one side can be used as a secondary screen to continue displaying the screen; when it is an inside-folding type, the secondary screen can be a part of the main screen. , the main screen is completely covered when the terminal is in the folded state. Therefore, if one side of the main screen in the unfolded state is called the front, then a secondary screen can be installed on the back to display the screen to the user in the folded state.

It can be seen from the above technical solution that when the terminal switches from the unfolded state to the folded state, the present disclosure can continue to display the screen content on the secondary screen. At the same time, the current posture information of the terminal can be further obtained to determine the user's attitude toward the terminal based on the current posture information. The usage status, wherein, when the usage status indicates that the user is not using the terminal, the secondary screen is adjusted to the low power consumption mode.

It should be understood that the present disclosure can immediately perform the above-mentioned operations of obtaining posture information and determining usage status after the terminal is changed to the folded state. In other words, it can be determined in time whether the user is still using the terminal, and then when it is determined that the user is not using the terminal. , reduce the power consumption of the secondary screen in a timely manner. It can be seen that through the technical solution of the present disclosure, the related technology avoids the problem that the display of the secondary screen of the terminal cannot be adjusted in time due to the inability to determine in time whether the user is still using the terminal after the terminal is switched to the folded state, thereby causing waste of power consumption. .

Furthermore, the present disclosure can further obtain image information, distance information, etc. as auxiliary information for judging whether the user is still using the terminal, so as to further improve the accuracy of judgment and avoid misjudgment.

Next, taking a folding screen mobile phone as an example, the technical solution of the present disclosure is introduced. For the convenience of introduction, folding screen mobile phones will be referred to as mobile phones in the following text.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of another screen control method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, the method includes the following steps:

Step 201: Record the tilt angle of the mobile phone in the unfolded state.

The folding screen mobile phone in this embodiment can be an inward-folding mobile phone as shown in Figures 3A and 3B (Figure 3A is the front in the unfolded state, Figure 3B is the back in the unfolded state, the solid line represents the current side , the dotted line indicates that it is located on the other side of the current face). The front contains a foldable main screen (can be folded along the dotted line in the figure), while the back is only equipped with a secondary screen on one side. The area of the secondary screen is about half of the main screen, so that the user can view information through the secondary screen after folding the mobile phone to the folded state shown in Figure 4.

When users use the phone for a long time, they usually open the phone to the unfolded state shown in Figure 3A to view and operate information through the home screen. At this time, the phone can record its tilt angle relative to the horizontal plane for use. After the subsequent switch to the folded state, the usage status of the mobile phone is judged.

Of course, in order to save storage space and processing resources, when it is detected that the mobile phone is switched to the folded state, the tilt angle of the mobile phone in the unfolded state can be temporarily recorded. For example, when it is detected that the mobile phone is switched to the folded state, the tilt angle detected within the preset time before the switch can be recorded. It is worth noting that in order to avoid the impact of posture changes on the recorded tilt angle during the switching process, the tilt angle can be filtered out The tilt angle information detected during the switching process. For example, if the above preset time is 30 seconds, when it is detected that the phone is switched to the folded state, the tilt angle information detected in the subsequent 10 seconds will not be recorded, that is, only 30 seconds will be recorded. The tilt angle information detected in the last 20 seconds. Of course, this example is only illustrative. You can also detect the movement of the mobile phone and delete the tilt angle information recorded when the mobile phone moves due to folding. No recording is performed. Only the stable state of the mobile phone before moving due to folding is recorded. How to eliminate the influence of the state switching process on the recorded tilt angle information according to the detected tilt angle information can be determined by those skilled in the art according to actual needs, and this embodiment does not limit this.

Step 202: It is detected that the mobile phone is switched to a folded state.

In this embodiment, when the mobile phone is in the unfolded state, it can be monitored whether the mobile phone switches to the folded state. For example, since the main screen is a bendable screen, the sensor installed in the main screen can be used to monitor whether the main screen is bent. When the main screen is bent, it can be determined that the mobile phone is switched to the folded state.

Of course, this example is only illustrative. How to specifically determine whether the mobile phone is switched from the unfolded state to the folded state can be determined by those skilled in the art according to actual needs, and this embodiment does not limit this.

Step 203: Display the screen content through the secondary screen.

In this embodiment, after it is determined that the mobile phone is switched from the unfolded state to the folded state, the screen content originally displayed on the main screen can be displayed on the secondary screen so that the user can continue to view information and operate through the secondary screen.

Step 204: Obtain the current tilt angle of the mobile phone.

In this embodiment, while adjusting the screen content originally displayed on the main screen to the secondary screen, the current tilt angle of the mobile phone can be obtained, and the obtained current tilt angle and the tilt angle recorded before switching to the folded state can be calculated. angular deviation value, and then determine whether the user is still using the mobile phone based on the angular deviation value.

Step 205: Calculate the angle deviation between the current tilt angle and the recorded tilt angle.

Step 206: Determine whether the angle deviation is within the preset deviation range; if so, jump to step 207; otherwise, jump to step 210.

In this embodiment, the deviation range of the tilt angle can be preset. If the calculated angle deviation value is within the preset deviation range, the camera can be called to confirm whether the user is actually using the mobile phone. Otherwise, it is determined that the user is not in the mobile phone. Use your mobile phone to adjust the secondary screen to the screen-off state.

Step 207: Call the secondary screen side camera to collect images.

In this embodiment, the camera actually called may be the camera on the side of the secondary screen as shown in Figure 4, to ensure that if the user is still using the mobile phone, images containing human faces can be collected.

Step 208: Perform face recognition on the collected images; if a face is recognized, jump to step 209; otherwise, jump to step 210.

In this embodiment, after the image is collected, face recognition can be performed on the image to determine whether the user is still using the mobile phone. If the face is recognized, it is determined that the user is still using the mobile phone and can continue to be displayed on the secondary screen. Screen content; if no face is recognized, it is deemed that the user is not continuing to use the phone, and the secondary screen can be adjusted to the screen-off state.

Step 209: Continue to display the screen content on the secondary screen.

Step 210: Adjust the secondary screen to a screen-off state.

It can be seen from the above technical solution that through the technical solution of this embodiment, when the folding screen mobile phone switches from the unfolded state to the folded state due to user operation, the tilt angle of the folding screen mobile phone before switching to the folded state can be compared with the tilt angle of the folding screen mobile phone before switching to the folded state. The tilt angle after the status is compared to determine whether the user is still using the phone. Among them, if the comparison result indicates that the difference between the two is within the preset deviation range, then further confirm whether the user is actually using the mobile phone through the camera on the side of the secondary screen; otherwise, it is determined that the user is not using the mobile phone, and the secondary screen is adjusted to the screen-off state. . In this way, it can be timely and accurately judged whether the user continues to use the mobile phone in the folded state, avoiding the problem of wasted power consumption due to untimely judgment in related technologies.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a screen control device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 5 , the device includes a display unit 501 and a determination unit 502 .

The display unit 501, when detecting that the terminal switches from the unfolded state to the folded state, displays the screen content through the secondary screen and obtains the current posture information of the terminal;

The determination unit 502 determines the user's usage status of the terminal based on the acquired current posture information, and adjusts the secondary screen to low power when the usage status indicates that the user is not using the terminal. consumption mode.

Optionally, the determining unit 502 is further used to:

Obtain the original posture information of the terminal before switching to the folded state, or historical posture information recorded during previous use;

The current posture information is compared with the original posture information or the historical posture information to determine whether the user is still using the terminal based on the comparison result.

optional,

If the comparison result shows that the similarity between the current posture information and the original posture information is higher than the preset similarity, it is determined that the user is still using the terminal; or,

If the comparison result shows that the similarity between the current posture information and the historical posture information is higher than the preset similarity, it is determined that the user is still using the terminal.

Optionally, the determining unit 502 is further used to:

Obtain the original posture information of the terminal before switching to the folded state, as well as the historical posture information recorded during previous use;

The original posture information and the historical posture information are respectively compared with the current posture information to determine whether the user is still using the terminal according to the comparison result.

Optionally, the determining unit 502 is further used to:

When the comparison result shows that the similarity between the current posture information of the terminal and at least one of the original posture information and the historical posture information is higher than the preset similarity, it is determined that the user is still using the terminal. the terminal.

Optionally, the determining unit 502 is further used to:

Perform screen pause processing on the secondary screen; or,

Reduce the display brightness of the secondary screen to reduce the power consumption of the secondary screen.

As shown in FIG. 6 , FIG. 6 is a block diagram of another screen control device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Based on the aforementioned embodiment shown in FIG. 5 , this embodiment further includes: an acquisition unit 503 .

Optional, also includes:

Obtaining unit 503 obtains preset auxiliary information;

Optionally, the determining unit 502 is further configured to determine the user's usage status of the terminal based on the acquired current posture information and the preset auxiliary information.

Optionally, the acquisition unit 503 is further used for:

Call the camera installed on one side of the secondary screen to collect images, and use the collected images as the acquired preset auxiliary information; or,

A distance sensor is called to detect the distance between the user and the terminal, and the collected distance is used as the obtained preset auxiliary information.

optional,

The acquisition unit 503 is further configured to: determine the current status information of the terminal, to determine the target auxiliary strategy corresponding to the current status information from the preset correspondence relationship between the auxiliary strategy and the status information, and determine the target auxiliary strategy according to the target The auxiliary policy requires obtaining preset auxiliary information.

The determining unit 502 is further configured to determine the user's usage status of the terminal according to the target auxiliary strategy and the acquired current posture information and the preset auxiliary information.

Optionally, the status information contained in the corresponding relationship includes at least one of the following:

The current resource occupancy rate of the terminal and the tilt angle range of the terminal.

As for the device embodiment, since it basically corresponds to the method embodiment, please refer to the partial description of the method embodiment for relevant details. The device embodiments described above are only illustrative. The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in One location, or it can be distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the disclosed solution. Persons of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without any creative effort.

Correspondingly, the present disclosure also provides a screen control device, including: a processor; a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor; wherein the processor is configured to implement the screen as described in any of the above embodiments. The control method, for example, the method may include: when it is detected that the terminal switches from the unfolded state to the folded state, display the screen content through the secondary screen, and obtain the current posture information of the terminal; according to the obtained current posture information Determine the user's usage status of the terminal, and adjust the secondary screen to a low power consumption mode when the usage status indicates that the user is not using the terminal.

Correspondingly, the present disclosure also provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes a memory and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be processed by one or more processors. Executing the one or more programs includes instructions for implementing the screen control method as described in any of the above embodiments. For example, the method may include: when it is detected that the terminal switches from an expanded state to a folded state. , display the screen content through the secondary screen, and obtain the current posture information of the terminal; determine the user's usage status of the terminal based on the obtained current posture information, and indicate that the user is not using the terminal when the usage status indicates that the user is not using the terminal. In the case of a terminal, adjust the secondary screen to a low power consumption mode.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a device 700 for implementing a screen control method according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the device 700 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, or the like.

Referring to Figure 7, the device 700 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 702, a memory 704, a power supply component 706, a multimedia component 708, an audio component 710, an input/output (I/O) interface 712, a sensor component 714, and communications component 716.

Processing component 702 generally controls the overall operations of device 700, such as operations associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 702 may include one or more processors 720 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the above method. Additionally, processing component 702 may include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between processing component 702 and other components. For example, processing component 702 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 708 and processing component 702.

Memory 704 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at device 700 . Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 700, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 704 may be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device, or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), Programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disk.

Power supply component 706 provides power to the various components of device 700 . Power supply component 706 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to device 700 .

Multimedia component 708 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 700 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide action. In some embodiments, multimedia component 708 includes a front-facing camera and/or a rear-facing camera. When the device 700 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front-facing camera and rear-facing camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

Audio component 710 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, audio component 710 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when device 700 is in operating modes, such as call mode, recording mode, and speech recognition mode. The received audio signal may be further stored in memory 704 or sent via communication component 716 . In some embodiments, audio component 710 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 712 provides an interface between the processing component 702 and a peripheral interface module, which may be a keyboard, a click wheel, a button, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: Home button, Volume buttons, Start button, and Lock button.

Sensor component 714 includes one or more sensors that provide various aspects of status assessment for device 700 . For example, sensor component 714 can detect the open/closed state of device 700, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of device 700, and sensor component 714 can also detect a change in position of device 700 or a component of device 700. , the presence or absence of user contact with device 700 , device 700 orientation or acceleration/deceleration and temperature changes of device 700 . Sensor assembly 714 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 714 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor component 714 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

Communication component 716 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between apparatus 700 and other devices. The device 700 can access a wireless network based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, 4G LTE, 5G NR (New Radio) or a combination thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 716 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, the communications component 716 also includes a near field communications (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module can be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, apparatus 700 may be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable Gate array (FPGA), controller, microcontroller, microprocessor or other electronic components are implemented for executing the above method.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions, such as a memory 704 including instructions, which are executable by the processor 720 of the device 700 to complete the above method is also provided. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure herein. The present disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure that follow the general principles of the disclosure and include common common sense or customary technical means in the technical field that are not disclosed in the disclosure. . It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise structures described above and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present disclosure shall be included in this disclosure. within the scope of protection.

Claims

A screen control method, characterized in that it is applied to a terminal, the terminal includes a main screen and a secondary screen, and the screen is displayed through the main screen when it is in the unfolded state, and the picture is displayed through the secondary screen when it is in the folded state. display screen; the method includes:

When it is detected that the terminal switches from the unfolded state to the folded state, display the screen content through the secondary screen and obtain the current posture information of the terminal;

The user's usage status of the terminal is determined based on the obtained current posture information, and when the usage status indicates that the user is not using the terminal, the secondary screen is adjusted to a low power consumption mode.
The method of claim 1, wherein determining the user's use of the terminal based on the acquired current posture information includes:

Obtain the original posture information of the terminal before switching to the folded state, or historical posture information recorded during previous use;

The current posture information is compared with the original posture information or the historical posture information to determine whether the user is still using the terminal based on the comparison result.
The method according to claim 2, characterized in that:

If the comparison result shows that the similarity between the current posture information and the original posture information is higher than the preset similarity, it is determined that the user is still using the terminal; or,

If the comparison result shows that the similarity between the current posture information and the historical posture information is higher than the preset similarity, it is determined that the user is still using the terminal.
The method of claim 1, wherein determining the user's use of the terminal based on the acquired current posture information includes:

Obtain the original posture information of the terminal before switching to the folded state, as well as the historical posture information recorded during previous use;

The original posture information and the historical posture information are respectively compared with the current posture information to determine whether the user is still using the terminal according to the comparison result.
The method of claim 4, wherein determining whether the user is still using the terminal based on the comparison result includes:

When the comparison result shows that the similarity between the current posture information of the terminal and at least one of the original posture information and the historical posture information is higher than the preset similarity, it is determined that the user is still using the terminal. the terminal.
The method according to claim 1, characterized in that:

Also includes: obtaining preset auxiliary information;

Determining the usage status of the terminal by the user based on the obtained current posture information includes: determining the usage status of the terminal by the user based on the obtained current posture information and the preset auxiliary information.
The method according to claim 6, characterized in that said obtaining preset auxiliary information includes:

Call the camera installed on one side of the secondary screen to collect images, and use the collected images as the acquired preset auxiliary information; or,

A distance sensor is called to detect the distance between the user and the terminal, and the collected distance is used as the obtained preset auxiliary information.
The method according to claim 6, characterized in that:

The obtaining the preset auxiliary information includes: determining the current status information of the terminal, so as to determine the target auxiliary strategy corresponding to the current status information from the corresponding relationship between the preset auxiliary strategy and the status information, and based on The target auxiliary strategy requires obtaining preset auxiliary information;

Determining the user's use of the terminal based on the obtained current posture information and the preset auxiliary information includes: according to the target auxiliary strategy, based on the obtained current posture information and the preset auxiliary information , determine the user's use of the terminal.
The method according to claim 8, characterized in that the status information contained in the corresponding relationship includes at least one of the following:

The current resource occupancy rate of the terminal and the tilt angle range of the terminal.
The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the secondary screen to a low power consumption mode includes:

Perform screen pause processing on the secondary screen; or,

Reduce the display brightness of the secondary screen to reduce the power consumption of the secondary screen.
A screen control device, characterized in that it is applied to a terminal. The terminal includes a main screen and a secondary screen, and displays images through the main screen when in an unfolded state, and displays images through the secondary screen when in a folded state. display screen; the device includes:

The display unit, when detecting that the terminal switches from the unfolded state to the folded state, displays the screen content through the secondary screen and obtains the current posture information of the terminal;

The determination unit determines the user's usage status of the terminal based on the obtained current posture information, and adjusts the secondary screen to low power consumption when the usage status indicates that the user is not using the terminal. model.
An electronic device, characterized by including:

processor;

Memory used to store instructions executable by the processor;

Wherein, the processor implements the method according to any one of claims 1-10 by running the executable instructions.
A computer-readable storage medium on which computer instructions are stored, characterized in that when the instructions are executed by a processor, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1-10 are implemented.