Method for starting a screen of a dual-screen mobile device

• US 10,146,493 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2016
• Issued: 12/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hisense International Company Limited (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.), Hisense USA Corporation (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hisense International Company Limited (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.), Hisense Mobile Communications Technology Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.), Hisense USA Corporation (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Sun, Hui
• Primary Examiner(s): Azari, Sepehr
• Application Number:
  US15/368,860
• Publication Number:
  US 20170083272A1
• Time in Patent Office: 729 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/026 Arrangements or methods related to booting a display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/027 Arrangements or methods related to powering off a display

Abstract

Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and apparatus for starting a screen of a mobile device including a first screen and a second screen, the method including: detecting a screen starting operation; detecting and obtaining at least one of a first measurement parameter corresponding to the first screen, and a second measurement parameter corresponding to the second screen; determining a screen to be started, from the first screen and the second screen according to the detected at least one of the first measurement parameter and the second measurement parameter; and starting the determined screen. The embodiments of the disclosure enable the screen to be started adaptively to thereby avoid the user from operationally selecting the screen manually so as to improve the convenience in starting the screen.

Claims

1. A method for starting a screen of a dual-screen mobile device comprising a first screen, a second screen, a first distance sensor and a second distance sensor, the first sensor oriented in a same direction as the first screen and the second sensor oriented in a same direction as the second screen, the method comprising:

monitoring an operation for starting one of the first and second screens of the dual-screen mobile device;

detecting and obtaining at least one of a first measurement parameter corresponding to the first screen and a second measurement parameter corresponding to the second screen, by invoking the first distance sensor to measure a first distance between the first distance sensor and an obstacle relative to the first screen and obtaining the first measurement parameter to include a value of the first distance, and/or by invoking the second distance sensor to measure a second distance between the second distance sensor and the obstacle relative to the second screen and obtaining the second measurement parameter to include a value of the second distance;

determining a screen to be started from the first screen and the second screen according to the detected at least one of the first measurement parameter and the second measurement parameter, including disregarding the screen starting operation when the value of the first distance in the first measurement parameter is greater than or equal to a preset distance threshold and the value of the second distance in the second measurement parameter is greater than or equal to the preset distance threshold, or disregarding the screen starting operation when the value in the first distance in the first measurement parameter is less than the preset distance threshold and the value of the second distance in the second measurement parameter is less than the preset distance threshold; and

when the screen starting operation is not disregarded, starting the determined screen.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the screen to be started from the first screen and the second screen according to the detected at least one of the first measurement parameter and the second measurement parameter further comprises:

when the value of the second distance in the second measurement parameter is less than the preset distance threshold, determining the first screen as the screen to be started;

or

when the value of the first distance in the first measurement parameter is less than the preset distance threshold, determining the second screen as the screen to be started.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the screen to be started from the first screen and the second screen according to the detected at least one of the first measurement parameter and the second measurement parameter further comprises:

when the value of the first distance in the first measurement parameter is greater than or equal to the preset distance threshold, and the value of the second distance in the second measurement parameter is less than the preset distance threshold, determining that the first screen is the screen to be started;

or

when the value of the first distance in the first measurement parameter is less than a preset distance threshold, and the value of the second distance in the second measurement parameter is greater than or equal to the preset distance threshold, determining that the second screen is the screen to be started.

4. A method for starting a screen of a dual-screen mobile device comprising a first screen and a second screen, the method comprising:

monitoring an operation for starting one of the first and second screens of the dual screen mobile device;

detecting and obtaining at least one of a first measurement parameter corresponding to the first screen and a second measurement parameter corresponding to the second screen, by measuring a first touch area of the first screen and obtaining the first measurement parameter to include a value of the first touch area, and/or measuring a second touch area of the second screen and obtaining the second measurement parameter to include a value of the second touch area;

determining a screen to be started from the first screen and the second screen according to the detected at least one of the first measurement parameter and the second measurement parameter, including disregarding the screen starting operation when the value of the first touch area in the first measurement parameter is less than or equal to a preset area threshold and the value of the second touch area in the second measurement parameter is less than or equal to the preset area threshold, or disregarding the screen starting operation when the value of the first touch area in the first measurement parameter is greater than the preset area threshold and the value of the second touch area in the second measurement parameter is greater than the preset area threshold; and

when the screen starting operation is not disregarded, starting the determined screen.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein determining the screen to be started from the first screen and the second screen according to the detected at least one of the first measurement parameter and the second measurement parameter further comprises:

when the value of the first touch area in the first measurement parameter is less than or equal to the preset area threshold, determining that the first screen is the screen to be started;

or

when the value of the second touch area in the second measurement parameter is less than or equal to the preset area threshold, determining that the second screen is the screen to be started.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein determining the screen to be started from the first screen and the second screen according to the detected at least one of the first measurement parameter and the second measurement parameter further comprises:

when the value of the first touch area in the first measurement parameter is less than or equal to the preset area threshold and the value of the second touch area in the second measurement parameter is greater than the preset area threshold, determining that the first screen is the screen to be started;

or

when the value of the first touch area in the first measurement parameter is greater than a preset area threshold and the value of the second touch area in the second measurement parameter is less than or equal to the preset area threshold, determining that the second screen is the screen to be started.

7. A mobile device, comprising:

a first screen;

a second screen;

a first distance sensor corresponding to the first screen;

a second distance sensor corresponding to the second screen;

a memory storing computer-executable instructions; and

a processor in communication with the memory, the first screen and the second screen, the processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to;

monitor an operation for starting one of the first and second screens of the dual-screen mobile device;

detect and obtain at least one of a first measurement parameter corresponding to the first screen and a second measurement parameter corresponding to the second screen by invoking the first distance sensor to measure a first distance between the first distance sensor and an obstacle relative to the first screen the first measurement parameter to include a value of the first distance, and/or by invoking the second distance sensor to measure a second distance between the second distance sensor and the obstacle relative to the second screen and obtaining the second measurement parameter to include a value of the second distance;

determine a screen to be started, from the first screen and the second screen according to the detected at least one of the first measurement parameter and the second measurement parameter, including disregarding the screen starting operation when the value of the first distance in the first measurement parameter is greater than or equal to a preset distance threshold and the value of the second distance in the second measurement parameter is greater than or equal to the preset distance threshold, or disregarding the screen starting operation when the value in the first distance in the first measurement parameter is less than the preset distance threshold and the value of the second distance in the second measurement parameter is less than the preset distance threshold; and

when the screen starting operation is not disregarded, start the determined screen.

8. The mobile device according to claim 7, wherein the first distance sensor is located below the first screen proximate to an end of the mobile device where a first audio pick-up is arranged, and the second distance sensor is located below the second screen proximate to an end of the mobile device where a second audio pick-up is arranged.

9. The mobile device according to claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to determine the screen to be started from the first screen and the second screen according to the detected at least one of the first measurement parameter and the second measurement parameter:

when the value of the second distance in the second measurement parameter is less than the preset distance threshold, determining the first screen as the screen to be started;

or

when the value of the first distance in the first measurement parameter is less than the preset distance threshold, determining the second screen as the screen to be started.

10. The mobile device according to claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to determine the screen to be started from the first screen and the second screen according to the at least one of the first measurement parameter and the second measurement parameter by:

when the value of the first distance in the first measurement parameter is greater than or equal to the preset distance threshold and the value of the second distance in the second measurement parameter is less than the preset distance threshold, determining that the first screen is the screen to be started;

or

when the value of the first distance in the first measurement parameter is below a preset distance threshold and the value of the second distance in the second measurement parameter is less than or equal to the preset distance threshold, determining that the second screen is the screen to be started.

11. The mobile device according to claim 7, wherein at least one of the first screen and the second screen is a liquid crystal screen and the other of the first screen and the second screen is an ink screen;

and

wherein the processor is configured to;

when the liquid crystal screen is the screen to be started, start a backlight of the liquid crystal screen and write a frame of image data in a display buffer of the liquid crystal screen;

or

when the ink screen is the screen to be started, write a frame of image data in a display buffer of the ink screen.